Although Xie Jiuan was a bit dazed, he quickly understood what Gu Jiangyue meant. Without asking anything, he quickly got up and followed Gu Jiangyue out.
Gu Jiangyue was holding Xie Jiuan's hand. Just as she stepped out of the door with one foot, she felt someone grab her, right on the injured spot.
Gu Jiangyue winced and her body trembled for a moment. She quickly turned her head and, as expected, saw Xie Chengrui's figure.
Xie Jiuan beside her saw Xie Chengrui's action. He let out an impatient click of his tongue and directly reached out to slap the hand that Xie Chengrui had placed on Gu Jiangyue's shoulder.
"Take your filthy hand away."
Xie Jiuan's voice was hoarse and cold. There was a faint whistling sound as his hand moved through the air. He was truly enraged by Xie Chengrui.
Xie Chengrui seemed to realize something and quickly withdrew his hand, but was still touched by the wind of Xie Jiuan's palm. Ignoring the pain in his hand, he knew that if he hadn't dodged in time, Xie Jiuan might have shattered his hand.
"It's all a misunderstanding. Don't leave yet. How about we talk it over?"
Xie Chengrui's gaze towards Xie Jiuan was tinged with a bit of fear, but Xie Jiuan simply disdained to pay any attention to him.
He looked at Gu Jiangyue and saw her hand that had just been touched trembling slightly. At that moment, he even had the thought of killing Xie Chengrui.
Gu Jiangyue also noticed Xie Jiuan's expression. She reached out a hand and gently held Xie Jiuan's large palm, signaling to him that she was okay.
Gu Jiangyue suppressed the pain from the wound and just glared at Xie Chengrui.
There were only a few people in the capital who could directly produce five thousand catties of grain. If there were such people, Xie Chengrui would surely have heard of them. Anyway, he didn't believe that there could be someone so low - key.
Since there was no such person and his grain had just been stolen, and now two people claimed to have that much grain, there must be something fishy going on.
After Xie Chengrui fired the arrow, he saw that it had injured someone. He didn't dare to provoke Xie Jiuan, as he couldn't figure him out. So he could only try to test Gu Jiangyue beside Xie Jiuan.
But now Xie Chengrui understood that with the skills Xie Jiuan had just shown, even if he knew that it was these two people who had taken his disaster - relief grain, there was nothing he could do.
"I'll back down. How about thirty - three coins for six thousand catties?"
Xie Chengrui swallowed hard. He had to buy the grain today whether he wanted to or not.
Afraid that Xie Chengrui would notice something, Gu Jiangyue gently tapped Xie Jiuan's hand twice with her finger. Xie Jiuan understood and said,
"Okay. The grain will be delivered later. Pay the money to Boss Liang."
Xie Jiuan's voice was extremely cold. After a slight pause, he looked into Xie Chengrui's eyes and said word by word,
"If you dare to play any tricks, I'll take your life."
Gu Jiangyue was his reverse scale. Anyone who dared to hurt her would have to pay the price.
At first, Xie Chengrui didn't believe that Xie Jiuan would do such a thing, after all, his identity was that of a prince. But now he believed it. As long as he dared to do anything, no matter how far away, Xie Jiuan would come and kill him.
Xie Jiuan didn't pay any more attention to Xie Chengrui's expression. He firmly grasped Gu Jiangyue's hand and put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him, afraid that Xie Chengrui would touch her again.
The two were acting as a couple, so Gu Jiangyue didn't struggle and just leaned closely against him as they left the grain store together.
For some reason, Gu Jiangyue felt that the aura and feeling of the man in black were a bit familiar.
On the way, they greeted Boss Liang. When Boss Liang learned that they had helped him sell another thousand catties of grain, he grinned from ear to ear, his jowls all scrunched up.
Xie Jiuan put his arm around Gu Jiangyue and left the grain store. They didn't go back immediately but walked around in the alleys for a few times to make sure no one was following them before they headed back.
Xie Jiuan's hand was still gently resting on Gu Jiangyue's body. It was unclear whether he had forgotten to take it away or just didn't want to.
They didn't take the same carriage as before but took a small path. There were few people on the way. Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan were still vigilant and didn't take off their veils. They walked side by side like this.
"How's your wound?" Xie Jiuan asked.
Gu Jiangyue had been on high alert, afraid that Xie Chengrui would notice something. Xie Jiuan's words pulled her back from her thoughts.
"I'm fine."
Gu Jiangyue replied casually. She turned to look at the man in black beside her whose expression she couldn't see clearly.
The man in black still didn't let go of her hand. Gu Jiangyue frowned and thought for a while. Why did she always think of Xie Jiuan when she was with the man in black?
Gu Jiangyue frowned slightly. The string in her heart seemed to loosen a bit. Was she in love with Xie Jiuan since she cared so much about him?
Gu Jiangyue felt that every time she thought of Xie Jiuan, there was a different feeling in her heart. This feeling was the same as when she had fallen in love with Xie Chengrui in her previous life.
The man in black didn't know what Gu Jiangyue was thinking. He just felt that Gu Jiangyue had been looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
"What's wrong?"
The man in black's hoarse voice sounded.
Since she had already decided to marry Xie Jiuan, it didn't seem appropriate to be so close to the man in black. Gu Jiangyue made up her mind and decided to speak up.
"From now on..." Gu Jiangyue's voice was rarely hesitant. She wasn't very good at dealing with matters of love.
The man in black also noticed Gu Jiangyue's strangeness. He stopped walking and turned to look at her, as if waiting for her to speak.
"I'm Xie Jiuan's wife. We should be more careful in the future..."
Gu Jiangyue lowered her head. It was the first time she had said such a thing. She didn't dare to look at the man in black's expression, afraid that he would think she was overreacting.
"Okay."
Hearing Gu Jiangyue's words, Xie Jiuan was a bit surprised. He didn't know what to say and just simply agreed.
Gu Jiangyue let out a sigh of relief. Then she looked at the man in black's hand on her body. Xie Jiuan immediately understood and withdrew his hand.
"It's my fault."
Xie Jiuan's voice was still hoarse, but Gu Jiangyue could hear a bit of excitement in his dry voice.
Gu Jiangyue was puzzled. Shouldn't a normal person be angry when hearing such words from her? Why was the man in black grinning?
No matter how Gu Jiangyue thought about it, the man in black walked extremely stiffly for the rest of the way, as if he wasn't paying attention to the road at all.
Xie Jiuan was indeed like this. His mind was in a whirl. He almost tripped over himself, but his mind was constantly recalling what Gu Jiangyue had just said and her expression.
Xie Jiuan had wanted to clarify things more than once, but he gave up just as he was about to speak. Clearing things up might lead to misunderstandings. It was better to just let things be. Now, Xie Jiuan had only one thought.
Gu Jiangyue had admitted that she was his wife. Did it mean that Gu Jiangyue also liked him?