Chapter 148 You dare not.
Autumn lake, a thousand-mile boat ride.
As soon as he got on the boat, Rong Xuanzhou left Pei Jingxu and walked towards Bai Shutong.
Zhou Qin stayed by Bai Shutong's side from beginning to end, asking about her well-being and showing their close relationship.
Pei Jingxu leaned aside and watched the two men surrounding Bai Shutong, surrounding her like stars surrounding the moon.
"Shutong, why haven't you been at home these past few days?" Rong Xuanzhou softened his voice and asked her softly, "When I went to look for you, you were always busy."
Bai Shutong bit her lip slightly, but looked away: "Shutong is an outsider in the Rong Mansion after all, it is not appropriate for her to stay in the Rong Mansion forever."
Zhou Qin heard this and curled his lips slightly: "Is Shutong unhappy living in Rong Mansion?"
"I bought a house in the south of the city. If you like it, I'll have my servants send you the key."
As he spoke, Zhou Qin glanced at Pei Jingxu, who was not far away, and said with a hint of meaning, "So that you don't get wronged by those random people in Rong Mansion."
Bai Shutong heard this and forced a smile: "No need. After burying my husband, I will leave the capital, so it doesn't matter where I live."
It was naturally impossible for Bai Shutong to leave the Rong family easily.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows, looking as if he was smiling.
——She hasn’t captured the Young Master of Rong Mansion yet.
But when Rong Xuanzhou heard Bai Shutong say this, his eyes glared and his voice deepened: "You said you wanted to leave the capital!?"
Bai Shutong still turned her head away and didn't look at him, her neck stiff. "Yes, I came to the capital to bury my husband. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I will not be an eyesore here anymore."
"Shutong, what are you talking about!" Rong Xuanzhou took a few steps forward anxiously, his voice slightly tense, "You stay in the capital, stay in the Rong family, no one will dare to gossip!"
"I am a widow, so it is understandable that I am ostracized and resented by others. I have no complaints."
As he spoke, Bai Shutong turned his back, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and stubbornly and resolutely refused to look Rong Xuanzhou in the eye.
The man's eyes were cold and gloomy. He grabbed Bai Shutong's hand and said in a tone that did not allow for refusal: "Shutong, let's talk alone."
After saying that, he pulled Bai Shutong's wrist and turned to leave.
Zhou Qin frowned upon seeing this, took a step forward, and grabbed Bai Shutong's other hand. "General Xuanzhou, you're snatching people from under my nose. Do you think I don't exist?!"
Rong Xuanzhou's eyes were cold and stern. He stared at Zhou Qin and said in a low and cold voice, "Let go."
Zhou Qin scoffed and held Bai Shutong's hand tighter: "Let go."
Bai Shutong's ears turned red, and she whispered, "You, don't do this, you're making fun of yourself!"
As she spoke, Bai Shutong let go of Zhou Qin's hand and said, "Zhou Qin, wait here for a moment. I have something to explain to Brother Xuanzhou."
Zhou Qin frowned unwillingly when he heard this, but finally snorted coldly, crossed his arms over his chest, and let Rong Xuanzhou pull Bai Shutong away.
Pei Jingxu stood not far away from the beginning to end, watching the "sweet" entanglement between the three people, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Bai Shutong was finally taken away by Rong Xuanzhou forcefully.
He didn't care about his wife at all, as if she was an insignificant existence.
Zhou Qin watched the two of them leave, his eyes narrowed slightly and his expression cold.
His gaze gradually shifted from the two of them to Pei Jingxu's face beside them.
With a sneer, he walked up to Pei Jingxu and stared at her with contempt and disdain.
Pei Jingxu's expression wasn't good either.
——It would be strange if Pei Jingxu had a good face towards the “murderer” who pushed him into the lotus pond in his previous life.
"Tsk, Second Madam Pei's life as a wife is truly unsightly," Zhou Qin observed her leisurely. "Seeing your husband so attentive to other women, how do you feel, Second Madam?"
There were no outsiders around, so Pei Jingxu didn't bother to play nice. "Compared to General Zhou, Madam Bai seems to care more about my husband. What does General Zhou think about this?"
Zhou Qin was stunned for a moment, frowning, and looked at Pei Jingxu with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
——He originally thought that Pei was a delicate and vulnerable girl in the harem, but he didn't expect her to be so sharp-tongued.
Zhou Qin narrowed his eyes and retorted coldly, "Shu Tong told me that she only has comradeship towards Rong Xuanzhou. Stop trying to sow discord between us."
"Really?" Pei Jingxu smiled faintly, "Then Madam Bai, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and even other prominent young men in the capital, I think they are just ordinary friends."
"Shut up," Zhou Qin said coldly, moving closer to her. "Pei Jingxu, you keep provoking and framing Shutong. Aren't you afraid that I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish!"
As soon as the topic of pushing into the water was mentioned, Pei Jingxu's face turned cold.
"You dare not." She stared into Zhou Qin's eyes and retorted word by word.
In an instant, Zhou Qin frowned and his eyes became cold.
He pursed his lips and looked at the woman in front of him. Her eyes were bright, but not innocent and harmless. Instead, they looked more like those of a snake staring at a dead object.
"Zhou Qin, you dare not touch me." Pei Jingxu's voice was icy cold.
"How do you know that I dare not touch you?" Zhou Qin stared at her in a deep voice.
Pei Jingxu sneered, his eyes filled with contempt and arrogance: "Because you dare not offend Rong Jianxue."
Zhou Qin stared at her intently, forcing himself to speak with all his might. "Pei, don't act like you and Rong Jianxue are so close."
"The Duke's Mansion is no pushover. I just drowned a wife who was not presentable enough. How dare Rong Jianxue turn against me?"
The boat drifted downstream and before we knew it, we had circled the lake.
At this time, the ship was slowly approaching the shore.
Zhou Qin pushed Pei Jingxu to the corner of the boat.
The sound of wind blew through her hair. Pei Jingxu glanced at the shore and easily spotted the familiar figure walking towards the lake.
Tilting his head slightly, Pei Jingxu looked nonchalantly at Zhou Qin in front of him, his eyes full of contempt and arrogance.
"Do you think Rong Jianxue won't make a big move against you because of me?"
Her voice suddenly became light and casual, with a charming and unconsciously rising tone.
Zhou Qin frowned slightly, not reacting for a moment, and did not understand what she meant.
The next second, Pei Jingxu moved closer to the side of the boat without making any noise.
The wind blew up her robes and she stood there, cunning and arrogant.
"Zhou Qin, let's make a bet."
Zhou Qin frowned, not even understanding what Pei Jingxu meant. The next second—
"ah--"
The woman screamed, her whole body shook violently, and she fell off the boat!
Zhou Qin didn't even react, he reached out to grab Pei Jingxu!
But it's too late!
The woman fell into the lake like a fluttering leaf!
Zhou Qin even saw that she gave him a provocative smile while falling!
A figure moved among the crowd!
The woman's gauze skirt didn't even touch the water surface, and the next second, she was pulled into the arms of that figure!
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