Chapter 323 How Could She Have an Inferiority Complex
The two stood face to face, no more than half a palm's distance apart.
When their eyes met, they could clearly feel each other's breathing.
Gu Xixi was the first to come to her senses. She twisted her arms vigorously, but was afraid to be seen but dared not shout loudly, "Let go!"
The woman's clear eyes, tightly pursed lips, and red ears were all taken deeply into Mu Nanzhao's sight.
Seeing her glaring at him so angrily again seemed like a lifetime ago.
"If I let you go, won't you run away?"
Gu Xixi was furious, but she looked up at him and said provocatively, "Don't forget that this is not your palace after all. You are now the regent, and you were seen having an affair with a country girl late at night."
"If it gets out, it won't do any good to your reputation of being unattainable."
Isn't it Mu Nanzhao who cares most about power and fame?
Besides, he had survived a life-threatening situation to get it back.
Gu Xixi was determined that what she said would work, and she was even happy to see Mu Nanzhao's next reaction.
However……
Instead of letting go, Mu Nanzhao leaned over and lowered his head, getting closer to Gu Xixi's face.
Gu Xixi's pupils trembled, "If you dare to do anything rash, I will scream molest!"
The distance was very close, and I saw Mu Nanzhao's beautiful thin lips curled up, and he actually smiled.
"It's been a long time since we last met. I thought the boss had forgotten me because he was surrounded by so many girls."
"I didn't expect the boss didn't care about his own reputation, but was worried about me first."
He looked at Gu Xixi with a smile, his eyes shining like stars, "I am very happy."
Gu Xixi frowned with an expression that said "Are you okay?"
But on second thought, she realized something, "You're spying on me?!"
Mu Nanzhao frowned, "Shouldn't you first clarify that you are not surrounded by women?"
Gu Xixi said seriously, "It's not important. Tell me first, when did it start?"
Mu Nanzhao sighed, "When else could it be? It was yesterday when you entered the city. At night, I learned that the person the old man from the Fan family was looking for looked like you and the man surnamed An."
"Of course I have to confirm whether it is you."
He paused, "I really didn't know you were coming to the capital at first. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have watched you get into so much trouble."
Gu Xixi looked at Mu Nanzhao, her expression softened unconsciously, "Thank you."
"I'm causing you to worry again."
Mu Nanzhao was startled, and looked away awkwardly, "We've been through life and death several times, there's no need to be polite."
Don't think he is understating it now.
The entire Regent's Palace was in a state of emergency the previous night.
In order to confirm Gu Xixi's whereabouts as quickly as possible, Mu Nanzhao ignored the curfew and took the risk of sending secret guards to carry out the covert operation.
They even used the secret agents that the palace had managed to plant around Lord Fan.
With such a heavy bet, the results will naturally be significant.
In less than an hour, the confirmed news was on the desk in the study.
First, there were two men and two women in the group, and the Fan family intended to take advantage of one of the women.
Secondly, three of them were already staying at the inn, one woman was missing, and the other was confirmed to be the person the Regent was looking for.
It was already dawn in the east.
Only after finding Gu Xixi did Mu Nanzhao finally calm down and ordered someone to pass a message to He Jinghui.
This is why He Jinglan broke into the inn early in the morning.
At this moment, Mu Nanzhao saw that Xixi was not as distant and resistant as before, so he decided to stop while he was ahead.
"I'm going back first."
"The He family is very safe, just treat it as your own home."
"Take a good rest and don't work so hard all the time."
Every time he was about to leave, he couldn't help but say one more word, as if something was holding him back.
Gu Xixi was surprised and asked, "I haven't seen you for a long time. How come you have become as talkative as Aunt Zhang?"
Mu Nanzhao was helpless and didn't know what to do with her.
"You've just arrived in the capital and you're already running around."
He finally suppressed his reluctance, and when he walked into the courtyard, he turned back and pointed at the high wall in the distance.
"Don't climb the wall at night."
From that direction, on the other side of the continuous high wall is the Regent's Palace.
Gu Xixi watched the tall figure disappear among the bamboo shadows in the night. She choked for a moment before she found her voice again.
"What kind of double entendre is this?!"
Mu Nanzhao left Yuzhu Courtyard and, without letting the servants lead the way, he took a lantern and left.
When he was about to reach the second gate, he saw He Jinglan standing next to the lamppost, obviously waiting for him.
Mu Nanzhao looked around, "Didn't He Jinghui forbid you and I to meet alone?"
He Jinglan smiled. Unlike her usual liveliness, she looked very serious at this moment.
"You are no longer the person my brother is wary of."
Mu Nanzhao said succinctly, "Tell me what you have to say."
He Jinglan said, "You and I grew up in this circle and have seen many marriages concluded based on interests and status. Even when we were young, you and I thought we would be no exception."
Mu Nanzhao: "But you don't want to marry me now."
He Jinglan: "You don't want to marry me either."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
He Jinglan said, "Qi Da is not a good match. We have seen many women marry into wealthy families but never have a happy ending."
"Xixi is the most amazing girl in my opinion. If you ignore her status, you are marrying above your station."
"But now you are second only to one person and above ten thousand people. How many people are watching your marriage, and how many people are waiting to use it as a weapon."
"Xixi is just an ordinary farmer after all. She can protect herself with her intelligence against ordinary people, but if she faces those high-ranking wolves and tigers, I'm afraid she will be eaten to pieces."
"You are wrong." Mu Nanzhao's voice was soft but firm.
"Don't you realize that she has been moving upwards little by little, towards a higher place?"
“Her vision is probably bigger than any of us thought.”
"Just like the crops she planted, growing quietly, and suddenly scaring everyone one day."
He looked at the sky with a smile in his eyes, as if the person was right in front of him.
"I have a feeling that maybe in the future she will be able to sit at the same table and have conversations with those people you mentioned."
"Before that, I will protect her. Needless to say, Miss He, this good sister, will also do her best for her."
"Of course." He Jinglan said proudly, "I told Xixi a long time ago that I would be with her for the rest of my life. But we support each other, there is no such thing as one protecting the other."
In fact, she told Mu Nanzhao all this, firstly as a fact, and secondly as a test.
Even if Mu Nanzhao's answer was disappointing, Gu Xixi still had He Jinglan.
Some things are enough.
He Jinglan yawned and said, "I'm going back to sleep."
"Wait." Mu Nanzhao hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "You know her. You said that she didn't want to see me when she came to the capital. Today, she was so distant when she saw me, saying something like Regent King and commoner girl."
"Could it be that it's because of my position that she feels stressed and inferior?"
He Jinglan chuckled, "Inferiority complex? What a joke, you are bought with a penny and have inferiority complex, but Xixi doesn't have inferiority complex!"
Her expression turned serious. "She just wanted to remind you that now that you have left Huachidu Village, you are no longer Chen Fang. Bridges are bridges, roads are roads, and people with different paths cannot make plans together."
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