Jing Zhe finally looked at Su Mochen.
He could ignore the other three women for now, but Su Mochen was bound to be angry. After all, she was so angry yesterday that she came out of the palace early in the morning to see Murong Xi. Now that she heard that Murong Xi was getting together with her, how could she not be angry?
But before he could speak, Su Mochen said first, "No need to ask me anymore, I'm not angry anymore."
"..."
Jing Zhe was a little dazed, but he still managed to pick up on some clues.
Su Mochen said "I'm not angry anymore," not "I'm not angry," and there is a fundamental difference between the two.
The fact that she's "not angry" means she doesn't take it seriously at all, and that she only just heard about it.
The phrase "not angry anymore" indicates that she already knew about the situation and was angry at first, but is no longer angry now.
"Why aren't you angry anymore?"
While surprised, Jing Zhe was secretly pleased, because no matter the reason, as long as he wasn't angry, it would save him the trouble of racking his brains!
"The person's gone, why are you still angry?"
"Yeah, they're gone, why are you still angry—"
Before he could finish speaking, Jing Zhe's eyes widened as he looked at Su Mochen, asking incredulously, "Everyone's gone?"
"Your Empress Xi'er is gone."
Su Mochen said in a muffled voice.
"..."
As if struck by lightning, Jing Zhe was momentarily stunned, then looked at Zhu Xinning and asked, "Second Sister, is what Mo Chen said true? Xi'er... is gone?"
"Walk--"
Before Zhu Xinning could finish speaking, Jing Zhe realized what was happening, jumped off the bed, opened the door, and ran towards the next room.
Pushing open the door to the next room, the room was empty, all the items were exactly as they were, as if they had always been there and no one had ever lived there.
Jing Zhe felt the blood rush to his head and knew that Su Mochen was not joking with him: Murong Xi is really gone!
"Xi'er!"
Jing Zhe shouted and strode out, ready to fly after Murong Xi, but was stopped by someone.
Looking back, it was Su Mochen. After all, among the four women, only she knew martial arts. Even if the others wanted to pull Jing Zhe away, they were powerless and couldn't reach him.
"Mo Chen, don't stop me! I need to go and get Xi'er back!"
"..."
Hearing this, Su Mochen felt a pang of sadness.
She was now a little envious of Murong Xi. Although she had left and seemingly lost, she had actually won, because she had won Jing Zhe's devotion and longing for her...
But then I thought, if it were me, he would definitely do the same, right?
Thinking about it this way, I felt much calmer.
So, Su Mochen gestured towards Jing Zhe with his lip, "Are you just planning to go out like this? What, now that the newspapers are all printed, are you going to create another big news story with yourself?"
"..."
It was only then that Jing Zhe felt a chill all over his body. Looking down, he realized that he had gotten up in such a hurry that he was completely naked—no, to be precise, only his underpants remained at his crotch. Yu Xiangrong stood outside the door, not daring to come in to see, while Su Mochen, though looking serious, had a slightly flushed face.
Only Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu, who had already consummated their marriage with Jing Zhe, were slightly better off.
Indeed, going out like that is tantamount to streaking, and the headline "Da'an Newspaper President Jing Zhe Streaks Naked in Broad Daylight" would certainly become a viral news story...
"Pfft~"
It was a very serious matter, but Su Mochen's words instantly made it seem more relaxed.
At this moment, Yu Xiangrong quietly handed in a set of clothes from outside the door. Zhu Xinning took it and then came up.
"Put your clothes on first, don't catch a cold!"
Then he laughed and said, "Mo Chen is right. Luckily, there's no one else on the second floor. Otherwise, if others saw you like this, your reputation would be ruined!"
"..."
Jing Zhe chuckled awkwardly, and then Zhu Xinning dressed him. In the meantime, Jing Zhe gradually came to his senses, having just woken up.
While Zhu Xinning was helping him get dressed, Su Mochen said, "Have you ever thought that the reason she chose to leave at this time is because she doesn't want you to know? What's the point of chasing after her now?"
"Besides, she left early this morning, and almost three hours have passed since then. Even if you chase after her, you won't be able to catch up!"
"..."
Jing Zhe remained silent. At this moment, Zhu Xinning also said, "Actually, Mo Chen came over this morning and told us about what happened after she entered the palace yesterday. I also tried to persuade her to wait until you woke up before leaving, but she refused. We also tried to wake you up, but you were sleeping too soundly and we couldn't wake you up no matter what we did."
Zhang Xiaoyu chimed in, "Second Sister is right. She just didn't want her husband to know, so she chose to leave when he was drunk!"
"..."
So, the women started talking, one after another.
...
It turns out that Murong Xi chose to enter the palace yesterday to finalize the cooperation with Emperor An, and then expressed his intention to take his leave.
Emperor An was also very surprised after hearing this. After all, there were only a few days left until the New Year. Even if he wanted to leave, wouldn't it be better to wait until after the New Year?
However, Murong Xi refused Emperor An's offer and insisted on leaving.
Before leaving the palace, Su Mochen, who was completely unaware of the situation, was preparing to continue following Murong Xi when he heard from Emperor An that Murong Xi was preparing to leave An Kingdom.
Su Mochen was also somewhat surprised and went to ask Murong Xi. Murong Xi then told her not to be smug, because her departure this time was to return as soon as possible, and she also said that she was willing to give up the throne for Jing Zhe.
Su Mochen was shocked. A woman who was willing to give up the throne for Jing Zhe made a greater sacrifice than she, a princess. To be honest, Su Mochen admired her courage.
Having said all that, Su Mochen felt he had no reason to stop them anymore, which is why he didn't come out yesterday, and that's also why Jing Zhe was curious yesterday.
So, when Su Mochen came over this morning and told them about Murong Xi giving up the throne for Jing Zhe, the women, including Zhu Xinning, were all very impressed with Murong Xi. At this point, they didn't have much of an opinion to object, because they had no reason to object at all!
At this moment, Jing Zhe finally understood why he had felt Murong Xi had acted strangely after leaving the palace yesterday, but he didn't know the reason. Moreover, he understood why Murong Xi had asked Jing Zhe to tell Zhu Xinning and the others the truth at noon today—because she had already left…
Yesterday at the newspaper office, Murong Xi hugged me, looking so reluctant to part as if we were facing a life-or-death separation. Jing Zhe even laughed at her, saying that we could still meet tomorrow. Little did he know that his words would come true, as yesterday was their last meeting before the new year.
Perhaps for a long time to come, we won't see that aloof yet adorable woman again...
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