Chapter 3 Acting
Zhuang Wan slumped on the ground, looking a little confused.
At this time, Zhou Wan asked again: "Sir, this matter...how do you think we should deal with it?"
Pei Xingju seemed not to hear his words and ignored him, instead squatting down in front of Zhuang Wan.
His tone was nonchalant, his smile barely reaching his eyes: "Yuzhi? Who allowed you to call me that?"
Pei Xingju, courtesy name Yuzhi, was the imperial tutor of the Great Zhao Kingdom and a favorite of the emperor. His courtesy name was not to be used by anyone but close friends, yet Zhuang Wan called him by it with remarkable naturalness.
Zhuang Wan swallowed hard. She knew Pei Xingju wasn't so easy to fool. He probably suspected she had ulterior motives.
"Yuzhi...what's wrong with you?" she asked softly.
"Speak!" Pei Xingju gently lifted Zhuang Wan's chin with his dagger and suddenly smiled gently: "Who gave you permission? Who instructed you to say this?"
I have to admit that Pei Xingju is the perfect guy to be the male lead.
He was already outstanding in appearance, with clear and handsome features. With such a smile, he was as gentle as a spring breeze and as graceful as jade.
Unfortunately, the timing was bad. At this critical moment, Zhuang Wan had no time to appreciate the handsome man. Instead, she felt that the handsome man was like an angry lion who could bite her bones at any time.
However, once a person has experienced a false alarm or survived a disaster, his desire to survive will once again explode.
Zhuang Wan didn't flinch, but instead calmed down and smiled at him: "Yuzhi, that person is you."
After thinking for a moment, she leaned forward slightly and whispered two words into his ear, a voice only audible to the two of them.
Sure enough, these two words made Pei Xingju's face change suddenly.
His eyes were dim and his expression seemed thoughtful.
Zhuang Wan pretended to be wronged. "If you don't want to admit it, I won't make it difficult for you, but our feelings before were real. I still remember all the sweet words you whispered in my ear on so many nights. Today, I just want to ask you one thing. You once called me your sweetheart, called me Jiaojiao Wan'er, and promised to be with me forever..."
Here, please allow Zhuang Wanyue a moment.
"Could it be..." She suppressed goosebumps, her eyes red: "Are all these just false pretenses to coax me?"
Pei Xingju remained silent...
"Answer me!" Zhuang Wan said fiercely, "If you say anything unkind, I will never bother you again."
She questioned him repeatedly, but every word she said was full of traps. Words like "hypocritical" and "heartless" forced Pei Xingju to surrender.
If he answered yes, he would be admitting that he was a heartless man. Regardless of whether what happened today was true or not, he would definitely be known as a heartless and disloyal man. If he answered no, it would be a direct admission that they had had an affair, and Zhuang Wan would be more than happy to do so.
Of course, he could choose not to answer or answer irrelevantly. But silence is tacit agreement, and sophistry is tantamount to covering up, which makes people imagine more.
No matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to Zhuang Wan.
So now, Zhuang Wan has the confidence to be mean to him, and she is becoming more and more confident.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost tense, she suddenly cried out in grief, covered her face with her hands, and then hurried into the house with an extremely sad look on her face.
Pei Xingju: “…”
At this moment, the courtyard remained silent, and everyone's expressions were mixed: some were surprised, some were suspicious, and some were secretly excited to have tasted a shocking piece of news.
"Sir..." Zhou Wan was also a little unsure. He hesitated and said, "I have been ordered to search the house. It is already past noon. You see..."
Chen Yi also looked at Pei Xingju suspiciously: "Is what she said... true?"
The person involved, Pei Xingju, just stared at the half-open door with a gloomy expression.
"Since Lord Zhou is following orders, then just do as you are told!"
Zhou Wan immediately accepted the order: "Yes."
He respectfully saw Pei Xingju out, and when he turned back, the expression on his face had changed, no longer as contemptuous as before.
Someone below came to ask, "Master Zhou, is Miss Zhuang still going to be sent to the Jiaofangsi?"
Zhou Wan was furious and cursed, "You want to kill me? Didn't you see what happened just now? Miss Zhuang is Master Pei's woman. If I dare to send his woman to the Music Bureau today, he will dare to kill me tomorrow. Do you believe it?"
He exhaled a foul breath and murmured fearfully, "Fortunately, I didn't make a big mistake. The bright and elegant Master Pei is not as averse to women as the rumors say. He is actually a romantic in private. My dearest, my darling...tsk tsk...it's so corny, I can't even say it."
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