Chapter 45 If she disobeys, they lock her up. ...
After these words were spoken, the atmosphere fell silent once again.
Ji Wanyuan wasn't stupid; she could naturally sense the warning in the man's words.
Not to mention, his tone and expression were so cold. He just stared at her as if he would lock her up if she didn't behave.
Lock them up?
Ji Wanyuan didn't know why she could interpret this from Wen Qiyan's expression, but she definitely did.
Is locking her up to confine her to her home?
Her parents rarely confined her to her quarters; at most, they would just scare her.
Is Wen Qiyan starting to scare her now? She wasn't raised to be easily frightened.
No, he didn't just start scaring her; he scared her all the time, only not as openly as he was now. His previous scaring was mostly done through physical actions.
He exerted himself intensely on the bed, instilling fear in her at his presence, thus making her afraid to drug him again. Don't think she was unaware of this.
Even if she wants to use Wen Qiyan, she can't keep making trouble for him, and she shouldn't expect to be as humble and subservient as before.
So, Ji Wanyuan got angry in an instant, and this anger was burning away her fear of men.
"Are you warning me?" She shook off the man's hand.
Ji Wanyuan's movements were a bit too forceful. When she broke free from Wen Qiyan's restraints, she also aggravated his healing wounds. He frowned, and his movements slowed down slightly.
For a moment, Ji Wanyuan paused inexplicably as the man moved.
But soon, she became serious, her pretty face flushed with anger, and she told him in a coquettish but cold voice, "Wen Qiyan, I am never manipulated by anyone."
"If you really dare to touch me, just try it and see how my father deals with you. This time it won't just be a beating with a rattan cane!" she threatened him retorted. "I'll have my father twist your hand off and burn it as firewood!"
Upon hearing this, the man was not angry. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Really? That's impressive."
He slowly sat down, looked up at her, and a faint, ambiguous smile played on his thin lips.
"Now that she has her father-in-law backing her up, my wife is becoming more and more fearless."
Ji Wanyuan crossed her arms and snorted, turning her face away so he wouldn't see her.
I used to fawn over him only because I liked him. Now that I don't like him anymore, my kindness towards him is just out of fear. As for now...
Wen Qiyan looked at her pale face, flushed with anger, and asked, "I want to know, if your father-in-law falls from power, how long can you remain so arrogant?"
Ji Wanyuan was startled by his words with a smile. She choked for a moment, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.
Unable to contain herself, she turned around and asked, "What...what do you mean?"
After warning Wen Yunqin not to test his patience or court death, Wen Qiyan has come to find her again? Is this a declaration of war? Or does he know something, or did he discover something at the Ji family these past two days?
The man sat there with an air of authority, watching as panic gradually surfaced on her face. Her doe-like eyes darted around, making her look somewhat adorable, a far cry from her earlier arrogance.
“I’ve made my meaning very clear,” he said, going around in circles with her.
She had no idea what she was talking about.
"You want to go after my father?" Ji Wanyuan forced down the chaotic thoughts in her mind.
"Just curious." The man picked up the tea beside him and took a sip.
Ji Wanyuan observed his expression, her heart filled with panic, and her face betrayed some of her true feelings.
I was originally going to leave, but now I don't want to leave anymore.
Wen Qiyan seemed quite interested in keeping her company and watching her lose her composure.
She got really angry with just one sentence, which shows how much she cares about Prime Minister Ji and his wife.
Thinking of this, Wen Qiyan couldn't help but laugh at himself. Ji Wanyuan had been pampered and spoiled by the Ji family since childhood. They were her parents. How could she not care? Not like them?
She doesn't care about the only person she doesn't like—he.
The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. He realized that he cared more and more about Ji Wanyuan, and that his concern was somewhat narrow-minded.
He wanted Ji Wanyuan to have only him in her heart. He didn't even want her to care about her parents, let alone see her getting close to her younger brother.
He felt this unfamiliar emotion fermenting in his chest, but his face remained increasingly calm.
Ji Wanyuan was completely unaware of this. Feeling resentful, she stood there for a while, unsure whether to leave or not. Finally, she angrily sat down again, her cloak opening as she did so, revealing her lower abdomen. The man's gaze flickered for a moment.
"Wen Qiyan, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"Ask me?" The man scoffed, his gaze shifting to her face. "I'd like to ask you what you're going to do?"
"What did I do!" Ji Wanyuan said irritably.
She is indeed hatching some bad ideas, but she's not ready to start them yet.
Ji Wanyuan managed to calm herself down.
"I told you to stay away from Qin Di, but you completely ignored me. Ji Wanyuan, do you even respect me as your husband?"
She was indeed not to be trifled with; if he took a step back, she would take five steps forward and stomp on his face.
Ji Wanyuan had no way to deny the man's accusations.
The inability to deny it does not mean she has to admit it.
"It was just a few words," she muttered. "Stingy..."
The man sneered and ignored her completely.
In the past, no matter which noble lady she was, as long as she said a word to him or moved closer to him, he would care about her to death. But now he doesn't understand what he means.
Seeing the man get up to leave without a word, Ji Wanyuan called out to him and tried to pull him away, but he ignored her. She then grabbed his sleeve.
"Wen...Wen Qiyan, you still haven't answered me what you meant by what you just said."
"You're not allowed to leave until you explain yourself!"
"Miss Ji is really domineering." He looked at her hand that was tugging at his sleeve.
“I…” Ji Wanyuan stammered slightly, “Let me tell you, the Ji and Wen families are now related by marriage. If you go against my mother, it will be a lose-lose situation for both of you, and you won’t gain anything yourself.”
"Unless..." She wanted to bring up the topic of divorce again.
But before she could even bring up the topic of divorce, Wen Qiyan was already staring at her coldly.
Under the pressure of the man's gaze, she had no choice but to swallow her words.
“Unless what?” he asked her.
“…It’s nothing.” She couldn’t say anything while he was staring at her.
"Next time you send someone away to be alone with Qin, I won't remind you a second time."
If they don't speak, it means they're about to take action.
After saying that, he brushed her hand away and left.
Ji Wanyuan stood there watching his departing figure.
Emerald quickly ran in and said that Wen Qiyan had just come over and specifically forbade anyone to speak up to remind her, which was why she hadn't been able to say anything.
“Miss, you…” Emerald hesitated, afraid that if she spoke, Ji Wanyuan would be unhappy.
"What do you want to say?" She guessed, but still let Emerald speak.
Jade repeated the words about the proper relationship between uncle and sister-in-law, telling her not to get too close to Wen Yunqin anymore, otherwise... something bad would really happen.
“Miss, the second young master must have some romantic feelings for you. You are currently pregnant with the eldest young master’s child, so please don’t…” Emerald stopped speaking.
Ji Wanyuan pursed her lips.
Even if Wen Qiyan hadn't come today, she had no intention of telling Wen Yunqin about the divorce.
If Wen Yunqin had arrived earlier and heard his words, she would have been overjoyed.
But right now...
She already promised her father and said she would help him, so what's the point of getting a divorce?
The reason for doing that was simply to sow discord between the two.
Little did she know that before anything even started, Wen Qiyan bluntly told Wen Yunqin not to court death, and even warned and threatened her, mentioning her father in the process.
To be honest, she's actually quite panicked right now.
On one hand, she was worried that Wen Qiyan might have learned something from the Ji family; on the other hand, she wondered if the imperial court had discovered something about Wen's father. Was that why Wen Qiyan dared to speak so arrogantly to her face?
"Jadeite, did Wen Qiyan really go to the South Study just now?"
"Yes, the young master went, but you and the second young master only exchanged a few words before Qinghe, who was by the young master's side, went to the South Study to report the news, and then the young master came."
Ji Wanyuan scoffed. It turned out that it was Wen Qiyan's lackey who had delivered the message.
"Miss, what are your plans next?" Emerald probed, trying to gauge her tone.
What else can we do?
She couldn't keep arguing with Wen Qiyan; she was almost five months pregnant.
That said, her belly looked flat for the first three months, but it grew bigger and bigger after three months, and now her lower abdomen is noticeably protruding even without her cloak.
Ji Wanyuan glanced down.
Will she die if she gives birth to this child?
"Miss?" Emerald urged from the side.
Ji Wanyuan snapped out of her daze and asked Emerald to find the cook to make a Snow Cloud Soup.
This is what Wen Qiyan likes. Emerald knows that Ji Wanyuan's order means that something is about to be done.
As servants, they naturally hoped that their masters would live in harmony and happiness, so Emerald immediately sent someone to hurry up, fearing that Ji Wanyuan would change her mind.
She kept praising Wen Qiyan to Ji Wanyuan, but no matter how much she said, Ji Wanyuan remained indifferent, saying perfunctorily that she knew and knew what she should do.
Ji Wanyuan carefully recalled her conversation with Wen Qiyan, wanting to know what he really meant and whether he wanted to deal with the Ji family.
But as she thought about it, she inexplicably recalled Wen Qiyan's unusual behavior a while ago, and remembered him asking her if she really didn't love him anymore? If she really couldn't continue to love him?
Then... she also thought of what Cao Xin had said, that Wen Qiyan cared about her, and how Wen Qiyan had protected her these past few days.
Was it all an act? If it wasn't just exploitation, could he have developed feelings for her, even just a little?
After all, she was already quite good.
It's perfectly normal for Wen Qiyan to be attracted to her. Humph, what a hypocritical scoundrel.
Even so, she still had to ask, "Jadeite, do you think Wen Qiyan cares about me?"
Jade nodded, "He's very attentive. The young master is watching you all the time. His eyes are always on you, and he's treating you much better than before."
Jade made her point very clearly, but Ji Wanyuan was still unsure. She felt it was necessary to test him. Since she was going to pretend to coax him anyway, she might be able to get closer to him and perhaps gain something unexpected.
The snow-white soup was ready quickly, and Ji Wanyuan learned that Wen Qiyan was in the study in the courtyard.
She simply went over there.
When Qinghe saw her coming, carrying things, she didn't stop her.
Ji Wanyuan went inside, and Wen Qiyan saw her but didn't look up.
Ji Wanyuan put the Xuexia soup aside, looked at the man for a while, didn't say much, crouched down and slipped under his arm, crawling into the desk and into his arms.
Wen Qiyan looked down at her indifferently.
Ji Wanyuan's heart was pounding, but she forced herself to calm down. Without hesitation, she sat down on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck.
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Author's note: Here it comes! I'm on my period these past few days and still have to work, so the word count is a bit low. Thank you for your understanding, everyone. I'll get back to work once my period is over.
By the way, recently 50 red envelopes have been dropping every day, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement! [rainbow fart emoji]
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