Another strange cry came from outside. The sound was unbearable even in broad daylight, let alone at night.
Xie Yuancheng still went out and subdued that ugly, strange dragon. I leaned against the window, heartbroken. From now on, I'll stay far away from Xie Yuancheng when he goes out.
He was quite pleased; the strange dragon had become exceptionally small, resembling a small parrot when placed in its cage.
"Ying'er, it's smiling at you."
I walked away and sat down five or six meters away from him. "I don't want to see it laugh."
“Ying’er, that’s not right of you. How can you despise it? Master said it will save our lives in the future.”
I covered my face and said, "As long as you treat it well, I need to go out for a walk to clear my head."
“It’s still very chaotic outside. We’ll go out in five days, and after we come back and have a meal with our master, we’ll go home.”
"So fast?"
I sat up. I hadn't had enough of the scenery in 2020 yet, and it was time to go back.
Xie Yuancheng put the strange dragon into the space box, sent it away, and then came back with a face full of suspicion.
"Have you taken a fancy to a place or a person?"
I nodded: "A little."
He leaned closer, his eyes blazing, and I quickly stopped him: "He's not a person. I just want to go to that coffee shop for coffee. I left in too much of a hurry last time."
"real?"
"It felt so real, I even dreamt about it last night."
Xie Yuancheng then sat down, and I moved back a seat while holding my small cushion.
"I'll get you some. These coffee beans are a foreign variety; they probably won't grow in Dazhao."
Seeing that he was really going to study it, I quickly hugged him from behind: "Yuancheng, you can't spoil me too much. If I make even more outrageous demands in the future, you'll be finished."
"Even with Ying'er's brain, she couldn't think of any difficulty that could be so great."
"Hmm~ You're so naughty."
"It's because my wife isn't smart enough, so I have to be smarter, otherwise I won't even know I've been sold off."
"Sigh, I'm so sad."
I let go of him and lay down beside him. I've compiled my experiences from the past few days into a booklet to tell Yu'er stories when I get back.
"Ying'er is angry."
“I’m not that petty. I’m going to organize a booklet for Yu’er and tell him what happened after I came here.”
“He’s so young, he can’t understand what I’m saying now. You can write it down slowly after we get back to Linyang.”
"I type faster, so I'll just print it out."
“I can’t take them back anyway. I arranged with my master to put the things I made in a space box, and he will help me send them back to Linyang.”
I had no idea about the deals they made behind my back: "Xie Yuancheng, you've been doing this behind my back."
"What nonsense are you spouting? I told you before, Ying'er only knows how to play games. Now you know how powerful she is."
I thought about it carefully, and realized he probably never told me: "You big liar, I had no idea."
Xie Yuancheng repeated what he had said several times before, but I was really playing games at the time, so I just brushed him off.
"You did it on purpose, you just know how to scheme against me."
I hugged my little pillow, covered my face, and lay on the sofa crying. Although it was fake crying, my voice still sounded very real.
Xie Yuancheng was indeed anxious: "Ying'er, you were playing the game back then, which hurt your body and eyes, and you were unhappy when I took it. This time I was wrong, I should have told you the next day."
He tried to take my hand, but I dodged to the side. "You're so petty, I'm ignoring you."
"What would make you happy? I'll do anything you ask."
I peeked out and asked, "Really?"
Xie Yuancheng nodded, propped his hands on the sofa and looked at me, looking particularly obedient.
"After we go back, I'm going to the capital."
"No, don't even think about it."
I started pretending to cry again. That bastard! My mother and my own mother are both in the capital. How can he hide in Linyang like a coward?
“Yu’er is too pitiful, Mother doesn’t want him.”
"You're talking nonsense! Where did I say I didn't want him?"
I threw the cushion aside and got up. Xie Yuancheng was laughing: "Ying'er still loves to cry, but it's all bark and no bite. Yu'er is imitating you, always wailing but never shedding a tear."
"Ugh, you lied to me."
I almost wanted to kick him a few times to vent my anger, but then I remembered that Xie Yuancheng had been busy ever since he arrived here, and he rarely got any rest.
Instead of scolding him, he came over to me and said, "Ying'er knows how to care for people now, she doesn't bully me anymore."
"You, hmph!"
I turned my face away and ignored him. I didn't want to talk to this guy who gets all excited over the slightest bit of sunshine.
“What’s wrong with me? These are all the truth. You can believe me, your mother-in-law and your biological mother-in-law will be fine.”
Xie Yuancheng pulled me onto the carpet and nestled me in his arms: "What I'm a little worried about now is that if word gets out that we jumped off the cliff, and the Crown Prince says we committed suicide for love, then it will be troublesome if my father-in-law returns with troops from Sizhou."
"What should we do then? Should we send the shopkeeper to deliver the message to him?"
"It's only been two days since we arrived there. I'm thinking of asking Master to send us back to Linyang to reunite with Yu'er, or should we stay at Uncle Cui's house in the capital?"
I started to get nervous too, and almost forgot about my dad; he was still in Sizhou.
His hand began to tighten. I only remembered what happened when I came here. Now that I'm going back, I need to think it over carefully.
Xie Yuancheng lowered his head and said, "What I was thinking at the time was to have my father-in-law meet with us in Linyang, but that would be too conspicuous. I hope he hasn't left Sizhou, then everything will be easier."
"Can the shopkeeper deliver a message to him?"
"I've already sent it. I'm afraid my father-in-law will act impulsively. Si Zhou still has the Crown Prince's men. And my teacher too. He's always been a man of few desires, but this incident happened so suddenly, I'm afraid he'll start retaliating."
I rubbed my head. "I should have known better than to jump."
"It's too late to know now. The deed is done. At least my husband and I had a beautiful story of dying for love. This time when you go back, you'll lose your status as my husband. If you mention entering the palace to me again, I'll..."
"What are you doing? You always threaten people." I was worried that he was getting jealous again.
"I'll take your clothes off."
"You dare!" I pinched his face. "I'll knock you unconscious before I even take my clothes off."
"It hurts, Ying'er, let go!"
I thought he was really in pain, so as soon as I let go of Xie Yuancheng, he pressed down on me. What a blunder! I always get outmaneuvered. Next time, I'll retaliate properly.
Ever since Xie Yuancheng told me about the current situation in Dazhao, I've been feeling down. He made me some coffee, which tasted better than what I'd had at the coffee shop, but I still couldn't cheer up.
"This is really my fault, I've made Ying'er worry."
"These are all facts, and we need to think about how to handle them when we get back."
Xie Yuancheng leaned against the rattan chair next to him without saying a word. He was very thoughtful and might come up with a good idea.
I waited for ages, and then he actually said, "Ying'er, I'm hungry!"
I'm so lucky to be alive. The neighborhood is under lockdown, so I had no choice but to go out with him and wander around the neighborhood to find a restaurant to eat at.
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