"You're the one who's bullying me!"
Ning Qiluo didn't want to admit that she was overthinking things. It was hard not to have the wrong idea after how he treated her just now, but she was too proud to admit it, so she argued back.
"Is this how you bully me?"
A smile played on his lips as he gently tightened his grip on her chin.
That smile looks malicious no matter how you look at it.
Ning Qiluo sensed the danger and knew she was no match for him, so she simply surrendered: "Then, I'll call it for you tonight when we get back. You can hear whatever tone you want."
These flattering words slipped out without thinking.
Little did they know that trouble often comes from the mouth.
Upon hearing her words, Jiang Yingchi's pupils darkened considerably, his Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice became even deeper: "But what you said?"
Ning Qiluo looked at him, who seemed to want to devour her whole, swallowed hard, and regretted saying those words.
However, with a knife already at her neck, she couldn't be easily fooled.
Oh dear, she really knows how to dig her own grave.
"Um……"
"What?" he pressed closer.
Ning Qiluo had nowhere to retreat: "It was me, I said it."
He was satisfied and then withdrew his hand.
He resumed his upright posture, appearing to be a completely different person from the man whose eyes had been filled with intense desire just moments before.
He removed the ruby ornaments from her neck and earlobes, taking them all off, and then took out an exquisite box from the side.
Under Ning Qiluo's watchful gaze, he opened the box.
For a moment, her breath hitched slightly.
He stared intently at the box.
"Is this...is this the Ice Amber set from the Palace of Del Luna?"
Ning Qiluo wasn't blind; with just one glance, she seemed to recognize the accessories. She had seen them once before, in person at the Del Luna Palace, so they left a deep impression on her.
She also knew that the Ice Amber was a set of accessories with a story, and a replica of the Night Queen's most beloved accessory.
It was later placed in the Del Luna Palace as a collection item, and its value is immeasurable.
Ning Qiluo never coveted accessories with an antique feel like these. Firstly, it was unnecessary, and secondly, every treasure needs to find its destined owner, and she never believed she had any affinity with these antique-style accessories.
But tonight...
"Jiang Yingchi, you brought all these antiques with you, are you serious?"
He took it out so casually, as if he had just bought it on his way here.
In reality, it is a set of antique accessories of immeasurable value, and it was carefully 'nurtured' in the Del Luna Palace for many years.
"How do you know if someone is serious?" he asked her with a smile.
Ning Qilu blinked, her expression blank.
After thinking carefully, I replied, "Actually, you take every word I say to you very seriously, especially these things."
"Have you developed a conscience?"
"..."
She blushed, but fortunately her makeup concealed it so he couldn't see it. However, her earlobes were hot and pink, making Jiang Yingchi want to play with them.
His gaze was too intense, and the desire in his eyes too blatant. Ning Qiluo quickly got down to business: "You do it, don't make me put it on myself."
He then picked up the necklace from the box and moved closer to her: "Come a little closer."
Ning Qiluo turned to the side and obediently leaned her back against him.
He placed the necklace with a pale blue amber pendant around her neck. There was more than one pendant, but the pale blue amber in the middle was the most eye-catching.
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