Luo Nanchen was sitting beside Lin Qiao, reading a book. When he saw Lin Qiao waking up and coming to kiss him groggily, the corners of his mouth twitched upwards.
He put down the book in his hand, tucked the quilt around Lin Qiao, and habitually kissed her forehead. "Are you hungry? Should I ask someone to bring in breakfast?"
By now, Lin Qiao was almost fully awake. She stretched a big stretch. "Not very hungry. I've already achieved the state of not needing to eat."
Luo Nanchen coaxed her in a low voice, "I forgot about that... Then get dressed and go for a walk?"
At the mention of going for a walk, Lin Qiao perked up. "Okay, okay. What's fun down there?"
Luo Nanchen smiled. "There's a Dongyi Workshop in the black market. They make all kinds of strange little gadgets. Do you want to go and have a look?"
Lin Qiao thought for a while and nodded.
But...
Just as Lin Qiao was about to get up, Luo Nanchen pulled her back into the quilt...
Like a large dog, he nuzzled his way in and got into Lin Qiao's quilt without a word. Lin Qiao couldn't stop him... mainly because she wasn't wearing any clothes, so it was more important to cover herself up to avoid showing anything.
"What's up?"
Luo Nanchen said lazily, "Beg me."
Lin Qiao laughed. "How should I beg you?"
Luo Nanchen moved his face closer, his intention very obvious.
Lin Qiao ignored him.
But when Luo Nanchen leaned his head over, Lin Qiao naturally saw the wound on his back. It was so deep that the bone was visible.
With such a serious injury, he was still so high - spirited last night, as if nothing had happened.
"Oh, right. Was Meng Erliu captured?"
Luo Nanchen nodded. "Yes, she was captured."
Lin Qiao's big eyes, like black grapes, rolled. "Well, there's a thatched cottage behind that cave. Did you search it?"
"What about that thatched cottage?"
Lin Qiao let out a long sigh. Judging from his tone, they didn't find anything. So surely Zou Lurui's laptop wasn't brought back either...
It's no wonder Lin Qiao was suspicious. Since she entered this book, except for the plotlines of the female characters not showing up, the rest of the plot had basically come true.
At first, the death of the crown prince, the eldest prince being imprisoned in the dungeon, Emperor Luo Siyuan's death under Lin Qiao's instruction, Luo Nanchen's talent gradually emerging, Meng Erliu's desire for the throne and her rebellion, and now the Empress Dowager's lust for Luo Nanchen's body...
These plots, whether intentionally or not, were all coming true step by step.
If they returned to the palace and all the court officials said she was a witch who brought disaster to the country and wanted to drown her in a pig cage, what should she do?
But if she could get Zou Lurui's laptop back, Zou Lurui could just make some changes, and no one would have to die, no one would have to go through so much trouble. Everyone would be happy.
Suddenly, Luo Nanchen bit her lower lip.
Lin Qiao winced in pain. "What are you doing..."
She saw Luo Nanchen looking at her with a wronged and unhappy face. "Xiaolin, you don't really accept me at all. You just think I'm too pitiful, so you're just pretending with me, right?"
???
How did this suddenly turn into such a big issue?
Just now, Luo Nanchen wanted her to kiss him, but she didn't. Then, out of the blue, she thought of Zou Lurui's laptop, and the topic was diverted to Meng Erliu.
It really felt bad to be ignored...
Lin Qiao felt a bit guilty. "......No, of course not. How could you think like that? Who would pretend with someone and end up in bed with them?"
Luo Nanchen lowered his eyes, looking pitiful. "But Li Gusong said that a girl who has her first intimate encounter with someone is very shy and very... "
Lin Qiao: "......"
A girl...
According to her mental age, she was almost thirty, okay?!
Moreover, could what Li Gusong said be trusted?!!
Qu Yinghan had been acting with him all this time!!!
So, Lin Qiao gave Luo Nanchen a full - scale introduction to Li Gusong's tragic love history. It was so sad that those who heard it would shed tears.
After listening to Li Gusong's long love history, Luo Nanchen only had two remarks.
The first one was: "After hearing about Li Gusong's, I feel much luckier."
The second one was: "It seems that the tasks I assigned to him were too many. I really feel sorry for him."
Lin Qiao burst out laughing uncontrollably.
She then remembered Luo Nanchen's wronged little expression when he was ignored just now. Although his facial expression didn't change much, Lin Qiao could tell. "Looking at your pitiful little look, I feel like such a jerk."
Luo Nanchen was puzzled. "What's a jerk?"
Lin Qiao thought for a while. "Well... a jerk is someone who plays with other people's feelings."
Luo Nanchen nuzzled closer to Lin Qiao. "Oh, so Xiaolin is playing with my feelings?"
Suddenly, a mischievous thought came to Lin Qiao. She said seriously, "What if I am?"
Luo Nanchen seemed to be familiar with Lin Qiao's tricks. He smiled wickedly. "I'll not only let you play with my feelings, but also with anything of mine, including that."
Lin Qiao: "......"
Damn it.
She couldn't keep up with this speed of conversation.
Sure enough, a man who has tasted love moves much faster than a man who has just realized his feelings. If she didn't fasten her seat - belt well, Lin Qiao would be thrown off the "car" at any time.
Finally, she blurted out, "......Pervert."
Luo Nanchen looked innocent and argued, "If I didn't act like this, you wouldn't even pay attention to me. I'd still be separated from you by the thick palace walls."
...Actually, if it weren't for their different identities, she would have had the same thought as Zou Lurui, to sleep with the male lead.
After all, he had broad shoulders, a slender waist, long legs, and an unparalleled good looks. His personality was gentle and obedient... at least he was obedient in front of her. He was capable, talented, and his personal charm was extremely dazzling. No one could resist such a person.
However, considering their identities, Lin Qiao naturally couldn't cross this line.
Lin Qiao said stubbornly, "How do you know? Maybe I like gentle and gentleman - like men."
Luo Nanchen said, "I used to be very gentleman - like."
He added, "I used to be very gentle too."
Lin Qiao said without thinking, "You used to be just a brat."
Luo Nanchen: "......"
Lin Qiao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, when she first entered the book, Luo Nanchen was really just a twelve - year - old brat.
Moreover, she had said such things to Luo Nanchen before.
But Lin Qiao forgot that things had changed. Now, in terms of his growth, Luo Nanchen was already at the stage of the blackened emperor, a dominant man.
Luo Nanchen's eyes darkened, and his actions became more dangerous... He nudged Lin Qiao.
Only then did Lin Qiao react. Her face instantly turned red. "Damn it, I didn't mean you're small!!!"
Luo Nanchen's voice was low and hoarse. "It's too late. Let you see the power of the brat."
Lin Qiao: The sun is shining brightly today, but I don't have the chance to see it...