Lanting - Kapitel 142
Kiyomi Tsuki hurriedly turned away, looking elsewhere. She saw a tray on the coffee table with several exquisitely crafted sachets scattered about. Kiyomi Tsuki walked over, picked one up, and pretended to admire it, but inside, it felt like a swarm of wasps was buzzing and bombarding her.
"Do you like it? If you do, then wear it."
Lu Qingcheng's voice came through again.
Kiyoshi gave a perfunctory reply, staring absently at the purses.
“That mandarin duck purse is the most exquisitely embroidered; it would definitely suit you.”
Lu Qingcheng walked over with the letters she had written, picked one out and handed it to him, then went to the door and instructed Wang Jie to deliver the letter.
Qing Jianyue finally calmed down, looked at the purse that Lu Qingcheng handed him, and threw it away as if he had been burned. "No, I don't want this purse."
When Lu Qingcheng returned, she looked at his face, her eyes suddenly turning serious, and asked, "Jianyue, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Qing Jianyue's heart pounded nervously. Lu Qingcheng stared at him, his gaze growing increasingly intense, like two black vortexes that seemed to want to suck him in. Qing Jianyue was terrified, taking two steps back, and suddenly felt a surge of exasperation.
"What do you mean by looking at me like that?" Qing Jianyue went all out and asked bluntly, "And what do you mean by having someone make those women's dresses for me?"
Lu Qingcheng smiled slightly, a smile that was quite wicked, "Is there even a question? You're a woman, what's wrong with me giving you a woman's dress?"
Kiyomi Tsuki's face flushed red, and she was so angry that her tongue was tied in knots. "I'm not a woman."
Lu Qingcheng frowned. "If you're not a woman, are you a man? Or do you prefer to be a transvestite who is neither male nor female?"
Kiyomi Tsuki stomped her foot in anger, "Look carefully, I'm a man, I'm a man. I may be a little cute, but I'm definitely a man. I can't marry you."
“I know you’ve been throwing tantrums at me lately.” Lu Qingcheng approached him, but saw him retreat in a panic. Feeling both angry and sad, she couldn’t help but snap, “What exactly do you want from me?”
Kiyomi Tsuki lowered her head. "Isn't this fine?"
Lu Qingcheng was taken aback, then suddenly realized what she meant. He asked angrily, "What if you get a child?"
"ah?"
Kiyomi Tsuki looked up in surprise.
"You don't actually think that this is enough for us, do you?" Lu Qingcheng's gaze stirred up two unfathomable whirlpools, filled with burning desire, as if she wanted to devour him whole. "Jianyue, do you know that every night, I yearn for you?"
Kiyoshi Tsuki wanted to run away, but he had no strength at all; his legs were trembling, shaking like a rag doll. Kiyoshi Tsuki was furious, "You...you stop talking!"
“You’re a well-traveled person; you should understand the male anatomy. Before you came, I never lacked women. After you came, I never had a woman again. Jian Yue, you should understand—no, you should understand what I’m thinking better than anyone else,” Lu Qingcheng said softly and passionately. “I want you. Even in my dreams, I’m making love with you.”
Without thinking, Qingjian Yue grabbed the cup next to her and threw it at him, yelling, "Lu Qingcheng, shut your owl beak!"
Lu Qingcheng quickly tilted her head to the side, and the cup grazed her cheek before slamming hard against the wall with a loud bang.
Zhang Zhichun's voice immediately came from outside: "What are your orders, Lord?"
"It's alright. No one is allowed to come in without my permission." After giving the order, Lu Qingcheng turned back and glared at him.
"Owl's beak? Mizuki, why are you calling me that?"
"Otherwise, how should I scold you?" Kiyotsuki said angrily.
"Do you want me to go find other women?" Lu Qingcheng asked.
"No!" Kiyomi Tsuki blurted out.
"You forbid me from seeing other women, but you won't give myself to them. Do you want me to become a eunuch?"
Lu Qingcheng smiled wickedly. Qing Jianyue clenched her fist, her gaze shifting slightly downwards to his crotch. Suddenly, she felt an urge to kick him hard there.
"If you want to be a widow in your next life, then go ahead and kick me."
Kiyomi Tsuki blushed and turned away, refusing to look at him.
"Jian Yue, you've truly broken my heart. You're an intelligent person, seeing things more clearly than others, how could you not see my feelings for you? Yet every time, you manage to evade them so easily. I genuinely like you, I love you. Jian Yue, I beg you, stop beating around the bush with me, I've endured this for so long. I don't want to act rashly towards you, you're different from others, you're the most precious person in my life. No one can replace you in my heart."
His sincere confession caused a turbulent upheaval in Kiyoshizuki's heart, like thunder and lightning.
"Stop talking."
Qing Jianyue's face burned with embarrassment, his head hung low, and his voice lost its usual vigor. Seeing his demeanor soften, Lu Qingcheng seized the opportunity to hug him.
"You? If it weren't for your mother pressuring you, I really wouldn't know what to do with you."
"You're a man. You're a man."
A desperate, sorrowful voice rose from the depths of Kiyomi Tsuki's heart. That aged voice, like a demonic chant, repeatedly lingered in his heart, impossible to shake off or erase.
Lu Qingcheng lowered his face and kissed his earlobe. Qing Jianyue trembled violently and pushed him away abruptly.
"I can't!" he cried out in anguish, as if he had lost his mind. "I can't. I can't. Don't bother me, don't bother me. Go away, go away."
Lu Qingcheng exclaimed in surprise, "Jianyue?"
His roar instantly brought Kiyomi Tsuki back to his senses. His eyes, as bright as stars, seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog, so sorrowful, so heavy, so dark.
Lu Qingcheng was shocked. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. After calming herself slightly, Lu Qingcheng asked, "What is it?"
Zhang Zhichun said, "Lord of the Fortress, Chief Steward Bai, Lord Du, and Miss Bai have returned. They have arrived. Would you like to summon them?"
Lu Qingcheng's expression gradually returned to calm. She picked up the purse from before and stuffed it into his hand. By the time he came to his senses, she had already opened the door and walked out. Loud laughter rang out, along with the sounds of Lu Qingcheng and Bai Yiting chatting and laughing, Du Fangwei exchanging greetings, and the screams of a white rabbit chasing a white fox.
As soon as they moved into the main study, Kiyomi Tsuki's expression changed like a Sichuan opera face-changing act, quick as it could be, without even needing to turn his back, and he said with a smile, "Chief Manager Bai, Lord Du."