Chapter Fifty-Five: Candied Hawthorns



As He Yunxiao ate the venison, thinking of the two people's peaceful appearance, he said nonchalantly, "They have been given a chance to start anew."

Meng Qingrou nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Chu Chu and said, "Chu Chu, thank you. You're amazing."

Chu Chu subtly puffed out her chest, "Mmm."

He Yunxiao: Holy crap! Chu Chu is willing to talk to Nan Zhu? And it's only been half a day!

"Chu Chu," He Yunxiao called out defiantly.

"Um."

"neat."

"Um."

"neat."

Chu Chu frowned, but still said, "Mm."

He Yunxiao felt like he was being a bit stupid. He let Nan Zhu get close to Chu Chu, but he ended up being jealous of Nan Zhu.

No, no, I can't be so narrow-minded.

The female lead is mine, but she also belongs to other female leads.

"Rou'er, stay closer to Chu Chu."

"oh."

He Yunxiao placed the South Pearl next to Chu Chu and sat down opposite them.

A pair of beautiful women sitting together is indeed a very pleasing sight.

Chu Chu had a cold and aloof expression, while Nan Zhu was gentle in demeanor. They had different temperaments, but both had faces that could bring ruin to a country, leaving He Yunxiao stunned.

Xiao Xiao silently watched the screen, thinking back to when He Yunxiao looked just as dazed. She quietly touched her cheek; it was a little hot to the touch.

"He Yunxiao, what are you looking at?"

It's Chu Chu's voice!

He Yunxiao reacted quickly and immediately said, "I'm here..." Then he realized something very serious—he couldn't lie in front of Nan Zhu's wife!

"I am here……"

"Forehead……"

He Yunxiao's unusual behavior also caught Meng Qingrou's attention. She looked curiously at the stammering He Yunxiao, whose little mouth occasionally moved as he chewed his food.

"I'm watching you and Rou'er." He Yunxiao finally had no choice but to tell the truth.

Chu Chu snorted coldly and tossed the meat skewers to He Yunxiao, saying, "I'm full."

Seeing that Chu Chu was about to leave, He Yunxiao ate the meat skewer that Chu Chu had left behind and then hurriedly chased after her.

He Yunxiao rushed to Chu Chu in one stride, just as she stood up.

Regardless of anything else, grab her little hand first and make sure she can't walk.

"Chuchu, listen to my excuses, not my explanations."

"I'm full. I'll go back to the carriage first. You can continue watching her."

He Yunxiao said anxiously, "Although Rou'er is indeed beautiful, I..."

Before He Yunxiao could finish his sentence, he saw Chu Meiren's beautiful eyes filled with resentment and anger, staring straight at him as if to say: "Go ahead and say it if you dare, I'm listening."

He Yunxiao forced himself to continue, "But Rou'er and I are, after all, cousins. Isn't it normal that I'm so handsome and Rou'er is so beautiful?"

After saying this, Chu Chu's jealousy subsided considerably.

Taking advantage of the situation, He Yunxiao pulled Chu Chu to sit down, and sat in the middle himself, manually balancing the tense atmosphere between the two female leads.

He was a little confused. Chu Chu was clearly willing to save Nan Zhu and pay attention to Nan Zhu, so why was she jealous of Nan Zhu?

He Yunxiao recalled how jealous he felt of Nanzhu when Chu Chu was willing to talk to her earlier, and suddenly realized that the essence of jealousy is "possessiveness" and "unwillingness to share." Because Chu Chu was only willing to talk to him before, and now she was willing to talk to Nanzhu, his "possessiveness" was threatened, so he became jealous of Nanzhu.

what to do……

How can I make Chu Chu feel that she continues to "possess" me exclusively, while also tolerating some unavoidable interactions between me and Nan Zhu?

He Yunxiao turned to look at his wife, Nan Zhu, to his right. Noticing He Yunxiao's attention, Meng Qingrou smiled happily at him.

Why isn't Nan Zhu jealous of Chu Chu?

He Yunxiao slapped his forehead and realized he understood.

Unlike Chu Chu, Nan Zhu's upbringing instilled in her a willingness to share. However, this willingness to share is passive, somewhat similar to Sister Jiang's proactive and encouraging willingness to share.

Because Nanzhu and I are related as first cousins, Chuchu was able to tolerate Nanzhu. If it were someone else...

Chu Chu had already exploded!

Is this the pressure that the protagonist has to bear, the so-called "yandere" pressure?

“He Yunxiao,” Chu Chu suddenly said.

"exist."

"I'll take a nap. You... take care of yourself."

"Huh? Chuchu, wait a minute..."

"What's wrong?" Chu Chu asked, turning back halfway after walking away.

"Chuchu, I want to know about your past. Before you met me."

Chu Chu was taken aback, and said in an almost gentle tone, "This person has no past."

He Yunxiao didn't understand, "Hey Chuchu..."

After Chu Chu left, "Chu Xiaoxiao" immediately felt weak and leaned against He Yunxiao. He Yunxiao secretly regretted it. He hadn't felt anything before because he didn't spend much time with Chu Chu, but now that he was with her all day, he realized how short it was that she could only control her body for eight hours. If she got up early in the morning, it would be exactly eight hours by one or two o'clock in the afternoon.

"Brother Xiao, is Chu Chu asleep?" Meng Qingrou sat on the other side of He Yunxiao, leaning forward to look at Chu Chu.

"Hmm. Xiaoxiao?" He Yunxiao tried calling out.

Chu Xiaoxiao remained silent; it seemed she didn't want to come out. That was for the best. If she had, who knew how she would have explained the replacement of "Chu Chu" to Nanzhu.

He Yunxiao let Chu Xiaoxiao lean on him, finished eating with his wife Nanzhu, put out the fire, and carried Chu Xiaoxiao back to the carriage.

He Yunxiao had anticipated traveling through the night, and the newly purchased carriage came with modular wooden planks that could be combined with the existing seats to form a bed. However, due to the limited space, the carriage could only comfortably accommodate Chu Chu and Nan Zhu; He Yunxiao himself was out of the question.

They pieced together half of the wooden planks of the carriage, laid Chu Xiaoxiao down, and continued their journey.

He Yunxiao was still trying to figure out how to keep Chu Chu from getting jealous, but he never expected this. He had to settle for second best and make Chu Chu jealous, but not too obviously. At least not like now, where she would constantly say "I'm full."

"He Yunxiao..."

The sound of South Pearl?

He Yunxiao looked down and saw that his wife, Nan Zhu, was not in a good mood and looked sullen.

"Rou'er?"

"Do you like Chu Chu more...? Nan Zhu is thinking of going home."

He Yunxiao thought to himself that he was doomed. He had been paying too much attention to Chu Chu and neglecting his wife, Nan Zhu. Although Nan Zhu wasn't usually jealous, she must have felt bad about being ignored. Besides, she had never traveled this far before, and she only agreed to come out because of him.

Although no one was controlling Chu Xiaoxiao's body, Xiaoxiao was always connected to Chu Xiaoxiao's five senses. She could hear He Yunxiao and Meng Qingrou's conversation clearly inside the carriage.

Xiaoxiao: Nanzhu? Is that He Yunxiao's younger sister's nickname?

Before He Yunxiao could resolve Chu Chu's issue, he had to hold his wife Nan Zhu's hand and say, "How could that be? I adore Rou'er. Here, osmanthus cake, it's Rou'er's favorite."

Xiaoxiao: Favorite food? Is there any possibility...?

Seeing that Meng Qingrou was still unhappy even after receiving the osmanthus cake, He Yunxiao took out something he had kept hidden away.

"Rou'er, would you like some candied hawthorn?"

Xiao Xiao: !!!

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