Chapter 9 Meeting
Chen Hefang stepped out of the threshold of the side hall, thinking secretly in his heart.
Although this Sixth Prince was an idiot, he had an elusive quality that made her feel strangely resonant with him... as if they were bound by some kind of fate.
Just as her thoughts were in a state of confusion, a young eunuch came hurriedly, his steps were respectful but also contained a hint of anxiety that was difficult to conceal.
"Miss Shen, the Third Prince has specially invited you to the waterside pavilion for a conversation."
Xiao Jingren?
Chen He's eyes trembled slightly, and a sharp light flashed in them like a shooting star.
Xiao Jingren finally couldn't hold back any longer and had to show up.
Well, since the other party has already built the stage, let's see how she performs a wonderful show on it.
It is indeed time to settle some past accounts in advance.
"Understood. Lead the way."
Chen He suppressed the emotions surging in his eyes, and his tone was as calm as a lake without waves.
***
The water pavilion is nestled against the rippling blue lake, quiet and elegant.
A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a hint of coolness and moisture from the lake, gently swaying the gauze curtains, as if even the air was stained with a layer of light ripples.
Xiao Jingren, dressed in a gorgeous royal blue brocade robe, stood tall and proud, his hands behind his back, quietly standing by the window, gazing into the distance. His handsome yet slightly melancholic profile was gently outlined on the lake.
The sound of light footsteps broke the silence. He slowly turned around, his eyes flashing with expectation and complexity.
He tried hard to curl the corners of his mouth, revealing his usual gentle smile, and his voice became particularly soft, but there was a subtle hint of eagerness and desire hidden in it.
"He'er, you're finally here."
Chen He bowed slightly, his voice carrying a hint of distance and courtesy, the intimacy of the past seemed to have gone with the wind.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
Even the once extremely kind "Brother Jingren", she no longer wants to call him that.
The smile on Xiao Jingren's face froze slightly.
He didn't like her completely unfamiliar attitude.
He suppressed his displeasure and tried to ask in a concerned tone:
"He'er, were you sincere in what you asked for in front of the Queen Mother yesterday?"
He stared closely into Shen He's eyes, trying to find a hint of hesitation or a joke in them.
However, he was disappointed.
Chen He raised her eyes and met his gaze.
The eyes that always looked at him with affection were now as calm as a bottomless cold pond.
Cold and calm.
She spoke calmly, her voice clear and firm: "The Queen Mother's words are golden, how dare He'er treat them as a joke?"
Xiao Jingren was choked by her flawless response.
The familiar sense of control in my heart is disappearing bit by bit.
This made him extremely annoyed!
"Chen He!" He finally tore off his gentle disguise, his voice suddenly rising with incredible anger!
"Do you know what you are doing?!"
"Who the hell is Xiao Jingchi?!"
"He's a fool! An idiot who can't even speak clearly!"
"You're marrying him?!"
Chen He tilted her head slightly, looking at his face which was slightly twisted by anger, and a faint, cold arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Fool? Third Prince, be careful with your words. The Sixth Prince is of royal blood and has the protection of the royal family. How can I allow Your Highness to criticize me like this?"
Her light words were like a sharp blade, accurately piercing Xiao Jingren's most hidden pain!
He can look down on Xiao Jingchi, use him, and even torture him secretly!
But he couldn't stand Chen He, the woman he was sure was in his pocket, mentioning that fool in such a protective tone!
What was even more unbearable was that she kept him at a distance with such a cold and unfamiliar attitude!
An uncontrollable jealousy and violence suddenly rushed to his head!
"Chen He! Stop pretending in front of me!"
He turned around suddenly and swung his hand fiercely!
“Snap!”
He swept the celadon teacup on the low table to the ground!
It fell apart in an instant!
The tea mixed with the debris splashed all over the floor!
He turned around suddenly, his eyes as sinister as a poisoned knife, staring at Chen He!
He approached step by step, gritting his teeth and asking:
"Do you think you can protect the Shen family by marrying that idiot?!"
"What do you think he can give you?!"
"Chen He! Tell me! What tricks are you playing?"
He wanted to strangle her neck and force her to give the answer!
Shen He stood there quietly.
Looking at the messy debris on the ground, looking at Xiao Jingren's face distorted by jealousy and anger.
Her gaze slowly moved downwards.
It fell on her slender white left wrist.
She stretched out her right hand, and her fingertips gently stroked the skin.
There, it's still smooth.
But only she herself knew that in her previous life, this wrist was broken by the man in front of her in a rage!
The piercing pain and the sound of bones breaking were like maggots in her tarsal bones, engraved deep in her soul!
The painful memory made her heart as cold as iron.
She slowly raised her eyes and met Xiao Jingren's gaze that was almost spitting fire.
The voice was calm without a single ups and downs, yet it carried a kind of coldness and mockery that penetrated the human heart.
"Whether or not we can protect the Shen family, Your Highness, please don't worry about it."
She paused slightly, opened her red lips, and the words that came out were like a poisoned dagger, accurately stabbing Xiao Jingren's soft spot.
"Your Highness, instead of questioning me here..."
"Why don't you go back and ask your sweet sister."
She deliberately emphasized the words "good sister Jiao'er", and her tone was filled with a hint of cold pity.
Then, she leaned forward slightly and approached Xiao Jingren, whose expression suddenly changed.
In a voice that only the two of them could hear, he spoke clearly, word by word:
"Ask her...when she was entangled with you, did she ever think about the Shen family, did she ever think about me, her sister..."
Her eyes swept across Xiao Jingren's face, which turned pale and stiff in an instant, and her voice became even colder.
Xiao Jingren's face suddenly turned pale, as if all the blood color had been lost in an instant.
Chen He, how on earth did she know this? !
Could it be...
An absurd thought suddenly exploded in his mind, causing his heartbeat to accelerate involuntarily!
Could it be that her previous threat to marry Xiao Jingchi in front of the Queen Mother was all a pretense?
Just to deliberately irritate him?
To avenge the affair between him and Jiao'er?
Yes! That’s definitely the case!
A woman's mind is indeed deep and unfathomable, like a needle in the sea.
She must have sensed something, which is why she was jealous, angry, and so desperate. She took such a desperate approach, just to take revenge on him and make him suffer!
Xiao Jingren's confused mind instantly found a self-righteous outlet.
The astonishment and panic in his eyes disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by a twisted and complex emotion. It was a kind of ecstasy of regaining what had been lost intertwined with a wave of anger, surging!
It turns out that he still has a place in her world!
But this way of expression is too extreme and too clumsy!
This silly woman...
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