Transmigrated Female Official

Today, Yao Man invited Ji Qiran to a gathering at Yibin Pavilion, saying she had something to discuss.

At first, Yao Man seemed perfectly fine, simply drinking heavily. Ji Qiran knew she was in a bad mood and didn't stop her. But after getting half-drunk, she suddenly stood up and started acting strangely, even falling onto his lap, catching him completely off guard…

It wasn't until Chu Qingluo appeared at the door of the room that Ji Qiran realized that this was all Yao Man's deliberate arrangement.

He never imagined that the outspoken Yao Man would resort to such scheming... In the end, he underestimated the woman's resentment.

Seeing Yao Man's drunken state, Ji Qiran suppressed his anger and walked towards the door where Chu Qingluo was. "Qingluo, she's drunk, don't pay attention to her."

Yao Man raised her flushed face and sneered, "Qi Ran, are you scared?!"

At this moment, her eyes were bloodshot, and a few strands of hair hung loosely on her neck, making her look extremely disheveled. But she paid no heed to this, turning instead to Chu Qingluo and saying, "If you have absolutely no such intention, then please tell him clearly once again right now! You don't want him..."

Chu Qingluo glanced at her and said indifferently, "This is my business. What does it have to do with Lord Yao?"

"Of course it concerns me! Only if Qi Ran gives up and abandons all hope will he possibly come to my side!" Yao Man paused, swallowed, and then raised her hand, saying, "No matter what, we must make things clear today!"

Chu Qinglu sneered, finding her utterly unreasonable. "Whom I allow into the sect, and who I don't, is my own business. Whom Ji Qiran likes and dislikes is also his own affair. I won't bother you, Lord Yao, with your meddling!"

Chu Qingluo has one flaw: she can't stand being forced! The more you push her, the more she loves to contradict you! She's fearless! When she gets brave, she doesn't know what 'cowardice' means at all!

"You mean, you're not going to make things clear no matter what?" Yao Man became more and more agitated as she spoke, her voice even trembling.

"So what if we are?" Chu Qingluo retorted. "Do you think we're the only two women in Ji Kingdom? What do you take Ji Qiran for? Someone who's not mine but yours?"

Yao Man was speechless after hearing this!

But the banquet she set up today was precisely to make Chu Qingluo more resolute towards Ji Qiran! Thinking of this, she gripped the back of the chair even tighter.

"Lord Chu, I beg you today... please withdraw!" After saying that, Yao Man unexpectedly bowed to Chu Qingluo.

"..." Seeing Yao Man's attitude suddenly change from tough to weak, Chu Qingluo was momentarily at a loss for words, since she had never participated in this competition before!

"Yao Man, I already made it very clear to you last time. This is between Qingluo and me, and it's none of anyone else's business." Ji Qiran's face had turned extremely ugly, and he had no more desire to continue the argument.

"But I'm just not willing to accept this!" Yao Man's eyes were brimming with tears. She staggered over to Chu Qingluo, grabbed his sleeve, and said, "I've never asked anyone for anything before... Please, Lord Chu, grant my request!"

Chu Qinglu frowned, staring blankly at Yao Man... feeling a bit like laughing and crying at the same time.

How did things suddenly escalate to the point where Yao Man's happiness needs her to fulfill it?

Ji Qiran walked over and grabbed Yao Man's hand, saying, "Have you made enough trouble? Consider this a slip of the tongue while drunk. Don't bother me anymore."

Yao Man had deliberately gotten herself drunk, because only in a drunken state could she say what she wanted to say. When Ji Qiran pulled her like that, she lost her balance and ended up falling into his arms!

"Qi Ran..." As she called his name, Yao Man's tears welled up and streamed down her face.

"Let go!" The more Ji Qiran tried to break free, the tighter Yao Man clung to him!

“…Absurd.” Chu Qinglu couldn’t stand it any longer, so she turned around, opened the door to the room, and rushed out.

Seeing Chu Qingluo about to leave, Ji Qiran's eyes turned cold. He threw Yao Man onto a chair and warned her sternly, "If you continue like this, we will become strangers!"

"Chu Qingluo doesn't take you seriously at all!" Yao Man shouted hoarsely.

This was her last struggle.

Yao Man's actions today thoroughly enraged Ji Qiran. His voice, as cold as a thousand-year-old glacier, crashed down from above. "Even without her, that person wouldn't be you." After saying this, he rushed out the door.

At this moment, Chu Qingluo had already reached the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. Ji Qiran quickly flipped down the steps and blocked her way. "Qingluo, listen to me."

"What's there to say? It was just a drunken farce." Chu Qingluo felt there was really nothing to say and prepared to walk past him and continue forward.

Ji Qiran glanced around and realized that the two of them had already attracted the attention of many guests. He gasped, grabbed her wrist without a word, and led her to a side room.

"Let me go!" Chu Qingluo tried her best to shake him off.

Ignoring her resistance, he pulled her into the room. "We were set up by Yao Man today, didn't you realize?"

She turned her face away and scoffed, "So what if I am?" Then she added, "If you hadn't been seeing Yao Man so often before, why would you be here drinking and chatting with her alone?"

"..." He couldn't refute that. "I consider her a friend."

"Heh." She laughed again, the thought that Ji Qiran might be just like Ji Qili, resorting to any means to seize power... made her feel a raging fire consuming her heart. "Approaching those who have value and discarding those who don't, isn't that your usual tactic?"

“Qingluo…” Ji Qiran frowned, a trace of pain flashing in his eyes.

She's right; those deeply embroiled in conflict are always at risk of becoming victims. But...

“You are different to me,” he said.

"What's the difference?!" She looked directly into his deep black eyes and asked, "Am I not also a pawn you want to manipulate at will?"

“You’re not!” Ji Qiran raised his hands to support her shoulders and emphasized again, “I never intended to involve you.”

"Let me go!" Chu Qingluo seemed a little impatient and didn't want to hear his explanation.

She brushed his hands away from her shoulders. Right now, all she wanted was to get out of there as quickly as possible.

Why don't you believe what I'm saying?

"Because you are untrustworthy!"

"you……"

At this moment, Ji Qiran was also frantic! He lunged forward, hooking her into his arms. One arm encircled her waist, the other cradled the back of her head, and his cool, thin lips pressed fiercely against her red lips…