Lady Ding and Jin Shi were still in surprise, but Ji Xinhe had already led Xiao Bei out.
Mu Houchu had already driven the bullock cart outside waiting for them. After they got on the cart, they set off directly.
Lady Ding and Jin Shi stared blankly at the direction the cart was heading and took a long while to come back to their senses: "Does Ji Xinhe mean that she doesn’t object to this marriage?"
Lady Ding’s tone was full of disbelief. She originally thought that the girl would resist desperately. She actually wanted to see her resist desperately yet had no choice but to accept reality. However, she didn’t expect her to agree so readily – so readily that it even disappointed Lady Ding, as she really wanted to see the girl make a fool of herself.
But after the disappointment came deep unease, as Lady Ding had already had several confrontations with Ji Xinhe. She knew how cunning Xin He was. When had she ever been so submissive? The more unusual, the more suspicious.
Jin Shi was quite dissatisfied: "What do you mean? So she should be unhappy? My Hui Hui is elevating her status by marrying her, and she should naturally be grateful and accept it. This is how a girl should behave, otherwise, it’s really embarrassing!"
As Jin Shi was Lady Ding’s birth mother, Lady Ding couldn’t say anything, only responding vaguely: "Well, that should be the case..."
Jin Shi glanced at the dilapidated hut where Ji Xinhe and the others lived and couldn’t help but feel a lingering unease: "But what was the matter with the ghost wind in the hut last night?"
Was it really the mischief of the late Xu Shi?
As Jin Shi thought about it, she felt a cold wind blowing across her back involuntarily shivering.
Lady Ding didn’t dare to respond, stepping back, her face white: "There must be ghosts in this house!"
She dared not think about what kind of ghost it might be. If it was Xu Shi’s restless spirit, was she now seeking revenge on their children?
Lady Ding’s legs went soft as she dragged Jin Shi away: "Since everything has been settled, Mother, you should go back first. I, I, I’ll go back to my room too!"
Without another word, she ran off at full speed, disappearing in an instant. Not to mention going inside Ji Xinhe’s house, even standing in the courtyard for a while made her feel the chilly ghost wind, which was truly terrifying!
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As Mu Houchu was driving the bullock cart, he looked at Ji Xinhe with a cold eye: "I heard you’re quite satisfied with this marriage?"
Ji Xinhe took a bite of her steamed bun: "You believe that too?"
Mu Houchu, of course, didn’t believe it. Not only did he not believe her sudden obedience, he knew even more that she was probably harboring cunning, crooked thoughts.
However, despite this, he was still not so happy.
Noticing the slightly gloomy look on his face, Ji Xinhe secretly laughed in her heart, but still pretended to be clueless. She quietly nibbled on her steamed bun.
Mu Houchu shook his head helplessly: "You heartless girl."
Ji Xinhe finally smiled: "I didn’t agree to this marriage, why are you sulking? And you call me heartless."
Mu Houchu looked at her deeply: "So, you mean, you’ve agreed to our marriage?"
Ji Xinhe felt her face heat up slightly. She had thought clearly about her feelings for him and his importance in her heart when she didn’t push him away yesterday. Not pushing him away meant accepting him.
He knew her better than anyone else. He was even sure of her feelings for him long before she knew it herself. How could he be confused now, still asking if she agreed or not?
He must be doing it on purpose.
However, Ji Xinhe was not a coy person. Although she had never seriously liked anyone before, this was the first time, but once she liked someone, she liked them. She hadn’t known before, but now that she understood her feelings, she was naturally straightforward.
Ji Xinhe lowered her head and took another bite of the steamed bun: "Oh."
Mu Houchu raised his eyebrow: "Oh?"
Ji Xinhe said impatiently: "Oh! I agree! Can’t you hear? Do you want me to shout it in your ear again?"
"Hmph," Mu Houchu suddenly stopped the bullock cart.
Little Bei sitting in the back asked blankly: "Brother Mu Chu, what’s wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?"
Mu Houchu stared fixedly at Ji Xinhe, as if his eyes were going to burn a hole through her. He didn’t even glance away as he said, "Just now, my purse seemed to fall under the cart."
As soon as Little Bei heard this, she immediately volunteered: "I’ll help Brother Mu Chu pick it up!"
Ji Xinhe opened her eyes wide, looking at the shameless liar that was Mu Houchu, then turned to see the innocent Ji Xiaobei. Just as she was about to speak, Little Bei had already jumped off the cart.
"You come back...mmph..."
Mu Houchu had already covered her soft lips, silencing her words before they came out. Ji Xinhe’s face flushed, not knowing if it was from holding her breath or embarrassment. Besides this man’s sudden tyrannical kiss, it was also broad daylight outside! Even though they had left the village and the small road to the town had few people, it was still outside!
Ji Xinhe pressed her elbow against him, trying hard to push him away, but Mu Houchu only deepened the kiss, making her have no room to escape. She could only accept his burning kiss and had no other choice.
Ji Xinhe’s mind gradually blanked, from struggling at the beginning to being unable to struggle, from resisting at first to forgetting to resist.
In this deep kiss.
"Hey, why can’t I find it after looking for so long? Brother Mu Chu, did you drop your purse somewhere else?" Little Bei’s voice sounded from behind.
Ji Xinhe, startled, suddenly came to her senses and immediately pushed Mu Houchu away. Because the movement was so drastic, she herself almost fell off the bullock cart.
Fortunately, Mu Houchu was quick and efficient. He quickly caught her and pulled her back.
Little Bei finally climbed back onto the cart, poking her head out from behind a row of pickle jars. Seeing such a "thrilling" scene, she quickly asked, "Sister, what happened?"
Mu Houchu calmly pulled her back, making sure she sat securely on the cart: "You’re not even behaving while sitting in a cart, moving around, and nearly falling off, right?"
Ji Xinhe stared at him with eyes that seemed to spit fire, her teeth grinding loudly. Holding it back until the end, she couldn’t hold back a single word to refute this shameless man. Ji Xinhe struggled to pull the corner of her mouth: "It was my carelessness..."
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