Shen Nan's unwavering insistence made Mu Chen Shuang panic.
If she continues to argue, she'll be admitting it without being asked. Besides, his unusual insistence today must mean he's guessed something.
So she stopped making excuses and admitted, "I'm really sorry, I accidentally lost that hairpin. I'll try to find it."
When she said these words, she really didn't know how to face Shen Nanzhi. For the first time, she felt so indebted to someone.
Looking into her apologetic eyes, Shen Nanzhi felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if pricked by a needle. He least wanted to see that apologetic look on her face, just like when she chose Feng Xilan.
"Shuang'er, you never need to apologize to me."
Looking at the fleeting melancholy in his eyes, Mu Chenshuang felt even more apologetic.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy and somber.
She really didn't know what else to say besides apologizing, but the words just wouldn't come out.
Then Shen Nanzhi took out a hairpin from his bosom.
Mu Chenshuang's peripheral vision caught sight of the hairpin in his hand. Her lowered eyelids snapped open, and she stared at the frost flower hairpin in his hand with a look of surprise and astonishment.
For a moment, her heart was beating unusually fast, and she even felt an indescribable panic.
How did this hairpin end up in Shen Nanzhi's hands?
But she suddenly understood why he had insisted on asking her about the whereabouts of the hairpin.
Shen Nanzhi slowly stood up.
Mu Chenshuang snapped out of her daze and looked up at him.
Shen Nanzhi moved behind her and slowly inserted the hairpin into her hair.
This moment.
Mu Chenshuang's heart was filled with complex and troubled emotions. She asked, "How did it end up in your hands?"
Shen Nanzhi withdrew his hand, stood behind her, lowered his eyes, and looked at her with a complex and deep gaze, and replied, "Princess Anxue gave it back to me, saying that she got it from Yaoguang Residence."
The moment the words were spoken.
Mu Chenshuang's hands, which were hanging between her legs, tightened slightly. Beneath her calm expression, her heart was restless.
"I see."
"How did this hairpin end up at Yaoguang Residence?" Shen Nanzhi pressed.
Mu Chenshuang knew in her heart that if she didn't give him a reasonable explanation today, he would probably keep asking her questions.
“This hairpin was stolen by the man in black you saw that day, so I asked Crown Prince Junheng to get it back for me.”
Shen Nanzhi was slightly taken aback, a pang of bitterness rising in his heart. "Does Crown Prince Junheng know who the man in black is?"
“The Prince of Xiaoyao should know. Given the relationship between the Prince of Xiaoyao and Crown Prince Junheng, he could probably find out by asking,” Mu Chenshuang explained calmly.
Why did he steal this hairpin?
Mu Chenshuang raised her eyebrows slightly and said sarcastically, "Who knows what's wrong with him? Maybe he has some kind of peculiar fetish."
At this very moment, Yao Guang Residence is located inside.
The man who had just entered the hot spring pavilion suddenly sneezed, and his face darkened.
Looking at Mu Chenshuang's expression, Shen Nanzhi didn't think she was lying; the man in black that night was indeed very suspicious.
Did Shuang'er truly not know his purpose, or was she deliberately keeping it from him?
He didn't press the matter further.
Suddenly.
He slowly crouched down beside Mu Chenshuang.
The great general, whom everyone revered and who struck fear into the hearts of the enemy, now appeared so humble and weak as he squatted in front of Mu Chenshuang. He gripped her hand tightly, as if afraid that she would disappear from his grasp.
Mu Chenshuang was slightly startled by his actions. Looking at Shen Nanzhi's lonely figure, she felt a mix of emotions. She heard him sigh and plead, "Next time, Shuang'er, you must tell me directly. Don't hide it from me."
As Mu Chenshuang felt his rough hands, images involuntarily surfaced in her mind. His hands were not as clean and gentle as Fu Junheng's, but they were equally filled with a domineering power.
When this inexplicable comparison popped into her mind, she cursed herself in embarrassment and anger, then came to her senses and whispered, "I know."
Shen Nanzhi left the Marquis's residence around 5 PM.
After seeing Shen Nan off, Mu Chenshuang returned to her room, clutching the hairpin in her hand. The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became.
Finally, he rode alone to Yaoguang Residence.
By the time we arrived at Yaoguang Residence, it was already getting dark.
Fu Junheng knew she was coming and came out to greet her. Seeing the woman standing at the bottom of the steps, he stepped forward and said, "You've come."
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