Chapter 36 Jealousy He half-knelt in front of her, lowering his head...
Mu Xingchen stood at the edge of the cliff for a long time, and only decided to go down the mountain when it was almost sunset. Li Jing followed her all the way until she returned to the Mu family.
After returning to the Mu family, Mu Xingchen first took a shower and changed her medicine. After she had packed up everything, she lazily lay down on the bed. She was completely sleepy. It was already completely dark outside, and the person outside the door had not left yet.
Mu Xingchen frowned slightly and looked out the door. Was he planning to keep a 24/7 eye on her? Was he afraid she'd commit suicide again?
Li Jing stood at the door, staring inside with a frown on his face.
He followed her all day today. She went to the mountain in the morning and came back in the evening without eating anything.
Since sending her back, she has become thinner and thinner.
Didn't she want to use the spirit stones and banknotes he gave her? She had no money herself, so she would rather starve.
Li Jing surveyed the dilapidated courtyard. It was bare except for weeds; not even a tree or a flower could be found. It didn't resemble the courtyard of the Imperial Tutor's daughter in the slightest. This place, toward the back entrance of the Mu Mansion, was where ordinary servants would live. Yet, she had lived here her entire life, doing everything herself and wearing only coarse linen.
He had a few sets of clothes made for her, but she didn't take them with her when she left. She probably wouldn't have wanted to wear them even if they were given to her.
Looking at the faint candlelight inside, Li Jing's eyes dimmed.
She couldn't sleep and kept tossing and turning in bed.
The next second, the figure at the door disappeared.
Mu Xingchen sat up from the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. "Gone."
Finally, she left. Otherwise, it would have been strange to be watched all night. When Xu Cen had been watching her before, at least he'd been hanging from the tree outside the yard, not staring at her door. He, however, had been standing at her door, his gaze fixed on her.
Yawning, Mu Xingchen prepared to go to sleep. After a while, she opened her eyes with a look of despair and sighed.
There's no need to sleep tonight.
Li Jing turned back and brought Xu Cen with him.
Outside the door, Li Jing gave Xu Cen a look.
Xu Cen carried the food box uncomfortably, and said uncertainly, "Master, are you sure you want me in? Otherwise, why not call Fengxue over?"
"Stop talking nonsense." Li Jing said coldly.
Xu Cen swallowed his saliva. It was too unreasonable for a man like him to go in at this time of night.
Li Jing added: "Just stand outside the screen and don't go in."
Xu Cen smiled bitterly: "Yes." The next second, he turned around and said with embarrassment: "Or, should I knock on the door?"
Li Jing said "hmm" and turned around to see Xu Cen was the only one left at the door.
Xu Cen's palms were sweating as he held the lunch box.
"Knock, knock, knock." He knocked on the door nervously.
Mu Xingchen's face darkened inside. She pretended to be scared and asked, "Who?"
Xu Cen coughed and said, "It's me, Xu Cen."
Mu Xingchen had no choice but to put on his clothes and come out to open the door. After a while, the door opened with a creak.
Mu Xingchen looked at Xu Cen in front of the door in confusion and asked, "Brother Xu Cen, why are you here?"
Xu Cen was so frightened when he heard her address that he broke out in a cold sweat. He bent down and said respectfully, "Miss, just call me Xu Cen, hehehe."
Mu Xingchen nodded and said obediently, "Okay, Brother Xu Cen."
Xu Cen clenched his lunch box tightly, the chill from the air around him causing every pore in his body to tense up. He forced a wry smile, tears welling up inside him. What a sin he had committed.
He held the food box and said nervously, "Well, Fengxue said you haven't eaten anything in the past two days. Well, I brought you some food."
Mu Xingchen smiled sweetly and took the food box, saying coquettishly, "Brother Xu Cen, you are so kind. Thank you."
Xu Cen took two steps back as if he had seen a ghost. He said with tears in his eyes, "No thanks, no thanks. Fengxue asked me to deliver this." He explained in a deliberately heavy tone.
Mu Xingchen nodded sweetly, "I see. It's too dark now. Brother Xu Cen, please be careful when you go out."
"Bang!" Before Xu Cen could say anything, a leaf brushed past his ear. He dodged sideways in embarrassment, but a wall behind him collapsed.
Mu Xingchen looked at the wall and asked curiously, "Huh? What's wrong?"
Xu Cen stepped back ten meters and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, girl, go back to sleep. I will fix your wall tonight."
"How about I help you?" Mu Xingchen was about to put down the lunch box and go find him, but Xu Cenli immediately shouted to stop her, "Don't come over! I can do it by myself! Go back quickly, girl!"
At this moment, Xu Cen's heart was already in tears. The young couple quarreled and the third person suffered. He was responsible for whoever he offended.
Mu Xingchen frowned and hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "Do you really not need help, Brother Xu Cen?"
Xu Cen was almost kneeling down to her. He said sadly, "I beg you, Miss Mu, please go back to your room."
Don't hurt him.
Mu Xingchen nodded, "Okay then."
She picked up the food box on the ground and went back. Before closing the door, she added, "I will eat it, Brother Xu Cen. Good night."
With a "click", the door closed, leaving Xu Cen alone, disheveled in the wind.
Hehehe, my lord, let me hear his explanation...
There was a loud bang outside, and another wall collapsed.
Mu Xingchen looked at the food box in his hand, then looked at the ceiling.
Load the goods and see how long it takes you to load them.
Xu Cen crawled out of the rubble, his face covered in dust and dirt as he accused, "No! Master! You asked me to deliver it!!!"
"I asked you to deliver the food, but what do you think when I asked you to look after her on a daily basis?" Li Jing spoke in a low voice, his forehead twitching slightly.
Xu Cen's pupils widened, "No, I didn't do anything! I'm on the tree outside the yard every day!" He turned around and pointed at the tree behind him, "I swear, I will absolutely behave myself to Miss Mu and never offend her in any way!!!" He raised three fingers to swear.
Li Jing glanced at his three fingers indifferently, "Brother?" He repeated Mu Xingchen's words.
Xu Cen almost couldn't breathe, he wanted to cry but couldn't: "It's not my Lord, it's you guys who are quarreling. It has nothing to do with me. I am undeserved."
Li Jing lowered his eyes and said calmly, "If that's the case, then you should go back to the Seventy-two Hells and try to pry those people out. If you can't pry them out, you don't have to come back."
Xu Cen sat on the ground, feeling hopeless. He had only just emerged from the royal domain, and now he was about to be plunged into darkness again. That bastard, even so many people couldn't pry him open.
It seems that he won't be able to get out overnight, and he won't see wind and snow for a long time.
Hehehehe.
Xu Cen said miserably, "Yes."
Li Jing glanced around the room with some annoyance. Calling someone brother so casually? Did she like him, or could she like everyone?
For some reason, the thought that Mu Xingchen might fall in love with someone else, or treat someone else she likes the same way she likes him, makes him feel uncomfortable both in his heart and in his mind.
Even if you want to like someone, you should like someone better.
Xu Cen, not worthy.
Xu Cen, who had already walked far away, yawned. Who was thinking of him?
Mu Xingchen crossed her legs in the house and began to enjoy the delicious food brought by Xu Cen. Xu Cen had already left, so who was the person repairing the wall outside?
Mu Xingchen nibbled on the cake while laughing, "A few days ago, you were thinking about killing me, but today you come to repair the wall of my house. Things are changing."
Xiao Qi was also laughing like crazy. "When it comes to slapping someone in the face, who can compare to this guy? A man who says one thing and means another. He's already killing himself before you even make a move, hahahahaha. Calling you brother is so cool!!! He must be so jealous. He rejected you while still feeling jealous. He deserves it."
Mu Xingchen put another piece of cake into her mouth and said in agreement, "So this is the character of the Half-Demon's management, tsk." She shook her head and took another bite of cake calmly. She didn't know why the cakes today were particularly delicious. Maybe it was because her mood was very good.
After finishing eating, Mu Xingchen clapped his hands and said, "It's time to sleep!"
That night, those who were sleeping slept, and those who were repairing the wall repaired the wall. Everyone had a good night's sleep.
"Hmm~" The next day, Mu Xingchen yawned after waking up from a good sleep.
She raised her hand to shield the light from her eyes and asked confusedly, "Why haven't you left yet? Did you spend the whole night repairing it?"
No! Mu Xingchen took her hands off her eyes and quickly regained consciousness. She looked out the door with a complicated expression. This guy really hasn't left yet.
Mu Xingchen slowly sat up. How could it really still be there? She was planning to go out again today.
She closed her eyes and lay back on the bed in frustration, with a look of despair on her face.
"Xiao Qi, he's sick. He's so seriously injured, but he's been staring at me instead of going back to get treatment."
Xiao Qi was silent. "No rush, wait a few days. I don't believe a manager would do nothing all day. He will eventually leave."
Mu Xingchen closed his eyes and thought, forget it, let’s go back to sleep.
"Boom--" Suddenly there was a thunder outside, and then heavy rain began to fall.
Mu Xingchen was awakened by the thunder. She sat up and rubbed her eyebrows. "I can't sleep. It's thundering."
The person outside the door hasn't left yet.
Mu Xingchen packed up, put on his clothes and walked towards the door. It had been a whole night, so he might as well see her, right?
With a creak, the door opened.
Mu Xingchen glanced down lightly, and then his fingertips paused in mid-air.
She looked down and saw only half of the white hair mixed with rain water stuck firmly to his broad back. The water continued to flow down along the hair, wetting half of his black clothes. The color that looked particularly heavy was firmly attached to the cold ground.
Half of it was black, and the other half was a bright black, like a person split in two, appearing strange and unpredictable. One of his legs was bent, and his fingertips were supporting the ground, stretched white, as if he was trying hard to endure something.
He half-knelt before her, head bowed and waist bent, but his heavy aura showed no sign of weakness. For a moment, Mu Xingchen felt an indescribable emotion in her heart. Her heartbeat quickened a bit, and a glint of possession flashed in her eyes that was too fast to catch.
The man before her had an inexplicable allure of sex appeal. He had a striking complexion, a suitable aura, and perfect bones, muscles, and face. There was no part of him she disliked; everything about him was a temptation to sink in.
Mu Xingchen's eyelashes trembled slightly. She took a step forward, bent down slightly, and asked worriedly, "Master Jing, what's wrong with you?"
Li Jing raised his head. "Boom!" A rip-throating bolt of lightning struck from the sky, its reflected flash instantly striking his face. A strange purple light shone through his pupils. The purple light grew darker as he looked downward, a gloomy depth that seemed to suck him in at any moment. A ring of bloodshot crimson surrounded the purple light, and the murderous intent in his eyes was overwhelming, as if he were about to start a murderous spree.
Weird, cold, and bloody.
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