Chapter 583 Pastries (6)
Shen Miao was slightly startled, and faced Luo Ling's gaze which was different from usual, but she felt a little embarrassed.
Putting aside Luo Ling's identity or anything else, since her rebirth, Shen Miao had never expressed any thoughts about her marriage. If she could find a stable person to live with for the rest of her life, as long as that person respected her, whether they loved her or not would not matter. Therefore, Shen Miao had never given her husband any thought.
But Luo Ling… Shen Miao sighed inwardly. Since she had already compared Luo Ling to Wan Yu, if Luo Ling really became her husband, she would be extremely uncomfortable in the future. She smiled and said calmly, "Cousin, you are joking. Who in this family would dare to look down on you?"
But he did not answer Luo Ling's question.
The hope in Luo Ling's eyes gradually dimmed. After a moment of silence, he smiled and said, "Anyway, thank you for your comfort, cousin."
“You’re welcome,” Shen Miao said, “We’re all family.”
Shen Miao sat for a while longer before getting up and leaving. After Shen Miao left, Luo Ling sat at the table, his eyes fixed on something he didn't know what to think. After a long pause, he let out a sigh of relief, a wry smile playing on his lips. His eyes fell on the plate of pastries on the corner of the table, and after a moment's thought, he was about to reach out to take it.
But for some reason, a gust of wind suddenly blew outside, and it happened to blow on the plate. The heavy porcelain plate fell to the ground with a "bang", and fragments were scattered everywhere. The ink cartridge on the table was also overturned, and a lot of ink splashed on the pastries, making it obviously inedible.
Luo Ling was startled. He stood up to check, but saw the window was tightly shut. He couldn't help but mutter, "It's so well closed, how could there be a draft?" Then his eyes fell on the pastry, which had been stained by ink and was no longer recognizable. He said regretfully, "What a pity."
…
On the other side, Shen Miao returned to the house, lit the oil lamp in the house, and asked Jingzhe Guyu to leave. Only then did she suppress her nausea.
The Luo Ling incident was indeed an accident. I had never expected Princess Ming An to be so ruthless, not only to deal with me, but also to deal with Shen Qiu. If Luo Ling hadn't saved Shen Qiu from disaster this time, who knows what would have happened to him. Princess Ming An was even more arrogant than in her previous life, and due to a series of mishaps, she had become even more resentful of Shen Miao. She acted without regard for the consequences, which was truly unsettling. She needed to be eliminated as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, Xie Jingxing intervened in this matter.
Shen Miao didn't know what Xie Jingxing was planning to do, but on the day Xie Jingxing was escorting her to the Princess's residence, he told her not to go out for the next few days and not to let anyone see her. Although she didn't know how Xie Jingxing was going to act, since Xie Changchao was already dead, it seemed like Xie Jingxing still had Xie Changwu to deal with.
Originally, Shen Miao had always thought that if she could avoid doing it herself, using someone else's knife to kill someone would be fine. But when she thought about how Xie Jingxing was not the kind of person who would do favors for free, and how cunning and scheming he was, she was afraid that if he could help her get rid of Ming An and Xie Changwu today, he would offer a huge price to blackmail her the next day. She felt that letting Xie Jingxing do it was not a good idea.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the candlelight swaying slightly, and a person's silhouette suddenly appeared on the screen.
By now, Shen Miao wasn't even surprised anymore. She turned around as usual and saw Xie Jingxing walking in from outside.
Why on earth was this person acting so openly and honestly even though he came uninvited, as if he was strolling around his own garden? Shen Miao felt a little depressed, but she saw Xie Jingxing sitting down in front of the small table without hesitation.
Today, however, he wasn't wearing his usual purple-gold robe; instead, he wore a black brocade garment. If it weren't for the silver-threaded collar, he would have blended in with the night. Yet, the night couldn't conceal his good looks; his peach-shaped eyes sparkled like stars, appearing especially sharp today.
"No tea or snacks," Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "Is this how you entertain guests?"
Shen Miao said: “I don’t think I invited you.”
"Even if he's not a guest, he's still an ally. Even if he's not an ally," Xie Jingxing turned his head to look at her, slowly raising his lips: "He's still a lifesaver."
Shen Miao was speechless. Xie Jingxing had already shamelessly called himself her savior, so what else could she say? She simply kept silent. Shen Miao watched Xie Jingxing pour himself some tea and drink it all in one gulp. For some reason, she actually looked somewhat unhappy.
Shen Miao thought that Xie Jingxing was a bit of a secretive person, for example, the corners of his lips were slightly raised under his eyes, which made people feel a little scary.
I don’t know which bold person made him unhappy.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
