Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 91 Preparing to Build a Greenhouse (3)
Xiao Chen saw this scene, his anger flared, "Get out!"
Feng Xuxu saw Baihe and Yingsu swiftly lift Jueqing and quickly left the house.
Xiao Chen’s eyes were red with rage as he stared intently at Feng Xuxu, wishing he could crack open her skull to see what was inside.
"Do me a favor and take your people with you when you leave. I won’t keep spies by my side," Feng Xuxu ignored Xiao Chen, fuming too. Although they indirectly saved the manor, their disregard for her, reporting directly to their master, left her feeling very uncomfortable and annoyed.
With a face ashen, he rose and stepped toward the sofa, clenching his fists and struggling to control his emotions, fearful that a single move might frighten the little person before him.
He picked up Feng Xuxu and returned to her boudoir. With a kick, he shut the door, then leaned against the bedhead, holding the little woman in his arms, caressing her black hair and recalling when he first met her, a scrawny little farm girl. Yet now, with her intelligence, she had improved her family’s circumstances, and he had unknowingly grown fond of this little woman.
Feng Xuxu neither struggled nor avoided him. In fact, her own heart was in turmoil. In her previous life, she was immersed in science and research, with no time for love. When she had finally succeeded, she was already in a different world. Even though she was now just thirteen, she wasn’t ignorant. Xiao Chen’s closeness made her heart race, and she didn’t reject his proximity; in fact, she quite liked it. However, ancient people often had multiple wives and concubines, and she didn’t want to lose her purest side by vying for favor with other women.
"Woman, with your intelligence, don’t you know that keeping this person here puts you in great danger, even endangering your big brother? Be good and let me take him away. I promise I won’t harm him," he said while caressing her hair and looking at the little woman in his arms.
"I’m even more worried if I leave him with you," Feng Xuxu lifted her head, staring with her watery, large eyes at the person close to her.
Xiao Chen paused, then realized her implication and looked at Feng Xuxu with joy, "Are you concerned about me?"
Rolling her eyes, wasn’t her expression clear enough?
"Xiao Chen, I don’t know your identity, but keeping that person with you will bring you trouble. It’s better to keep him here. This small village hasn’t attracted much attention yet. If there is any, they’ll just think I’m a nouveau riche, not paying much attention, but it’s different with you. I don’t want to put you in danger because of me."
Xiao Chen held Feng Xuxu tightly, his heart pounding. What did this mean? The little woman was also feeling something for him.
His voice softened as warmth melted the frost on his face, "Silly girl, since you’ve thought it all through, what more can I say? I’ll support you with all I have."
Feng Xuxu nodded vigorously in Xiao Chen’s embrace.
"Woman, you can keep Yingsu and Baihe. I’ve never inquired about your affairs. It’s only because this matter endangered you that they took it upon themselves to report to me."
"Hmm, I know they are your people. They won’t be tamed by me immediately, but it just doesn’t sit right with me," Feng Xuxu frowned, pouting, dissatisfied with the response.
Haha, Xiao Chen let out a series of deep, magnetic chuckles, tapping Feng Xuxu’s forehead. "Feng Xuxu, I can’t tell you my identity yet, for two reasons: one, I don’t want to leave you in danger, and two, it’s not the right time." He then took a jade pendant from his neck, curved like a crescent moon. The tiny crescent was carved with a qilin, exquisite and delicate. Xiao Chen placed the pendant around Feng Xuxu’s neck and whispered softly, "Woman, from now on, you are mine. This is the token of marriage."
