【Chen Zixi×You】Before you chased Chen Zixi, you thought he liked Jiang Yan 2
Chen Zixi pushed the military doctor away and sat down to apply the medicine to you himself. He also asked you: "Does it hurt? If it does, tell me."
You said with a nonchalant smile, "It doesn't hurt. I got hurt a lot worse than this when I was little. When I was seven or eight, I broke my leg climbing a tree to steal bird eggs."
Chen Zixi hummed, glancing at you sideways. "Of course I remember. That time you scared Jiang Yan so much that his face turned blue. He sent three pigeons in a row. I thought something serious had happened, but when I opened them, I saw the same words—'Come and show her legs.'"
You felt awkward for a moment, then quickly changed the subject: "That's nothing. When I was six, I stole goose eggs and got hit on the head by the goose, leaving me with internal injuries."
Chen Zixi sneered: "Yes, I remember that too. At that time, I had just started my apprenticeship. Thanks to your patronage, it became my first achievement."
You decided to keep quiet - Chen Zixi was obviously still angry with you!
Chen Zixi, however, had no intention of letting you go. He continued to bring up past events: "At six, you stole goose eggs and injured your head. At seven or eight, you stole bird eggs and broke your leg. At nine, you sprained your leg while learning light martial arts. You also fractured the bones of three other children your age in the barracks. In the end, I had to apologize and heal them on your behalf... You've been a worry since you were a child, and even now that you're an adult, you're still a concern. When will you ever let me stop worrying about you?"
You felt guilty after hearing what he said, and lowered your head silently: "Okay, I was wrong, I was wrong..."
Chen Zixi let out a long sigh and neatly tied the bandage in his hand. "Alright, are you injured anywhere else?"
You quickly shook your head, feeling Chen Zixi's fingers gently stroke your head and pull off a blade of grass. "That's good. You haven't slept all night. Go back and rest early."
His tone softened considerably, sounding less angry. Feeling a little relieved, you decided to take this opportunity to smooth things over, so you grabbed his sleeve and said, "Brother Zixi, please stop being angry, okay? Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, and I'm just following the deployment."
"I'm not angry about this." Chen Zixi looked at you calmly. "I know your temper, but I don't want you to neglect yourself. I told you many years ago that I am the best doctor. Tell me where you hurt or are injured."
There seemed to be something burning in his eyes, ready to burst out. You looked at him, a little dazed, and nodded subconsciously.
Chen Zixi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the strange light had disappeared. He went out.
You always feel like you have missed something just now, and go back to rest in confusion.
That night, Jiang Yan organized a celebration for the soldiers in the camp, and specifically instructed them not to give you alcohol.
You are very depressed, but you have plenty of ways and means. While everyone is toasting at the banquet, you sneak out and steal a small jar of wine from the cellar, and drink it while sitting on the observation deck.
The camp was ablaze with lights, and the main tent was bustling with activity. Sipping your wine, you watched the soldiers beam with joy, and suddenly felt happy.
Chen Zixi found you at this moment, landed beside you, and reminded you: "After you finish this cup, you are not allowed to drink anymore."
For some reason, you weren't surprised at all that he was coming. You casually agreed to a few things and then, on a whim, pointed at the tiny lights: "Brother Zixi, look, this is the kingdom that the three of us, father and son, conquered... Don't look to the west yet, we haven't conquered that area yet."
Chen Zixi was amused by you.
This was the first time you heard him laugh in a few days, and you felt relieved. “That’s great, you’re laughing.”
Chen Zixi's eyes flickered. He looked at you and tilted his head: "Do you care whether I smile or not?"
You don't know where you got the courage from, you downed the drink in your hand in one gulp and glared at him: "Of course I care, I care whether you are happy or not, whether you are angry with me or not, and why you would rather like men than me!"
A long silence fell over the two of you.
You finally realized what you blurted out and immediately turned your head away: "I'm sleepy, I'll go first-"
"Wait a minute." Chen Zixi grabbed your hand tightly. He frowned and asked you seriously, "What do you mean by 'I'd rather like men'? Who do you think I like?"
He had never made such an expression before. You were afraid to move under his gaze and whispered quietly, "Don't you... like my brother?"
Chen Zixi's expression changed: "What are you thinking about? I don't have any!"
"You do!" You couldn't help but argue with him. "Your family is far away in Jinling, yet you always come to Zhenzhou once a month. When you come, you stay in the tent with my brother and laugh and joke. If you don't like him, what do you think? Or do you like his big tent? Then why don't you just ask him to tear it down and give it to you!"
Chen Zixi laughed, a grin that clenched his teeth. "I knew you were stubborn, but I didn't expect you to be this stubborn. Jiang Yan and I were just laughing and joking in the tent, so every time I sneaked out with you, bought you things, and went horseback riding and hunting with you, was it all for Jiang Yan?"
You felt like someone had hit your profile picture, and looked at him in disbelief: "You mean, what you like is..."
Chen Zixi laughed self-deprecatingly. "Yeah, I thought you knew. Now that I think about it, with your brain, you really don't know, and you're not deliberately teasing me."
"Who teased you?" You jumped up in anger and pointed at him. "You teased me more than anything! If you like me, why don't you stay in my tent all day? Is it because I don't have a tent? Who would have thought that you like me but would go to my brother's place every day!"
Chen Zixi looked at you with a complicated expression, his lips moved as he slowly said, "I don't know what you think, nor do I know if you like me staying in your tent."
You silently held your forehead and suddenly understood Chen Zixi's feelings just now.
"Besides, you said that you have someone you love." Chen Zixi's tone was strange. He looked at you, and there were many things in his eyes that you couldn't understand.
You suddenly have a bad feeling: "Wait, who do you think I like?"
Chen Zixi opened his mouth, then closed it again. He paused and asked you, "So, who do you like?"
You felt your heart ache at his anger, perhaps Chen Zixi was born to be your nemesis. You spun around twice, and finally, unable to hold it back any longer, you grabbed Chen Zixi's shirt and kissed him.
He was stunned and motionless at first, but then he seemed to come to his senses, hugged your waist tightly, and responded enthusiastically. You would have thought he wanted to swallow you whole.
After kissing him in one go, you bit his lips lightly before pulling back and glaring at him angrily: "Don't tell me you think I like He Ran?"
He Ran is your deputy general, the one who spends the most time with you. He's also a bit of a nerd, calling you "Miss" or "Little General" and being respectful and polite in everything he says and does, but you have absolutely no interest in him in that way.
"No," Chen Zixi couldn't help laughing. "I thought you liked Jiang Yan."
You were silent for a long time, and finally asked him: "Tell me, does my brother know that he plays such a big role in this matter?"
Chen Zixi didn't answer, but you seemed to hear Jiang Yan's voice sneering: "I didn't know before, but now I know."
You lowered your head in the direction of the voice and found that your brother Jiang Yan and his personal guards were standing at the bottom of the observation tower, looking up at you.
You were so frightened by this weird scene that your legs went weak, and in the end, Chen Zixi carried you away.
Jiang Yan looked at you, then at Chen Zixi: "He disappeared halfway through drinking. So he was trying to trick my sister?"
After that, he said to you, "Who taught you to be so careless with your relatives? And you dared to drink behind my back and go back to the tent. I will punish you later."
Daddy was often away from home, so Jiang Yan was nominally your brother, but in reality, he was like a half-father to you. You didn't dare challenge his authority, so you obediently walked to your tent with your head hung low.
After sitting in the big tent and reminiscing about Chen Zixi for a while, you saw Chen Zixi open the tent door and come in, looking at you with a smile.
You looked at him, a little curious: "What did my brother say to you?"
Chen Zixi shook his head and chuckled: "Nothing, just telling me not to deceive you when you don't understand feelings yet."
“But you didn’t trick me.” You blinked. “You’ve been tricking my brother, and it’s making me so mad.”
Chen Zixi sighed helplessly: "Who would have thought that you, a girl, are so careless. You think that the things I do for you are just like a brother taking care of his sister?"
Feeling guilty, you quickly explained, "That's because you always call me 'sister'!"
"Okay then," Chen Zixi said, sitting down next to you leisurely. "I won't call you that anymore. From now on, I'll just call you 'Qingqing', okay?"
You felt your cheeks getting hot and looked away embarrassedly: "Well...it's up to you, anything is fine."
Chen Zixi held your hand and placed it on his heart: "Then you have to promise me that no matter what makes you unhappy in the future, you must tell me; if you are angry with me, just tell me directly so that I can know how to comfort you. Just like this time, if you hadn't said it out loud, I'm afraid I would never have thought that you thought this way."
“…Okay.” You met his gaze and agreed with a soft heart.
Only then did Chen Zixi smile and kiss you again.
The next morning, Jiang Yan punished you to get up early to practice swordplay. When you finished practicing and were about to go to breakfast, you heard a lot of discussions in the kitchen.
"...Have you heard? The young general likes the major general! He even stood on the observation deck and yelled out his love yesterday!"
"Why did I hear that the young general likes Master Chen?"
"Well, isn't that a bad situation for the young general? Doesn't Master Chen like the young general?"
"So who does the young general like? Does he like men or women?"
You froze in place, not daring to go in.
"Now you understand how inappropriate your behavior last night was?" Jiang Yan asked you. You didn't know how long he had been standing behind you, but the look in his eyes seemed to want to personally teach you swordsmanship. "A girl, standing on the watchtower and shouting, are you afraid that no one in the camp can hear you?"
You wisely admitted your mistake: "Brother, I was wrong... I thought everyone was busy celebrating and no one heard it..."
Jiang Yan snorted and warned you, "I know Chen Zixi's character well. You can rely on him. However, you must be cautious about marriage and follow your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words."
"Brother, you are so nice!" Jiang Yan actually didn't object to you and Chen Zixi. You happily hugged his arm and acted coquettishly.
"Just hold me, dear." A fan peeked out from the side of the thorns, blocking your movements. Chen Zixi smiled at you. "You're always acting like a spoiled child. Aren't you ruining General Jiang's chance of marriage?"
You were afraid that Chen Zixi would get jealous again, so you immediately let go of Jiang Yan's arm and hugged his.
So in a corner where you weren't noticing, Jiang Yan glared at Chen Zixi and mouthed "Let's have a sword fight tonight".
Chen Zixi smiled and nodded in agreement.
——After all, how can you marry your best friend’s only sister without suffering some losses?
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