Because he hadn't returned home all night, Jing Zhe went back to the Prince of Jin's residence, intending to go to his room to change his clothes before going to find Su Moyan. He pretended to be nonchalant and said that he had returned late and went straight to sleep.
I didn't sleep much last night. I didn't feel anything when I was with Mu Qingren, but when he returned to his room, sleepiness started to creep in, and I kept yawning.
He got caught in the rain yesterday, and with so much ointment on his back, it felt sticky and uncomfortable. He felt that a bath would make him feel better, but he had a lot of things to do today, so he just washed his face, changed into clean clothes, and came out of the house.
When they arrived at Su Moyan's residence, they found that not only Su Moyan was there, but everyone else was also up, including the little girl Su Xiaoxiao.
"President Jing, what happened to you last night..."
Before Su Moyan could even open his mouth, Jing Zhe covered his mouth, feigned a yawn, and then said, "Your Highness, I came back late from the interview last night, so I didn't come over to tell you. I just went straight to my room to sleep!"
"..."
Su Moyan didn't speak, but looked at him with a strange expression.
Afraid he wouldn't believe him, Jing Zhe yawned again: "Because I went to bed too late, I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm still sleepy!"
"..."
Everyone else remained silent. At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao put her hands on her hips and sneered, "Keep making things up!"
"Princess, are we that close? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to spread rumors about someone you don't know well?"
He then shook his head. "However, I can understand you. After all, we're not close, so you don't know my usual style. I never lie, so I forgive you."
"Pah, shameless!"
Su Xiaoxiao not only didn't appreciate it, but also spat at Jing Zhe with extreme disdain, which made Jing Zhe quite angry.
"Little Princess, you've gone too far!"
"Pah, shameless!"
Su Xiaoxiao spat first, then sneered: "You didn't come back all night yesterday, yet you lied to me, how shameless!"
"Who said I didn't come home all night? I just came home late!"
"Pah, shameless! He just didn't come back!"
"..."
Jing Zhe wasn't afraid, since she couldn't possibly go to his room. If he were afraid of her and she tricked him into revealing information, he would be a fool.
"What, does the young princess know so well whether I'll be back tonight or not? Did the young princess go into my room?"
Jing Zhe raised an eyebrow.
"I...I didn't!"
Su Xiaoxiao blushed slightly, but quickly regained her composure: "But my senior sister went in, and you weren't there at all!"
"Your...senior sister?"
Jing Zhe was taken aback. "What is she doing in my room?"
"The manuscript you asked my senior sister to do the night before last, Tongtianque has already had people working overtime to print it, just so it can be distributed today. But I heard that you are the president of some kind of publishing house, and you know a lot about distribution, so my senior sister came to you!"
"..."
Jing Zhe wasn't naive enough to think Qiu Qianqian had come over genuinely about the manuscript; he was more likely trying to get him to practice his skills, just like the night before last…
"When did your senior sister leave?"
"Last night, my senior sister waited for you until 9 PM. I thought someone as shameless as you was probably sleeping somewhere, so I told her to go back first. But she insisted that this manuscript was very important to Tongtianque and kept waiting, so I went back to sleep."
At this point, Su Xiaoxiao glared at Jing Zhe: "This morning, before dawn, I went out to relieve myself... to relieve myself... anyway, very, very early, and I saw my senior sister walking out. I asked her if she was back, and she said no! You lied to me!"
"..."
Jing Zhe, whose lie had been exposed, didn't feel embarrassed, but rather afraid—Qiu Qianqian had waited for him all night but he hadn't come, and she probably wanted to kill him…
"How did your senior sister look when she left?"
"How about that? Try waiting for someone all night and not seeing them. How would you look? Of course you'd be horrified, your face would turn black! It was a task assigned by the sect, and not only did you make your senior sister wait all night for nothing, but you also failed to complete the task. How could she be happy? Judging from her expression, she probably wanted to chop you up!"
After saying that, she glared at Bai Jingzhe again, "Hmph, if I were your senior sister, I would definitely chop you down with one sword!"
"..."
After Su Xiao finished speaking, she ignored Jing Zhe's embarrassment, snorted coldly, and swaggered away.
When he turned around, all three of them were staring straight at him. Jing Zhe chuckled awkwardly, "Actually... well... last night when I went out for an interview, it ended too late, and I wanted to come back, but it just so happened to be raining heavily, so I couldn't get back. So I stayed at Kunlun Mirror for the night..."
He didn't mention Wuxian Pavilion, since most of the disciples there were female, so he mentioned Kunlun Mirror instead.
Su Moyan nodded thoughtfully: "President Jing has worked so hard for the court. When I return, I will definitely speak well of him to Father Emperor and tell him about President Jing's good intentions!"
"Hehe, of course, of course..."
Jing Zhe waved his hand and smiled憨厚ly.
...
After breakfast, Prince Jin brought Su Xiaoxiao over, along with the Qingyang Sect Leader and the disciples of Tongtianque, including Qiu Qianqian.
When Jing Zhe looked over, Qiu Qianqian, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, glared at him fiercely, as if to say: You just wait, if you don't tell the truth, see how I deal with you!
Jing Zhe gave a bitter smile, thinking to himself that being a man is so difficult.
"Nephew, did you sleep well last night?"
Seeing Su Moyan nod in response, Prince Jin looked at Jing Zhe with a half-smile and asked, "Where is President Jing?"
Jing Zhe said with a straight face, "Not bad."
"Oh? Why did I hear that President Jing didn't return home last night and only came back early this morning?"
Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe went to see Su Xiaoxiao, since she was the only one he could complain to the Prince of Jin about.
Su Xiaoxiao was unconvinced and even quite proud. She looked at Jing Zhe and puffed out her chest, as if to say: "That's what I said, so what?"
Aside from mentally cursing Su Xiaoxiao, Jing Zhe seemed to have no other good ideas, but he wasn't afraid of the Prince of Jin and chuckled.
"Yes, I didn't come back all night—but does that contradict how well I slept last night? I felt much better sleeping outside last night!"
"..."
With just one sentence, he shut down the Prince of Jin.
"Hehe, good, very good! As long as President Jing sleeps well, that's fine. I was just worried that President Jing wouldn't have the energy to do interviews during the martial arts tournament!"
Jing Zhe waved his hand, thinking to himself, "What's it to you?"
Then, Prince Jin said to Su Moyan, "Nephew, have a simple meal, and let's go straight to the martial arts arena!"
Su Moyan nodded: "I will leave it to you, Imperial Uncle!"
So, a large group of people walked towards the front hall of the Prince of Jin's residence to prepare for their meal.
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