162 Chapter 162
◎ "Xu Qinghe, you are worried about me, am I not?"◎
Xu Qinghe suddenly realized that even though more than five years had passed, she didn't seem to object to Xie Qi's intimacy.
She tilted her neck back and let him hold her wrist and push her against the car to kiss her, sucking, licking or nibbling.
In the hot and cramped space, he plundered the air from her mouth, disrupted her breathing on her chest, and even bit her neck, leaving a mark that belonged only to him.
When the man's hands couldn't help but start pulling at her clothes and trying to reach up from underneath, Xu Qinghe suddenly came to her senses and held his hand that was about to cause trouble.
She tightened her grip on his wrist.
"hiss……"
Then, she heard the person in front of her gasp, but finally let him go.
He leaned against the side of the carriage, tilted his head back and gasped with his mouth open.
Xu Qinghe lowered her eyes slightly and could see his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
"Xu Qinghe, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
Xie Qi suddenly touched his wrist and complained nonsense.
This man was used to making jokes, so Xu Qinghe ignored him and just lifted the curtain to disperse the hot air in the car and make himself more sober.
The maids guarding the carriage breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the lady was safe.
The person hiding in the dark, however, captured a few red marks and a clear tooth mark on her slender white neck in the dim sunlight.
His eyes suddenly became fierce.
However, Xu Qinghe knew nothing about this. After the heat on her face subsided, she kicked the man who was leaning against the side of the carriage, his breathing steady.
"Get out."
Xie Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at her, saying darkly, "I say you have no conscience, and you really do. Aren't you going to use me to provoke your 'husband'? What? You're going to throw me away after using me?"
The word "use" inevitably makes people think a lot.
Xu Qinghe's face flushed and he couldn't help but reach out to lift the curtain again.
After a moment, she turned back to confront him and said, "Everything must be done gradually. If you get so close all of a sudden, it will only backfire and make people see your intentions at a glance."
Shen Yueying also explained this to Xie Qi.
If you want to win back this girl's heart in a soft way, you naturally have to go along with her and proceed step by step.
So Xie Qi sighed, patted his wrinkled clothes, and got out of the car leisurely.
Although the man who stepped out of the carriage was dressed in black, his face looked very satisfied, and he was in high spirits.
The white horse escorted the carriage away slowly, and the person hiding in the dark corner of the street finally came out.
Yang Ye understood Xu Qinghe's strategy of luring the enemy deeper. He had already suffered a loss from the beauty trap of that cunning girl, so he would not fall into the trap easily this time.
But when he heard that she was looking for a husband named Yang Ye who ran away in anger, he couldn't help but feel sweet in his heart.
Even though he knew in his heart that it was fake.
But the time they spent as a couple during those few months is still the most beautiful scene in his memory.
She had also been his wife.
However, when he saw that she was entangled with the former prince, now the Marquis Xie, the anger and resentment in his heart burned to the extreme.
Why!
Why does that guy have such good luck to have such a good girl again and again!
Is it just because of that good-looking appearance?
Yang Ye sneered.
He stared at the direction where the two people were gradually going away and swore secretly in his heart.
He must prove to Xu Qinghe that only he can truly make her happy, and only he can give her all the good things in this world.
"Your Highness, what are we going to do next?"
The servant's question brought him back to his senses. Yang Ye pressed the hat on his head and walked in the opposite direction.
"Riverbank."
"It's been cloudy for so many days, it's time for a heavy rain."
After the heavy rain, river dams burst, floods spread, and epidemics broke out.
Who can tell clearly whether this is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
**
Because there was no news about Yang Ye for a long time, Xu Qinghe took Xie Qi out for a few more days, spreading the news of looking for her husband while deliberately making intimate gestures with him.
Xie Qi seemed to be becoming more and more competent in his role. Even though her swelling had gone down and her feet no longer hurt, he still carried her in and out of the car every day, fearing that others would not be able to see the affection he had for her in his eyes.
One day, while walking on the street, Xie Qi suddenly pulled the reins and asked someone to stop the car.
Before Xu Qinghe asked him what he was going to do, the man lifted the car window curtain with a pair of bony fingers.
A handsome face with delicate features and smiling eyes immediately appeared in her sight.
Xu Qinghe's breathing stagnated slightly, and he felt his face getting hot, as if it was about to turn red again.
How strange. She had been married to him for a whole year five years ago, but during this period of time, when he suddenly approached her, her heart would still beat wildly, and her face and behind her ears would always turn slightly red.
So she raised her hand and pulled down the curtain, then asked him coldly what was the matter.
"Lend me some money," he said.
This time, it was the big hand with thin calluses that reached in.
Xu Qinghe glared at the hand and said coldly, "Go ask Indigo for it."
Xie Qi naturally knew that her daily expenses were covered by her personal maid, but he also knew that this girl was very cautious and would carry some silver and money on her.
"I only want yours." He insisted.
Xu Qinghe's face darkened, and just as he was about to scold him, he heard the scoundrel say, "If you don't give it to me, I will stay here and not leave, so that everyone can see how you treat me."
Xu Qinghe had no choice but to give it to him.
A moment later, the man pushed open the car door and came in. He sat down with his big arms and legs, making the originally spacious compartment immediately cramped.
Two whimpering sounds were heard in his arms.
Xu Qinghe looked into his arms, and he smiled and pulled open his clothes, revealing the furry little head inside.
He used the money she gave him to buy a puppy on the street.
The puppy had very long hair, but it was kept very clean. It had a pair of dark eyes that looked straight at Xu Qinghe.
Seeing her curiosity, Xie Qi held the puppy under his armpit and handed it to her, letting her take a closer look.
But Xu Qinghe showed some resistance. He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and retreated, while asking cautiously: "Why did you buy it?"
Knowing that she thought it was dirty, Xie Qi put the puppy back in his arms and gently stroked its head, but his eyes were fixed on her.
"It will be of great use in the future."
Since he thought it was useful, Xu Qinghe didn't say much. After returning to the house, he just let him wash the puppy carefully himself.
When the clean puppy was held next to her, it rubbed its nose against her as if to mark its scent.
Xu Qinghe touched the puppy's head and looked at Xie Qi's dirty body.
Xie Qi looked down and saw that his dark robe was not only stained with mud from that day, but now also had a lot of yellow dog hair on it.
It's really dirty.
"You go wash up too."
The girl ordered.
But he helplessly spread his hands and said, "I left in a hurry, and I only brought this set of clothes."
Xu Qinghe looked at him with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
She sat on a round stool in the main room and pointed with her chin at the short couch in the second room.
“…”
Although Xie Qi had some expectations in his heart, he was also a little bit unbelievable.
The girl had indeed treated him much kinder in the past few days, but that was only the case outside. Once he entered the yard, she became like a proud plum blossom growing on a cliff, unattainable. She would not let him get close to her no matter what, let alone show him a good face.
However, when he walked to the couch and looked down, he saw that there were indeed several sets of brocade clothes stacked on it.
It turned out to be two sets of outer robes and two sets of inner garments.
There were two pairs of brand new soap boots on the footstool in front of the couch.
He compared them on his body and found that they were all his size.
"Made it especially for me?"
He looked back with a pair of affectionate and smiling eyes.
Xu Qinghe lowered her head to pet the puppy, avoiding the burning gaze and said insincerely, "The old man in the clothing store is closing soon. These are the last few sets. The sooner they sell out, the sooner they can go home."
It sounds like he bought it for him while helping someone.
If it were in the past, Xie Qi would definitely move over, hold her in his arms, kiss her and ask: If it is just by chance, then why does this dress fit so well, huh?
But things are different now. He absolutely dares not do these things now. He can only lower his head and smile, carefully put away these thoughts, and then go to take a bath honestly.
At night, Xie Qi lay on his side on the short couch wearing a brand new robe, looking at the inner room door that he could not see at all in the dark.
Then, he suddenly laughed out loud: "This dress has been prepared for a long time, right? It's just that the opportunity came today, so you were willing to let someone take it out."
He remembered clearly that they had never stopped at any clothing store on their way today.
Even though he couldn't see his guilty eyes, Xu Qinghe still turned over cautiously and faced the door of the inner room.
"No."
Say one thing and mean another.
Xie Qi laughed to himself.
At four o'clock in the morning, there was a crackling sound outside.
Xu Qinghe was woken up, and he opened the curtain to look outside, only to see darkness.
"Xie Qi?"
No one responded.
Her heart sank and she called out a few more times.
Still no one answered her.
Finally, she simply threw off the quilt and stood up, groping her way to the short couch in the next room.
The temperature on the couch had already cooled down.
It was as if no one had ever slept here.
Xu Qinghe fumbled and lit a few lights.
The warm lights came on one after another, illuminating the hazy rain outside the window clearly.
**
It was already past five o'clock when Xie Qi came back wearing a straw raincoat.
He held in his hand a glass lantern that the girl had brought, which illuminated the way ahead for him in the dark rain.
As soon as I walked into the yard, I saw that the lights in the house were on.
His heart tightened and he quickly quickened his pace.
When the creaking sound was heard, Xu Qinghe immediately looked towards the door.
The first thing that caught her eye was the glass lamp she had specially prepared when she came. It was most suitable for use on rainy nights. After Xie Qi arrived, she specially asked someone to find it and placed it in the most conspicuous position.
If he needs it, he can take it directly.
When Xie Qi entered the room, he first took off his wet raincoat. When he raised his eyes, he met the girl's misty eyes.
On such a rainy night, she was only wearing a thin nightgown, and her black hair, like black satin, hung down behind her, making her face look only the size of a palm.
Xie Qi frowned: "Why are you up? It's raining outside, why don't you even put on a coat? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
Although she had taken medicine for several days, the poison in her body had not been completely eliminated.
The girl on the couch rolled her eyes slightly, and her dark pupils looked him up and down. Finally, she asked in a cold voice, "Why didn't you tell me when you left?"
There seemed to be a coldness in that look.
Xie Qi stood at the door and dusted himself off.
He walked over, bent down, met Xu Qinghe's clear eyes, and asked with a smile: "Xu Qinghe, you are worried about me, right?"
The next moment, he raised his hand as if he sensed something and pressed his fingers against her chin which was about to turn to the side.
Xu Qinghe had no choice but to look up and look at him.
"You've been eating my food, living in my house, and using my things these past few days. Since you're working for me, you should have let me know if anything happened. Today you were on guard for me, but you disappeared in the middle of the night. If Nan Si showed up during this time, what would you do?"
After the reunion, she rarely talked to me so much.
But in such a long passage, every word and sentence treated him only as a cooperative ally, without any affection, and there was hardly a word he liked to hear.
"Tonight, I did something inappropriate. I won't do it again in the future."
But now he had no right to ask the girl to have so much affection for him for no reason, nor did he have the right to be angry with her, so he readily admitted his mistake.
He glanced down at the girl's night shoes and asked softly, "Does your foot still hurt?"
Xu Qinghe didn't mind his clumsy change of subject and just shook his head.
Xie Qi then said, "Then go back to the bed, okay? I'm dirty and can't hold you."
As soon as he entered the room, Xu Qinghe noticed that this man was wet all over, with many mud spots on his legs, and his pair of soap boots were covered with mud.
However, he was still the same as before, and would not take the initiative to tell her unless she asked.
But now, Xu Qinghe insisted on asking.
"What did you do just now?"
“…”
Xie Qi had no intention of telling her the truth to avoid causing her unnecessary trouble. He just planned to find a random excuse to coax her away tomorrow.
But when he remembered the girl's resolute and cold face in the flickering candlelight on the arch bridge on the Lantern Festival night, he immediately gave up the idea.
Finally, he said honestly, "Half an hour ago, my people reported that the dike in Caoqu Township was loose. But the Qin governor personally supervised the dike repair over a month ago, so even with the heavy rain, it shouldn't be this bad. I suspected that the people in Nansi had tampered with it, so I went to investigate personally."
It just so happened that it rained heavily tonight, and he walked on the fields, and they became what they are now.
"Looking at the current rainfall, I'm afraid it will get heavier. I checked the levee today. If the rain continues, it may break the levee and cause a flood in a few days. So..."
"So you want me to leave?"
Xu Qinghe raised her eyes, her clear eyes staring straight at him.
Xie Qi's heart skipped a beat, and then he heard her ask again: "Xie Qi, if I hadn't asked you just now, what would you have done?"
"I……"
"You're going to find some excuse to get me out of here, aren't you?"
“…”
"You're always like this, hiding everything from me, never giving me a chance to choose, and always self-righteously making decisions for me. It was like that before, and it's even more so now."
"Xie Qi, you haven't changed at all in all these years."
“…”
Being stared at by her cold gaze, Xie Qiyin's body temperature, which had finally risen indoors, suddenly cooled down again.
It seemed that for the first time since their reunion, they touched upon the real reason that had led to their separation.
【Author’s words】
Oh, sorry I'm nineteen minutes late [burst into tears]
The scheduled release is set for tomorrow [burst into tears]
I was wondering why I didn’t see my own update [burst into tears]
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