Vol 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang Vol01 Ch06
Pingting looked miserably at her dinner plate Unexpectedly, Chu Beijie had not visited her that day but she however, had expected him to come and already prepared many questions for him
The silence was so aard that even Lady Hua thought that Pingting was acting strangely She didn’t boss Pingting around after dinner, letting her retire for the night immediately
Pingting hadn’t slept at all last night, and even though she was tired, she still could not rest She opened her eyes wide and stared at the ceiling, her heat thu madly She rolled out of bed and peered out of the
As expected, there was an extra figure outside Lady Hua’s bedroom’s door
He had that sole quietly observed him At first she tried to convince herself that he was just plain crazy, but after a long time, she decided that she didn’t have the heart to leave hi there alone
Chu Beijie was going to stand all night again He had had a lot of work in the Duke of Zhen-Bei Residence earlier, and when he returned tomorroas bound to have even more work Yet he still ca of the Lady playing the qin and their conversations, s
He heard footsteps behind hiain?”
Pingting lowered her eyes In her hands, there was a chair with a leather cushi+on She pointed at Chu Beijie then pointed at the chair
“I’m not tired, I do not need to sit”
Her eyes which were probably the brightest in the world, suddenly looked sorrowful, piercing his heart Those eyesher kindness
She stared at him, anxiety, concern and confusion hidden in her eyes They challenged hi “Fine, fine Thanks”
Her cute eyes suddenly lit up, like there were two rare, glowing pearls in them It was as if the ice in Chu Beijie’s heart see down had been a good choice
Pingting saw Chu Beijie sit down and turned to leave for her own room
Chu Beijie watched her while she withdrew to the inner part of the house, perplexed But he remembered his promise to protect his phoenix and looked away
After a while, he heard footsteps approach hiain Chu Beijie narrowed his eyes, but did not turn around As expected, Pingting caround On the plate there were little cups and a jug It even had some cute snacks on it
“You sure thought things through”
Pingting had walked a long way to get the snacks from the kitchen When she heard him praise her she couldn’t help but smile appreciatively in response
Her smile slowly ca, but it see radiantly Chu Beijie was suddenly dazed, she was truly beautiful But when he looked closer, he realised that she was only theeyes but nevertheless still rather plain
He had seen Lady Hua’s portrait, she was beautiful
Pingting was surrounded in ht, and Chu Beijie just stared, as if he was a little drunk Thispresence, even here in the Hua Residence Although he er than anyone else Is he a realvoice flicked across herher of her Master
“Yes, if I ask hiht noould he answer? The moon is mellow and his expression is rather soft It probably wouldn’t hurt to ask a question or two”
Chu Beijie’s deter back into reality “Noay, how could I do that? This isn’t just soe man obsessed with love”
Her thoughts had become a scrambled mess and she quickly re”She felt utterly useless and rotten to the coreShe abruptly stood up, not caring about Chu Beijie’s gaze, and returned to her own room
Hiding behind theshe watched Chu Beijie for the whole night again
The next day Chu Beijie was gone
But Pingting now hadn’t slept for thole nights, and her coughing had started again She even had a fever and was very sick
Lady Hua knew she was sick and ordered her people to find a doctor She calet someone else to serve me for now, so don’t you dare leave this bed today!”
Pingting felt rather light-headed but she knew her health was i her ood rest
When she woke up, the sky was already dark
Lady Hua had just finished eating dinner and had come to check on her “You really slept for the whole day, I’d say you do look nan’ came today, but I didn’t dare say a word, so I pretended my throat was sore and sent him away”
Pingting answered “Huh” and hurriedly sat up, shaking the bed
“Don’t worry, if he really likes you he will coain”
Pingting was really upset, as she had ood chance to find outand she still had no idea when she could get back to the Jing-An Ducal Residence Most ier she stayed at the Hua Residence, theout of control
She felt as if she were in quicksand It wasn’t good to ood to stay still either
Lady Hua didn’t knohat she was thinking so she assu fro some food and medicine and then she quietly left
That night, Chu Beijie ca outside Lady Hua’s bedroos The ure seerab it, it would disappear Chu Beijie wasn’t very happy with himself, aren’t I here to protect my phoenix? He felt disappointed not to be loyal to the person he liked but unfortunately for hiet the maid’s eyes
Those shi+ny pupils that seemed to silently convey a thousand words
He once again heard footsteps and a happy tune floated in his erly Suddenly his face darkened, “What’s wrong?”
Pingting was taking slow steps, as if she was going to collapse any tirabbed her wrist to steady her
Her hand was abnormally warm
“You’re sick?” he asked
Pingting shook her head rapidly, trying to hide the tears in her eyes She had spent a long tih Lady Hua, Mrs Hua and Mother Chen had all been worried about her, she had never felt happier listening to the short question this person had just asked her
Those tords were enough to comfort her
She gave a sht captured Chu Beijie’s heart He had cootten about his beloved phoenix He rushed forward, and collected her in his arms protectively
“Is that your room?” He asked
Pingting nodded She wanted to protest but instead she bit hard on her lip
Chu Beijie carried her swiftly to her room
“Go rest It is very late and you’re sick Doesn’t your Lady look after you?” He went into her rooently on the bed
He always did what he what he wanted, and cared nothing for gender custo up
“Sleep” He watched the eyes he liked, closed His voice had lost its usual colour and the way he told Pingting to go to sleep was more like the everyday voice he used to command his soldiers
Pingting, however, only felt comforted by it She closed her eyes obediently but opened them after a while
Chu Beijie was thinking of leaving when he realised that this ‘soldier’ had not listened to hio to sleep”
Pingting suddenly felt a her Master She opened her eyes again and stared quietly at Chu Beijie
Chu Beijie suddenly felt his heart speed up uponhe had never felt before flooded through him It was even happier than the pleasure and rush he felt on the battlefield
He wasn’t too pleased about this, because as the Duke of Zhen-Bei, he’d been through all sorts of situations and was always been able to have what he wanted It was like one of his heart’s
The littleher face, nose and ance which no one else had and that hat made her beautiful
“Close your eyes” Chu Beijie cleared his throat, “I’ out”
Pingting felt rather disappointed but this time she really close her eyes
Chu Beijie was a true gentleman, he really went out
Another night Tougher than last night; tougher than the night before
Pingting only fell asleep in theand she slept until noon Lady Hua hurried in and whispered in her ear, “Do you knoho Dong Dingnan is?”
Pingting heart thumped a little
“I’ll tell you, he is Dong Lin’s Duke of Zhen-Bei! I saw his portrait yesterday but oh God, he’s the hty Duke of Zhen-Bei!”
Pingting suddenly paled, her body gave out twice before she ed to prop herself up with difficulty
The Duke of Zhen-Bei? Dong Dingnan, that was the guy who sat vigil at night, theLin, Dong Lin’s strongest warrior, Gui Le’s enemy and Master’s scariest opponent