Chapter 638 Absence Makes the Heart Blossom (First Update)
Xiao Heng was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and it took him a long time to realize the situation he was in.
He glanced down at his flamboyant college uniform, then turned and ran!
Gu Jiao reached out a nimble little hand, grabbed his collar with a whoosh, pulled him into the house, slammed the door shut, pinned him against the door, and then reached out her other hand to push him from behind, locking the door bolt!
All the movements were fluid and seamless, performed in one go.
Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Heng, and Xiao Heng even held his breath.
Whether it was her cool moves or her killer gaze, Xiao Heng's mind went blank for a moment.
Everything happened so suddenly that Xiao Heng simply couldn't understand why she stayed. She had clearly said goodbye, and he had clearly heard her leave.
The truth is that the actor they brought back from the opera house was the famous performer they had hired.
Gu Jiao stared coldly at Xiao Heng, her fingertips tracing his handsome face as she narrowed her eyes dangerously: "My husband looks so pitiful. From now on, should I call him Lord Xiao or Beauty Xiao?"
Xiao Heng choked, his face flushed, and he looked at her with resentment: "You're still angry? Who was it that drugged me and abandoned me back then? I haven't settled that score with you yet!"
Gu Jiao's eyes darted around: "Oh."
I'd forgotten about it.
Gu Jiao let go of his clothes and began to straighten them, her eyes instantly becoming docile.
See, here we go again.
This girl always pretends to be innocent whenever she's in the wrong.
We can't forgive her so quickly, otherwise she won't learn her lesson and will abandon us again if something like this happens again!
Xiao Heng removed her hand and coldly sat down at the table.
Gu Jiao blinked and sat down next to him.
Gu Jiao went to get the teapot and poured him tea.
"It's hot!" He quickly blocked Gu Jiao's hand, grabbed the thick cloth on the table, and took the teapot off the stove.
After taking it, he realized he shouldn't have done it, as if he had already forgiven her, and quickly put on a cold face.
Besides settling scores with Gu Jiao, another reason was to divert attention and prevent Gu Jiao from noticing his women's clothing.
Gu Jiao rested her chin on her hands and looked at him: "Husband, so you are the most beautiful woman from the academy."
That makes sense. No wonder even Su Xue is jealous. Her husband is the most handsome, no arguments allowed!
Xiao Heng choked.
Fortunately, it was dark by then, and there were no lights in the house, so his flushed face couldn't be seen.
"Isn't that all because of you?" he said seriously.
"Oh." Gu Jiao smiled and stared at him intently.
Xiao Heng: "I have something important to tell you!"
Gu Jiao: "Mm."
She was still staring straight at him.
Xiao Heng felt so uncomfortable under her gaze that he wanted to cover her eyes with his hands.
Gu Jiao smiled slightly and said, "My husband is quite charming like this."
Can this girl please stop talking?!
If she hadn't taken his college application documents, he wouldn't have needed to take hers!
"How did you figure it out just now?" Xiao Heng desperately tried to change the subject.
“Oh, this?” Gu Jiao said. “She said it herself.”
Xiao Heng was slightly taken aback when he saw Gu Jiao glance at the note on the table with a small look.
There were two kinds of handwriting on the table. One was obviously written with the non-dominant hand, crooked and messy, while the other was written with smooth ink and beautiful handwriting.
Gu Jiao continued, "When I was leaving, a dagger fell in front of her, and she caught it with her right hand."
The dagger was dropped intentionally, to test whether her right hand was injured.
Xiao Heng frowned: "You suspected from the beginning that what she said was false?"
No, that's not true. Everything Xiao Heng designed was flawless. Although the girl's personality differed slightly from the rumors, rumors cannot be used as evidence to define a person.
Gu Jiao has her own standards and logic for testing, which are not influenced by objective facts.
Gu Jiao pointed to the mannequin on the bed: "But why did you put a mannequin made of a pillow?"
Xiao Heng raised an eyebrow and muttered in a voice only he could hear, "Just kidding."
Gu Jiao: "..."
Gu Jiao finally learned the whole story from Xiao Heng. It turned out that she also had an admission document. She was becoming more and more curious about that white-bearded old monk. He was truly a kind and considerate monk.
Furthermore, Xiao Jingkong's complete silence about Xiao Heng wasn't for any other reason than simply not wanting to go to school.
Xiao Jingkong attended the prodigy class, and the best prodigy class in Yan Kingdom was located in the inner city, just a wall away from Canglan Girls' Academy.
Gu Jiao's lips twitched. Is she already skipping school at such a young age?
Seeing Gu Jiao's shocked expression at the truth, Xiao Heng sneered, "Heh, he's only obedient in front of you."
Who knows what kind of mischievous little devil he is in private!
"How is Gu Yan doing?" Xiao Heng asked.
Gu Jiao said, "He has woken up and is currently being kept alive by medication. I asked for leave for him at the academy, and the academy approved it. Madam Nan found a house nearby. Xiao Shun and I are not staying at the academy; we go back home every night."
Hearing this, Xiao Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's unclear whether they were relieved that Gu Yan was alright for the time being, or relieved that she hadn't moved into the men's dormitory.
Xiao Heng said, "Alright, now that you're here, it's time for us to switch back to our original identities."
Gu Jiao asked curiously, "Why do you want to switch back?"
Xiao Heng said calmly, "What? You still want to pretend to be a man? What kind of behavior is it to hang out with a bunch of grown men all day long!"
Gu Jiao looked at him and said, "But your identity is relatively safe. Those who want to kill you will never guess that you would enter the Yan Kingdom under such an identity."
Xiao Heng was unable to refute it for a moment, because the facts were indeed as Gu Jiao said. He had not encountered any pursuit or killing since he entered Yan Kingdom. There was even a time when he stayed in the same inn as the Nangong family, but the Nangong family members walked right past him without recognizing him.
His current identity is indeed his most powerful shield.
But--
Gu Jiao understood what he was worried about: "You don't need to worry about me. Nangong Li has seen you before and knows that you don't look like me. At most, he will think that I am someone with the same name or someone who is impersonating you. As long as we don't contact each other openly and don't have any interaction, no one will think that we have switched identities."
This is not the information age; news doesn't spread as fast as we might imagine.
"We'll be careful, we won't give ourselves away," Gu Jiao said, patting her chest. "This is the best arrangement for now, trust me!"
Xiao Heng gave her a deep look and said with a complicated expression, "You just want to fight, don't you? People from Tianqiong Academy are pretty tough."
Gu Jiao looked at him with a pained expression: "How could this be?"
You guessed so accurately.
Under Gu Jiao's persuasive words and reasoning, plus holding hands... mainly the effect of holding hands, Xiao Heng finally accepted the suggestion not to change his identity for the time being.
As night fell completely, the two talked without bothering to light a lamp in the room, leaving it dimly lit with only sparse moonlight filtering through the cracks in the windowpanes.
Before we knew it, it was already so dark. Time flies when two people are together.
"It's getting late, I should go," Gu Jiao said.
"I'll take you," Xiao Heng said.
"No need, I can get out by myself." Gu Jiao remembered the way.
Xiao Heng paused for a moment, then said, "I wanted to give it to you."
Gu Jiao did not refuse again.
When the two came out of Xiao Heng's bedroom, Gu Jiao thought that Linglong Pavilion was as quiet as his bedroom. However, she found that the rest of Linglong Pavilion was bustling with activity, but his little world was so quiet that it seemed to be isolated from the world.
Gu Jiao said, "I will send Jingkong back tomorrow."
Xiao Heng snorted: "Hmph, you should let him stay in the outer city. He's a real nuisance when he comes back."
He complained verbally, but his tone wasn't harsh.
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "I understand."
The two avoided the people from the academy along the way and came to a place that was easiest to climb over.
"Let's leave it here," Gu Jiao said, looking at him. "It's not safe for you to go out like this."
Xiao Heng's face darkened. Why did you have to bring up the thing you didn't want to talk about?
"Alright, I'm leaving." Gu Jiao took a step forward and swiftly climbed over the wall!
Xiao Heng was stunned: "You...you just left like that?"
Isn't it too fast?
Is there nothing else I need to tell you?
Eat well, drink plenty of water, and don't flirt with those rich girls.
"Oh." Gu Jiao pulled back the leg she had already stepped over, jumped down, came to Xiao Heng, stood on tiptoe and kissed his cheek.
Xiao Heng was slightly taken aback: "I...I didn't mean that..."
Gu Jiao thought for a moment: "Then, is it this?"
She tiptoed again, grabbed his collar, and kissed his lips.
Xiao Heng's mind exploded!
Gu Jiao only pressed down lightly before letting go of him, but before her heels could touch the ground, Xiao Heng suddenly grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms.
Xiao Heng pinned her against the cold wall, one hand gripping her slender waist, the other protecting her back so the wall wouldn't hurt her.
The night intensified his longing for her; his breathing grew heavier, his deep eyes fixed on her. He lowered his head and, with a domineering yet tender touch, covered her face.
(End of this chapter)
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