Chapter 54 Jealousy, do you like me...?
When Xiao Junzi isn't throwing a tantrum or deliberately causing trouble, he's clingy and adorable, just like Yan Zhou. Chi Zhao can't bear to be cold to him, yet he can't swallow his anger.
How could you like someone else while I wasn't there? Did you only like me because I arrived early? If I arrived late, would you stop liking me?
She awkwardly sat with the person in the courtyard for a while.
However, Shen Yan'an was already used to his beloved's cold face, so he didn't think much of it and couldn't suppress the upturn of his lips.
He attentively offered her sweet water and snacks.
The next morning, Chi Zhao still went out to queue up to buy pastries for people.
The young master loves the pastries from this shop, but it's been a long time since he's had anyone buy them for him.
I'll buy him something today, since I made him cry yesterday.
Chi Zhao didn't want him to cry either.
While she was standing in a long queue, someone came up behind her and patted her on the shoulder. It seemed that he knew her. She turned her head and saw the female lead's face magnified in front of her.
...
It's like seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
The female lead spoke up for her, but she felt awkward towards the female lead because of Shen Yan'an's matter.
Anyone would feel awkward when they see a love rival.
But she didn't say anything, only lowered her head slightly, "Lord Lu."
Lu Mingwei, whose memory was always outstanding, was also quite surprised to see her. "You're a stable girl from the Prince Qing's mansion?"
The female lead is accompanied by a man, who is the male lead of the novel, Gu Zhixing.
The other person seemed to have a good temper, was very gentle and polite, and did not look down on her status, still smiling and nodding at her.
Chi Zhao responded, "I am a servant of the princess."
Lu Mingwei nodded knowingly, and seeing that she was in line, she said, "Did your princess give you trouble again?"
She had always known that Shen Yan'an was prone to tormenting his servants, which was one of the reasons she disliked him.
This is outside. Unlike at home, Chi Zhao wouldn't deliberately be cold or give him a friendly look just because she's angry that he likes someone else.
Thinking of her husband, a genuine smile involuntarily appeared on her lips as she shook her head, "No, Lord Lu has misunderstood."
Lu Mingwei thought to herself, "Misunderstanding? Did you buy these pastries for yourself?"
Chi Zhao could tell what the other person was thinking, and said gently, "Buying pastries for the princess is just my duty, it's nothing to make a fuss about. Isn't Lord Lu also planning to buy pastries?"
Although it's unclear who told her to buy it, could she have been manipulated by someone else?
Lu Mingwei paused, exchanging a glance with the man beside her. She had bought the pastries for her beloved, feeling that she was different from others.
But upon closer reflection, I realized that Chi Zhao's words made sense; buying a pastry for one's master was a perfectly ordinary thing.
She was prejudiced against Junzi.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
Compared to the female protagonists of the previous two worlds, the female protagonist of this world seems to act more openly and honestly.
Chi Zhao shook his head to indicate that he didn't care, and Lu Mingwei then changed the subject, "That day I saw how quickly you reacted, it seemed like you had some skills."
She only noticed Shen Yan'an when he fell that day. His movements were as fast as lightning. Before she could even see what happened, Shen Yan'an was already in her arms.
She had always admired capable people and felt that if the other person joined the army, he would surely make a name for himself soon.
Unfortunately, she ended up working as a stable girl in Prince Qing's mansion.
Gu Zhixing, who was with Lu Mingwei, never judged people based on their status or wealth. Occasionally, he would say a few words. The three of them seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation, which made Shen Yan'an, who was not far away, stare wide-eyed in disbelief.
His gaze fell on Chi Zhaozhen's sincere smile, and he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him; it felt like his world had collapsed.
Having known Chi Zhao for so long, all he knew was that Chi Zhao was a cold and aloof person who didn't like to smile.
Even when he occasionally forced her to smile, it was always a forced smile, not a genuine one.
But this time, what did she see?
Chi Zhao smiled genuinely at Gu Zhixing!
Shen Yan'an subconsciously ignored Lu Mingwei, only thinking that Chi Zhao was smiling like that because she liked Gu Zhixing, and he almost fainted.
Her eyes welled up with tears of fear, and her disgust and hatred for Gu Zhixing reached its peak at this moment. How dare you seduce my wife!
He was afraid that if they talked too much, his sweetheart would be seduced away, so he quickly stepped forward.
Just then, it was Chi Zhao's turn in the queue. She had bought some pastries that Xiao Junzi usually liked to eat. Just as she was carrying the oil paper bag and turned to say goodbye to the male and female protagonists, she was stopped by someone who suddenly appeared.
Although Xiaojunzi stood with her hands on her hips and looked fierce, her eyes and nose were actually red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had shed tears again.
Chi Zhao was completely bewildered. Wait, why is she crying again?
You cry even when I buy you a pastry?
The moment Lu Mingwei saw Shen Yan'an, she felt an overwhelming sense of disgust and her face instantly turned cold. Gu Zhixing, on the other hand, still maintained some manners and bowed to Shen Yan'an, saying, "Zhixing greets the Princess."
To his surprise, his politeness only elicited a look of utter disgust from the other person.
Gu Zhixing was taken aback, thinking that he was jealous because he saw him and Mingwei coming out together.
Somewhat helplessly, he retreated to Lu Mingwei's side and fell silent.
"Why did you come here, Princess?"
Chi Zhao's gaze fell on Xiao Junzi's thin clothes, and he frowned slightly. She was dressed so lightly again; she was bound to get a headache and fever when she got back.
She didn't know what was going on in her heart, but her attitude remained normal. As soon as she saw Shen Yan'an coming over, she stopped smiling and her words sounded more like she didn't want Shen Yan'an to come.
Xiao Junzi's sky collapsed again and again, and her heart was broken again and again.
He then realized that it was even more unacceptable for him that this happened to Chi Zhao than to Lu Mingwei liking someone else.
The young master's beautiful eyes gradually filled with a thick layer of mist, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, almost in despair, "What, do you think my appearance ruined your plans?"
Chi Zhao:?
Male and female leads: ? ?
"What good news is it? Please tell me, Your Highness."
She looked bewildered, unable to keep up with Junzi's train of thought.
If Shen Yan'an hadn't been watching Chi Zhao the whole time, Lu Mingwei would have thought that the sentence was said to her.
Gu Zhixing felt a cold, intimidating glance from someone, and he had a bad feeling. Sure enough, the next second Chi Zhao said something that made his pupils dilate and his head spin.
"You slut, can't you live without seducing women?!"
Gu Zhixing: ...
She couldn't believe it and was even a little angry. "How could you say such a thing, Your Highness? A man's reputation is so important. How could you ruin someone else's reputation at will!"
Chi Zhao was also shocked. Why did he run over crying just to say that?
Didn't you tell me you didn't like Lu Mingwei?
You're kidding me?!
Chi Zhao was also furious!
But she also knew that with her identity in this world, she couldn't control Shen Yan'an at all. No matter how angry she was, she could only keep it to herself. She just couldn't control her eyes, which became gloomy and somewhat frightening.
Shen Yan'an was startled. Although she liked to keep a cold face, she had never been so fierce to him before. Just because he had scolded Gu Zhixing, she was so fierce to him?
Xiao Junzi's heart was shattered into pieces, almost beyond repair.
Waaaaah, how could you do this to me? You're the one who made me like you QAQ.
He was both angry and extremely aggrieved. The image of his beloved's genuine smile—not the fake one—when she faced other men kept replaying in his mind. The voice that came out of his mouth seemed to be filled with hatred for the person opposite him, as he gritted his teeth, "I ruined your reputation? Isn't it because you did such a shameless thing!"
Lu Mingwei was so confused that she even forgot to protect Gu Zhixing immediately.
What's wrong with Shen Yan'an? Why did he suddenly rush up and start cursing Zhixing? Was it because of me? Obviously not. He didn't even glance at me when he rushed over, as if I didn't exist. Instead, he glared at his stable girl several times.
Lu Mingwei frowned, unable to understand why Shen Yan'an had gone mad, but hearing him use all sorts of vicious words to curse her beloved, she couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily, "Enough!"
Shen Yan'an ignored her completely, focusing her attention solely on Gu Zhixing.
A slight chill seemed to linger around Gu Zhixing's body.
He took a half step back, his face paling considerably. "Your Highness, Lord Lu and I are merely ordinary friends. I cannot bear such accusations from you!"
"What Lord Lu?" Shen Yan'an didn't even bother to glance at Lu Mingwei. The spoiled princess's tone was extremely cold as she bluntly said, "Since you already have Lu Mingwei, then stay with her. If you dare to covet anything else, this princess will never let you off the hook!"
At that time, he will definitely kill Gu Zhixing, he definitely will!
Chi Zhao, Lu Mingwei, Gu Zhixing: ? ? ?
Hmm? This doesn't sound right.
What do you mean by saying he's already with Lu Mingwei and should just stay together?
Wasn't the reason he suddenly rushed out to scold him precisely because he was with Lu Mingwei?
Everyone else felt the same way.
The bewilderment on his face was impossible to hide.
Shen Yan'an didn't care about any of that. He looked at Chi Zhao again, and Chi Zhao suddenly realized the real reason why he had come so angrily. Before the other party could speak, he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, not allowing him to speak.
Shen Yan'an shed tears of grievance, which fell onto her hand, burning hot and heartbreaking.
Chi Zhao pursed her lips, frowned, and after guessing that he was so angry because of her, she couldn't help but soften her voice and said gently, "Let's go back first, okay, Princess."
People are already paying attention to them, and it's not the right time for her and Shen Yan'an's affair to be discovered.
Lu Mingwei and Gu Zhixing, both exceptionally intelligent, had already gleaned something from each other's few words, their eyes widening in surprise.
Even though Shen Yan'an was very angry, he still couldn't resist the gentle tone of his beloved. He nodded blankly and was taken away by Chi Zhao.
Instead of taking him to the carriage, Chi Zhao found a nearby restaurant and pulled Shen Yan'an up there.
Of course, it was Shen Yan'an's money that was spent.
As a mere guard, where would she get the money to eat at such a restaurant?
When you can live off a woman, do you expect her to be polite?
Shen Yan'an was pulled into an elegant private room. Because he rarely got close to her, he didn't make a fuss and let her do whatever she wanted.
As soon as it entered the house, it couldn't help but let out a pitiful whimper, like a wounded little animal.
He found a place to sit down, sniffled, and shed tears. He was incredibly aggrieved and sad.
A moment later, an oil paper package was placed in front of her. "I specially queued up to buy this for you, Princess. Won't you try it?"
Shen Yan'an's beautiful, watery eyes widened, and she gently pursed her lips, turning her head away as if she didn't believe it. "You came out so early, wasn't it to meet Gu Zhixing in secret? These pastries, you bought them for Gu Zhixing, didn't you? You would never buy pastries for me on your own initiative."
He always had to ask her to go before she would reluctantly go and buy things.
So how could it have been bought for him?
Chi Zhao thought to herself, "So he's jealous of her, not Lu Mingwei. That makes me feel much better."
She straightened her expression and tried to reason with Xiaojunzi, "Gu Zhixing came out with Lu Mingwei. It was just a chance encounter. How could it be a secret meeting?"
Idiot, have you ever seen anyone having a secret rendezvous with someone while bringing their current girlfriend along?
Shen Yan'an muttered, "Who knows if you two planned to meet up? Or maybe you arranged it with Gu Zhixing first, and Lu Mingwei's encounter was just a coincidence. I got up early this morning wanting to find you, but the servants all said you went out. I missed you, so I came out to look for you, but I didn't expect..."
He never expected to see such a distressing scene.
"Waaah..."
Xiao Junzi burst into tears again.
Her big eyes and small nose were all red, but her lips were deathly pale, because she was frightened by the various fantasies in her mind.
Chi Zhao felt a headache and helplessness. "What did I agree to do with him? I don't even know him."
"You two didn't even know him, yet you were chatting so happily today. You even smiled at him, but you never smiled at me!"
Chi Zhao disagreed with this, pulled up a chair next to the person and sat down, "When have I never smiled at you? Don't I smile at you every day?"
Shen Yan'an wasn't stupid. He fumed, "That was because I made you laugh. Your fake laugh is different! You even said you don't like to laugh and can't laugh, but you're clearly very skilled at laughing at others!"
Liar! Liar! Chi Zhao is a big liar!
Is that true?
...It seems so. At that time, she had just found out that her boyfriend liked someone else, and she was dressed as a horsewoman. She was angry and didn't want to smile.
Shen Yan'an cried even more bitterly. Even a heart made of stone would have ached from crying, let alone Chi Zhao. She was already a bit soft-hearted towards her husband, and now she frowned, feeling even more sorry for him.
She subconsciously reached out to wipe away his tears.
Shen Yan'an wanted to angrily dodge that hand, but he couldn't bear to, as Chi Zhao rarely took the initiative to touch him.
In the end, he could only pout and look up at her, feeling wronged, as she wiped his tears.
Her little face was wet from crying, and my slightly rough fingers tickled it.
While wiping, Chi Zhao explained, "I really did run into her on the way. When I was queuing, Lady Lu put herself behind me in line. She spoke to me, and I only replied with a few words. Young Master Gu next to her would occasionally say a few words as well, but if you hadn't suddenly come over and started cursing, I probably wouldn't even remember what he looks like."
Anyway, none of them are as good-looking as her own husband, so she couldn't be bothered to look at them.
Shen Yan'an's messy face was cleaned up again, and the tears that covered her face were wiped away with a handkerchief, leaving only her swollen eyes. She still didn't quite believe it. "Really? You really didn't come out on purpose to meet Gu Zhixing in secret?"
Chi Zhao touched the little face under her palm, and the other person not only cooperated but also rubbed against her palm.
Her eyes trembled slightly, misty with tears.
"Yes, I just bought you some pastries."
Who knew that these days you'd get complaints even if you bought pastries for someone?
The little girl came over aggressively and started yelling at people, which scared her to death.
Shen Yan'an lowered his eyes in thought, seemingly considering the credibility of her words. Finally, Chi Zhao flicked his forehead with a finger. "If you don't believe me, go ask Lu Mingwei. With Lu Mingwei's pride, she shouldn't cover up for others. You don't believe me, but you should believe her, right?"
She seemed very confident, and certainly didn't seem to be lying.
Shen Yan'an pursed her lips and said softly, "I don't disbelieve you, but I don't want to ask Lu Mingwei. I get annoyed just seeing her now."
A silent declaration of loyalty (jpg).
"Is that so? You rushed over and started scolding Gu Zhixing today. I thought you were jealous because you saw him with Lord Lu."
Chi Zhao calmly voiced her unease, and Shen Yan'an's eyes widened. Now it was his turn to coax her. He saw the little princess hurriedly turn around, flick her wide sleeves, and deny it without hesitation, "How could that be? Why would I be jealous of her? I haven't liked her for a long time. I'm only jealous of you now, Chi Zhao. Only when you're with other men can I be jealous."
Perhaps he wouldn't even need to do anything; just the two of them standing together would be enough to make him die of jealousy.
"I'll be very good and listen to everything you say, Chi Zhao, do you like me?"
Isn't she fond of him enough? Not just anyone can make her get up early in the morning to buy pastries to appease him.
But she deliberately avoided the topic, only gesturing to the table, "If you don't eat now, it'll get cold. Eat a couple of pieces while it's hot."
Noticing her avoidance, Shen Yan'an pursed his lips, his mood sinking again.
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