Forced love, an inescapable fate

There was one thing Jiang Ci said that was indeed true: the conditions here were indeed much better than those in the Princess's Mansion.

At the very least, the most obvious thing that can be felt at the moment is that the temperature in his dormitory is much higher than that in Mu Qingli's dormitory in the Princess's Mansion.

She was wearing thick clothes at the time and felt sticky sweat on her back.

But at this moment he didn't dare to do anything else. Apart from secretly cursing Jiang Ci for being shameless, he had no other choice.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Jiang Ci took off her outer clothes, which scared her so much that her heart beat faster again.

What is this guy going to do?

He saw Mu Qingli's performance and found it a little funny.

Then he kindly reminded her.

"Isn't it hot, Sister? I see that Sister seems to be sweating. There is a bathing area behind the screen."

In response, Mu Qingli shook his head desperately.

"No, I'm not hot. I'm not hot at all."

As she spoke, she even felt the sweat on her back running down her spine.

He definitely did it on purpose.

Enduring the intense discomfort, she chose to ignore Jiang Ci beside her, then nervously sat down in the armchair by the window, and looked around, trying to find something that would suit her sleeping situation at night, even a small couch would be fine.

But looking around, in such a large room, there was only a large carved wooden bed to sleep on.

She was immediately deflated and could only continue to sit by the window in a stiff posture.

I greeted Jiang Ci in my heart more than eight hundred times.

Jiang Ci, on the other hand, acted casually as if he had completely ignored the fact that there was another person in the room with a look of resentment and anger on his face.

After washing up, he sat aside in a thin inner garment to handle official business.

It made Mu Qingli feel that the intimacy and ambiguity in the carriage before was just an illusion.

Just thinking of that scene, she suddenly felt hotter, and the hair by her ears was wet with sweat. Compared with Jiang Ci who was dressed in fresh clothes, she bit her teeth and made a "crunching" sound.

In the end, I really couldn't stand it anymore. I thought that I was an open-minded modern person before. I had worn tube tops and overalls when the weather was hot. How could my thoughts become so conservative in just five years?

Seeing that Jiang Ci seemed to have completely ignored her, she nervously went behind the screen and took off her heavy dress. Like Jiang Ci, she was only wearing her inner clothes.

I suddenly felt a lot more refreshed physically and mentally.

She didn't notice at all that someone outside the screen, who seemed to be concentrating on handling official business, was holding the books upside down.

Seeing the man sneaking behind the screen with a vigilant look on his face, the corners of his mouth curled up even more.

After Mu Qingli washed up hastily, she touched her rumbling stomach and felt even more resentful.

I spent the entire day today in extreme anxiety and uneasiness, and didn't even have a good meal. In the end, I still couldn't escape the fate of being caught. Now I can't even go back to the Princess's Mansion and am trapped here by him.

Not only have I worked in vain, but now I'm like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. What bad luck!

Looking at someone dawdling behind the screen, Jiang Ci's mood became more cheerful.

It was she herself who brought the opportunity to herself in such a fair and open manner.

Mu Qingli hid behind the screen and bit her nails, thinking about how to leave Jiang Ci.

If a man and a woman are alone in the same room, something bad will happen.

But now, under his nose, it is extremely difficult to escape secretly.

My brain raced for a long time, only to come to one extremely realistic conclusion.

You can't escape even if you have wings.

Just as she was looking hopelessly through the screen, wanting to kill someone with her eyes, she heard a creaky sound of the door opening, as if someone was coming.

She hurriedly pressed herself against the screen and pricked up her ears to listen to what was going on.

"Put your things down. I'll boil some water and bring it over for you to take a bath."

"Yes."

As the door was closed again, the tempting aroma of food wafted in.

It turned out that he actually had food delivered to him, which showed that he still had some conscience.

But what the hell is a bath? Who wants to bathe? A man and a woman alone in a room, how can they be so bold as to bathe at this time?

Besides, someone has bad intentions.

But I was really hungry, the kind that was so hungry that my chest was sticking to my back.

Since escape is impossible now, I might as well just let nature take its course and fill my stomach first.

After all, only when you are full can you have the energy to think of solutions.

When she made up her mind, she reluctantly walked out from behind the screen and saw a table full of food at a glance.

His eyes suddenly lit up and he completely ignored Jiang Ci who was standing beside him.

While eating to his heart's content, he did not forget to glance at someone sitting next to him.

He must have had a very hard time during this period.

He looked much more tired, with a hint of blue stubble on his chin. After all, Wu Chen, who was powerful in the government, was not easy to deal with. Considering his age, he was not even nineteen, so it must have been very stressful for him to shoulder all these responsibilities.

But what kind of feelings do I have for him? This question seems to have no answer. On the one hand, I am still resentful of his deception over the years. On the other hand, as Su Minsheng said, I should have feelings for him, but I just can't convince myself.

During the kiss in the carriage today, for a moment, he was not the only one who was lost.

Also, he has a soft mouth.

When he realized that he was subconsciously thinking about the scene in the carriage again, the chicken soup in his mouth went into his trachea.

Suddenly, he started coughing so hard that he felt dizzy.

The person who had been calm could no longer remain calm. He rushed forward in panic and patted her on the back, with heartache and helplessness in his eyes.

"You're such a grown-up, how could you choke on some soup? How are you? Are you feeling better?"

She finally stopped, her face turning light pink from coughing. Jiang Ci poured her a glass of water and handed it to her mouth.

She took it with a red face, and felt that her face must be as red as a monkey's butt.

Serves you right. Who told you to have so much in your head...

It's all him.

After drinking the water, the itchy feeling in my throat caused by the violent coughing was relieved a little.

Jiang Ci sat down beside her, picked up the chopsticks naturally and picked up some food for her.

"You can live here peacefully from now on. If you want to eat something, just ask the kitchen to prepare it. You can move freely in the mansion, but there is one thing you cannot do: leave the mansion."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at her with burning eyes.

Meeting his gaze, Mu Qingli lowered her head in panic, then nodded slightly.

Forget it, I'll just listen to him for now and figure out a solution later.

I just don't know where Wanyue went? But with Baiyu here, she should be safe.

But those people in the Princess Mansion didn't know what this man had done to them. But after all, he was his man. Although he was crazy, he had known him for so long, and apart from hiding and using him, he didn't seem to have done anything too extreme.

Mu Qingli felt that she was subconsciously whitewashing him. Could it be that she was really moved?

No, it cannot.

His past actions cannot be easily forgiven.