Chapter 40: Unwilling "Are you following me?"
Xue Zhiying came back to her senses from her brief shock and frowned when she heard the unreasonable name.
"He's not a cripple."
Xiao Yunqi's face darkened, and he withdrew his glance and glanced at her.
Xue Zhiying was tired of his repeated appearances, and when she met his cold eyes, she didn't have the energy to feel any panic.
She asked, "Why is the eldest son here?"
Xiao Yunqi stopped looking at her, walked a few steps inside, and sat down at the table naturally: "There is only this inn here, so of course I'm here."
"I mean, shouldn't you have returned to the capital by now?"
Xiao Yunqi: "When did I ever say I wanted to return to Beijing?"
Xue Zhiying's breathing paused slightly, and she subconsciously took a half step back. She couldn't help but ask bluntly, "Are you following me?"
The rooms here are smaller than those in the Ningzhou inn.
Xiao Yunqi's presence was so strong that even when he was sitting, the enclosed space felt crowded with the addition of one more person.
Hearing this, his expression remained unchanged and he said, "It's just on the way."
"You stopped by this inn and ended up in my guest room?"
Come to her room.
Xiao Yunqi's eyes darkened again: "You haven't answered my question yet."
"...He's not a cripple, so I don't need to answer this question to the eldest master."
"Yeah."
Xiao Yunqi tapped his fingers twice on the table, then stopped and suddenly stood up. "Then I'll go ask him in person where he came from."
"Why is a strange man sitting in my cousin's carriage?"
Xiao Yunqi emphasized the word "cousin" in his calm tone, which made Xue Zhiying stunned.
Only when she saw him about to leave did she quickly step forward to block him: "Young Master."
Xiao Yunqi frowned slightly.
She was standing beside him just now, but in one stride she was right in front of him.
He lowered his eyes to glance at his sleeves.
It wasn’t like this before.
Xue Zhiying stopped the man and looked at Xiao Yunqi's ambiguous expression. She had no idea what he was thinking or what he wanted to do.
If he was angry because of her deception and wanted to punish her and arrest her, he could have done so yesterday in Ningzhou.
But he didn't, and he said twice that he would let her go.
Well, twice.
Xiao Yunqi is a difficult person to understand. He is arrogant and does things according to his own will, and he doesn't bother to explain the reasons to others.
In the past, Xue Zhiying tried to please him deliberately, always guessing and thinking.
But I still can't guess it and can't figure it out.
Xue Zhiying sighed softly: "He was a passerby I met on the road. He injured his leg and could hardly move, so I gave him a ride for a while."
"He wanted a ride and you let him get in?"
"He paid for the fare."
Xue Zhiying slowly walked away from him, went to the table and poured herself a cup of tea. Listening to the gurgling sound of water, she added, "Double fare."
After saying that, Xue Zhiying tilted her head back slightly and took a sip of water.
Halfway through drinking, I remembered that there was someone else in the room.
She put down her cup and turned to look at him.
I was caught red-handed by his staring gaze.
Originally, the visitor was a guest, but Xue Zhiying didn't want to ask him if he wanted tea, as that was not how he would behave as a guest.
But Xiao Yunqi just stared at her steadily. She didn't say anything, and he didn't move either.
There was a stalemate for a while.
Xue Zhiying: "...Young Master, would you like some tea?"
Xiao Yunqi nodded calmly, and actually walked back and sat down.
Xue Zhiying poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, then said softly, "After you have your tea, please go back."
Xiao Yunqi paused for a moment as he picked up the teacup, but still put it to his lips.
The tea in the inn was not tasty, so he just wet his lips and put down the cup.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Xue Zhiying again.
When Xue Zhiying was puzzled by his gaze and was about to move her lips, he reached out and held her wrist.
This was the lightest grip he had made recently, not to control anything, just to touch her and hold her.
But once he touched her, his palm touched her soft and delicate skin, and he unconsciously tightened his grip again.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him.
Xue Zhiying staggered, stepped one foot between his legs as he sat apart, and instinctively placed her other hand on his shoulder.
The distance between the two people suddenly narrowed, making people's hearts skip a beat.
Xiao Yunqi looked up at her, his eyes still filled with that unfathomable dark color.
He slowly spoke, "Xue Zhiying, if you come back to me, you don't have to go back to the Xiao Mansion. You like my villa in the mountains, right? You can live there, and the servants in the villa are at your disposal."
"I don't want to maintain a relationship like before where no one knows about it. I can give you time to adjust. We don't have to get married right away, but we have to arrange the marriage first."
"I can also allow you to be unreasonable and push your limits. Become my fiancée, my wife. You don't have to ask me for anything you asked of me before. You can do it all by yourself. No one will bully you anymore. You can do whatever you want."
Xue Zhiying was so shocked that she forgot to struggle. Her eyelashes trembled, and she didn't notice the strength in Xiao Yunqi's hand. Her body moved closer to him again, and he held her waist and fixed her in this position.
These words sounded like an auditory hallucination, making it hard to imagine that they were spoken by Xiao Yunqi.
A tingling and tight feeling came from the side of my waist.
As usual, Xiao Yunqi held her soft spot and kneaded it lightly, as if it were an unconscious action.
He knew best that her legs would go weak and she would sit on him.
But Xue Zhiying suddenly tensed up, pried open Xiao Yunqi's hand and took a big step back from him.
Xiao Yunqi seemed to have not expected her to retreat. He was completely unprepared and naturally could not stop anything.
The moment the object fell in front of him, confusion and astonishment appeared on his face, followed by a hint of displeasure.
He stood up, and his height above her made him look down at her instead of looking up at her.
He lowered his eyelashes slightly and stared at her: "Don't you want to?"
Xue Zhiying shook her head: "I don't want to do that."
Xiao Yunqi stepped forward, not wanting to be left behind.
His face didn't look good, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why?"
This was the description she wanted.
Why would she refuse?
Xue Zhiying thought that if she had heard such words when she was most helpless and confused in the past, she would not have been able to refuse.
She struggled hard, trying to find a way to be rescued.
She will cling to this life-saving straw, no matter whether it is real or imaginary.
But not now.
Xue Zhiying still shook her head.
Since he said so, she also answered him seriously: "You can give me when you are in a good mood, and you can also easily take everything back when you are unhappy. I don't want to live a life where my life is controlled by others. I don't want others to decide whether my life is good or bad. That's why I want to leave the Xiao Mansion, so I don't want this to happen."
As soon as the words fell, the room became silent, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard.
Until the man standing quietly a few steps away suddenly moved.
He strode forward, shocking Xue Zhiying so much that she took two steps back.
There is no place to hide in such a cramped room.
Her pace was far slower than his, but in the blink of an eye he forced her into a corner.
Just before her back was about to hit the cold wall, Xiao Yunqi pinched her waist with one hand and pressed her towards him, not allowing her to even lean against the wall.
His chest rose and fell, carrying his usual warmth, but he accused her coldly from a distance: "Xue Zhiying, how can you say such things? Who is it that gives when they are in a good mood and then easily takes everything back when they are no longer in need?"
Xue Zhiying was startled, and then she raised her head while his chin was pinched. Before she was about to say anything, he pressed her lips again, and she couldn't utter a word.
He always has absolute dominance, status, size, and strength.
Even her departure would be caught by him in the blink of an eye.
But he calmly explained to her, "You wanted to be with me, so you pinned me down and tied me up, insisting on being with me. After you'd achieved your goal, you turned around and left without hesitation. You said goodbye to everyone except me, who didn't even know you left without asking."
"You said you wanted to be my bedmate, but I didn't even know my bedmate had left me. Isn't that ridiculous?"
Xue Zhiying's eyes trembled, and she still wanted to speak, but Xiao Yunqi sealed her lips tightly, and she couldn't break free at all.
Xiao Yunqi had never lost his temper in front of others, so no one knew what his anger looked like.
Xue Zhiying thought, maybe this is what she saw at this moment.
His brows were pressed against his eyes, and there was a coldness in his pupils. His gaze was staring at her as if it was actually locking her. His face was expressionless, his thin lips moved, and he spoke without any ups and downs in his tone, but his voice was so deep that it made people feel depressed.
Xue Zhiying found it hard to imagine from their past interactions that he would be so angry about things that were of no importance to him.
Looking back, I would think of his acquiescence and indulgence, but more of his ambiguity.
So his anger can only be because his proud self-esteem cannot accept being teased.
But what to do then.
How could she compensate him? She couldn't compensate him at all.
"Are you thinking about how to compensate me?" Xiao Yunqi's dark eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
He didn't allow her to speak, and continued to himself: "You still have to return those useless things neatly, how are you going to return the others?"
Anything else?
what else?
Before Xue Zhiying had time to think, a deep kiss fell without warning.
He pulled out his fingers, lowered his palm to hold her slender neck, and then inserted his tongue further, continuing to block her intention to speak in another way.
An eager kiss, sticky and hot.
With ferocious anger, he devoured the tip of her tongue viciously, even the saliva in her mouth was swept away by him, and her breath was robbed in an instant.
Xue Zhiying soon felt dizzy, breathless, and unable to stand up straight.
Even with such a huge disparity in strength, she couldn't even defeat him in a kiss. How could she be the person who controlled everything as he said?
Xue Zhiying felt like she was about to be eaten by him.
The root of my tongue was numbed by the sucking, and dodging it became like entangled with him and stirring it.
When the kiss eased, her tongue was released for a brief moment, but she was unable to recover and speak, and even forgot most of what she wanted to say.
Xiao Yunqi pressed his lips against hers and said in a low voice, "The first time you forcefully kissed me was also the first time I kissed someone."
What forced kiss? Xue Zhiying suddenly woke up with her eyes wide open.
What was he talking about? Was he calling her timid behavior that could be pushed away at any time a forced kiss?
Xue Zhiying seemed to be being accused of a heinous crime, but his words sounded more like he was acting like a rogue.
What she felt next was a change in him that had been obvious for a long time, but that she had only just noticed.
My lower abdomen felt numb and an inexplicable heat flowed through me.
Xiao Yunqi did not shy away from it, facing his desires frankly and also letting her feel them frankly.
He bit her lips lightly and said slowly: "It's the first time I touch a woman, the first time I eat her."
“First time coming out of there.”
"First time sharing a bed with someone."
Xue Zhiying's eyes trembled and she finally regained her sanity and pushed him away.
Could it be that he wanted her to return these to him? How could she do that?
Besides, she is also...
Just as Xue Zhiying was pushing hard on his hard and pulsating chest with her hands, there was a sudden noise outside the door not far away.
She subconsciously turned her head to avoid his kiss that was about to go deeper, and then she heard a knock on the door.
Xue Zhiying's breathing stopped. She had never been so scared of hearing Chuntao's voice.
If the door is not locked, Chuntao will knock on it and shout, "Miss, I'm here."
Then she would open the door and see this scene inside.
Xiao Yunqi felt that Xue Zhiying was tense all over, so he didn't chase her to kiss her again, but hugged her tighter so that she couldn't push him away.
His eyes were still stained with darkness from the passionate kiss, and there was also a hint of dissatisfaction in them.
He didn't like her rejection, nor did he like her appearance that he couldn't stand.
I didn't like it before, and I dislike it even more now.
Xiao Yunqi lowered his eyes and stared at her for a moment. There was no sound outside the door for the time being, so he lowered his head and was about to search for her lips again.
At this moment, voices and knocks on the door rang out together.
"Miss Xue, it's me. Sorry to bother you. Are you there?"
"Hmm..." A low cry from Xue Zhiying's lips made her heart stop.
Xiao Yunqi actually bit her.
It wasn't a flirtatious bite, he really bit her lips so hard that it hurt.
But he quickly stuck out his tongue and licked it stickyly.
Xue Zhiying felt a sudden sensation of hot and cold all over her body.
Half of her body was infected by the man's scorching body temperature, and the other half was frozen by the movement outside the door.
She didn't know whether her low cry just now was heard by the person outside the door.
At this moment, he held his breath and dared not make any noise.
“Isn’t he here…?”
A low murmur, as if talking to himself, came from the door.
Just when Xue Zhiying was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Then Lin Wenyuan was heard speaking outside the door: "Miss Chuntao, your young lady is not in the room."
"Hmm."
Xue Zhiying was startled and looked up to meet Xiao Yunqi's gaze.
Because the groan came from him.
Xiao Yunqi gave her a look and shifted his gaze slightly.
Xue Zhiying turned her head and saw that she was so nervous that her fingers tightened, and all five fingers were digging into his flesh through his clothes. It must be her nails that hurt him.
He deserves it!
Xue Zhiying took advantage of the panic and pushed him.
Chun Tao said, "How could that be? If the young lady went out, she would come and call me."
Her voice came from far away and gradually got closer, obviously she was approaching the guest room.
Xue Zhiying was so panicked that she finally pushed Xiao Yunqi away, then tried to pull him back, lowering her voice and saying urgently, "Hide quickly."
Xiao Yunqi frowned and let her pull his robe, but stood still.
With a cold face, he refused calmly: "I won't hide."
Xue Zhiying was so scared that she quickly covered his mouth.
It was obvious that Xiao Yunqi had no intention of hiding at all.
There was no need for him to hide because of the maid who was about to arrive at the door and who already knew his identity and would sooner or later know the relationship between him and her master.
He should not hide because of the stranger who was so shameless and rude as to get into a women's carriage and was now knocking on the door looking for him.
Chun Tao had already come to the door and knocked. As usual, she called out in a cheerful voice, "Miss, I'm here!"
Xue Zhiying looked hopeless, angrily let go of Xiao Yunqi, and turned to go to the door.
But just as she took a step, she was suddenly pulled back by him.
Xue Zhiying was caught off guard and threw herself into the man's arms, and he held her tightly.
The next moment, Chun Tao said from outside: "Hey, I think I see someone familiar."
Lin Wenyuan: "What's wrong, Miss Chuntao?"
"Ah... it's Mu Yan. Is the eldest master here again? The girl might be downstairs. Let's go downstairs."
Xue Zhiying: “…”
The footsteps outside the door faded away.
Xue Zhiying glared at Xiao Yunqi angrily, shook off his hand and walked away from his arms.
But in fact, her anger seemed like she was acting coquettishly.
Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were sparkling, her already soft cheeks were slightly puffed up, and even the glare she gave me lacked any momentum.
Xiao Yunqi stood there and stared at her intently, his throat inevitably dry.
Xue Zhiying didn't wait for him to make another move and spoke anxiously, "Master, what you just said was too unreasonable. You already said you would let me go. Can you please not mention the past anymore? Then you can go back to the capital, and I will go where I want to go. We don't have to meet again. Can we just part ways amicably?"
These were what Xue Zhiying wanted to say just now. After the urgency outside the house was resolved, she sorted out her thoughts and spoke out.
But after she finished saying this, she became subconsciously nervous again.
Wouldn't that anger him again and make him come closer?
Xue Zhiying looked up and saw that Xiao Yunqi still hadn't moved.
She shifted her gaze downwards for no apparent reason.
After just one glance, he quickly looked up again.
He seemed to calm down.
The expression on his face was like that, and so was everything else.
Xiao Yunqi looked at her quietly for a moment, then said inexplicably, "Xue Zhiying, I want to sleep here with you tonight."
"What?"
Xue Zhiying looked at him in disbelief.
Xiao Yunqi's expression was calm as he took a few slow steps, but he no longer approached Xue Zhiying. Instead, he sat back in his previous position.
"There was only one room left in this inn when I arrived."
"……so what."
"So one of me and Mu Yan has nowhere to go."
This is ridiculous.
Xue Zhiying murmured, "So the servants have taken over the house, and the master has nowhere to go."
"If I make Mu Yan stand outside like this all night, wouldn't it make me look vicious?"
Could it be that he was saying that if she didn't agree to help, she would be vicious.
Xue Zhiying frowned: "There was clearly a room available when I came here, how come there is only the last one left?"
"If you don't believe me, go downstairs and ask."
Xue Zhiying didn't want to show up at this time. It was even possible that Xiao Yunqi had deliberately booked other rooms. Even if she asked, she wouldn't get what she wanted to ask.
It seemed as if he saw through what she was thinking.
Xiao Yunqi continued, "I didn't do anything intentional. The owner's account book clearly shows who booked the room. I can pay him to bring it over for you to review."
He looked her straight in the eye without a trace of guilt. "I passed by here on my way, but I came to your room specifically for this."
At this moment, he actually answered the question that he had initially avoided.
Xue Zhiying was skeptical and said, "Then why don't you and Mu Yan just stay together for one night?"
"Can."
Xiao Yunqi actually let go.
Then he said, "But he doesn't dare."
“…”
Xue Zhiying was speechless for a moment and pursed her lips in silence.
It was almost dusk and there was only this one inn around.
It sounds like there is no other solution.
Xue Zhiying asked softly, "After tonight, can you stop coming to see me?"
Xiao Yunqi looked at her calmly without comment.
She continued, "And we're not together anymore, so if you want to live in this room, you can sleep on the floor."
Xiao Yunqi's face darkened and his expression changed: "You want me to sleep on the floor?"
Xue Zhiying nodded slightly: "If you are willing to agree, then we can just stay here tonight. If not, then I can't help you."
Cruel woman.
Xiao Yunqi said coldly, "Xue Zhiying, when you came to my room before, I never let you sleep on the floor."
Xue Zhiying choked.
I just said I wouldn't talk about the past anymore.
She lowered her eyes and thought for a while, and in a short while she came up with many ideas.
But in the end, he could only whisper in a cowardly voice: "Then you sleep here tonight, I will go sleep with Chuntao."
After saying that, he walked towards the bag he had opened beside him.
Xiao Yunqi frowned and reached out to pull the person back, his lips tightened as if he was angry again.
Xue Zhiying took two steps back and turned her wrist but couldn't break free.
Xiao Yunqi tightened his grip: "Okay, I'll sleep on the floor."
"Actually, there's no need to do this. I can go and talk to Chuntao..."
The words were not yet finished.
There were a few soft gurgling sounds.
Xue Zhiying's eyelashes trembled and she immediately covered her stomach.
At noon, she only ate a few bites of dry food on the way. She didn't like it, so she didn't eat more.
I was just hesitating whether to eat first, but now my stomach is protesting.
There was a sudden movement in front of me, and my wrist was loosened.
Xue Zhiying looked up when she heard the voice, only to see Xiao Yunqi stand up, turn around and leave without saying a word.
She stared at his back as he left, and the embarrassment of her rumbling stomach disappeared.
The door was opened and closed.
Xue Zhiying stayed there for a moment and let out a breath.
She was still thinking that Xiao Yunqi must be angry and left.
But before she could take the next step, the door was suddenly opened again.
Xiao Yunqi left and came back, and the time he spent away probably wasn't enough for him to walk back to the only room he and Mu Yan had booked.
He walked into the house without any burden and glanced at her indifferently.
Seeing her dazed expression, I couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheeks.
Xue Zhiying jumped away: "Why are you back again?"
Xiao Yunqi was so angry that he wanted to laugh.
But he held back, held his anger, and didn't resist going forward.
He pinched her cheeks in his palms and made her pout.
"You'll have dinner, and after dinner, make the bed for me."
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The author has something to say: I was sick, took some medicine and fell asleep in the afternoon, so when I got up to write, it was late [poor thing]
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