Chapter 152 Extra: If We Had Never Met, We Were Destined to Reunite
A great undertaking, in the late spring of the fifth year of the Xuanhe era.
The misty rain of Jiangnan seems to fall endlessly, enveloping the prosperous and extravagant city of Lin'an.
On the shores of West Lake, a bustling restaurant called "Fishing for the Moon at the Bottom of the Sea" was filled with lively chatter. This was the most popular place to spend money in Jiangnan, not only for its exceptional cuisine, but also for the rumored proprietress, a stunning beauty who was known for her astonishing remarks.
Private room on the third floor.
Jiang Mianmian, dressed in red, leaned lazily against the window, fanning herself with a round fan, watching the rain scene below.
She held a handful of sunflower seeds in her hand, but seemed rather listless as she cracked them open.
This is boring.
It's really boring.
I've made enough money, and I've seen my male lovers, but why does life feel so empty?
Ever since she transmigrated five years ago and learned that she was to marry the legendary ruthless regent, Shen Jin, she decisively implemented her "escape plan".
Using her post-apocalyptic skills, she successfully faked her death and escaped, traveling south to the prosperous Jiangnan region.
She made a fortune selling hot pot and fried chicken.
But……
I feel like something's missing.
Is it because they're lacking a man who can keep things under control?
[That's true. There are many talented men in Jiangnan, but they're all so weak and frail, they couldn't even withstand a single punch from me. I'm just looking for... a backer I can rely on without lifting a finger, just with my words!]
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out downstairs.
The once bustling street fell silent instantly, and the people knelt down in the mud, not daring to lift their heads.
A troop of cavalrymen, clad in black armor and exuding a menacing aura, escorted a black carriage as it slowly drove down the long street. The air seemed to freeze wherever the carriage passed.
"It's the Regent!"
"The living Yama has arrived! I heard he came to Jiangnan to kill corrupt officials! He's already chopped off more than a dozen heads yesterday!"
The customers in the restaurant were so frightened that they trembled and dared not even breathe.
Jiang Mianmian raised an eyebrow.
[Chen Jin? The man who almost became my husband?]
I've heard he's become increasingly deranged in recent years, killing people without hesitation. Anyone who dares to raise their voice in front of him will have their tongue ripped out.
[Tsk tsk, thank goodness I ran fast back then! Otherwise, the grass on my grave would be three feet tall by now!]
She curiously peeked out, wanting to see what this legendary "ex-husband" looked like.
Just then.
A gust of wind blew by, lifting a corner of the carriage curtain.
Jiang Mianmian saw a profile picture.
Cold and pale, yet breathtakingly handsome. His narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes held a desolate, lifeless emptiness, as if everything in the world was inanimate in his eyes.
That was the ultimate loneliness, and also the ultimate danger.
Jiang Mianmian's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
Holy crap...
[This level of attractiveness...it's almost unfair!]
Although she looks fierce, this kind of ascetic, crazy beauty seems to be... exactly my type?
[What a pity, he's a pervert. Otherwise, it would have been great to capture him and make him a bandit chieftain.]
...
Inside the carriage.
Chen Jin closed his eyes, enduring the cacophony and malice in his mind that surged like a tidal wave.
[That jinx is finally gone...] [Don't look at me, I don't want to die...] [That regent is a monster...]
The city's fear and curses converged into a torrent, assaulting his nerves. His head throbbed with pain, and his fingers gripped the handrail so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
kill.
I want to kill all of them.
Let the world be quiet.
Just as his sanity was about to collapse.
A clear, cheerful voice, tinged with a hint of lust, suddenly pierced the chaos in his mind like a bolt of lightning.
Holy crap...this face...it's almost unfair!
[A crazy beauty...she's exactly my type...]
[Capture him and make him your bandit chieftain...]
Shen Jin suddenly opened his eyes.
who?
Who is speaking?
There was no fear, no cursing, only... covetousness of his appearance?
A bandit chief?
How could anyone in this world dare to have such thoughts about him?
And... why does this sound not sound noisy at all? Instead, it sounds like... a kind of salvation?
"parking."
He said in a deep, solemn voice.
The carriage came to an instant.
Shen Jin pushed open the car door and got out, ignoring the heavy rain outside.
He looked up, following the sound.
The window on the third floor.
A woman in red was leaning out, holding a handful of melon seeds, looking at him with a surprised expression.
Their eyes met.
Raindrops drifted between the two of them.
Jiang Mianmian dropped the melon seeds in her hand.
【OMG!】
He's looking over here! He's spotted me!
That look...so sharp! It's like it wants to devour me!
Should I run away? But... he's so handsome. Even more handsome up close. Those eyelashes, that nose... *sniff*
As Shen Jin listened to her infatuation, his originally cold and stiff lips involuntarily... curled up slightly.
Found it.
The person who brought peace to his world.
Although I don't know who she is, and although she seems a bit... frivolous.
But so what?
He was the regent. He never failed to get what he wanted.
Chen Jin strode forward and walked straight into the "Fishing for the Moon at the Bottom of the Sea" restaurant.
The Black Armor Army quickly surrounded the entire building.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Highness...Your Highness, spare my life!"
Shen Jin didn't even glance at him, and walked up the stairs step by step, heading straight for the private room on the third floor.
"Bang!"
The door to the private room was pushed open.
Jiang Mianmian was about to escape through the window when she was blocked as soon as one foot stepped onto the windowsill.
"Trying to run?"
Shen Jin stood at the doorway, blocking the only way out. He carried the chill of the rain, but his eyes were incredibly intense.
"that……"
Jiang Mianmian withdrew her foot and gave a dry laugh. "Your Highness... did you come to the wrong room? I... I'm just a law-abiding citizen who sells hot pot..."
[Help! This is so oppressive!]
Could it be that he overheard my plan to capture him as a bandit chieftain and came to silence me?
"A law-abiding citizen?"
Shen Jin approached step by step, forcing her back into a corner.
He leaned against the wall with one hand, looked down at the face that seemed strangely familiar to him.
"I just heard... someone want to capture me and make me their bandit husband?"
Jiang Mianmian's pupils dilated.
How did he know?!
He can read minds?!
【It's over! It's over! I'm really going to die!】
Seeing her terrified yet adorable little face, Shen Jin's bloodthirsty restlessness completely subsided.
Instead, there was an urge to tease her and possess her.
"Since you want to capture..."
Shen Jin leaned close to her ear, his voice low and seductive:
"Then I... will give you this opportunity."
"From this day forward, you will be my...bestowed wife."
"Come back to the capital with me."
Jiang Mianmian was stunned.
【What? 】
[Isn't this plot development a bit off?]
He won't kill me? And he wants to come home with me?
Although he is the regent, and although he is dangerous... but...
She looked at Shen Jin's outrageously handsome face, and then at the priceless jade pendant at his waist.
[Rich, good-looking, and powerful.]
Isn't this the kind of support I've always dreamed of?
Since I can't escape him, then... I might as well give in? I won't lose out anyway!
Jiang Mianmian swallowed hard, then tentatively extended a finger and poked Chen Jin's chest:
"Um... Your Highness, is food provided?"
"Tube."
Is it all-you-can-eat?
"Tube."
"Then...my hot pot restaurant?"
"Take it with you."
Jiang Mianmian smiled.
She smiled, her eyes crinkling like a fox that had just stolen some fish.
"make a deal!"
She grabbed Shen Jin's arm tightly. "Husband! Let's go home!"
Shen Jin looked at her, and the ice in his eyes completely melted away.
Even though they missed each other, even though he was full of sins in this time and space.
But the red thread of fate will still guide him to find her.
She was his cure.
It was the only light he could grasp in the endless abyss.
"good."
Shen Jin grasped her hand in return, their fingers intertwined.
"go home."
The rain has stopped.
Although the process was different, and the time was five years later.
But their story, in the end, has... begun anew.
Moreover, this time, there was no imperial marriage decree from the Empress Dowager, and the initial precautions were gone.
A single glance can last a lifetime, and... a destined, mutual journey.
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