The moment she saw Mu Houchu’s handsome and almost enchanting face, Ji Xinhe’s breath hitched slightly, but she still forced herself to calmly say, "There’s nothing to talk about. I just came back."
Mu Houchu took a few steps forward, the smile on his face not diminishing but instead becoming somewhat inscrutable, "Oh then, how was your chat? When are you planning to get married?"
Ji Xinhe instinctively took a step back, turning her head away from him, "When did I say I wanted to marry him? Why do you always say such things?"
Mu Houchu hooked his lips shallowly, continuing to close in on her, "Don’t you have plans? I thought you were quite willing."
Ji Xinhe hurriedly continued backing away, not knowing what was wrong with this man all of a sudden, why did he start arguing with her over this matter again?
"I’m feeling a bit unwell now, I want to rest, you... you go out first!"
However, Mu Houchu’s footsteps showed no signs of stopping, still striding imposingly towards her, his voice low and seductive, "Hmm, unwell? Where does it hurt?"
Behind Ji Xinhe was the bed, as she retreated again and again, stumbling when she reached the edge and falling to sit on the bed, she hurriedly said, "I just want to rest for a while, you leave!"
Mu Houchu didn’t go, he just stood above her, the smile at the corner of his lips growing deeper, "Oh? You just want to rest by yourself?"
As Ji Xinhe was puzzling over Mu Houchu’s words, she saw him raise his hand and untie the belt around his waist.
Ji Xinhe’s body stiffened, "You, you, what are you doing?"
Mu Houchu didn’t speak, only his slender fingers skillfully pulled out his belt and tossed it aside.
He then took off his outer garment, and his inner garment, leaving only a thin, snow-white undergarment.
"What are you doing taking off your clothes?! What do you want, you old lecher?!" Ji Xinhe seethed, this man hadn’t said a single understandable word since he entered, and just started undressing. He never stopped flirting with her!
Mu Houchu’s finger gently flicked, untying the ribbon of his upper undergarment, he gracefully and calmly undressed, revealing his robust chest and body, his bronze skin, with defined muscles, and a shallow scar on his right chest from his previous injury, which only added an exclusive wild charm to him as a man.
Who would have known that a man dressed as an elegant scholar would have such a heart-racing figure once his clothing was removed?
Ji Xinhe watched as he stood above her at such a close distance, removing his clothes one by one, her nose almost bleeding. When he finally exposed his strong upper body, she felt her breathing stall.
Ji Xinhe stared hard at his exposed chest, unable to resist swallowing heavily, her hands nearly out of control with the urge to touch, but a shred of remaining rationality made her grip the sheets tightly, not reaching out.
Mu Houchu slowly bent down, leaning in close to her, "What’s wrong? You can still ask me to stay now."
Ji Xinhe’s body leaned backward to avoid him, but he deliberately continued to approach, even slowly extending his hand to touch her already burning cheek, murmuring, "Hmm? Scared now? But you seemed quite willing when you drank the medicine just now."
Ji Xinhe’s eyes widened, her entire body shaking, "How did you know that?"
Mu Houchu’s smile had a trace of coldness, "You’re scared now that I know? When you were joking with your life, were you afraid of making even the slightest mistake, what would you have done?"
How did he know about everything that happened today?!
Ji Xinhe trembled in shock, "You eavesdropped?!"
Her senses were quite keen, she had been aware of Lady Ding outside the room at the time, and yet Mu Houchu had also been eavesdropping outside, and she hadn’t noticed his presence at all!
This man was truly terrifying.
But what was even more infuriating was that he knew she had taken the medicine and that she was currently struggling with the fire inside her, yet he still deliberately undressed provocatively in front of her!
This damn man!
Did he want to mock her?
Mu Houchu seemed nonchalant, "If I hadn’t listened, how could I know that you’re capable of such feats without me?"
He knew her strong nature, he also knew that Lady Ding wasn’t someone he should deal with the same way, because he had never been patient with people he disliked, and his usual way of resolving issues was by outright killing them.
But now in this small village of Yang Luo Bay, the death of one person would be a monumental event. Since Ji Xinhe still wanted to continue living in this village, he couldn’t act rashly, so she had to handle the situation herself.
But how could he feel at ease with her doing that alone?
Especially since Ding Hui clearly had lustful eyes for her, how could he possibly trust them to be alone together? But who would have thought, as he casually listened in, he would witness her drink the medicine as well to lure Ding Hui to drink the drugged water!
She was truly a headache-inducing girl!
Ji Xinhe’s anger flared up immediately.
She tried to push him away angrily, "You clearly knew I drank some of the medicine, and yet you’re deliberately tempting me!"
This time, Mu Houchu didn’t let her push him away, instead, his unmoving hand moved from stroking her cheek to gripping her jaw, forcing her to look at him. Their distance was now less than a finger’s width apart, only then did he speak softly, "But you were moved, weren’t you? Just like the first time we met, you were moved, right?"
Ji Xinhe’s face flushed crimson in an instant, not wanting to answer his ridiculous question, she turned to escape from the gap in his arms, but Mu Houchu was one step ahead of her, raising his leg and kneeling on the bed with one knee, directly blocking her escape route while also lowering his body, closing the distance between them to a mere hair’s breadth.
Mu Houchu’s lips were almost touching hers, she could even feel his breath on her nose tip, he looked at her, a flicker of romance in his eyes, "Answer me, were you moved?"
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