Chapter 223: Why Does It Have a Hint of My Handsomeness?

“Sister Nongqin! Yaya and Sister Qinger have come to see Sister Nongqin~~~”

Yaya’s voice echoed through the courtyard, making Lin Xun, who was in the room, shudder in fright!

Similarly, Nong Qin’s heart rate also accelerated.

Even though the two of them were truly just chatting, what would people think if you ran into a lady’s courtyard the moment she returned?

Furthermore, a lone man and woman alone in a room—how could you say, “Actually, we were just chatting”?

Lin Xun really was just chatting.

But the problem was, would Qinger believe it?

He really had no idea!

“Yaya, you can’t just go in. You have to knock on the door.”

From outside the door came Jiang Qingshang’s joyful voice, happy that her friend had finally returned.

“Oh~” Yaya nodded her little head and knocked on the door. “Sister Nongqin, is Sister Nongqin home?”

Just as Lin Xun was about to shake his head frantically at Jiang Nongqin, she already spoke up: “Sister Qinger, Yaya, wait a moment. I… I’m changing clothes.”

Lin Xun: “???”

At this moment, Lin Xun was breaking down inside!

No… he was in despair.

What the hell do you mean, “changing clothes”?! Aren’t you wearing your clothes perfectly fine?!

Originally, even if Qinger found us chatting, at most I’d just have to kneel on a washboard for a night after going back.

At most, I could use the excuse of “helping Miss Jiang tidy up the courtyard, so Miss Jiang invited me for tea.”

With a few more sweet words to coax Qinger, maybe I could even go into the room to sleep by midnight.

But now, you say you’re changing clothes inside? While I’m still in here?

Just thinking about it made Lin Xun’s scalp tingle.

It’s over. No explanation will work now!

He couldn’t let Qinger find him no matter what.

Otherwise, even if he were innocent, he wouldn’t be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into Luo Lake!

If he were discovered by Qinger…

At this moment, Lin Xun could only think of two scenarios.

One was Qinger “blackening” immediately, walking toward him step by step with a cleaver, and that rock in the courtyard would be his final resting place.

The second was Qinger smilingly leading him home, and the next day, Qinger would be wearing mourning clothes, holding that rock in the courtyard with a broken smile.

However!

What if!

What if Qinger allowed him to take a concubine?

After all, hadn’t Qinger said it before? If he had a woman he liked, Qinger would agree to him taking a concubine!

“What the hell are you thinking?!”

Lin Xun slapped himself hard in his mind.

If he really believed Qinger’s words, then it wasn’t that Wang Chen and the others would have already married in… no, the first anniversary of his death would have already passed!

At this moment, Jiang Nongqin also realized her slip of the tongue. Because of her, they were now in a dilemma, and her eyes were full of self-reproach.

“It’s okay, stay calm!” Lin Xun mouthed to Jiang Nongqin, then his eyes quickly scanned the room, looking for any place to hide!

Under the bed?

No, the space under this bed was too narrow to hide a person.

Behind the curtains?

No, what if Qinger pulled the curtains?

Should he just bury his head? That way, if he couldn’t see Qinger, Qinger wouldn’t be able to see him either?

Bah!

If I did that, what would be the difference between me and that silly Little White Rabbit Zhu Ling who just crouches and holds her head!

“Young Master.”

Just when Lin Xun felt he was finished, or that it would be more practical to just dig a hole and bury himself, Jiang Nongqin lifted the covers.

Then Jiang Nongqin took out a very thick winter quilt from the cupboard, along with a life-sized cloth doll.

However…

Why did this cloth doll look a bit like him?

Forget it, he couldn’t care about that now!

“Pardon me,” Lin Xun mouthed.

Without a second thought, he lay down on the bed.

Fearing he would get the bed dirty, Lin Xun kicked off his shoes and threw them under the bed.

He covered himself with the thick quilt, and Nong Qin added another thick layer over him.

Then she let the cloth doll’s head peek out from under the covers. Lin Xun hugged the doll tightly, trying his best to merge with it to create the illusion that the doll was him!

After making sure there were no issues, Nong Qin walked to the door and slowly opened it.

“Sister Qinger,” Jiang Nongqin said with a smile, though a hint of guilt was hidden in her beautiful eyes.

Even just thinking about Your Highness being in her room made the heartbeat in Nong Qin’s chest sound like an emperor engine.

If her heart weren’t wrapped tightly enough, Jiang Qingshang and Yaya might have even heard Nong Qin’s heartbeat.

“Sister Nongqin, long time no see.” Jiang Qingshang bowed with a smile.

Although their stances were different, the Ten Thousand Demon Sect was still the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, and Sister Nongqin was still Sister Nongqin.

“Sister Nongqin.”

Yaya lunged into Sister Nongqin’s embrace, sinking into her bosom which was as deep and unfathomable as the sea.

“Sister Qinger, let’s… let’s go for a walk outside. It’s been a long time since I’ve gone shopping with Sister Qinger.” Jiang Nongqin said with a smile, though fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

“Indeed, Qinger hasn’t…”

Just as Jiang Qingshang was about to nod in agreement, a light breeze blew in through the window and out through the door.

The young girl twitched her delicate nose, and a strange look flashed through her clear, beautiful eyes.

Similarly, in Jiang Nongqin’s arms, Yaya also raised her little head and sniffed hard.

“Sister Nongqin,” Yaya said innocently, her small hand gently grabbing Nong Qin’s collar. “Why does Sister Nongqin’s room smell like Big Brother~”

As soon as Yaya finished speaking, Lin Xun’s heart skipped a beat as he lay on the bed!

Lin Xun felt that if he hadn’t kept his mouth tightly shut, his heart would have truly jumped out of his throat.

“That… because… because…”

Similarly, Jiang Nongqin’s eyes darted around nervously.

“It’s probably because Sister Nongqin just returned, so Big Brother Lin saw her and came to help out.” Jiang Qingshang smiled and patted Yaya’s head.

“Oh~” Yaya nodded, but soon, she tilted her head, still a bit confused.

Because Big Brother Lin’s scent wasn’t fading; it seemed to be staying in Sister Nongqin’s room…

“Sister Nongqin, let’s go shopping in a bit. Qinger is a bit thirsty; may I have a cup of tea?” Jiang Qingshang said with her eyes curved in a smile.

“Of… of course…”

Her mind in a daze, Jiang Nongqin nodded blankly and let Jiang Qingshang into the room.

“I’ll help Sister Nongqin roll up the curtains.”

The moment she entered the room, Jiang Qingshang walked to the window and slowly rolled up the curtains.

Hearing the sound of the curtains being pulled, Lin Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he hadn’t hidden behind the curtains.

But just as Lin Xun thought he could keep it together, through a gap in the quilt, he saw Qinger’s well-proportioned, slender legs walking toward him step by step.