His bright, star-like eyes curved slightly, his smile enough to outshine the entire starry sky.
Another pair of eyes, very similar to Ji Fengming's, suddenly flashed through Black Owl's mind.
The boy said, "Even if we really had that kind of relationship, I wouldn't be at a loss, but unfortunately we don't."
A sudden pang of pain shot through his heart, and Black Owl instinctively moved a few more inches closer.
In this way, the two of them were practically nose to nose and eyelash to eyelash.
"You...you...can you do this? Any closer and it'll really..." Ji Fengming froze, not daring to move. The wine jar and braised meat and peanuts he was holding felt like they weighed a ton.
Black Owl's actions were so sudden that if he hadn't also sensed someone at the inner courtyard gate, he would have started to overthink things.
In Lin Shuang's view, the two were inseparable and growing increasingly intimate.
She didn't know what to think, she just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible. She staggered back to her bed, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, her mind a complete blank, as if she had lost her soul.
Black Owl snapped out of his daze, quickly straightened up, covered his eyes to hide the fleeting panic within, and said, "Alright, she's gone."
"Who is she?" Ji Fengming asked curiously, his playful expression returning in an instant.
Hei Xiao pushed him into the room, closed the door behind him, and without hiding anything, told him how he had flirted with Lin Shuang back then.
Ji Fengming raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Just one sentence and she's fallen for you? That's terrifying! If all the women I've flirted with were to follow me like this, I'd have no choice but to jump off a cliff to find peace."
“Those you’ve messed with are all courtesans, don’t take them seriously. Miss Lin Shuang is a pure woman from the inner chambers, and also Xiao Yao’er’s close confidante. How can she be compared to those people? I had no other choice but to resort to this.” Hei Xiao said, also with a headache: “I hope she can give up this idea from now on.”
Ji Fengming nodded in deep agreement, speaking as bluntly as ever: "That's true. If it doesn't work this time, we'll give her a real taste of what's what next time. Looking at your face, most girls can't compare, so I won't lose out by giving you a kiss. But next time, it'll be my turn to tease you. This young master is so domineering and charming, he doesn't seem like a proper young lady at all!"
Black Owl's face darkened: "..."
I have this urge to strangle this kid; he really doesn't think before he speaks!
However, what Ji Fengming said was almost identical to what the boy in his illusion said.
"Come, let's drink. After we leave the capital the day after tomorrow, Yao'er will be in your care." Ji Fengming handed a jar of wine with the seal broken to Hei Xiao, his tone slightly reluctant: "After we have safely concealed ourselves, we will send someone to deliver a message to you and Yao. We'll meet again then!"
Black Owl took the wine jar, took a sip from the rim, and said, "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect Xiao Yao'er's safety. You forgot, she calls me brother, so she is also my sister."
Ji Fengming took several sips of wine, then lowered his head and stuffed a few pieces of braised meat and peanuts into his mouth. After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "It's not that I don't trust her, it's that I don't trust you. If the seal on your body loosens, the consequences will be unimaginable. Yao'er taking care of you is not as convenient as me doing it. If something really happens and I'm not by your side, what will you do? Xiao Chen, otherwise..."
Black Owl chuckled, a gentle warmth welling up in his eyes.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
