Chapter 193 Cold-Blooded Young Marshal 6
It wasn't supposed to be that profound, but now he remembers it so clearly. He thinks he might be drunk, and a sense of disgust and resistance wells up inside him.
He was just about to draw the curtains when he saw the person he had been thinking about downstairs.
His fingers, which were pulling the curtains, paused, and his gaze involuntarily drifted downwards.
Downstairs was a flowerbed, with roses blooming all over the lawn. The roses looked even more vibrant under the moonlight, but they were just an accompaniment to the young girl. She simply smiled, and all the flowers on the ground began to pale in comparison. She was more beautiful than the flowers.
He tried to look away, but he was frozen in place.
Under the moonlight, she held hands with a non-existent dance partner and began to dance gracefully to the rhythm. Her dance steps were like a slow-motion scene from an old movie, gorgeous and mysterious. The only flaw was the very sad expression on her face.
She didn't shed a single tear, yet her performance was even more moving than if she had cried.
He stood by the window for a while, then hurriedly went downstairs.
Noticing that she was about to leave, Ling Jiazhen said coldly, "Ninth Aunt has quite the refined taste, staying up all night to dance downstairs. What? Is it that my godfather can't satisfy you, so you want to try me?"
He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. He didn't mean to say it, but he also felt resentful towards her. Why did she have to disturb his peace of mind?
Xu Qiuqiu was startled by the sudden voice. When she saw it was Ling Jiazhen, she stammered, "...No...Young Marshal, it's not like that..."
Seeing the fear in her eyes, Ling Jiazhen felt even more irritated. She stopped in front of her and asked, "No? Then why do you always look at me like that?"
"Look, your eyes seem to be filled with deep affection for me."
Xu Qiuqiu's cheeks flushed red, and tears welled in her eyes. She looked at him with a mixture of shame and fear, "No...no...Young Marshal...please...let me go..."
Seeing her delicate, tearful appearance, with a blush on her face, Ling Jiazhen felt a sudden urge to possess her. As soon as this thought arose, he began to make plans.
He quickly and calmly said, "Let you go? Shouldn't you be the one to tell me what you want to do? From the first time you saw me, your eyes were filled with longing and deep affection."
I can hardly help but suspect your intentions, especially since I've only been back in this room a short while, and you just happened to show up. Tell me, what is your purpose?
After hearing his words, Xu Qiuqiu lowered her eyes, feeling very strange. How did he know that she had appeared on purpose?
She did it on purpose. She asked 003 for his location, hoping to create an opportunity to bump into him. But she was too late and missed him, so she pretended to admire the flowers downstairs.
She deliberately danced a duet with one person missing, hoping to pique his curiosity. Even if she couldn't lure him down to ask questions, at least she could leave him with some impression.
I never expected things to turn out this way; it's as if he saw right through everything.
However, since she has chosen to play the innocent and naive character, she won't let it fall apart; she'll act as if it were real.
After figuring it out, she looked up at him, her eyes already reddening, her voice filled with fear and grievance, "Young Marshal, what are you saying... I don't understand... I didn't know you lived here..."
"You don't know?" Ling Jiazhen chuckled. "Ninth Aunt, do you want to know what the consequences would be if your godfather found out you were meeting men secretly at night?"
Hearing his words, Xu Qiuqiu burst into tears, her shoulders trembling as if she were terrified. "Young Marshal... what nonsense are you talking about..."
"Don't cry, am I not telling the truth?" Ling Jiazhen let go of her hand, grabbed her wrist, pulled her closer to him, and smiled, "Don't cry so loudly, it won't be good if you attract attention."
These words startled Xu Qiuqiu so much that she dared not cry anymore. She only sobbed softly, her nose still a little red, her eyes wet, looking both delicate and pitiful.
She pleaded softly, "Young Marshal... please let go... okay?"
"You're really naive. Do I look like someone who's easy to talk to?" Ling Jiazhen lowered her head and approached her face until she was almost touching her nose. "If you don't want others to find out, then you'd better listen to me."
His scent filled her every breath; Xu Qiuqiu could smell the alcohol on him. She dared not look him in the eye, her eyelashes trembling, her voice soft, "Young Marshal…you're drunk…don't…get so close…I'm scared…"
Ling Jiazhen lowered her voice, "Don't be afraid, and don't cry. I said I'd listen to you and I won't tell anyone."
Xu Qiuqiu looked at him as if facing a formidable enemy, "Then... what does the young marshal need me to do..."
Ling Jiazhen asked, "What can you do?"
"I...I only know how to embroider...sing...and I can dance a little..."
Ling Jiazhen looked at the girl so close to her; her lips trembled slightly with fear, making her appear weak and vulnerable.
But her disheveled hair and slightly messy cheongsam inexplicably stirred up anger in him. "Oh? Is this how you captured my godfather's heart?"
"Judging from my godfather's lustful appearance, did you already make love with him before you were taken to the room?"
He had only intended to probe her for information, but then he suddenly remembered that when he first met her, she wasn't even wearing shoes. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and his face immediately darkened.
Overwhelmed by his repeated humiliations, Xu Qiuqiu could no longer bear it and burst into tears, crying, "No! It's not like that! Young Marshal, do you think I want to become the Marshal's concubine? I don't want to, but do I have the right to refuse?"
At this point, Xu Qiuqiu looked at him with a sorrowful gaze. "Young Marshal, do you remember? Just now, I almost died. Your words decided my life or death. Human life is worthless in your eyes. If you still want me to die now, then just do it. There's no need to humiliate me like this. Now that my parents are gone, it's better for me to die."
Hearing her words, Ling Jiazhen felt annoyed. He released his grip on her hand and wanted to comfort her, but he had never said anything nice before and didn't know what to say.
He was silent for a moment, then explained, "I didn't mean to humiliate you, nor did I mean to kill you."
But the girl kept crying even after he finished speaking, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances in her heart. It made him feel extremely sad. After thinking for a long time, he could only say, "Please stop crying, okay?"
Xu Qiuqiu looked at him with teary eyes, her gaze filled with wariness and fear, and she sobbed softly.
Seeing her like this, Ling Jiazhen felt discouraged. He was not a soft-hearted person to begin with, but he had made exceptions for her time and time again. What she had just said made his heart ache beyond words.
(Haha, a dramatic, innocent girl x a gullible male lead who wanted to take the girl by force but was tricked)
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