As soon as Qingqiu left, Jingzhe obediently prepared to close the door.
Qiu Qianqian pushed the door shut and said coldly, "What did she mean by that? Did she say we would take advantage of you?"
Su Xiaoxiao also complained, "Yes, yes, that's too much! How could we take advantage of a stinky man like you? If anyone should be taking advantage of us, it's you taking advantage of me and my senior sister!"
"Xiaoxiao, don't talk nonsense. How can we let him take advantage of us?"
"Oh, senior sister is right."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded and obediently stopped talking. Then, imitating Qiu Qianqian, she glared at Jing Zhe.
"You should ask her about that, it's not like I said it."
"She's gone, so I'm asking you!"
After Su Xiao finished speaking, she sneered again: "I didn't expect that you and Qingqiu would get together, and Zhe'er... Pah, how shameless!"
"..."
That night, Jing Zhe lost count of how many times he was called shameless, but he could tolerate it when Qing Qiu or Qiu Qianqian insulted him—after all, he really was shameless towards them…
But he couldn't stand Su Xiaoxiao scolding him.
Look at you, you're clearly not young, but you look like a minor. It makes people afraid to have any shameless desires. What are you talking about with me?
"Little Princess, I can't even be bothered to say anything to you for eavesdropping here. Why do you care what I do? Besides, it's just calling out Zhe'er. You can call her that if you want—of course, I do mind, but what does that have to do with being shameless?"
Jing Zhe sneered and retorted.
"Pah! You're dreaming! I won't say that!"
Su Xiaoxiao pouted, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly, which made her look incredibly cute against her small and exquisite face: "So it's just about Zhe'er? What were you two doing in the room—slap slap slap? My senior sister was blushing, you're shameless!"
After finishing speaking, she asked curiously, "Senior sister, what exactly does 'slap slap slap' mean? Why did you say it was shameless after hearing it?"
Because Jing Zhe and Qing Qiu went into the inner room after entering the house, they spoke in low voices, which were not heard by the people outside. However, the two times Qing Qiu pulled down his pants and spanked his buttocks were quite loud, with crisp "slap slap slap" sounds that could be heard outside.
The naive young girl might not understand, but Qiu Qianqian, who had already done the actual work, blushed on the spot and exclaimed that it was shameless.
That's why Su Xiaoxiao said that.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianqian and Jing Zhe exchanged a glance, one blushing and giving him a disapproving look, while the other blushed and lowered her head.
Jing Zhe coughed lightly, then said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense. That 'clapping' was just us clapping when we got excited during our conversation, like this—"
As he spoke, he clapped his hands three times.
"You're lying, that's not the sound!"
Su Xiaoxiao immediately exposed: "You're shameless!"
"..."
Jing Zhe was furious: "Fine, but there are standards to being shameless. Some people beg me to be shameless, but I won't!"
Su Xiaoxiao was fine; upon hearing this, she immediately felt much safer and secretly felt smug. However, Qiu Qianqian's face darkened.
Innuendo?
It was because he got together with Qingqiu that he so resolutely refused when asked to give up other women for her back in Jingzhou.
Thinking of this, Qiu Qianqian suddenly felt a little sad.
She felt she should leave immediately, gracefully, so that he wouldn't notice any change in her emotions.
But for some reason, she didn't want to leave. There was something stuck in her mind that she had to say.
When did you and Qingqiu meet?
Jing Zhe looked up at Qiu Qianqian and found that her eyes were much colder than when they first met, which made him feel inexplicably panicked.
"It was at the fake Qingyun Taoist Temple outside Jingzhou City, where you were... digging for silver, and then you wanted to kill me..."
Thinking back to the scene when the two first met, Jing Zhe felt a little embarrassed. After all, at that time, there was no distinction between good and evil. They were just robbing those fake Taoist priests of their money. As a result, he and Qing Qiu joined forces to rob Qiu Qianqian.
Qiu Qianqian didn't pay attention to that, and asked again, "So, in other words—we actually knew each other earlier than you and Qingqiu?"
"Um."
Jing Zhe nodded.
Then, Qiu Qianqian laughed, but her laughter seemed to be mixed with helplessness and heartache, and her eyes were colder than before.
"Xiaoxiao, let's go."
Emotions seem to be contagious, and the surrounding environment became somber. Su Xiaoxiao replied with an "Oh," glanced at Jing Zhe, made a face, and then ran away.
Jing Zhe stood at the door, watching Qiu Qianqian's figure gradually recede into the distance under the moonlight, blurring until it disappeared. For some reason, he suddenly felt melancholy.
I forgot to tell her... Qingqiu is his third sister; they've known each other since childhood, except for that one time...
...
Before leaving Jingzhou, Jing Zhe had made up his mind to take all the women he had flirted with as his own, which is why he poured out his heart to Su Mochen and Zhang Xiaoyu before leaving.
Qiu Qianqian's first time was given to him by a twist of fate, so their relationship should be closer. Moreover, he learned yesterday that Qiu Qianqian took his token and the Emperor's Sword when she left because she wanted to protect him. He should cherish the person in front of him even more.
But after meeting her this time, he directly addressed her as "Miss Qiu," which makes him seem really scummy.
However, Jing Zhe didn't want to be a scumbag, but he had no choice but to be one.
Qiu Qianqian is from Tongtianque. The Qingyang Sect Leader has a close relationship with the Prince of Jin. Qiu Qianqian also has the poison of Half Moon Powder in her body. If he shows his love for Qiu Qianqian, or lets them see that Qiu Qianqian depends on him, it would be too dangerous for Qiu Qianqian.
After all, he'll only be in Jinxi for a month or two. During that time, he'll be all lovey-dovey with Qiu Qianqian, but what will happen to her after he leaves?
That would seem too irresponsible...
During their meeting just now, not only Prince Jin and the Qingyang Sect Leader noticed Qiu Qianqian's coldness and resistance towards him, but even Xue Dianzun, who harbored hostility towards him, was probably convinced of the conflict between Qiu Qianqian and him. He had thus achieved his goal of calling her "Miss Qiu".
But Qiu Qianqian's look of utter despair made Jing Zhe panic. He was wondering if his actions were right or wrong, whether he was a jerk or not.
After thinking about it for a long time, I still feel it's too much of a jerk.
He could have done better; at least he could have let Qiu Qianqian know his good intentions and that the choice should be hers to make.
Only after understanding all this did Jing Zhe feel at peace.
Since our first stop tomorrow is Tongtianque, I should find an opportunity to talk things out with Qiu Qianqian!
He went inside, lay down, and, thinking about the unbelievable things that had happened that day, quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, after getting up and having breakfast, Jing Zhe told Su Moyan and then left the Prince of Jin's residence alone.
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