Chapter 123 Ah Xu knows his mistake...
The blush spread from Pei Jingxu's cheeks to the tips of her ears.
The man lowered his eyes to look at her, his black hair gathered on his shoulders and cascaded down like a waterfall.
The hand lightly rested on her waist, the knuckles slightly white, and the inky eyes and eyebrows fell on her.
The two were too close.
It was so close that Pei Jingxu could easily smell the coldness from the man.
Her back rested against his chest, which rose and fell, and Pei Jingxu felt a cold and hard touch on her back.
The hollow of her waist pressed against the jade pendant on the man's waist.
Pei Jingxu's entire face was flushed, and even her half-exposed shoulders showed a hint of redness.
"...A Xu knows he was wrong..."
In fact, she always knows when to quit.
Just like now, she seemed to think that he was angry, so she tried to apologize to him in a soft voice.
The Buddhist beads on the wrist bone gently pressed against Pei Jingxu's side.
Pei Jingxu shrank back slightly and fell into his arms, and was lightly attacked by Chenxiang.
She lowered her head in panic and timidly admitted her mistake.
The candlelight could not illuminate his eyes and eyebrows, and his dark pupils blended into the night.
"Nian, Pei Jingxu." Rong Jianxue still said this, not giving up.
There's no way around it.
Pei Jingxu bit her lip lightly. She looked at the three words she had written on the table and stammered, "Rong, Rong Jian...Xue..."
She clearly felt the hand that was supporting her waist tightening inch by inch, and the palm and the string of Buddhist beads were pressed on her waist.
It made her waist ache.
A cold and unclear voice came from her ear: "Pei Jingxu, be serious."
"Read it again."
Pei Jingxu suppressed the smile in his eyes, but his face became even more terrified.
She seemed to think that the man was furious, the corners of her eyes turned red, and her voice trembled slightly: "A Xu really knows his mistake..."
She apologized to him softly.
The Buddhist beads were against her waist, and the man's voice was hoarse: "What's wrong?"
Pei Jingxu trembled: "A-A-Xu shouldn't call me by my name..."
Her hands clenched the hem of her clothes, she was nervous.
The scent of agarwood on him was different from the scent on her clothes.
His breath was colder and clearer, like the snow on the snowy mountains that never melts all year round.
"Yeah," he responded nonchalantly, his voice rolling out of his throat with a bit of hoarseness, "So Pei Jingxu, now it's the punishment."
"Call me by name."
It is no longer "read it again", but more straightforward and undisguised.
"Pei Jingxu, call my name."
Tears welled up in the corners of Pei Jingxu's eyes, but the man seemed unmoved. His voice was like a low, hoarse coaxing: "Ah Xu, speak."
Even the incense in the Zen room became charming.
Pei Jingxu pursed her lips into a line, but she still spoke softly and tremblingly: "Rong Jianxue..."
The jade pendant against her waist seemed to have changed.
Pei Jingxu pretended not to understand and lowered his head, looking like a "student" who had done something wrong.
Behind him, Rong Jianxue's pupils shrank slightly and he closed his eyes slightly.
——He naturally sensed something.
After exhaling a breath of foul air, Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly and rested her head on Pei Jingxu's shoulder.
"W-What happened?"
Pei Jingxu seemed a little flustered, his body stiff and at a loss.
"Hmm," Rong Jianxue said in a deep voice, still leaning against her shoulder. The hand wearing the Buddhist beads pinched the woman's waist, holding the petite woman in his arms. "I didn't get enough rest last night, so I'm a little tired."
This excuse is a bit lame.
But Pei Jingxu tactfully didn't expose the truth. Instead, he softened his tone and said softly, "You've been working so hard these past few days. It's really hard work."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything.
He smelled the stronger floral scent on her neck.
He held his jade pendant against her, calming himself.
"If you don't mind, please lean on Ah Xu and rest for a while. You can leave after Guard Jiang arrives."
Rong Jianxue responded and tightened her grip around her waist.
He didn't move.
The woman in front of him was not honest.
Probably because he had been sitting for a long time, his legs were a little numb, so Pei Jingxu moved his waist slightly, trying to change his posture.
“Hmm—”
Rong Jianxue groaned, veins popped out on the back of his hand, and his finger bones turned slightly white.
Pei Jingxu froze and hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Sir, Ah Xu's legs are numb..."
Rong Jianxue chuckled, and with the hand on her waist she exerted a little upward force, picked her up and changed her into a more comfortable position.
The man was tall, and the arm wearing Buddhist beads was across her abdomen, covering her entire body.
"Stop moving around." Rong Jianxue reminded in a hoarse voice.
Pei Jingxu nodded obediently, then suddenly realized that nodding also counted as movement, so he responded and said nothing more.
For a moment, the only sounds in the Zen room were the crackling of the burning candle and the regular breathing of one person and the heavy breathing of the other.
I don’t know how long it took.
The jade pendant around her waist finally calmed down.
Pei Jingxu nestled in the man's arms and felt sleepy.
“Knock knock—”
There was a knock on the door from Jiang Hui: "Master, everything you asked me to do has been done."
Rong Jianxue took a deep breath and finally raised his head from the woman's neck.
"Come in."
"yes."
Jiang Hui pushed the door open and walked in.
I saw the scene in front of me at a glance!
The young man, who had always been well-behaved and polite, put the hand wrapped with Buddhist beads around the second lady's waist and held her in his arms.
Their long hair intertwined together, making them look like a pair of lovers that everyone envied.
The sleepiness dispelled, Pei Jingxu seemed to realize belatedly that their posture was inappropriate, and hurriedly withdrew from the man's arms, stood up and walked to Jiang Hui.
"Guard Jiang, I need your help."
Jiang Hui's eyes almost popped out.
Pei Jingxu stood up and left the man's arms. Rong Jianxue frowned and looked at Jiang Hui with a bit of coldness in his eyes.
Jiang Hui shrank his neck for no reason, feeling a murderous aura.
"Second Madam, if you have any instructions, just tell me." Jiang Hui laughed dryly and replied quickly.
Pei Jingxu told Jiang Hui about the centipede that had entered the room, and wanted Jiang Hui to help her sprinkle some medicine powder and check it out.
Jiang Hui smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll do it right away."
Pei Jingxu said with gratitude: "Thank you, Guard Jiang. I will make some snacks for Guard Jiang when we return to Rong Mansion tomorrow."
Jiang Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this. Just as he was about to say yes, Rong Jianxue said coldly, "Jiang Hui has been eating too much lately. He should control his diet a bit."
Jiang Hui felt like crying but had no tears when he heard this.
"Then your Excellency, please rest early. I will withdraw with Guard Jiang first."
After saying that, Pei Jingxu bowed to the man and turned to leave.
Jiang Hui stood in the Zen room and looked at the man: "Young Master..."
Rong Jianxue suppressed her emotions and said, "Look carefully, she's afraid of centipedes."
"yes."
Jiang Hui sprinkled medicinal powder in Pei Jingxu's meditation room, but after searching several times, he did not find any centipede.
"Don't worry, Madam. I've checked everything and there's nothing poisonous. If you're worried, I'll be on guard outside tonight. If you see anything unusual, please let me know."
Pei Jingxu said gratefully, "Thank you, Guard Jiang. I'm so lucky to have you!"
After closing the door, Pei Jingxu's expression of emotion and fear faded away, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
——There weren’t any centipedes to begin with.
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Early the next morning.
Pei Jingxu was still asleep when he heard Hongyao's voice coming from outside the door.
"Girl! Girl, wake up!"
"Miss, this is bad! The Second Young Master and that Bai family member have also come to the Ran Deng Temple!"
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