Chapter 83 In Your Name
Their eyes met, one had sharp eyes, the other had empty eyes, but neither of them was willing to give in.
At that moment, Meng Jin suddenly understood something.
"You... like this little lieutenant."
He swayed and had to hold on to the table to steady himself.
Wen Wan looked away and did not answer the question.
Meng Jin forced a bitter smile, as if he could hardly accept this fact, and left the room with unsteady steps.
Outside, the sun was shining brightly, but Meng Jin felt cold to the bone.
Once they missed each other, now she is no longer the little girl chasing after him in the streets and alleys.
She has someone in her heart, and the person she likes is no longer him.
But he was unwilling!
Thinking of this, Meng Jin kicked over the lotus pot.
Porcelain pieces were scattered all over the ground, and pink lotus flowers were mixed with mud. Among them, a few goldfish with bulging eyes kept struggling and finally died.
In the distance, several young men looked in this direction and saw Meng Jin's gloomy face, so they didn't dare to step forward.
*
After Meng Jin left, he didn't come to see Wen Wan for the whole day. Only a cook delivered food to the room on time.
Wen Wan didn't have much of an appetite, so she put down her chopsticks after taking just two bites of food.
The cook was standing by and serving, and shook her head helplessly when she saw this.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Meng Jin knocked on the door and walked in.
As he approached, the smell of alcohol hit me in the face.
"Have you been drinking?" Wen Wan stepped back unconsciously.
Meng Jin responded in a rough voice, and seemed to be unable to stand steadily. He took two steps forward and fell at her feet.
He climbed up dejectedly, but didn't stand up, just sat there with his back against the chair.
"Xiao Wan."
He called out softly, and then there was no further words.
Wen Wan hadn't heard him talking and was wondering when she heard steady breathing coming from her feet.
Is this... falling asleep?
Wen Wan pondered for a moment, then tiptoed out of bed.
She was suddenly kidnapped. Agui and Shen Zhou were so anxious that they didn't know how to react. She had to go back as soon as possible.
The light at night was too dim, Wen Wan couldn't see anything clearly, and she stumbled to the door. As soon as she pushed it open, someone grabbed her shoulder.
"Xiao Wan, where do you want to go?"
She froze and answered stiffly, "I want to go to the bathroom, but you're in the room, I'm embarrassed."
Going to the bathroom, a tried and tested excuse.
Meng Jin could see it, he lowered his eyes, did not expose her lie, and only said softly:
"The toilet is behind the screen. I'm going back to my room to rest. Please feel free to do as you please."
After saying that, he walked past Wen Wan and pushed the door open. When he turned around to close the door, he said again:
"Xiao Wan, your eyesight is not good. Don't go out at night. I have people all around you. You can't walk far. If you get bumped, you will suffer the consequences."
The door was closed again.
Wen Wan's face also became completely gloomy.
Oh, you talk about how loving and loyal you are, but you are bullying a blind girl and locking her up here?
He took her away by force, completely disregarding her wishes and not respecting her choice at all. Such a man, no matter how infatuated he pretends to be, is only doing it to satisfy his own selfish desires.
If she weren't a masochist, she wouldn't be so foolish as to feel friendship for such a person.
However, he was right about one thing: it was late at night and her eyesight was poor, so it was indeed too risky for her to escape.
Now that we are here, let us make the best of it.
Wen Wan has always been an open-minded person. As long as Meng Jin doesn't want to kill her, she will just eat and sleep.
*
When the cook brought in the meal again, she found that Wen Wan's appetite had suddenly improved.
She reported the news to Meng Jin, but Meng Jin didn't say anything. He just told her to serve carefully.
"Master Meng said that as long as you don't leave this courtyard, you can tell me what you want to do. If you want to listen to opera, I will find someone to sing for you."
The cook helped Wen Wan bask in the sun in the yard and kept speaking well of Meng Jin.
"I followed Lord Meng all the way from the Imperial Capital to the border town. I've never seen Lord Meng so close to a woman before. Lord Meng even went out early this morning to buy ready-made clothes for the girl. They're all made of the finest material, and he even picked the patterns himself."
"I've put all your clothes in the closet. It's such a big closet, you can change them up as much as you want, they'll last you until next year."
"Lord Meng said that you used to love wearing new clothes and new jewelry. He also went to the jewelry shops in this border town, but unfortunately he didn't find anything he liked. When we return to the capital, he will buy you some good ones."
Wen Wan listened quietly, yawned lazily, and asked casually:
"Your troupe of clever operas, are you really performing opera?"
The cook said, "We are, but Lord Meng and his entourage certainly are not. They are here on official business and are just following our troupe to conceal their identities."
Wen Wan was a little surprised. She thought it would take some effort to get the information out of him.
As if she could see what she was thinking, the cook explained.
"Miss, Lord Meng said that he can tell you anything I know."
Wen Wan paused and started asking directly.
"So...how many people are coming?"
"Including Lord Meng, there are seven in total."
"What are they doing here?"
"have no idea."
"Where are they now?"
"have no idea."
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth and said, why was Meng Jin so relaxed? It turned out that it was because the cook knew nothing.
She scratched her hair in annoyance and simply stopped asking.
"Auntie Liu, I want to eat roasted whole lamb. Can you make it?"
Aunt Liu looked embarrassed and said, "I don't know how."
She just said she was from the capital, and roasted whole lamb is a specialty of the border town, so it's natural that she doesn't know how to make it.
Wen Wan guessed right and was secretly happy, but she didn't show it on her face.
"But I really want to eat, Aunt Liu, can you ask someone to buy it for me? Did Master Meng ever say that he can't buy food for me?"
Aunt Liu: "I didn't mention that. Fine, I'll send someone to buy it."
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Liu."
Wenwan smiled gently and added calmly, "By the way, remember to tell the chef that you want the lamb skin to be eight-tenths burnt, the meat to be six-tenths tender, and a packet of their special chili powder."
*
As soon as it got dark, the roasted whole lamb was placed on the table.
The cook took a small knife, cut the mutton, coated it with chili powder, and then put it on the plate in front of Wen Wan.
The roasted lamb with crispy skin and tender meat is so delicious that your mouth will be filled with oil every time you take a bite.
Wen Wan was happily eating roasted lamb. Just when she was half full, Meng Jin and his group hurried in.
"Xiao Wan." Meng Jin's voice was cold, and he asked directly, "Have you met Envoy Chen?"
It turns out that they were also here to chase after Chen Yuanshi?
Wen Wan: "Yes, I have. He is the doctor who treated my eyes. At first I didn't know he was Chen Yuanshi, but I found out later."
She didn't hide it from him, which made Meng Jin feel relieved.
He sat down in the chair opposite Wen Wan, his expression serious. "Xiao Wan, listen to me. From now on, if anyone asks you, you must say that you have never met Envoy Chen."
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