The sudden move left Cheng Xiran's mind completely blank. Once she came to her senses, she kept kicking He Lianduo with her legs.
He Lianduo grabbed her legs with his backhand and forced her into the corner of the carriage. He showed no sign of letting it go.
Cheng Xiran couldn't help but feel a pang of panic. She had guarded her chastity for so long. Could it really be gone just like this? Even though the other person was an extremely handsome man, she had no intention of having sex in a carriage!
After an unknown amount of time, He Lianduo slightly raised his head and stared coldly into Cheng Xiran's eyes. "Tell me, if you're not interested in me, why did you respond to me?"
Cheng Xiran felt a rush of blood to her head. Clearly, he had made the first move, but now he was saying she had responded? This guy was so shameless!
She tried hard to calm her emotions and said in a deep voice, "He Lianduo, I used to like you, but that was just in the past. I'm not interested in you now."
The first step of the green - tea strategy: yield to advance.
Since He Lianduo dared to treat her like this, she wouldn't be polite. She didn't believe that as a modern person, she couldn't outwit an ancient person!
"Whether you're interested or not can be discussed later. Put on your clothes." He Lianduo sat up straight and didn't look at her. His heart couldn't calm down, especially when he saw Cheng Xiran's exposed skin.
Seeing He Lianduo like this, Cheng Xiran pinched her own butt hard and managed to squeeze out two tears. She raised her eyes to look at He Lianduo, pretending to be aggrieved.
The latter just glanced at her and then turned his head away. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he said in a deep voice, "Put on your clothes quickly. Don't look at me with that kind of look anymore, or I can't guarantee what I'll do to you in this carriage."
Pretending to be aggrieved was effective. It seemed that men still fell for this trick. He Lianduo, we have plenty of time. Just wait and see how I deal with you.
The wheels of the carriage soon reached the gate of the prince's mansion. He Lianduo reached out and hugged Cheng Xiran in his arms. She struggled to get down, but he hugged her even tighter.
"Don't move around. You can't go back to the prime minister's mansion looking like this. Stay here for one night. I'll send someone to take you back tomorrow."
Saying this, He Lianduo carried Cheng Xiran into the mansion. The passers - by on the road stepped back one after another and didn't dare to look. Cheng Xiran was so ashamed that she buried her head in He Lianduo's arms.
Oh no, this was so embarrassing. If this got out, she'd be on the front - page news tomorrow. Oh no, it was all over.
Zhuque, who had been taken back by Zuo Yan, had been waiting in the mansion for a long time. When she saw He Lianduo carrying Cheng Xiran back, she quickly stepped forward. Before she could say a word, she heard He Lianduo say coldly, "Take a few people to prepare some hot water for your young lady. And go cook a bowl of ginger soup to warm her up."
He Lianduo carried Cheng Xiran back to the South Courtyard and laid her on the couch. Looking at her with a smile in his eyes, he said, "There's only one empty room in my mansion. Don't wander around at night. There are quite a few ghosts in this mansion."
Ghosts?
Cheng Xiran looked around in a panic. But when she looked at He Lianduo, the latter had a smug smile on his face. She was immediately furious and grabbed the pillow on the couch and threw it at him. "He Lianduo! You pervert! You're scaring me!"
He Lianduo shrugged. "Believe it or not, it's up to you." He put the pillow aside and turned to leave.
After he left, Cheng Xiran wrapped herself in the quilt on the couch. She was already frozen stiff. Even though she had warmed up a bit in the carriage, she still felt very cold.
Zhuque prepared the hot water for her to take a bath. After she came out, she drank two bowls of ginger soup and finally felt better.
"Have you found out how things are going with Jiang Yulang?" Cheng Xiran asked, with only her head sticking out from under the quilt.