The Slender Waist-Chapter 100 - 77: Riding the Horse Across Emotions_3
Feng Yun stared at the dim night lantern, soaking in the warm wooden tub, comfortably lost in thought about General Pei rushing through the desolate wilderness on the official road with his guards, gradually becoming absent-minded.
Gunpowder, war, men...
She didn’t care whether Pei Jue was sincere in reciprocating her feelings or not; she only cared about when she could have her wishes fulfilled, to see Xiao Cheng and Feng Ying, her nemeses from a past life, abandoned by all, losing everything, and tasting the suffering she had endured...
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For two consecutive days, Feng Yun did not return to Huaxi Village but stayed in the General Residence instead.
Her original plan was to take the opportunity to organize the books in the residence and then take them all back to Changmen Village, but Chai Ying and Nan Kui, having not seen her for a long while, were as excited as if it were New Year’s.
They accompanied her for meals, chatted with her, massaged her shoulders on the left, kneaded her legs on the right, and wouldn’t want to part with her even for a moment, talking about everything from a girl’s attire to the happenings in the marketplace.
That enthusiasm...
Feng Yun was a bit overwhelmed.
She suddenly came to understand both the pleasure and helplessness that men felt when entangled by their concubines.
A little weary yet reluctant to offend.
No wonder General Pei remained so decorous.
Being constantly entangled by beautiful women, how could one fight in wars? All the battles would end up on the bed. She herself couldn’t bear it either...
Unlike the concubines’ excitement, Ao Qi was very depressed.
His handsome face bore not a single smile.
He no longer followed Feng Yun every step of the way as he used to, and even when they crossed paths, he would avoid her gaze.
Feng Yun felt a bit guilty.
A young lad like him, witnessing such provocative scenes, indeed might find it difficult to cope...
Perhaps at this moment, Ao Qi’s heart was filled with even more hatred for her, the bad girl who seduced his uncle, than in his past life?
But Feng Yun was not worried about him dwelling on it.
In the past, that fellow had done all sorts of vile things to break her apart from Pei Jue, like calling in cats and teasing dogs; he was very wild by nature, and people like that wouldn’t become depressed over seeing something inappropriate for the time.
Feng Yun did not go to the Yuqian Teahouse again.
Since she missed the chance and could not catch them in the act, going again was pointless.
Now that Ren Rude had revealed himself, he would surely have a contingency plan, and she didn’t need to be too aggressive; it was better to fight back against whatever came her way.
During the day, she took Chai Ying and Nan Kui to Yutangchun and spent half a day there; Wen Hui came to settle the accounts, talking about the business of the restaurant.
The business wasn’t making money, and Wen Hui was not so calm about it.
Feng Yun, on the other hand, was quite indifferent.
"It’ll get better once the war is over," she said.
But when would the war end?
The people of Andu surely had this question in their hearts.
Feng Yun did too, but she was too lazy to think about things beyond her control.
After lunch and returning to the residence, Feng Yun intended to plunge into the study to prepare for tomorrow’s trip to the Tu Family Fort; unexpectedly, as she passed by the garden, she caught sight of Ao Qi...
He was standing alone under a willow by the pond.
Having rolled up his trousers and taken off his shirt, it seemed he had just come out of the water.
The sunlight poured down, casting layers of halo on the tight muscles of the young man, with little droplets converging into beads of water at his waist, trickling down those fervent lines, perfectly sculpted...
Feng Yun glanced once and retreated, not intending to disturb him.
Just as she turned around, she saw Xiaoman’s nose bleeding.
Feng Yun frowned, "What happened?"
Xiaoman’s face was flushed red as she quickly covered her nose with a handkerchief.
"It’s just... hot,"
Feng Yun looked up at the sun, "Maybe it’s a heat rash. Go back to Huaxi Village and have Doctor Yao give you some herbal medicine to drink..."
Xiaoman made an affirming sound, still holding her nose up high.
"Miss, Ao Qi really seems to enjoy catching fish," she remarked.
Feng Yun gave a small laugh, "I don’t understand the joy of a fisherman,"
She walked away quickly, leaving only Xiaoman to look back reluctantly.
But then, Xiaoman noticed the young man stiffen his back, turn around, and catch her gaze, glaring fiercely at her.
Xiaoman hurriedly ran off, almost tripping on the stone steps.
Ao Qi was very annoyed.
He hadn’t meant to glare at Xiaoman intentionally; he was just too uncomfortable.
Ye Chuang said that girls all loved handsome young men. Wasn’t he good-looking? He was tall and well-built, with a strong physique, and his back was even more perfect. Ye Chuang had said that as long as she saw him, she wouldn’t be able to take her eyes off him...
But the lady left without a word.
She didn’t want to see him.
The beauty trap was ineffective, and Ao Qi was out of tricks.
Tomorrow, he would just dutifully protect her on the trip to the Tu Family Fort...
