Chapter 70 "You have feelings for him?"
As dawn broke, Leng Cuizhu began to feel sleepy.
She was extremely worried last night, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep, unsure how to deal with Leng Zhen's situation, and afraid that her lies would be discovered one day.
Yin Yuan said that if someone makes a mistake, they should be dealt with according to the law. Wouldn't that mean he would expose her later and send her to prison by his own hands?
Why is he such an old-fashioned person?
"Host! Host!"
Dodder hopped in from outside, slid down to her knees by the bed, and handed her the egg she had been carrying: "Have breakfast. This egg was given to me by my friend. He said it's his most precious child."
She rubbed her eyelids: "Your friend? Who is your friend?"
"The hen next door! We play together every day. Last time I protected her, she was so touched that she laid a chick for me."
Leng Cuizhu could hardly believe what she had just heard.
"...I'm not eating it, you can keep it for yourself. I'm sleeping, so please leave and don't disturb me."
"What did you do last night?" Dodder obediently covered her with the blanket and muttered softly, "You were with him behind my back... I'm the one who's given so much, why do you like him more?"
"My passion will eventually fade..."
She groggily reached out from under the covers and gently fanned his cheek.
"Stop pretending. Go and wipe the tiles in the yard; they've been covered in dust for ages."
Dodder grasped her hand, rubbing it against it as if it were a precious treasure, its face still bearing the red marks as it chuckled foolishly, "Alright, alright! I'll put the egg on the bedside table, remember to eat it when you wake up."
He composed himself and was about to get up when he leaned forward again: "Can I have a kiss?"
"So annoying," she said, peeking out and smoothing her messy hair as she reached out her hand to him. "Come closer."
"Can we kiss?... From now on, I'll do all the housework, and you can hit me however you want, okay?"
She stared at him without saying a word.
"I promise I'll listen to you from now on and won't cause you any trouble!" the dodder murmured. "Only after a kiss can we be considered lovers. Do you only see me as a dog that you can summon and dismiss at will...? I don't want to be just your bed partner, I want to be in a relationship with you."
Leng Cuizhu: "I don't understand."
"ah……"
The man's embarrassed and helpless expression made her chuckle: "If you want to kiss, hurry up and come closer, don't keep me waiting."
The dodder squinted and happily kissed her.
He kissed her hastily and haphazardly, their lips colliding.
Leng Cuizhu's lips were broken from his kisses, and a faint taste of blood filled her mouth.
Seeing him bend down and try to climb onto the bed, she raised her hand to push against his chest, but couldn't move him. She raised her leg to kick him, but he grabbed her leg and pressed it against her.
Taking an inch and wanting a mile...
“Madam,” Eun said, seeing the door wide open, as she carried in a vase, “where should we put this new vase?”
Leng Cuizhu suddenly opened her eyes, kicked the dodder away with all her might, and was in a flurry of activity.
She was still catching her breath from the storm, her voice trembling: "Ah... just put it in the hallway."
The dodder was kicked to the ground, crying out incessantly, "Ouch! My butt hurts so much, it's swollen."
He glanced at the doorway, his voice booming, "Host, why did you kick me? Your lips are so soft, I haven't kissed you enough yet..."
She really wanted to give Dodder a good scolding, to call him shameless and to scold him for being in heat all the time, but when she saw Eun walking slowly over, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Eun walked around the dodder lying on the ground and stood in front of her.
"What's wrong?" She raised her hand to cover her chapped and swollen upper lip and asked gently, "Is there anything else?"
“Madam,” Eun lowered his eyes, took out an envelope tucked in his collar, and handed it to her, “your letter.”
She took the letter and glanced at it. It was from Si Qing, who was probably trying to entice her to see him again.
She was planning to see him one more time to remove the curse from her body, so as not to create a future problem for herself.
"Thank you for your help."
"That's all I have to do."
Seeing that no one cared about him and that Eun was ignoring his advances, the dodder lying on the ground got up in a fit of rage and yelled, "Hey! Are you treating me like I'm invisible? How can you flirt in front of me?!"
“Dodder,” she took a deep breath, “get out.”
"oh."
The dodder seed moved freely, nodding as it walked out.
"Close the door."
"Okay..."
Once the room quieted down, she said to the man in front of her, "I'm going out to meet someone in a few days. Would you like to come with me?"
"Is this Young Master Si?" Eun lowered his eyes. "Of course."
"Does Madam want me to act as a scribe? Or does she want me to lend you a hand in times of crisis?"
“No, not at all,” Leng Cuizhu frowned. “I just want to spend more time with you.”
"I feel like we're not as close as we used to be..."
She patted the empty space beside her, pulled the man to sit on the edge of the bed, and brushed the gray hair at his temples to one side: "What have you been busy with lately?"
“Busy…” The man looked up, his silver eyelashes fluttering, then looked down at the braid draped over his shoulder and the extra hands that had appeared on the braid.
She pulled off the hair tie and explained, "Your braid is a little loose, let me re-braid it for you."
"Go on, what have you been busy with lately?"
“Madam,” Eun stared at her, then paused, “you didn’t sleep last night?”
"Oh," she blinked, "I look so haggard? It's obvious!"
“No,” the man smiled, “it was last night, I heard you sighing through the window, from midnight to dawn.”
Is there something that's not going well?
"Indeed."
She finished braiding the man's hair, then glanced at the envelope on the pillow and sighed, "There's more than one."
“Not only are there things that can’t be handled well, but there are also people who can’t be handled well.” She lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Eun, tell me, if I betray you, do you know how you'll treat me?"
"Hmm... I don't like being betrayed, and I might even go so far as to kill the person who betrays me?"
"But I am actually not qualified to talk to you about these things. If you were to betray me, I would only hope that you would betray me for someone or something worthwhile, and I wish you a bright and promising future after leaving me."
Why aren't you qualified?
"My lady is my master, and I should accept all the decisions she makes."
Leng Cuizhu thought to herself, how could anyone in this world be so eager to be a servant? She got up and leaned on the man's lap, resting her head on his knees: "Alright, then let me make it clearer. Anyway, I am the master and you are the servant, and you wouldn't dare to say it outside."
"I think I betrayed Yin Yuan and lied to him. If it were a small matter, it would be fine, but it's a pretty big one. Currently, only Si Qing and I know about this. If I tell you, then only you, me, and Si Qing will know."
“I’m terrified that Yin Yuan will find out about that one day… By the way, Si Qing told me about it; I didn’t know before.”
"It sounds like Young Master Si is the source of your anxiety." The man's fingertips traced her eyebrows. "If he hadn't told you, you wouldn't be so anxious and restless now."
"ah?"
She played with the man's braid on his shoulder and said in surprise, "You think so? But if he hadn't told me in advance, wouldn't I have stepped on a landmine without knowing anything about it?"
"In my opinion, if you really care about someone, you will secretly eliminate all troubles for her, rather than exposing her weaknesses and doing nothing else, which only makes her anxious."
"He pulled out the lightning hidden in the clouds and mist, but it's possible that without his help, the lightning would never have erupted at all."
Leng Cuizhu seemed to understand but not quite: "Then, what should I do?"
"Naturally, they would silence them."
"Young Master Si knows too much and can easily control your emotions. Keeping him around is not good for you and is a hidden danger."
"Silence... silence them?"
She was startled by what Eun said and stammered, "But...but..."
"But," the man pondered, "you have feelings for him?"
"In that case, it would indeed be difficult to handle."
"As for feelings, I guess there are some, but not many," she said. "I just feel that I can't bring myself to do it, I can't harm him, after all, we had a brief affair."
“That’s mostly desire.” The man nodded. “Indeed, love and desire cannot be completely separated many times; desire is also a part of love. The pleasure he brings you in bed must be quite special, right? After it happens many times, you become dependent on him.”
“It seems so…” Leng Cuizhu frowned.
That's strange.
Why am I talking to Eun about the things I did with Si Qing in bed?
He was like a seeker, tirelessly asking her what she truly wanted to know, again and again.
But her heart was a mess at that moment, and all she could think about were the days and nights he spent with Si Qing.
Does she really want to show him all those decadent days and lewd thoughts?
Just now, she revealed to him her intimate moments with the dodder, but he remained silent about it.
Do I really have to say it?
No, absolutely not, and should never be done.
It's completely unnecessary.
She and Eun weren't lovers; they were just friends at most.
He didn't care about her that much. So he tolerated her having other men with her time and time again.
Why bother making a fool of yourself?
She suddenly closed her lips.
The man noticed her unusual behavior and turned to ask, "If you can't bear to part with Si Qing, what about Yin Yuan?"
"Why don't we deal with him before he discovers your deception?"
She seemed preoccupied and remained silent for a long time before suddenly blurting out, "Is there any way that isn't illegal?"
"Be gentle, don't be so cruel. If I kill the prefect, I'll be in jail for life."
"What exactly happened?"
“Uh,” she decided to go all out and said it directly, “I discovered that Leng Zhen’s biological father is not Yin Yuan, but Si Qing.”
She looked up at the man's expression and saw that he seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, there's no need to be anxious or worry about the consequences; it's not good for your health."
"I will handle this matter properly, using a gentle approach."
Leng Cuizhu didn't quite believe You En's words.
She couldn't imagine what method he would use to deal with it.
But since he had already said that, she didn't want to argue with him anymore.
"All right."
She sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead.
The man's fingertips suddenly touched the corner of her lips, sliding down to her lips and touching the redness and swelling on them.
Does it hurt?
Hmm.
She hesitated for a moment before replying, "It doesn't hurt much anymore... Just now, it did hurt a little."
Dodder was young and impetuous, and she kissed her without any restraint. After the kiss, she looked like she had been beaten up, and her teeth were almost knocked out.
Seeing the man intently stroking the broken skin on her lips, she grinned and said, "He's not as good as you."
"Besides, he's just a child at heart. If he provokes you or brags about how good you are to him... just ignore him. If nothing happens, just pretend he doesn't exist."
“Eun, I like you more than him.”
She raised her hand to stroke the man's cheek, her voice full of tenderness: "If you encounter any difficulties, don't keep them to yourself. You can tell me, and maybe I can help."
"Actually, I see you more as a close friend than a master and servant. I hope we can be completely open with each other."
"good."
The man forced a smile onto his gaunt face, and tears welled up in his narrowed eyes.
But how should he bring it up?
Instead of disturbing her, I should spend the rest of my time with her.
If I'm going to stay with her, I can't always be by her side.
She doesn't only have him; she doesn't only need to care about him. She has her own family and life.
They had separated twenty years ago, and since then he has been counting down the days.
She has feelings for them, but how much of those feelings can he share? Knowing he can't have them all, he should let go sooner and know his place.
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Author's Note: There will be red envelopes in this chapter!
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