Chapter 44 Sudden Rain: "It's You Who's Here"
Jin Suiqing forced herself to remain calm, looked away, and sat down on the cushion opposite him.
Jin Shiyu lowered her eyes, her damp fingers hooking the teapot, poured water for her, and handed her the teacup: "Miss didn't drink a drop of water at the table just now, is your hoarseness any better?"
Jin Suiqing accepted the cup with both hands: "It's not hoarseness, my voice has always been like this."
The liquid in the cup was clear and warm; this time, it wasn't even tea.
Jin Shiyu seemed tired and didn't bother to lift his eyes. His gaze fell on her fingers: "It's clear water, Miss, please rest assured."
Jin Suiqing was also a little thirsty, so she raised her cup to her lips. Then she heard Jin Shiyu say, "My younger sister can't sleep at night because she drinks tea. This has become a habit. I apologize for not preparing good tea for you, Miss."
Kim Si-ok is right.
She has a sweet tooth and couldn't live without sweet drinks like milk tea in modern times. But after transmigrating into the book, she had to figure out how to make her own. One night, she accidentally drank too much tea before bed and couldn't sleep all night.
It's unclear how Kim Shi-ok found out, but from that day on, not only were her sweets cut back, but her tea was also reduced, and before bed she only drank plain water and tonic soup.
Jin Suiqing finished drinking the water, wiped his lips, and said lightly, "Young Master Jin really takes care of the little princess in every little way."
Kim Shi-ok lifted his eyelids, stared at her for a moment, then lowered them weakly, obscuring her honey-colored pupils, his long, thick eyelashes trembling.
Another gust of wind blew through the pavilion, carrying a heavy dampness.
Jin Suiqing sniffed; it was about to rain.
She knew that since Jin Shiyu's test had failed, he would definitely try other methods to test her identity. She had to strike first.
Jin Suiqing said, "Young Master's feelings for the young princess are genuine and deep, which is completely different from the rumors circulating outside."
How to say it?
"There are rumors circulating outside that your birth mother's death is closely related to the birth of the little princess..." Jin Suiqing hesitated for a moment before saying, "People say that you hate the little princess so much that you wish she were dead."
Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap sounded, and Jin Suiqing's body trembled.
Her mind went blank for a moment, and she forgot to be on guard. She glanced at Jin Shiyu, and his sinister gaze sent a chill down her spine.
Jin Shiyu stared directly at her and sneered, "Rumors?"
Jin Suiqing nodded, trying to appear calm.
"Rumors also say I'm a libertine. Do you believe that, Miss?"
Jin Suiqing pursed her lips.
Judging from Jin Shiyu's awkward and contradictory reactions, he definitely did not.
The so-called "Bodhisattva of Joy," the claim of being indiscriminate in eating meat and vegetables, and having relations with both men and women, are nothing but a cover for his identity as the owner of the Star Gazing Pavilion.
However, she absolutely could not shake her head. Jin Suiqing looked hesitant and winked at Jin Shiyu.
Jin Shiyu scoffed, "Judging from your expression, Miss, you believe it?"
Jin Suiqing: "It's hard to say."
Jin Shiyu smiled enigmatically: "Since Miss believes me, you should know what I'm planning to do by digging you out of the building and bringing you here."
Normally, most people would feel disgusted and disgusted upon hearing such suggestive words, but Jin Suiqing did not.
She was acutely aware that Kim Shi-ok was still testing her.
She knew that Kim Shi-ok had taken the bait.
How could a novice pretending to be worldly-wise possibly compete with a true veteran like her?
It's just being disgusting; anyone can do that.
Back in Jin Suiqing's comfort zone, she covered her mouth and chuckled for a moment, then loosely crossed her arms and rested her chin on her hand, saying, "Young Master Jin, do you know why I didn't leave with the lady and chose to hide in the building?"
A flicker of confusion crossed Jin Shiyu's eyes, but it vanished in an instant. He coldly replied, "I don't know."
Jin Suiqing lightly tapped her cheek with the hand that was supporting her chin, revealing a dreamy smile: "I have never seen such a handsome person as Young Master Jin. I long to stay in the building, hoping that I may have the opportunity to see him again and spend the night together."
Jin Shiyu frowned deeply, and his eye twitched violently.
Just then, another rumble of thunder sounded, much closer than before.
Jin Suiqing caught his expression and chuckled inwardly. She reached out to touch his cheek, feigning infatuation, and said, "I have never seen such a beautiful face before, more beautiful than the gods in paintings... Ouch."
Jin Shiyu grabbed her wrist and forcefully shook her off: "Miss's idea is truly audacious."
She's been pretending to be stupid and deceiving the two emperors for so many years, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Is it really so audacious of her to have a little lust?
Give Jin Suiqing a rocket, and she'll dare to do anything that will shake the heavens.
Jin Suiqing chuckled and rubbed her wrist, saying tactfully, "Young Master is so rude."
Her words made Kim Si-ok's face turn even uglier.
Jin Suiqing was practically bursting with laughter inside, but she calmly said, "If you really like it, young master, I can call you whatever you like to hear in a little while..."
Jin Shiyu, as if anticipating something, shouted urgently, "Shut up!"
Jin Suiqing ignored him and softly asked, "Brother?"
Kim Shi-ok's expression was as if he had swallowed a bitter pill; it was extremely ugly, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
After probing for a long time, the woman in front of him acted naturally, as if there was no trace of pretense.
Could it be that he really saw wrong? Are there really people in the world with identical physiques but completely different personalities?
Jin Suiqing's personality isn't like that... frivolous?
Kim Shi-ok asked himself the question, but couldn't come up with a definite answer. Ever since the day of the National Academy competition, what kind of person his younger sister really was had become the question that Kim Shi-ok couldn't understand the most lately.
Looking back carefully, he realized that from childhood to adulthood, he had never been able to do something as simple as trying to distinguish which of his sister's words were true and which were false.
Feeling confused and having a headache, Jin Shiyu rubbed his forehead and caught a glimpse of the woman opposite him picking up a jujube blossom pastry from the plate and chewing it with her cheeks puffed out.
Another rumble of thunder, and the downpour finally began.
People's preferences are like rain; once it falls, it falls, and it can't be hidden.
Amidst the raging wind and torrential rain, the splashing rainwater soaked the curtains. Jin Shiyu suppressed a near-manic laugh, staring at the woman devouring jujube blossom pastries, and whispered, "Miss, is it delicious?"
She smiled and said, "Not bad, everything you've prepared is excellent, young master."
Jin Shiyu poured her another glass of water: "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Jin Suiqing was so pleased with herself that she took a sip of water. After she finished the jujube blossom pastry, she wanted to take another piece, but Jin Shiyu said, "Miss and sister are so alike. Sister also loves jujube blossom pastries."
Jin Suiqing offered a pre-prepared excuse: "I can't say I love you, but I was constrained by Lady Zhufeng's rules at the banquet and couldn't eat much. I was starving all night and it was really unbearable. I wanted to spend the night with Young Master Jin, so I had to replenish my energy. Otherwise, I might faint."
Saying you don't like it would be too deliberate, while saying you like it would be hitting the bullseye. This kind of answer isn't deliberate, and you can also disgust the other person a little bit. Why not?
And after a whole night of tossing and turning, she was really hungry.
While picking up the pastries, Jin Suiqing secretly glanced at Jin Shiyu. A thunderclap sounded, and Jin Suiqing withdrew her hand in alarm as she held onto the pastries.
The disgust in Kim Shi-ok's eyes disappeared, replaced by a gleam in his eyes, an barely suppressed excitement about to burst forth.
She gave herself away.
Jin Suiqing was puzzled as to where she had slipped up. She nervously rubbed her fingers together, a small movement that caught Jin Shiyu's attention. He chuckled softly, "Why isn't Miss eating?"
Jin Suiqing: "I'm...full."
Jin Shiyu raised an eyebrow: "Not to Miss's liking?"
Jin Suiqing nodded hurriedly: "I don't like it that much."
“Whatever Miss likes to eat, I’ll have someone fetch it. From all corners of the country, from the delicacies of the mountains and seas to the birds and beasts of the land, whatever you want, I can give you,” Jin Shiyu stood up, walked around the low table, and gracefully approached Jin Suiqing, sitting down about half a palm’s width away from her and tilting her head to look at her. “As long as Miss doesn’t leave, would you please stay?”
What Huangfu Li said was also what he thought.
Hide her so that no one else can see her.
If the Jin family is not safe, he will hide in the Star Gazing Tower; if the Star Gazing Tower cannot contain them, he will find a place that can; if he cannot find one, he will build one in a place where no one can find him, a small courtyard that can only accommodate two people.
She said that home is where her brother is, and that home is only for him and her, with no room for a third person.
Jin Shiyu asked softly, "Miss, do you really not like to eat this?"
Jin Suiqing bit her lip, her hand hidden under the table pulling out the Soul-Dispelling Incense from her sleeve, holding it between her fingertips. Turning to Jin Shiyu, she said firmly, "I don't like it. Young Master, you can prepare something else next time."
Jin Shiyu smiled, her eyes crinkling, her smile growing even brighter: "Don't you like it? That's fine too. Tell me what you like in the future, and I'll prepare it for you."
It's best not to like or love it.
My younger sister prefers jujube blossom pastries, but I don't. So tonight I won't be his sister.
Jin Shiyu leaned closer to Jin Suiqing: "Spend the night together? Does Miss still stand by what she said?"
The rain pattered down, and Jin Suiqing's heart pounded wildly. Jin Shiyu moved closer and closer until Jin Suiqing could smell his deep-rooted milky fragrance. At this moment, the smell on his body was stronger than usual, bitter and pungent, making her nose itch.
What exactly did Huangfu Li promise him that Jin Shiyu went to such lengths to force her to admit it?
Several candles beside the pavilion went out amidst flashes of lightning and thunder. Jin Suiqing feigned composure and raised his hand to block Jin Shiyu: "Young master, there's no rush. Of course, it counts."
Jin Shiyu was slightly annoyed and tried to pinch her wrist, but Jin Suiqing lightly dodged it: "Although a moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, it is boring without some fun."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shiyu frowned and subconsciously used the tone he usually used to discipline Jin Suiqing: "Where did you learn all this fancy stuff?"
Jin Suiqing: "You'll naturally learn once you've seen enough."
This statement isn't entirely fabricated; it's quite common in modern, open societies.
Jin Shiyu squinted: "Seen a lot? Saw a lot from where? How have you seen a lot? Tell me in detail?"
The tone was all too familiar. Jin Suiqing's wrist trembled, and she almost dropped the Soul-Dispelling Incense. While thinking about what to make up, she squeezed the small pill with her fingertips, intending to crush it and sprinkle it on Jin Shiyu's face.
Unexpectedly, Kim Shi-ok spoke up, interrupting her: "Never mind, it's good that it's you."
Jin Shiyu, stunned, loosened his grip, and the Soul-Dispersing Incense slipped from his hand, rolling away with a gurgle.
Although Jin Suiqing knew that Jin Shiyu's words and actions were mostly a test, she was still surprised to hear Jin Shiyu say these words.
These words sounded as if Kim Si-ok was yearning for her.
Not daring to think too deeply, Jin Suiqing hurriedly took out the sleeping potion that Qingqing had given her, picked up the teacup on the table, and, taking advantage of the dim light as the wind blew out a few candles, crushed the pill and put it into the cup, then filled it with water.
Jin Suiqing brought the water cup close to Jin Shiyu's lips and smiled, "Has the young master ever seen such pleasure in bed?"
The beauty wanted wine, but Jin Suiqing was in a hurry and had to make do with what was available.
Jin Shiyu lowered his eyes to look at the trembling water: "Usually it's a beauty feeding a gentleman, how come it's the other way around today?"
Jin Suiqing laughed and said, "My daughter is not as beautiful as Young Master Jin, so I can only be a gentleman."
Jin Shiyu's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. He took the water from her hand and held it all in his mouth. He threw the teacup aside, grabbed Jin Suiqing by the back of her neck, and pressed her closer. Jin Suiqing instinctively blocked him, pressing her hand against his mouth and saying, "Young master, don't be in such a hurry."
As lightning flashed, Jin Shiyu saw the person in front of him, their necks almost intertwined, her forehead covered in sweat.
Jin Shiyu's heart beat faster, and his blood and qi surged and gathered in one place.
At the age of twenty-two, Jin Shiyu had never had such an impulse.
Jin Shiyu swallowed the saliva in his mouth, pulled her closer with his hand, tilted his head, and rested his forehead against hers. Salty sweat dampened the corner of his lips. Jin Shiyu said in a hoarse voice, "What are you waiting for, Miss?"
Jin Suiqing thought to himself, "Of course we'll wait for the medicine to take effect, you damn brother!"
Jin Suiqing went all out, brushed his hand away, straddled Jin Shiyu, straightened her upper body, hugged him in her arms, cupped his face and looked down at him: "Young master, how about one more time?"
The sleeping potion from Zhanxing Tower took effect quickly, and Jin Shiyu had also drunk alcohol that night, so his eyes were already glazed over.
He was dizzy, thinking it was all because of his surging blood and qi, and gave a slightly infatuated smile: "Would you pour it for me?"
Jin Suiqing held his head and said, "Young Master, if you're sleepy, go to sleep."
"No... I'm sleepy..."
Jin Shiyu was puzzled and felt uneasy. He wanted to reach out and hug her waist, but found that his arm was as hard as iron and he couldn't lift it no matter what he did.
Jin Suiqing was afraid that he would collapse from exhaustion and get hurt, so she held his head, not daring to look into his eyes, and stared at the cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, saying, "Sleep."
Kim Shi-ok struggled to close his eyes, his droopy eyelids making him look utterly ridiculous.
Jin Suiqing tried her best to suppress her laughter, but she didn't expect that Jin Shiyu would use the last bit of strength to flip her to the ground, cover Jin Suiqing, and bite her shoulder.
The author's note: Exhausted, drained, and ascended to heaven.
The sister acted like a madwoman, the brother was holding back his anger, and the writer was consumed by jealousy.
marvelous.
I'm giving away ten red envelopes in this chapter to thank you for reading, little angels.
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