Chapter 221 The Fake Daughter of the Imperial Palace 27
When Su Jingxi got up the next day, he was surprised to find that Ran'er was already awake and was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book.
In the past, she would have to be called by him several times before she would reluctantly get out of bed. Why is she getting up so early today?
"You will wake up naturally when you have slept enough."
Su Youran noticed some movement coming from Duan Junze's bed, so she put down the book in her hand, sat up, and prepared to get out of bed and put on her shoes:
"Maybe I went to bed too early yesterday."
Su Jingxi looked at him carefully. His face was ruddy and his eyes were bright. He looked really healthy. He must have had a good rest. However...
"What's wrong with your lips? They seem a little swollen?"
"Yeah?"
Su Youran paused while putting on her shoes and looked in the mirror. Sure enough, her already rosy lips were now as red as ripe cherries, especially her upper lip, which was noticeably swollen.
She couldn't help but glare at the person opposite her. It was him who was sucking and licking her!
"Was it a mosquito bite? I seemed to hear a buzzing sound last night."
Zong Zhenghao received her gaze, a hint of smile flashed across his eyes, but his face remained serious, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was really worried:
"I'll go to the old doctor and ask him if he has any mosquito repellent sachets. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains."
Is that so? Then the mosquito appeared too early.
Su Jingxi scanned the room and found no trace of mosquitoes. He then asked Duan Junze, who had been sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze since he woke up:
"Did you hear any mosquitoes buzzing last night?"
ah?
Duan Junze looked up blankly, as if he was in a trance. It took him a long time to realize that Su Jingxi was asking him a question.
He looked at Su Youran, who was looking for something, and then looked at Zong Zhenghao, who was pouring water into the basin. He was silent for a moment, then he said “hmm”:
"It seems... there are mosquitoes."
Su Jingxi frowned slightly. Is it difficult to answer the question of whether there are mosquitoes or not? Why does he have to think about it for so long?
Is this a nightmare or something else? Why does he look like he’s lost?
Duan Junze lowered his eyelids. He had always had a light sleeper, and Zong Zhenghao's bed was right next to his, so he could basically feel any movement over there.
In the early morning, when he was half asleep and half awake, he clearly felt a shock next to him. When he opened his eyes in a daze, he saw Zheng Hao lying down.
Did you get up to go to the bathroom?
Just as he finished thinking this, there was a noise coming from Xiaoran's side. She must have turned over. Then he heard someone chuckling next door.
It was just a laugh that couldn't be any softer, but it made Duan Junze shiver violently, and his sleepy brain instantly became clear.
He lay there motionless, waiting quietly with his eyes open until his breathing became even and steady.
Duan Junze knew that they were asleep, but he was no longer sleepy.
Is it a coincidence?
His intuition told him that it was not, but emotionally he hoped it was because he could not accept the result of being no.
If it wasn't a coincidence, then they were secretly contacting each other in the middle of the night without anyone else's knowledge.
No matter what the reason is, it is not what Duan Junze wants to see.
Just treat last night as a dream. You know nothing and see nothing. Life is still the same as before.
Duan Junze crossed his hands and clenched them into fists, telling himself this over and over again.
Nothing has changed, not you, and not Xiaoran.
Zong Zhenghao withdrew his gaze from him, the corners of his lips slightly raised. Are you trying to deceive yourself?
It was not a big enough blow. If it happened a few more times, he would not be able to continue deceiving himself even if he wanted to.
Su Jingxi felt that the atmosphere in the dormitory was very strange and weird recently. He often felt it was a bit creepy when it was so quiet.
Duan Junze was especially so. He was a quiet person by nature. He used to be quite active in front of Ran'er, but now he would be in a daze for no reason and became more and more silent. You would often not hear him say a word or two throughout the whole day.
And there was Ran'er, who used to be inseparable from him. Of course, he followed her intentionally.
But during this period of time, he often couldn't find her. When he asked her, she always had a very legitimate reason.
He didn't think much about it at first, but after so many times, even if he was slow-witted, he would not be unaware of it, not to mention that he cared about Ran'er more than anyone else.
Something must have happened to her that he didn't know about!
"Of course, where have you been again?"
Su Jingxi had a complicated expression as he looked at Su Youran who had just opened the door, with hurt in his eyes that he could not hide.
He clearly felt that she was slowly deviating from their track and sliding in another direction.
And there, he is most likely not there.
"I have a question, go ask the teacher."
Su Youran walked into the dormitory with a book in her arms. She didn’t look at Su Jingxi, but rather avoided his gaze. “What’s the matter? Didn’t I tell you?”
But what question takes so long to ask, especially so close to dinner time?
Su Jingxi pursed her lips and said nothing. Duan Junze sat at the desk with his back to the two of them. It was impossible to see his expression, and he also didn't say a word.
The atmosphere gradually grew colder, as if even the air had stopped flowing. Su Youran put the book down and lowered her head to change her shoes.
Su Jingxi caught a glimpse of something stuck in the book, and when he opened it, he saw a small branch of dried peach blossoms.
His brows furrowed even more. Peach blossoms? The peach blossoms should have disappeared by this time of year, and there were no peach trees in Qiushan.
"Where did you come from?"
Su Youran followed his gaze and said, “…I brought it from the capital.”
It is not wrong to say that the peach blossoms in Tzu Chi Temple do come from the capital.
Why haven't I seen it before?
Su Jingxi only felt her panic grow stronger, and the feeling that she was about to be snatched away became more and more intense.
Just at this moment, the door was pushed open again, and Zong Zhenghao walked in with a smile on his lips. When he saw the situation in the room, he was slightly stunned, and then his smile faded.
"What's going on?"
He took two steps forward and supported Su Youran’s shoulders. “Why don’t you sit down?”
Didn’t you just complain outside that he was kissing her for too long and your legs were sore from standing?
Su Youran almost subconsciously wanted to lean into his arms, but halfway through the action she seemed to suddenly react and hurriedly stopped, but it was too late.
Su Jingxi stood up suddenly, pulled her behind him, and punched Zong Zhenghao in the face.
The force of the fist was so powerful that it seemed to be mixed with tremendous anger.
It’s this guy!
Su Jingxi actually had a suspicion a long time ago. Every time when Ran'er was not around, he would definitely not see Zong Zhenghao, but as soon as Ran'er came back, he would often appear soon.
There was also the faint scent that occasionally lingered on Ran'er, which he had smelled when he was close to Zong Zhenghao.
Bastard, how dare he try to take away his Ran'er when he was not paying attention!
“Fourth brother!”
Su Youran’s body was somewhat unstable due to the pulling. She was about to fall when a pair of strong hands quickly supported her.
"Are you okay?"
Duan Junze's face was calm, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes. Su Youran was stunned. She could actually feel that he had been deliberately avoiding her these days.
The four people who used to go in and out together have now become three. Every time they are about to go out, he always finds a reason to leave first, or wait until they leave before leaving.
Although we ate together, he was always very quiet and rarely spoke, and sometimes people would ignore his presence.
No matter what she asked him, he would answer her, but he rarely looked her in the eye like he was doing now.
Have you figured this out?
Duan Junze let go of her hand only after he saw that she had stood firm. What difference did it make whether she understood or not? After all, she could no longer belong to him.
He put his hands behind his back and rubbed his fingers unconsciously. Was this the closest he had ever been to her?
In fact, the result was determined from the beginning. He was too concerned, thought too much, and was afraid of losing, so he dared not take that step.
In the end, she could only watch the latecomer take over and be so intimate with her every night.
Duan Junze closed his eyes and waited for the dizziness in his mind to pass. In fact, he had not slept well every night recently and almost stayed awake until dawn every day.
Sometimes I really want to jump up, pull out the guy who crawled into the quilt, and beat him up.
But he still didn't dare.
He was afraid that if he lifted that layer of window paper, he would really have no chance at all. He was even more afraid that Xiaoran would never pay attention to him again.
Maintaining his current state, he could at least see her every day.
In love, if you lack courage, you will only be a loser and watch your loved one dating someone else and being sweet and happy.
Su Youran looked away. Zong Zhenghao easily caught the fist that was swung at him and was looking at her with concern.
She shook her head gently, indicating that it was okay. Zong Zhenghao then looked at Su Jingxi, whose eyes were about to burst into anger, with a calm and indifferent look:
"Do you want to make a big fuss and attract other people to watch?"
Let others admire your heroic figure as the Fourth Prince fights with others, and then expose Ran'er's identity by the way?
Don’t you consider the occasion or think about the consequences before doing anything?
Su Jingxi's expression froze, and he took several deep breaths before withdrawing his hand:
"When did it happen?"
"After the game."
Zong Zhenghao casually straightened his sleeves, walked around him and approached Su Youran. He openly took her hand, his eyes solemn and sincere:
"I want to marry you. Will you marry me?"
The other three people stared at each other with wide eyes. Before Su Youran could say anything, Su Jingxi grabbed her other hand and looked at Zong Zhenghao with a mocking expression:
"Who are you to want to marry her? Are you worthy?"
The most honorable princess of Dayin, can you, a nobody, marry her just because you want to? What are you dreaming about!
"No one is worthy except me."
Zong Zhenghao's voice was calm, as if he was talking about something very ordinary: "In the whole world, I am the only one who is worthy of her."
This sentence is powerful and every word is sonorous. When it comes out of his mouth, it is inexplicably convincing.
Su Jingxi frowned and looked at the person in front of him seriously again. He looked calm, not arrogant or hesitant, and there was a strong intimidating aura all over his body, as if the whole world was under his control and he was the only one who ruled the world.
To be honest, he had never seen this kind of aura in his father.
Perhaps due to his background, although Su Tiangang is also extraordinary in appearance, he actually exudes more roughness, ruffianism, and casualness in his daily life.
Unlike Zong Zhenghao, who was a prince since birth and had been immersed in the palace for many years, he fought his way out from many princes and sat firmly on the throne for many years.
Even though he is much younger than Su Tiangang, his imperial power is not weaker than Su Tiangang, and he is even stronger than him.
Otherwise, why is it said that it takes three generations to cultivate a noble?
Su Jingxi seemed to have realized something in his mind. No wonder he thought about all the powerful people in the capital but couldn't figure out who he was. It turned out that he was not from Dayin!
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