Chapter 518 Extra - I Also Live in This Room
Shu Tong paused for a moment, then replied gently, "Okay."
The two walked forward side by side, with Chen Ci's lantern held between them. The pale light fell on the ground, creating a bright and clear glow.
In early summer, in a suburban village with a high vegetation coverage, the air is filled with a gentle coolness.
Without the hustle and bustle of traffic and people, the whole world was so quiet that it seemed that only the footsteps of the two people could be heard, and even their shallow breathing could be heard clearly.
Perhaps because they had spent so much time together, Shu Tong's feelings for Chen Ci had changed from what they had at the beginning.
At first, she thought he was a heartless work machine who would watch his beloved woman kill for the sake of his own ambitions, and later he abandoned her because of various misunderstandings.
Although all of this serves the romantic storyline between the male and female leads, this kind of man is not the perfect male lead character in her mind.
But after spending so much time with him, she found that he was not quite the same as the one described in the novel.
He is more like a gentle and refined gentleman, yet possesses his own unique personal charm.
She has a wicked side, a gentle side, and also some secretive little schemes.
He is a very genuine person.
It felt so real, like someone you could almost touch.
At this moment, Chen Ci listened to the woman's clattering footsteps beside him and felt a strange sense of peace.
Of course, this quiet lasted until the door of the room. After entering, Shu Tong said goodbye to Chen Ci very gently: "Thank you, Your Highness. May Your Highness sleep well."
Chen Ci stood still: "I'll stay in this room too."
Then, to Shu Tong's astonishment, he pushed open the door and went inside, thoughtfully closing it behind him.
Shu Tong stiffly turned around and watched Chen Ci extinguish the lantern and hang it aside, then walk to the table to pour water and drink tea...
My mind was suddenly filled with a jumble of complex thoughts.
Indeed, she is a concubine and he is the crown prince. How could His Highness Prince Ling possibly arrange two rooms for them?
Perhaps because she had been living comfortably lately and had even received a project proposal, she had overlooked their relationship.
She had thought that being a courtesan was just a job, but at this moment she realized that being a courtesan in this era was not a job, but a place to belong.
She was an appendage belonging to him.
Feeling somewhat displeased, and with her previous goodwill quickly crumbling, Shu Tong sighed softly and stepped inside.
Chen Ci naturally noticed the displeasure and aloofness in her eyes and was curious as to why she, as a respectable woman, would be so averse to sharing a room with him.
So he swallowed what he was going to say and simply said, "It's late, go to sleep early."
Shu Tong responded, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over: "I will help Your Highness undress."
Chen Ci didn't move, his deep eyes staring at her. She saw that she had returned to her old, formulaic demeanor, the brilliance in her eyes carefully concealed once again.
He tapped his fingertips on the table: "Shu Tong".
Shu Tong was taken aback. He rarely called her by her name directly; most of the time he called her Liangyuan.
"Your Highness..."
A complex emotion flickered in Chen Ci's eyes as he gestured for her to sit down: "Sit down, let's talk."
Shu Tong paused for a moment, then sat down one chair away, lowering her eyes to look at the teacup beside her, and asked softly, "Does Your Highness have something to ask?"
Chen Ci nodded: "I want to know what you want. Perhaps we can make a deal."
"A deal?" Shu Tong suddenly looked up. "What does Your Highness mean?"
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