Chapter 17: Should I Consider Her If I Like Her?
He pretended to be drunk at first, but then he actually fell asleep. Ling Yuanyuan didn't know why, but she unexpectedly felt relaxed next to Shen Zhi.
Ling Yuanyuan used to look down on those young couples, but now she realizes it.
I never knew I could sleep so soundly while holding a man.
She felt a pair of warm hands gently rubbing her head.
Ling Yuanyuan had a dream.
In her dream, she was a divine bird from the heavens, kept in the Jade Pool. Ling Yuanyuan disliked being treated like an animal and tried several times to break free of her confinement. However, the Jade Pool punished her, burning her feathers bright red.
Ling shrank back, feeling wronged and aggrieved.
"Does it still hurt?"
A gentle voice sounded in my ear.
Ling Yuanyuan looked up and immediately noticed the man standing in front of her. His face was incredibly handsome, and he was dressed in pure white.
It was a period of stillness.
Ling Yuanyuan quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Until someone knocked on the door. Ling Yuanyuan rubbed her sleepy eyes and realized that she was lying in an unfamiliar bed.
She suddenly threw off the covers.
Ling Yuanyuan glanced nervously at her clothes, thankfully they were neat and tidy. She looked up and noticed Fang Bai, who was standing next to Shen Zhi, bringing over a strong cup of tea.
“You’re sleeping soundly,” he said.
There was a hint of doubt in his tone.
Ling Yuanyuan shook her head and finally came to her senses.
In her dream, someone gently rubbed her head in the same way.
Ling Yuanyuan took the tea and sipped it a couple of times. The discomfort from drinking alcohol dissipated almost instantly. Only then did she have a chance to observe her surroundings. The house was simply furnished, elegant and clean, with only a single blanket on the bed.
"This is our adults' residence."
Ling Yuanyuan: "?"
I was so startled that I jumped out of bed.
Fortunately, Shen Zhi had already gone to attend to official business.
The murder case in Qiliang Town was solved, and Shen Zhi sent someone to give the reward money to Xia Yuan'er.
Ling Yuanyuan touched her nose.
That's good, Xia Yuan'er should take the money and run away.
Just as Ling Yuanyuan and Cong Bai were staring at each other, a servant came to report.
Fang and the servant whispered a few words to each other.
Fang Bai was stunned.
Seeing that Ling Yuanyuan's gaze had softened, he assumed that Ling Yuanyuan was like those other women who had designs on adults.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yuanyuan's identity is not simple.
"So you're the daughter of the Minister of Justice?"
Ling Yuanyuan nodded, without denying it.
Fang Bai and I waited in the main hall.
Ling Yuanyuan looked around, but no one from the Minister's residence came. Instead, she saw that familiar figure.
The man was dressed in fine clothes and had a handsome figure. Every step he took towards Ling Yuanyuan was filled with calculation in his eyes. He held a folding fan in his hand, and even the people of the Shen family were attracted by his attire.
"I've come to pick up my fiancée and take her home."
“My dear child, stop bothering them.”
As soon as Jing Xuan Yue opened her mouth, Ling Yuan Yuan didn't want to listen anymore.
Fang Bai, with her sharp ears, caught those three words in the man's words and looked at Ling Yuanyuan with suspicion.
Does she have a fiancé?
"Since Miss Ling already has a fiancé, she should not be involved in any ambiguous or illicit affairs with other men."
Fang Bai gritted his teeth.
Dissatisfied with his master, he even pushed Ling Yuanyuan.
Before Ling Yuanyuan could react, she fell forward. Jing Xuanyue immediately snapped back to reality and carefully caught her.
this time.
He learned his lesson.
He no longer had eyes only for Xia Yuan'er, showing no concern whatsoever, as he had in his previous life.
"My child, are you hurt anywhere?" Jing Xuan Yue asked.
He looked quite affectionate.
Ling Yuanyuan's inner monologue: What are you pretending for?
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Ling Yuanyuan: "..."
She was just indulging in her verbal sparring.
“Your uncle was terribly worried when he heard you ran away from home. Luckily, Ah Chun told me you were here. How could you stay overnight in a strange man’s house? Come back with me right now,” Jing Xuan Yue said.
Fang Bai listened to the conversation between the two, crossed his arms, and snorted coldly.
She had a fiancé but still made inappropriate advances towards his parents.
"I'm not going back."
Ling Yuanyuan sat down on a chair in the main hall, giving the other party a cold look.
Jing Xuanyue frowned.
He simply disagrees with her becoming a criminal investigator; is it really necessary to be so stubborn with him?
"Putting aside the fact that you're staying at the residence of Shen Zhi, the Vice Minister of the Censorate, as long as you come back with me, I won't say anything more to your father."
Jing Xuan Yue's eyes were deep and serious.
Ling Yuanyuan: "I can't let it go."
Jing Xuan Yue: "What?"
Even Fang Bai was taken aback.
"I fell in love with Lord Shen at first sight, I was attracted to his beauty, no, I was smitten at first sight. We're not a good match, let's pack up and call off the engagement."
Ling Yuanyuan said, her eyes flashing when she mentioned Shen Zhi.
I initially thought Ling Yuanyuan was just throwing a tantrum at me, but then I heard her openly express her feelings for someone else to the public.
Jing Xuan Yue was stunned, her face turning particularly pale.
The man pulled Ling Yuanyuan over.
His height gave him the advantage of looking down at Ling Yuanyuan. After a brief touch, the woman unhesitatingly shook him off.
Suddenly, it became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Jing Xuan Yue's Adam's apple bobbed as she suppressed her emotions for a long time.
His expression was terrifyingly cold: "Really?"
Ling Yuanyuan looked at him.
He was the one who sent her to the mortal realm; the current Ling Yuanyuan has no memories of the celestial realm.
Ling Yuanyuan, a mortal, has no control over who he likes.
Taking advantage of this, Ling Yuanyuan became even more arrogant.
"More real than pearls."
Jing Xuan Yue's face was extremely ugly. He shoved Ling Yuan Yuan against the wall. His eyes were dark, and his fingers gripped Ling Yuan Yuan's shoulders tightly.
That moment.
He wasn't looking at Ling Yuanyuan; he was looking at Xia Yuan'er. Because Ling Yuanyuan, with that face that resembled the white moonlight in his heart, said something he desperately didn't want to hear.
Once again, I am out of control.
Although Fang Bai initially disliked Ling Yuanyuan, he couldn't bear to see her being bullied.
He immediately drew his knife and was about to rush up to help Ling Yuanyuan.
Ling Yuanyuan bit the man's hand hard, and Jing Xuanyue winced in pain.
Only then did he let go of her.
Seeing that Ling Yuanyuan was completely unwilling to leave with him, Jing Xuanyue did not force her. However, he pretended to be heartbroken before leaving.
Ling Yuanyuan rolled her eyes in disgust.
Unmoved.
When Shen Zhi returned, he heard Fang Bai tell him about this.
"My lord, that Ling Yuanyuan is acting so recklessly, isn't she putting you in a disadvantageous position? The man who came to see her today was dressed in fine clothes. Ling Yuanyuan is the daughter of the Minister of Justice, so that man must also be of high status. I'm afraid he might..."
Fang Bai spoke with concern.
I thought Shen Zhi would also think Ling Yuanyuan was reckless.
To everyone's surprise, the man simply smiled.
He said slowly, "You mean she fell in love with me at first sight?"
Fang Bai: "..."
Sir, you can automatically search for keywords.
He was summoned by the servants to have dinner.
Ling Yuanyuan finally met Shen Zhi.
Even after a day apart, Shen Zhi is still outrageously handsome.
Ling Yuanyuan walked over with a smile, and when she reached the seat opposite Shen Zhi, she silently picked up the chair and moved it next to Shen Zhi.
Fang Bai stared in disbelief: "You...!"
Chen Zhi stopped pouring tea and looked at Ling Yuanyuan.
There was no feigned affection or reproach in Jing Xuan Yue's eyes. Ling Yuan Yuan stared into his eyes, almost losing herself in them for a moment.
The man's eyes were dark, reflecting Ling Yuanyuan's figure.
"Miss Ling, what are you doing?" Shen Zhi asked knowingly.
Ling Yuanyuan shrugged.
"Sitting so far apart while eating, I can't even reach the food," she said reasonably.
Fang Bai spoke first: "Then I'll help you take the dishes over."
Ling Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at him.
Shen Zhi raised his hand and placed a piece of meat into Ling Yuanyuan's bowl: "No need to trouble yourself."
They ate with great relish.
Ling Yuanyuan stole a few glances at Shen Zhi.
Noticing the woman's gaze, Shen Zhi's face, sculpted as if by God, remained expressionless; he simply lowered his head and smiled faintly.
Even after all this time, she's still as adorable as ever.
The meal went very well.
Shen Zhi was about to go back to rest when Ling Yuanyuan grabbed his sleeve.
He looked at the girl and asked, "Hmm?"
Ling Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment.
Then, standing on tiptoe, she said, "What Fang Bai told you is true."
Chen Zhi: "What?"
Ling Yuanyuan: "I fell in love with you at first sight. Would you like to consider it?"
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