He bowed slowly and deliberately.
Lu Xingjian ignored Xiao Bin and went straight to Su Wanwan, pulling her up.
"Yunxi has been looking for you."
Su Wanwan took a step back and quietly hid the wooden doll in her sleeve.
"I don't want it anymore, you can keep it."
Lu Xingjian was quite domineering and brooked no refusal.
"Once it's given to you, it's yours, and you have the right to manage it."
He glanced at her face, his tone carrying a hint of ambiguity and reproach.
"Look at you, you were up all night, and now you have dark circles under your eyes. Go back and get some sleep."
That's too deliberate.
The husband said his wife had been making a scene all night.
What does that refer to?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bin straightened his back, lowered his head, and knelt on the ground without saying a word.
The hand hidden in the sleeve clenched tightly.
Lu Xingjian's gaze only swept over Xiao Bin, who was still bowing.
He wouldn't let him stand up, so Xiao Bin had to keep kneeling.
This is the power of those in positions of authority.
"I will escort you back." Lu Xingjian took Su Wanwan's hand.
It seems to carry a hint of doting, but also carries a sense of asserting dominance.
Su Wanwan only felt uncomfortable.
Half an hour ago, he had urged himself to leave Xiaoyuan and was very doting on Ma Ji.
Now they're pretending to be all lovey-dovey again.
She resisted the urge to break free and followed him off the mountaintop.
He feared that if she showed even the slightest reluctance or aversion, he would take his anger out on Xiao Bin.
This was an unbearable pressure for Xiao Bin.
As soon as they turned the corner, Lu Xingjian let go of her hand.
"What were you talking about just now?" he asked casually.
Su Wanwan didn't want to reveal everything, so she threw the question back at Su Wanwan.
What do you think?
Lu Xingjian turned around and glanced at the top of Wansui Mountain, narrowing his eyes slightly with a half-smile.
"You want to elope with him?"
Su Wanwan clenched her fists and snorted coldly:
"You really have a vivid imagination."
Lu Xingjian dropped his playful expression and stared at her blankly for a while:
"Give up on that idea."
The tone was almost warning.
Su Wanwan's expression was serious, with a hint of negotiation:
"Since you don't trust me and insist on spoiling Maggie, you might as well let me go."
“I will go far away and it won’t affect your reputation in the slightest.”
Lu Xingjian gave a cold laugh, his voice chilling.
"They really intend to elope."
He leaned closer to her ear and whispered:
"Don't even think about it in this lifetime."
"You are mine in life and in death."
It was obvious that Xiao Bin's appearance had stimulated his possessiveness.
Su Wanwan's expression was calm, and her tone was indifferent:
"You still have time to think about these things?"
"Spend more time comforting your Maggie; after all, she's carrying your child."
They all knew perfectly well whose child Maggie had, a statement brimming with irony.
Lu Xingjian wasn't angry at all. Instead, he glanced at her gently and said nothing more.
He didn't escort Su Wanwan back to Kunning Palace.
The two parted ways halfway up Wansui Mountain and went their separate ways.
Lu Xingjian stood on the tree-lined mountain path, watching her figure disappear into the Shenwu Gate before leisurely returning to the West Garden.
evening.
Su Wanwan was half asleep, holding a wooden doll, when suddenly a heavy body pressed down on her.
Su Wanwan was so startled that she suddenly opened her eyes, all her sleepiness instantly vanishing.
My heart is pounding.
But she quickly stuffed the wooden doll in her hand under her pillow.
The next instant, hot lips pressed against mine, fierce and urgent.
Su Wanwan was kissed so hard she could hardly breathe, her body trembling slightly.
However, she was too lazy to even resist.
When he finally released her lips and gasped for breath, he asked:
"Aren't you going to keep Maggie company?"
After spending several months together, she had seen through him.
He can be genuinely enthusiastic when he gets going.
But once that initial excitement wears off, he'll start ignoring her again.
Lu Xingjian's lips lingered at hers, his breath unsteady.
"You still can't forget Xiao Bin, huh?"
Su Wanwan paused, then reached out and touched his face:
"You mind him that much?"
Lu Xingjian frowned slightly, his tone cold:
"Don't see him again. I'm sending him back to Weizhou to take up a real post."
It's another exchange of conditions.
Xiao Bin's current official title is a bought honorary one; he doesn't receive a salary or perform any duties, it's just a nice-sounding title.
"Ren Shi Quo" means to be officially granted an official position.
Su Wanwan understood his possessiveness.
No matter how magnanimous a man is, he cannot tolerate his woman having lingering ties with other men.
This is a matter of dignity.
Even if he gets tired of her, he won't allow her to find someone else.
Her meeting with Xiao Bin today was tantamount to touching his sore spot.
If it weren't for the need to successfully expel her from Xiaoyuan, he certainly wouldn't have allowed her to see Xiao Bin.
Lu Xingjian's dissatisfaction was quickly reflected in his actions.
Su Wanwan retaliated by biting his shoulder hard a few times, her mouth tasting of rust.
Lu Xingjian gasped.
"My wife, you are really ruthless."
"I think you're not a kitten, you're a wild leopard."
"And what makes you any better?" Su Wanwan's voice was cold as she shoved him.
Lu Xingjian's eyes darkened. "You're looking for Xiao Bin, and I can't even get angry?"
“I have important business with him, unlike you, who have hooked up with Maggie again.”
Lu Xingjian gave a cold, indifferent smirk and lowered his voice:
"Stay home as much as possible these days and be a good girl/girl."
Su Wanwan looked at his face so close to hers and was speechless.
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