Chapter 212: Caught by Surprise
Chapter 212: Caught by Surprise Translator: Antonia
Su Qi was a little confused, "To explain what?"
Junzhu Susu found her heart sinking and couldn't help feeling somewhat annoyed. She was never a reserved person and instantly reminded him with anger, "About how I fell in water..."
Only then did Su Qi know what she was talking about and remember that this was indeed such an incident seven years old, because of which he had been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night and later sent out of the capital. However, he didn't regret. If time went back, he would still beat the crap out of that young lord Qi, still dive into water to save people, still catch Prince Jing's attack head-on, still don't explain for himself...
With a mock, he replied indifferently, "No need to explain. It's none of my business how he views me. I'm happy with an innocent conscience and never care about how others think of me."
Junzhu Susu was saddened by his words and at the same time liked him more.
She was delighted, because his words 'I'm happy with an innocent conscience and never care about how others think of me' were exactly what she liked about a man. She was also the same kind of person who hated most those superficial hypocritical faces.
This must be the man heaven arranged for her.
How nice!
Junzhu Susu was talked back by Su Qi, and she wasn't angry but smiling. Nanny Zhang, also sitting in the carriage, was at a loss.
She had been serving Junzhu for seven years and had never seen her showing a pleasant face to or cared about any man like this.
Junzhu Susu's lips curled up in the corners, and she asked in a pleasantly cute way, "Don't you have anything to say to me, after all these years?"
A lady would only talk in this way in front of two men, her beloved father and the man with whom she was deeply in love.
Su Qi glanced at her and saw Susu's flushing face and shy eyes, aware something was not right.
If any other woman looked like this, he would certainly take it as a stupid pretentious trick to gain his affection and despise it inwardly.
However, Junzhu Susu was known for her waywardness and cruel frankness towards men.
She was gorgeous and with an admirable identity. There were countless of her suitors. It was said the young lord Qi had proposed but was beaten up by her.
Su Qi was in love with someone, so he knew the suffering of unrequited love. Seeing Junzhu Susu's familiarity towards him, he was afraid the love was already deeply rooted. Probably it was because of the transfer of breath to save her. Su Qi felt a little guilty.
His heart had given to that her, and he was afraid that he would never fall in love with any other woman, so why should he bother to break the heart another girl?
He had made a perfect plan for himself. If the family requested him to get married, he would just marry someone, anyone, because no matter who the woman would be, he wouldn't pay attention to her, since nearly every woman wanted to marry him for the power and wealth of the Su family. He didn't need to pay much attention, and the family would take great care of her anyway. As for himself, he would go wherever he liked and be alone forever.
With her pictures and hairpin, he was content for this life!
Thinking of Mo Qianxue, Su Qi quickly put on a mask of a flirting lascivious dandy, "To say what? You mean...the kiss of transferring breath?"
Junzhu Susu flushed more.
Su Qi changed his tone, pressing one arm against the carriage, "What a pity that I didn't know much back then and didn't taste it well! I only thought about making you alive so that I would be less punished. What? You find it sweet and want to have another try? Great, I'd like to take a fresh try too..."
The lecherous look made him a perfect dandy trying to flirt with a virtuous woman. It couldn't be more hateful, and none of his words meant any respect to Junzhu Susu.
He put it as if she was a prostitute from a brothel, who was available to any man and would come over as long as he waved his hand.
Any lady couldn't bear such a frivolous manner. Junzhu Susu's face turned from shining to stormy. Usually, any other man behaving like this in front of her would be slapped right in the face and be pulled off the tongue by her brothers and father.
Her hand lifting the window curtain stiffened, but she didn't fly into a fury, gritting hard on her teeth. She didn't put the curtain down, but she clenched the fist so hard that the curtain almost pulled off by her anger.
Nanny Zhang didn't understand what happened to Junzhu that she chose to bear with it. However, nanny Zhang couldn't. She didn't care who the man was and shouted, "How dare..."
Yet, before she finished, the other hand of her lady patted out the words.
Even if to curse him, it could only be her, not even her father, let alone a nanny.
She loosened the gritting teeth and made a broad gorgeous grin, "Yes, exactly. I want to try again, as long as you don't mind these audience..." If he really dared to kiss her now, she would ask brothers and father to visit the Su Mansion and force him to marry her! Right to her wish!
Su Qi stunned and didn't reply.
On the street, he didn't lack the courage but just couldn't do that. There was only one woman that he wanted to get close to. He could pretend to be a frivolous dandy but deep inside he was a very conservative person.
And also a rare gentleman.
Other women, with any rank, whatever shameless social climbers they might really be, on hearing such words, would have at least pretended to be pissed off, for the sake of their ranks. He had succeeded numerous times with this trick to get rid of annoyance.
Therefore, hearing Junzhu Susu's words, he was dumbfounded. Nanny Zhang was even more so.
Did her lady say that? She wasn't angry or hit the ceiling, but patted her nanny and let her shut up and...and shamelessly agreed to that...
Was she bewitched or something?!
Nanny Zhang, all confused, regarded Junzhu Susu again and again, restlessly.
However, Junzhu Susu was suddenly in a good mood.
She was right. That was only his mask, a way to scare her away.
Su Qi's face turned frosty dark at the failure of his trick.
Usually, he would say more embarrassing humiliating words to make the woman hate him.
But today, he didn't have the mood.
Not at all.
He didn't hate her, but he didn't want to waste time on her either.
**
The mountain forests in May were breathtakingly beautiful. On the surface of the green ocean, ripples of leaves spread again and again as breeze blew gently. Flowers and blossoms were dotted on the ocean, like fine embroidery when they were peaceful and dancing creek when they swayed.
Ning Shaoqing got off the horse, gently lovingly carried Mo Qianxue off.
The couple were hand in hand and wandering between the blue sky and green grassland, not saying a word but quietly walking. When tired, they sat down for a rest and watch the sun setting, shoulder by shoulder.
The sunrays were gradually gathered back to the west while the sun was hiding itself behind the clothes, casting out red color to render the clouds into melting gold. Half of the sky was turned into an ocean of golden flames.
Looked from here, the imperial city was a rolling hill of glazed tiles, which reflected myriad dazzling highlights. The usually majestic capital was now covered in warm brilliance which made it a heavenly place with unparalleled beauty.
In the silence, Mo Qianxue remembered Yunyao who had been a little abnormal earlier today, "Somehow, I find Yunyao was weird in the way she looked at Lu Zheng. She seems to know him."