Chapter 194 She will find a prey for herself.
She closed her eyes and silently calculated the time in her mind.
One breath, two breaths...
Inside the house, the sounds of passion growing louder and louder.
Just as Shen Qingci was about to count to half a quarter of an hour, the woman's originally passionate moan suddenly changed tone!
"Husband...husband?"
The voice carried a sudden, undisguised hint of doubt and panic.
A terrifying glint flashed in Shen Qingci's eyes!
woke up!
Liu Ruolan...she's awake!
The double inside seemed oblivious to anything amiss, still lost in the act. He responded in a rough, excited voice, muffled, "Mmm...my husband's here...my good wife, my husband...will make you happy..."
Liu Ruolan fell silent.
The deathly silence, amidst the decadent sounds of the bedroom, seemed particularly... eerie.
Shen Qingci, standing outside the window, held his breath, waiting for her next reaction.
After an unknown amount of time, just when Shen Qingci almost thought she would scream and kick the substitute off the bed, Liu Ruolan's charming voice came from inside the room again.
The panic and doubt that had been there moments before had vanished without a trace, replaced by a more deliberate attempt to please.
"Husband..." she murmured softly, her voice filled with a satisfied sigh, "You...you are so wonderful..."
Shen Qingci's lips slowly curved into a smile filled with endless mockery.
She really did...
Once again, I chose to pretend I knew nothing.
Too.
Having had the experience once, the second time was naturally much easier and much more effortless.
It's true what they say, "Birds of a feather flock together."
Huo Yunzhan and Liu Ruolan are both incredibly skilled at distorting the truth and whitewashing reality.
Shen Qingci sneered inwardly.
The relationship between these two is now vastly different from that of their previous life.
She wanted to see for herself what a tragic end this "loving couple," who were always scheming against each other and harboring their own ulterior motives, would ultimately meet.
After an unknown amount of time, the nauseating noises inside the house finally subsided.
The stand-in's rough voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of post-event respect: "My lord, it's done."
"Hmm." Huo Yunzhan's voice drifted softly from a corner of the room. "You may leave."
Shen Qingci, standing outside the window, was startled by what he heard!
Her face was filled with disbelief!
Huo Yunzhan... he actually... stayed in the room the whole time?
So, he had just heard with his own ears, and even... witnessed with his own eyes, his current wife and the substitute he had found making love.
What kind of twisted fetish does this man have?
Inside the room, a deathly silence fell once again.
Chu Jichen gave Shen Qingci a wink, and the two of them quietly left the Yongning Marquis's residence and returned to the secluded courtyard in the west of the city.
Upon returning to his study, Chu Jichen looked at her with a smile, his voice full of amusement: "Your Highness, were you satisfied with today's grand performance?"
Shen Qingci's lips slowly curled up, her eyes filled with undisguised pleasure: "Satisfied, extremely satisfied."
Chu Jichen toyed with a dragon-patterned jade pendant at his waist, and asked with a half-smile, "So, what do you think Liu Ruolan will do next?"
"Just play along," Shen Qingci said, raising an eyebrow dismissively. "Didn't she already make her choice just now?"
Chu Jichen smiled upon hearing this.
He slowly shook his head, his deep phoenix eyes flashing with an all-knowing light: "I guess... Liu Ruolan will never let it go like this."
"They're not just going to let it go like this?" Shen Qingci asked, puzzled. "Didn't she... already choose not to expose it? What else can she do?"
“She didn’t expose it at the time,” Chu Jichen said calmly, “it was just… a matter of assessing the situation and acting expediently.”
"Think about it, she must have already guessed that Huo Yunzhan is actually not good enough and can only resort to such despicable means to keep her calm and deceive her."
"If she is indeed pregnant, then the child she carries will only be the bastard child of that lowly substitute she found from who-knows-where."
"Do you think," a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, "that with Liu Ruolan's proud, selfish nature, she would willingly... bear a child for such a lowly commoner whose identity is unknown?"
Shen Qingci's mind raced in an instant.
What Chu Jichen said... did indeed make some sense.
Given Liu Ruolan's character, she would never allow Huo Yunzhan to manipulate her like this!
Initially, she tolerated Huo Yunzhan impersonating Huo Yunting because it was beneficial and harmless to her. But now, this imposter of unknown origin brings her only endless humiliation and risk!
"Then..." Shen Qingci looked at Chu Jichen and couldn't help but ask, "In your opinion, Your Highness, what will she do?"
A cruel smile slowly curved Chu Jichen's lips.
"I think she will... turn the tables on me."
"But at the same time, she would secretly look for a new, truly powerful father for the child in her womb."
Shen Qingci still didn't quite understand after hearing this.
Chu Jichen slowly explained, "She should have secretly taken a contraceptive potion after each time she had sex with that substitute."
"Then, she will use her status as the daughter of the prime minister to find a prey of sufficient importance for herself in the capital."
"Let's find another opportunity to... have a one-night stand with her."
“In this way,” his voice was filled with endless sarcasm, “she can, without anyone knowing, choose for herself and for the child in her womb a true father who can bring her glory and power.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci finally understood the deeper meaning behind Chu Jichen's words!
She couldn't help but gasp, feeling that the scheming and filth involved were simply beyond her imagination and comprehension!
If Liu Ruolan really does this, then the whole matter will fall into an unprecedented state of chaos!
but……
It is undeniable that what Chu Jichen said makes sense.
Given Liu Ruolan's selfish and ruthless nature, this... is indeed something she is capable of doing!
In fact, from the current perspective, this is indeed her best choice!
Thinking of this, an unprecedented light of excitement slowly ignited in Shen Qingci's eyes!
If Liu Ruolan really does that, then this drama is... truly getting more and more interesting!
She was really... eager to see it for herself!
Just imagine the exciting scene when all the truths are revealed, and Liu Ruolan and Huo Yunzhan are locked in a fierce, irreconcilable battle...
and……
A sharper glint flashed in Shen Qingci's eyes.
If Liu Ruolan really does that, then she... well, that's perfect, she can take this opportunity to... add fuel to the fire!
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