After Qi Che returned home, he first took a bath, and then changed into a robe that Chu Qingniang had praised as beautiful, and went straight to Yilan Garden.
Under the moonlight, he straightened his clothes, put on a gentle smile on his face, signaled all the guards to retreat, then pushed open the gate and walked in.
At that time, Chu Qingniang was sitting by the window, wearing a plain dress and a wooden hairpin in her hair. But it couldn't hide her natural beauty.
She is reading a book.
From my impression, Chu Qingniang seemed to be particularly fond of reading. She had previously set aside a room as a study, which was filled with all kinds of books, including biographies, unofficial histories, works of various philosophers, and so on.
The soft candlelight shone on her, making her look very gentle and quiet.
"Qing Niang!" Qi Che stood outside the window and softened his voice deliberately.
Chu Qingniang looked up at him, put down the book in her hand, and asked indifferently: "Why are you here so late? Is there something wrong?"
Qi Che paused, walked around the window, and just like he did every time he reminded Chu Qingniang to go to bed early, he quickly entered the room and stood beside her.
"I saw that the light was still on in your room, so I came to see you..."
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Chu Qingniang interrupted his hypocritical politeness.
Qi Che was choked by this straightforward question, and then pretended to be affectionate and said: "Qing Niang, I have thought it through. As long as you don't mention the divorce again, it's up to you where you want to go and what business you want to do in the future."
Chu Qingniang looked calm and said, "I thought I had made it clear enough before. If you come here just to repeat these useless nonsense, then there is no need to say it again."
Qi Che hit a snag and became a little annoyed.
But thinking about the matter of the shop, he quickly suppressed his emotions. He took a deep breath, suppressed his unhappiness, and sat down next to Chu Qingniang, "Qingniang, you and I are husband and wife, why do we have to make such a fuss?"
He reached out to hold her hand, but Chu Qingniang dodged it without leaving a trace.
Qi Che's eyes darkened, but he maintained a gentle appearance on his face: "Actually, I came here this time to clear up the misunderstanding with you and live a good life."
"Something went wrong with the silk shop you ran before. If we can't deliver the goods to the palace on time, both you and I will be held responsible. Qingniang, this is the shop you built with your own hands after all. You definitely don't want it to disappear just like that, right?"
Chu Qingniang roughly guessed his intention, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of her mouth, "So, you came to beg me tonight?"
"Now that Gu Yanran has taken over, why are you still looking for me?"
Qi Che leaned forward, his eyes flashing with complex light, "Yanran said that those silk merchants only recognize you, Qingniang, you expected Yanran to take over, so you informed the silk merchants in advance, right?"
Chu Qingniang didn't say anything and didn't explain, her eyes were calm.
She felt that the explanation was unnecessary.
Qi Che added, "Qingniang, you and I are husband and wife. I can let go of what happened before. As long as you are willing to intervene, I promise that I will support whatever business you want to do in the future, and everyone in the Qi Mansion will listen to you."
Chu Qingniang sneered: "So, I should be grateful for giving me this opportunity?"
"Qi Che. I still say the same thing, sign the divorce agreement, otherwise, there is no room for negotiation on this matter."
The smile on Qi Che's face froze, and the muscles on his cheeks trembled rapidly. He stood up suddenly.
"Chu Qingniang! Don't go too far!"
He grabbed her shoulders, anger and desire rolling in his eyes: "In order to divorce me, you are going to give up the shop you have worked so hard to run?"
Chu Qingniang looked indifferent and met his gaze calmly: "This is not something you should worry about."
The matter of the shop was originally part of her plan. Even if Gu Yanran took it away by force, it would just be a shell.
The really important raw materials, managers, etc., were all her people. It was impossible for them to work for Gu Yanran.
The indifferent attitude and the cold tone stabbed into Qi Che's heart like a knife and completely angered him.
He sneered, “Qing Niang, you are so cruel, but it doesn’t matter. Your father is dead, and your mother’s family is defeated. Now, you are my Qi Che’s wife, and this is a fact that no one can change.”
His gaze suddenly dropped down to Chu Qingniang's belly, with a restrained desire in his eyes: "When you have my child, you will never think of leaving again..."
After saying that, he suddenly pushed her towards the bed: "I'll stay tonight. We haven't seen each other for months..."
“Bang!”
Before he finished speaking, Chu Qingniang first skillfully broke free from his wrist, and then slapped Qi Che in the face. The force was so great that five clear finger marks instantly appeared on Qi Che's fair face.
"Qiche! You make me sick!"
Qi Che's head tilted by the slap, and his cheek felt burning with pain.
There was a flash of disbelief and surprise in his eyes.
"You dare to hit me?" His voice was terribly low, with a sinister storm rolling in his eyes.
Chu Qingniang met his gaze without fear, "This slap is to wake you up from your wishful thinking!"
The storm in Qi Che's eyes suddenly erupted, and he rushed towards Chu Qingniang: "Wishful thinking? Today I must make you——"
Before he finished speaking and Qi Che hadn't reacted, he suddenly felt a flash before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain in his abdomen.
"Bang!"
A fierce knee strike hit his lower abdomen hard. Qi Che groaned and staggered back a few steps.
Before he could stand firmly, Chu Qingniang had already spun around and kicked him in the chest with her embroidered shoes with a strong force.
"ah!"
Qi Che flew backwards and hit the door frame heavily.
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