Their bodies suddenly drew extremely close.
She could hear his suddenly rapid breathing, while he took in the full view of the young woman’s delicate, snow-white neck.
On the window, their two silhouettes overlapped.
Long-dan’s mouth gaped open in shock.
Inside the room, Jiang Si realized her impropriety and stepped back, yet still blocked the other’s path.
Yu Jin couldn’t help but smile: “Where does Miss Jiang think I’m going? I just wanted to visit the restroom.”
Jiang Si’s face flushed.
How could a grown man so shamelessly mention going to the restroom in front of a young lady? Why was his skin so thick?
No, wait. The current Yu Qi was still technically a youth. Perhaps he hadn’t yet developed a man’s sense of propriety.
Yes, that must be why he’d made her feel so uncomfortable since their reunion.
Yu Jin noticed the subtle changes in the young woman’s expression and felt inexplicably displeased.
He had the feeling this girl was thinking something that would upset him.
Yu Jin sat back down.
“Weren’t you going to the restroom?” Jiang Si regained her composure and asked with furrowed brows.
“Since Miss Jiang is reluctant to let me leave, I won’t go,” Yu Jin said with a serious face. “I can hold it.”
A vein throbbed at Jiang Si’s temple.
She wanted to kill this bastard!
Yu Jin suddenly leaned forward, his handsome face abruptly magnified: “Shall we continue our chat?”
Closing her eyes, and taking a deep breath, Jiang Si suppressed the urge to commit murder.
With a forced smile at the corners of her mouth, Jiang Si said: “Let’s chat!”
“Then it’s my turn to ask.” Yu Jin sat up straight, smiling.
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow: “Young Master Yu just asked me how I discovered the Heir of Marquis Chang-xing’s crimes against women. Now it should be my turn to ask.”
The youth opposite blinked innocently: “Miss Jiang has already asked her question.”
Jiang Si was momentarily stunned.
Yu Jin smiled: “Just now, Miss Jiang asked where I was going.”
Jiang Si: “…”
Seeing that the young woman was truly about to explode, Yu Jin reached out and gently ruffled her hair, his tone unable to hide his fondness: “Alright, ask whatever you want. I’ll answer everything truthfully, okay?”
This silly girl. He was already willing to sell himself to repay the debt. His entire being could be hers. Yet she was still quibbling over who asked one more question.
Jiang Si tilted her head away: “Young Master Yu, please show some restraint!”
The hand on her head paused. Yu Jin lowered his eyes and sighed: “I think I still need to go out for a bit. Miss Jiang may not know, but I have a certain problem.”
“What problem?”
“When I’m in a bad mood, I want to kill someone. As it happens, the Heir of Marquis Chang-xing isn’t a good person. I’ll go slaughter him tonight, and Er-niu won’t have to worry about dog food for the next few days.”
The large dog lying beside Long-dan raised its head disdainfully, wagging its tail.
It was very picky about food!
Jiang Si stared directly at Yu Jin for a good while before asking: “May I understand this as you threatening me again?”
Yu Jin chuckled, his clear laughter passing through the window to the outside.
Long Dan scratched his head, burning with curiosity.
“Young Master Yu’s behavior is unbecoming of a gentleman.”
Yu Jin nodded: “I know.”
Could being a gentleman win the heart of the girl he admired?
Heh. Previously, when he acted like a modest gentleman, he could barely exchange a few words with her. But after playing the rogue once, he managed to bring her home in the middle of the night.
The superiority was obvious without even thinking about it.
“You’re like this—” Jiang Si wanted to say he wouldn’t be able to find a wife, but considering his identity, she swallowed those words.
As the Seventh Prince, how could he possibly worry about that?
“Could it be that Miss Jiang still pities the life of the Heir of Marquis Chang-xing?” Yu Jin asked.
Jiang Si coldly smiled: “For some people, even paying with their life isn’t enough to atone for the evil they’ve done!”
How could one life be enough?
What about those girls in the prime of their youth who were killed by that beast? What about the families who painfully lost their beloved daughters?
Weren’t the Marquis Chang-xing and his wife at all responsible for raising such a son?
She couldn’t stand by and watch the Chang-xing Marquis’s household continue to flourish after the sudden death of their heir, as it had in her previous life.
They didn’t deserve that outward glory!
Hearing Jiang Si’s words, Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
He knew it. How could a girl who could calmly talk about chopping off a man’s vital part be soft-hearted towards such a beast?
In his view, that wasn’t kindness, but foolishness.
“So please, Young Master Yu, don’t meddle in my affairs and ruin my plans.”
Yu Jin wore a troubled expression: “But if I don’t kill someone, I can’t restore my good mood. I might not sleep well for days. Is Miss Jiang not prepared to offer some compensation for asking me to make such a big sacrifice?”
Jiang Si was dumbfounded.
What exactly had he sacrificed?
But in her previous life, this scoundrel indeed wasn’t one to follow rules and conventions. If he wanted to do something, there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish.
Yu Qi, born into the royal family, stood out among his brothers who were all trying to perform well for the throne.
“What compensation do you want?” Jiang Si asked coldly.
The situation with Tofu Beauty Xiu Niang-zi was temporarily arranged, but there was still the matter at Ling-wu Temple to resolve. She didn’t have time to waste here.
Yu Jin suddenly leaned forward and lightly pecked the young woman’s smooth, fair forehead.
Jiang Si was as if struck by lightning, unable to react for a good while.
“There, done,” Yu Jin said, revealing a satisfied smile.
Surprisingly, he hadn’t been stabbed. What a pleasant surprise. It was true that fortune favors the bold.
Jiang Si finally came to her senses and raised her hand to slap Yu Jin.
A-man, standing guard in the main hall, looked up at the sky.
As long as the young miss didn’t suffer a loss, it was fine.
The crisp sound of the slap was heard even by the person and dog in the courtyard.
Er-niu raised a paw to cover its eyes.
Had its master just been beaten? It was too embarrassing to watch.
Long-dan instinctively swallowed.
He never imagined that the master would try to force himself on the girl! But how did he end up getting slapped instead?
“I didn’t expect the girl the master brought to be so skilled!”
“That’s because the master didn’t dodge,” Cold Shadow said coldly, having appeared at some point.
“Why are you here?”
“If you keep crouching there, you’ll be beaten to death by the master tomorrow.”
Long-Dan dejectedly stood up and walked towards the side room, looking back every few steps.
Er-niu shook its fur.
This was when the advantages of being a dog became apparent. It could watch for as long as it wanted while shaking itself.
Looking at the young man before her with his faint smile, Jiang Si’s hand trembled with anger.
He took liberties with her, and still acted so brazen and nonchalant about it!
Yu Jin leaned lazily against the chair back, sporting a bright red handprint: “Miss Jiang, let’s discuss business now. My mood has recovered.”
“Don’t you find your recent behavior shameless?”
Yu Jin spread his hands, as thick-skinned as a dead pig unfazed by boiling water: “But this was the compensation I wanted. Otherwise, I’ll go kill someone.”
At this, his eyes turned, his smile alluring: “Miss Jiang, we’re not related by blood or marriage. You don’t expect me to agree to whatever condition you propose, do you? That’s not how things work. If we can’t use power to pressure people, then fair exchange is the right principle.”
Jiang Si was furious.
Where did he come up with such twisted logic?
Yu Jin’s tone changed: “Of course, while I may not be a gentleman, I am a man. I’m willing to take responsibility for kissing Miss Jiang. Would you be willing to marry me?”
He spoke casually, but the hand at his side clenched tightly, betraying his inner nervousness.