Clearly, the handsome man recognized me too. The moment he saw me, his smile froze, his eyes filled with disbelief: “How is it you?”
For some reason, I suddenly felt guilty and awkwardly greeted him: “Hi, handsome guy, we meet again!”
He seemed too shocked to even notice how I addressed him, just frowning and asking: “How did you end up in my home?”
I awkwardly laughed: “Hehe, I’m just… visiting!”
“Visiting? In my home?” He clearly didn’t believe me: “Does he know about this?”
I knew immediately he meant Qi Chen Xuan!
“He definitely… doesn’t know!” I suddenly looked like a defeated rooster, dropping my head, then carefully asking: “Um, you won’t run and tell him, right?”
“Tell him?” The handsome man raised an eyebrow with interest.
I swallowed nervously and explained: “I mean, you won’t be too nosy about it!”
The handsome man nodded: “I can be a bit nosy sometimes. So, can you explain why you’re in my home?”
And why you’re with my brother?”
A noble consort, not staying in her own residence on the third day of marriage, but appearing in a strange man’s home – if this got out, it would certainly cause some gossip.
“I told you I’m just visiting…” I was about to continue my denial, but under his sharp gaze, I changed my story: “Fine! It’s because some man is petty. After being mocked by three annoying men, he took it out on me, making me live in the woodshed and even ordering that I not be given food. So I had no choice but to run away from home!”
“So what’s your relationship with my brother?” the man continued to press.
I rolled my eyes, somewhat impatiently answering: “That’s because I have a stomach illness that flares up when I’m hungry. I just happened to meet this guy next to me, so that’s why I’m here. I wonder if this answer satisfies you, young master?”
The man in white furrowed his brow, muttering softly, “I didn’t know my brother was so kind-hearted?”
