Chapter 93 Don't Move
Before she could make a move, Lu Yuan, unable to contain himself any longer, grabbed her wrist and turned her around. "How long are you going to keep this up?"
Jiang Zhi was about to get up when she bumped into his hard chest and stumbled onto the bed.
Lu Yuan was also pulled down by her and fell down involuntarily. At the last moment, he put one hand on the back of her head to prevent her from getting hurt, and used the other hand to support his body, covering her with his whole body.
This posture makes him appear even more broad-shouldered and lean, with the muscles on his arms standing out prominently.
He was breathing heavily, his eyes unfathomable, like a wild beast lurking in the night, ready to devour its prey.
He tried to get up, but Jiang Zhi hissed and was pulled forward with his movement.
Lu Yuan looked closely and saw that a strand of Jiang Zhi's hair was tangled in the buttons of his outer robe. He pulled back, and the two of them fell back onto the couch.
"Don't move." He freed one hand to untie it.
"Ouch, it hurts! Be gentle!"
"Lift it up a bit, following my force."
"Why don't you take off Lord Lu's clothes too? They're really in the way."
"Don't make a fuss, it'll be over soon."
"No, I'm not ready yet..."
During the argument, Jiang Zhi, fueled by alcohol, could no longer contain herself and suddenly flipped over, pinning Lu Yuan beneath her.
Lu Yuan froze. This posture made him, who was always in control, feel a little uncomfortable, but because it was Jiang Zhi, the surprise in his eyes only flashed by for a moment. He continued to untangle her tangled hair without stopping.
"Are you even capable?"
Lu Yuan curled his lips, ignoring the unreasonable behavior of the person on top of him, and focused on finally freeing her hair.
But Jiang Zhi had lost patience and began to fidget restlessly.
The bed creaked and swayed as if floating on water.
To outsiders, it carries a different meaning.
Lu Yuan's expression changed, and he suddenly grabbed her waist with one hand, his voice trembling, "Don't move!"
But the body's reaction is uncontrollable.
Jiang Zhi noticed it too, tilted her head to look at him, her eyes filled with a drunken provocation.
It turns out that even someone as cold-blooded as Lu Yuan can feel hot when that part of him gets aroused.
Lu Yuan almost ground his teeth to powder. This uncontrollable feeling made him panic. His breathing became heavy and labored, and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Jiang Zhi placed her hand on his waist and said with a smile, "Lord Lu, it's so hard..."
Under Lu Yuan's murderous gaze, she slowly and softly added the second half of her sentence, "...Your knife is so hard, it hurts my hand."
A dark undercurrent surged in Lu Yuan's eyes, and his once-proud rationality teetered on the brink of collapse.
The emotions that had been forcibly suppressed surged back, and he narrowed his eyes, fixing his gaze on the prey before him.
Just when everything was on the verge of exploding, Jiang Zhi suddenly let go and rolled off him.
"Lord Lu? What are you doing here? I apologize for my rudeness earlier."
The performance is almost over; if it continues, it might backfire.
She watched the person leave through the door, and then withdrew with remarkable speed and decisiveness.
Lu Yuan was left half-lying on the couch, his desire still lingering in his eyes, his gaze filled with astonishment.
"you--"
"Lord Lu, the outer door seems to be open," Jiang Zhi reminded him.
The heat that had been coursing through Lu Yuan's body was extinguished by a basin of cold water. He got up almost in a disheveled state, calmed himself down, and then went to the door.
With a gentle push, the door opened.
He regained his senses and realized with a start that he had been so engrossed in lust that he hadn't even noticed when the person watching him at the door left.
This is completely unlike his usual style.
"I'm the one who should be rude." He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, unsure how to face Jiang Zhi.
If she sobers up, she'll probably think of herself as a lecherous and indecent scoundrel.
Thinking of this, his face turned even uglier.
When they returned to their seats, the banquet had already ended.
"Sorry, I was hoping to take a nap while I was still a little tipsy, but I overslept," Jiang Zhi said, looking embarrassed.
Yan Liqin dared not mock Jiang Zhi, and only smiled apologetically, "I did not expect Miss Jiang to be such a poor drinker, and I made you drink so much. It was my fault."
Each with their own thoughts, they exchanged a few unspoken pleasantries before Jiang Zhi took her leave and returned home.
Xiao Chengjin emerged from the shadows and instructed Yan Wenhong, "It seems Miss Jiang's words are about 80-90% credible. Arrange for two people—"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chengjin said again, "No, you should personally lead people to take a look. Be sure to be careful and don't let anyone discover your whereabouts."
Yan Wenhong immediately accepted the order and went to make preparations.
Jiang Zhi returned home and took a nice, relaxing shower. Just as Qing Xing was helping her dry her half-dry hair with a handkerchief, she received a message that Xie Qi had come to her door.
Now that he's not at the Jiang residence, and Xie Qi's personal guards are standing at the gate, he no longer needs to climb over the wall in the middle of the night like before; he can come in openly and without restraint.
"The guards at the gate said you went to the Prince Su's residence for a banquet today?"
Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow. "Yes, is there a problem?"
"It's nothing, but why are you getting so close to the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion and the Third Prince these days?"
He wasn't afraid that Jiang Zhi would do anything detrimental to them.
However, Xiao Chengjin and Yan Wenhong are birds of a feather, always scheming and deep, and he was afraid that Jiang Zhi would suffer.
Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "None of that matters. I happen to have some news to tell you."
"What is it?" Xie Qi naturally took the handkerchief from Qingxing's hand and slowly wiped Jiang Zhi's long, shiny black hair.
Jiang Zhi hadn't expected him to do such a servant's thing. After a moment of surprise, she didn't take it to heart and just lowered her voice to say to him, "You'd better send someone to keep an eye on the Earl Zhongqin's mansion these next two days."
"What's going on?" Xie Qi sensed that something was amiss.
As expected, Jiang Zhi said, "They should be heading to the western suburbs in the next couple of days. Send someone to keep a close watch on them secretly, but don't let them notice. You might get something out of it."
Xie Qi was taken aback. "So you went to Prince Su's residence today specifically to gather information?"
Jiang Zhi didn't feel comfortable telling Xie Qi the truth, so she just nodded noncommittally, "I guess so."
"Okay, I've got it. I'll make sure someone follows it closely and there won't be any mistakes."
This information was kept so secret that Jiang Zhi must have gone to great lengths to obtain it, and he certainly couldn't let him down.
"What brings you here today, Young Master Xie?" Jiang Zhi asked him.
Xie Qi's expression was somewhat unnatural. He focused on wiping her hair and didn't dare to look into her eyes. "There's a lantern festival on the street tomorrow. I'd like to invite you to go with me. Do you have time? I have something to tell you."
Shen Ci'an's affair gave him a great sense of crisis.
He wanted to confirm Jiang Zhi's feelings before taking any action.
"The Lantern Festival?" Jiang Zhi thought for a moment, initially intending to refuse.
She probably knew about Xie Shizi's secret feelings for her.
Unfortunately, the Marquis of Wuyi's family was not a good match. She only wanted to cooperate with Xie Qi to bring down the Earl of Zhongqin's family, and she didn't want to do anything else.
Perhaps she could take advantage of tomorrow's lantern festival to make things clear with Xie Qi, tell him about her marriage to Shen Ci'an, and make him give up on her.
“Okay, I’m free,” she replied.
Xie Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll pick you up tomorrow."
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