Seeing that she couldn't even be bothered to coax him, Yun Lie was so angry he wanted to scratch the wall. He gritted his teeth and shouted at her back, "Luo Cuiwei, if I say another word to you within twelve hours, I'm a dog!"
Chapter 65
Most of the arguments and bickering between ordinary couples are caused by trivial matters. If they look back on it after they have reconciled, they may not be able to help but laugh at each other, feeling incredulous at their own or their partner's inexplicable and childish words and actions when they were angry.
But when people are really angry, no one can calm down.
Once a heated argument breaks out, both sides often feel they are right and wronged, so they insist on fighting to the bitter end, neither wanting to be the coward who backs down first.
As soon as Yun Lie uttered that dull, harsh remark, the slender figure who had been angrily carrying her skirt toward the kitchen suddenly stopped, her graceful back gradually straightening.
"How can it only be twelve hours? That's too easy for me!" Luo Cuiwei slowly turned her head, her bright, watery eyes filled with a smile that was both cold and ruthless. "If you're so capable, then don't give me a single word for twelve years."
Deep down, she knew it was nothing but a trivial matter, but she couldn't understand why she suddenly couldn't control the sudden surge of wicked anger within her.
Yun Lie felt a chill run down his spine from her icy gaze, his heart clenching with pain. He forced himself to speak, "Keep dreaming! It's twelve hours, and that's twelve hours. Who agreed to let you raise the price?!"
His Highness Prince Zhao, with his unyielding spirit, would never easily change his mind.
That's how stubborn I am! That's how incompetent I am!
snort.
“Alright,” Luo Cuiwei looked up at the sky, a provocative smile curving her lips, “Then it’s a deal.”
Seeing Luo Cuiwei stride back into the kitchen, Yun Lie's heart, which had been frozen for a long time, suddenly started beating again, pounding wildly.
After standing in the courtyard for a long time, he finally returned to his dormitory with heavy footsteps.
After collapsing onto the couch, he haphazardly pulled the blanket over his head and face. Despite being exhausted, he was so disturbed by his own pounding heartbeat that he couldn't close his eyes.
After a long period of anxious and agonizing silence, he turned over and lay face down.
His chin rested on his crossed arms, his dark eyes darting around in a state of unease, a feeling of grievance welling up inside him.
Lately, they've both been incredibly busy, and haven't even had a chance to talk alone during the day.
They could have stayed up late and talked in each other's arms, but every time they talked, it would end with Luo Cuiwei falling asleep after only a few words.
There was an invisible worry that "the two of them are drifting further and further apart," which made him feel uneasy and lost, but he was at a loss for what to do.
Perhaps Luo Cuiwei also sensed the same thing, because she got up very early the other day and spent almost half a day making some honey jujube cake for him, which finally calmed him down a bit.
He was not a stingy person; even in the most difficult times, he never mistreated his companions.
If it were anything else today, Luo Cuiwei could do with it however she wanted, give it to whomever she wanted, and he would never throw a tantrum.
But it was that dessert.
His wife, amidst her exhaustion and busy schedule, specially made it to sweeten his mouth and reassure him.
He cherished it so much that he couldn't bear to finish it all at once.
"They clearly said it was specially for me." Yun Lie closed his eyes resentfully and muttered to himself.
His gentle and loving wife suddenly turned into a fierce little liar, which drove him crazy.
But he couldn't bear to yell at or scold him; he could only endure it for twelve hours as a form of punishment!
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When Yun Lie returned to his room from the courtyard, his deliberately heavy footsteps made quite a commotion, which Luo Cuiwei naturally heard. However, she was in a fit of anger and only paused slightly in her work.
Once the footsteps faded away, she gritted her teeth in resentment, grabbed the next jujube, placed it on the cutting board, and viciously gutted it.
Tao Yin, who was busy preparing food and cooking dinner, was stunned by the gloomy aura emanating from her. After secretly glancing at her for a while, she timidly asked, "What is Your Highness doing? Just tell me what to do."
She had overheard the argument between the two princes in the courtyard, especially Prince Zhao's incredibly childish and harsh remark.
But she was just a lowly maid, and the sudden fight between the two immortals left her completely at a loss. She could only pretend that she had suddenly gone deaf.
Luo Cuiwei turned around at the sound of her voice, and forced a smile at her, "Get me two yams."
After Tao Yin carefully took the yam, washed it, and peeled it, Luo Cuiwei's pile of red dates was almost finished.
"You go about your business, don't worry about me," Luo Cuiwei said with a slight smile, her eyes lowered. "This is simple, it'll be quick to do."
It's at least faster than honey jujube cake.
She turned and walked to the cabinet in the corner, opened the cabinet door, squatted down, and pulled out a small bamboo box from the bottom shelf.
This small bamboo box was one of the many things that Luo Jia had asked Gao Zhan to bring for her. Inside were various interesting pastry molds that Luo Cuizhen had collected for her.
"Oh, are you making Danzhu White Jade Cake?" Tao Yin nodded in sudden realization, helping to divide the chopped yam and pitted red dates into two small bowls and put them into the steamer. "I saw you make it once more than half a year ago when I was at the Prince's Mansion in the capital, and you haven't made it since."
Tao Yin's words startled Luo Cuiwei.
At that time, Yun Lie was still on the front line in Linchuan, while she was alone in the Prince's Mansion in the capital, waiting for news for a long time.
She had many anxieties and worries in her heart, but dared not show them in front of others. So she would make some sweets and snacks from time to time, partly to pass the time and prevent herself from overthinking, and partly to pretend to be nonchalant and calm, so as not to make people think that she, the new mistress of the Zhaowang Mansion, was not calm in the face of trouble.
However, since their wedding at the end of June, she and Yun Lie had never been apart, so she hadn't thought about that time for a long time.
When Tao Yin suddenly brought it up, she vaguely remembered her own anxiety and weakness at the time, as she was being cautious and afraid of letting others see through her.
An inexplicable sense of despondency suddenly welled up in her heart, and her eyes suddenly stung. The fighting spirit she had just felt was now mixed with an indescribable sense of grievance.