PaiPai-Romane

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Chu Gexing remained silent for a while; the room was quiet except for the two of them breathing softly.

Chu Gexing lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes obscuring his vision. He asked, "What... do you want to say?" His voice was strained.

Tang Leyan leaned against his chest, her gaze sweeping over his hand resting on her shoulder, and said softly, "What I mean is... you don't have to be so nice to me."

Someone is pitiful.

Chapter 211 So-called Love

If he could, Chu Gexing would rather Tang Leyan harbor resentment towards him, or simply ignore him and give him the cold shoulder.

It's better than her current nonchalant statement: "You don't have to be so good to me."

Did they discover something that made them strike first and keep him at arm's length?

But regardless, this kind of closed door was a novel experience for Chu Gexing.

He had never been treated like this before.

Yes, only people cherish him like a precious jewel, wishing they could hide him away deep within their hearts.

How could things have turned out this way, with people receiving such extraordinary treatment?

Unbelievable.

You cannot see the true face of Mount Lu, simply because you are in the mountain yourself.

Chu Gexing looked at Tang Leyan for a moment before finally turning his head away.

She leaned against him and remained silent.

Even though it was so close, it felt so unfamiliar to him.

Or perhaps it was simply because he knew that although she was in his arms, her heart...

I didn't even dare to think about it anymore.

How cruel.

"Are you leaving?" Ling Jiuyan asked Chu Gexing in surprise.

Chu Gexing nodded: "It was only a matter of time. Besides, staying here with Lord Jiu for too long might cause trouble for you as well. I will never forget the life-saving grace that saved Leyan when she was in critical condition. In the end, I will have to trouble Lord Jiu to find a way to send us out of the city. I wonder if Lord Jiu can grant me this request."

"Why are you leaving? Is it because you hate this place, or for something else?" Ling Jiuyan stepped forward and asked.

Chu Gexing shook his head: "I've been away from Shun for too long, it's time to go back."

"How can you speak so nonchalantly!" Ling Jiuyan roared. "You come and go as you please, Chu Gexing, what do you take me for?"

Chu Gexing gazed at her: "A friend. 'Junzitang' (Gentleman's Hall)."

Ling Jiuyan took two steps back: "A friend..."

Chu Gexing said, "I will never forget the great kindness of the Ninth Lord. If the Ninth Lord is unwilling to help..."

"So you're just going to leave on your own, are you?" Ling Jiuyan sneered. "I know what you're capable of. If you want to leave, no one can stop you. You came to ask me for help because of Leyan, didn't you?"

Chu Gexing remained silent.

"Hahaha!" Ling Jiuyan threw her head back and laughed loudly, "I never thought... that you would have this day..."

Chu Gexing frowned.

After laughing, Ling Jiuyan looked at him and said, "Do you still remember what you said when you asked me to save Tianwu Huanu?"

Chu Gexing looked at her: "Ninth Lord, what do you want to say?"

Ling Jiuyan chuckled: "As expected, you've forgotten, or perhaps you simply don't want to remember. Back then, when you dragged me into saving Tianwu Huanu, all I asked you was whether you did it because you liked her, and what you said to me..."

Chu Gexing's gaze was distant and blurry; of course he remembered. Back then, he had said, "What does it feel like to like someone? Love? What is that...?"

Three parts indifference, seven parts disdain.

He never cared about such pathetic romantic entanglements.

People have always been captivated by him.

Tianwu Huanu was like that; such a proud and aloof person, yet when she met him among the masses, she ultimately did something so insane, making him horrified and disgusted, to the point that he regarded her as a viper. Ling Jiuyan was the same; the illustrious and unparalleled Young Master Ling, admired by all. Who knew that she too had her heart set on him, her feelings lingering and unyielding? Everyone praised her magnanimity and noble bearing, but they didn't know that this magnanimous and noble Young Master Ling was nothing more than a speck of dust before Chu Gexing. Most importantly, it wasn't that he thought so, but rather that she willingly believed it herself.

Although I've never been in love and don't know what it feels like, I don't care to know.

"Ge Xing, do you still remember how Jiu Jun answered you back then?" Ling Jiu Yan looked at him, her eyes filled with sorrow and a hint of tears. At this moment, the young master Ling was just an ordinary woman with a good man in her heart.

"I remember," Chu Gexing answered in his heart.

Ling Jiuyan blinked, and two tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks, shattering on the ground: "Love is a destined encounter, it's taking risks, it's sharing joys and sorrows, it's never leaving or forsaking, it's dancing on the edge of a knife, it's drinking poison with a smile. If you want it, you're not afraid of getting hurt or burned—" She stopped, looking into his cool gaze, and suddenly felt a pang of heartache. "You don't understand...you don't understand, do you?" she asked in a trembling voice.

After saying those words, laced with blood and tears, Ling Jiuyan threw her head back and laughed again, tears streaming down her face and into her temples: "But that's how I feel about you, Jiujun Duigexing, it's always been like this!" she murmured, as if she had already fallen into a dream.

Chu Gexing stared blankly at her: "Why did you do that..."

“I agree to your conditions. I’ll send you away,” Ling Jiuyan slowly stopped her wild laughter. When she looked at him again, her face was covered in tears. “Jiujun will never hurt you, even if… Chu Gexing, you’ve always been indifferent, haven’t you? But… soon you will understand, you will know what Jiujun’s words meant! I know, I know! I know!!!” She said repeatedly, each time louder than the last.

After she finished speaking, she gazed at him deeply, turned around, covered her face, and ran outside.

"Why are you doing this?" A calm voice came from behind.

Ling Jiuyan stopped and quickly wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve. After calming herself down, she turned around and asked, "When did you arrive?" She forced a smile as she looked at the person in front of her.

Feng Feisheng looked at Ling Jiuyan, whose face was still wet with tears and whose eyes were red, making her look pitiful.

He had arrived long ago, while the two of them were talking, but he didn't get close; he just listened from a distance.

So that's how much she loved Chu Gexing. No wonder she was willing to do something so treasonous for him.

Thinking about it this way, it's not because Chu Gexing used any special methods.

But……

Feng Feisheng said, "I heard your conversation." He decided to be honest.

Ling Jiuyan was taken aback, then gave a wry smile: "Isn't my appearance terrible?"

Feng Feisheng walked to her side: "Which man or woman caught in the entanglement of love and hate can remain calm and peaceful forever? Everyone has moments of being ferocious and out of control, when they are jealous and shouting at each other. Feng Feisheng is no exception."

Ling Jiuyan smiled upon hearing this: "Feng Feisheng, you...sigh...it's just a pity..."

"Are you really going to send them away?" Feng Feisheng asked, looking at her.

Ling Jiuyan said, "Otherwise, what other choice do I have?" She sighed, "How could I not want him to stay? But even without my help, he would still leave. Why not give him a hand and leave him with a little memory of me?" At this point, she couldn't help but smile bitterly again, "What, do you pity me? Such a pitiful Jiujun, such an ugly Jiujun."

Feng Feisheng looked at her intently: "Ninth Princess, why do you belittle yourself so much? However..." He changed the subject, "Feng Feisheng and Ninth Princess have different views."

His voice was deep and deep, unlike his usual playful and carefree tone. Ling Jiuyan was taken aback and looked at Feng Feisheng's face. She saw a hint of bitterness in his resolute profile. After Feng Feisheng finished speaking, he turned his head and smiled at her, saying, "Jiujun, you can see an even uglier and more ferocious Feng Feisheng now."

Chapter 212 of "Turning the Tender Land into a Rock": As Solid as a Rock

As I pushed open the door, I happened to see this rare scene.

Chu Gexing half-held Tang Leyan in one arm, his hand hanging down in front of her chest, holding a bowl of freshly brewed medicine in his other hand, and slowly feeding her spoonful by spoonful.

He didn't shy away from the fact that someone had entered the room, and continued to methodically force-feed her the medicine.

Tang Leyan saw Feng Feisheng arrive and was about to greet him when Chu Gexing raised a spoon to her lips: "Open your mouth."

Feng Feisheng chuckled softly, and without needing to be called, slowly walked to the bedside, looking at Tang Leyan with a smile and asking, "Are you feeling better today?"

"Hmm..." Tang Leyan looked at him but couldn't speak. Chu Gexing seemed to be deliberately not giving her a chance, and kept speeding up the feeding of medicine. In the end, she couldn't help but cough and said pitifully, "I don't want to drink it anymore, it's too bitter."

"That won't do." Chu Gexing said sternly, "How can you recover quickly if you don't drink it?"

“But…” she frowned.

“Ah…right,” Feng Feisheng, who was standing next to him, seemed to remember something, reached into his robes and pulled out a brocade pouch.

"What?" Tang Leyan finally found an opportunity to ask.

Chu Gexing held the medicine bowl silently, observing coldly from the sidelines.

Feng Feisheng opened the brocade pouch in his hand. It turned out to be a specially made item with an inner lining, which was very exquisite. Feng Feisheng reached inside and took out a dark red object, which he then placed to Tang Leyan's lips.

"This is...this taste..." Tang Leyan lowered her eyes to look. "It's plum meat?"

Feng Feisheng smiled and said, "Yes, I know you drink medicine all day long, so your mouth must feel too bland. Try some of this."

Tang Leyan opened her mouth and bit into the plum flesh. Her soft lips accidentally brushed against Feng Feisheng's fingers, but Feng Feisheng withdrew his hand without changing his expression. After standing there for a moment, he handed her the brocade pouch in his hand: "Keep it with you. Eat it slowly. If you run out, just buy some more to put in. This is specially made, so it won't spoil."

"Thank you." Tang Leyan took it and held it in her hand.

----This kid is quite thoughtful.

Chu Gexing watched this scene in silence, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

Feng Feisheng stood by the bed, looking at Tang Leyan, hesitant to speak.

Tang Leyan looked at him, slightly understanding, and then turned to look at Chu Gexing.

Chu Gexing snorted coldly: "Speak your mind. Is this all you're looking at so interesting?"

Tang Leyan smiled and said, "Chu Gexing, I have something I want to say to Prince Feng, you..."

He glared at her and said, "You're weak, you can't talk for too long."

"I know. It'll be ready in a minute," she said with a smile.

Chu Gexing then put down the medicine bowl in his hand and stepped outside.

He didn't even glance at Feng Feisheng.

Feng Feisheng watched his slender figure flash by the door and disappear before turning around and saying, "Brother Chu, you care a lot about Leyan."

"Yes, he treats me well," Tang Leyan said casually.

"He... likes Leyan, doesn't he?" Feng Feisheng suddenly asked.

Tang Leyan choked abruptly. She frowned deeply and coughed slightly.

Feng Feisheng stepped forward and gently stroked her back.

She coughed twice before saying, "You don't need to scare me like that."

Feng Feisheng looked at her with a half-smile: "You... didn't notice?" Suddenly she added, "Or maybe I'm just overthinking it. I'm the only one who's interested in you, so I'll just treat everyone else in the world as my rival."

Tang Leyan was stunned when she heard him say it so bluntly.

Feng Feisheng said, "You sent Chu Gexing out to tell me your decision, didn't you?"

Tang Leyan then came to her senses: "Yes..."