Chapter 202 (1/2)

Chapter 202: Open Appreciation

Wei Lanying tightened her jaw and scoffed. ”Do you think you're smarter than I am, Nan Guyue? I feel sorry for you. You probably don't know that the one who truly cares for you is Feng Baiyu. Why would he be so attentive to you if he didn't feel anything for you? How pathetic. The right person for you is within your reach, and yet you can never take his hand. You will never have a man's genuine love.”

Nan Guyue shot up to her feet, letting go of Wei Lanying, staring at Wei Lanying with unfocused eyes. It took a moment for her to regain her composure. She gave Wei Lanying a pointed look before walking away.

Wei Lanying's words rang in her head even after she returned to her building. She fidgeted with a teacup in her hand. She could picture the graceful man in her mind.

Nan Guyue stared at her flat belly, muttering Feng Baiyu under her breath.  She laughed quietly.

When she first came to Northern Qi, Qi Chen treated her like she was the most important thing in the world. It wasn't until much later that she knew Feng Baiyu was the one who advised Qi Chen on how to court her. Gentleman Feng looked as if he had walked right out of a painting. He stood alone in this world untethered to anything.

The untouchables ones often left the strongest impression.

The image would not leave Nan Guyue's head. Jun Huang came to Nan Guyue's mind often ever since her conversation with Wei Lanying. She thought about the way Jun Huang smiled. She thought about the way Jun Huang looked at her. Had Jun Huang always looked at her tenderly, or had her memories been distorted?

There was no trust left in her heart for Qi Chen after losing her child. When they first got together, Qi Chen was attentive to her every need. Whatever she wanted, he would give her. Things changed, however. Qi Chen had torn her heart out in one swift movement without hesitation. He cared nothing about their marriage.

Her disappointment sat heavily on her chest. Qi Chen was the one who falsely accused her and Jun Huang for having an affair. She might as well seek Jun Huang out and make his accusation a reality. What was he going to do?

Nan Guyue felt the sudden urge to see Jun Huang. She could not wait any longer. She rushed out of the room, dropping her teacup on the table. The teacup twirled, spilling tea all over the table, and shattered on the floor.

Jun Huang was confused when she was told that Nan Guyue wanted to see her. She didn't want to meet her, but Nan Guyue's messenger insisted that Nan Guyue had urgent matters to talk to her about. She had no choice but to agree.

Jun Huang arrived at the tea house that Nan Guyue had met her in last time. The atmosphere in the room was not as heavy as last time, which was what unsettled Jun Huang. Something was wrong. Jun Huang felt even more unnerved when Nan Guyue turned to her with a beam.

Jun Huang pushed aside her uncertainties and cupped her hands with a smile. ”This gentleman is here to see the princess. I wonder why the princess asked me to come today?”

Nan Guyue frowned when she heard how Jun Huang greeted her. It's probably because there are people watching, she told herself. That's why he has to act distant with me.

Once she asked the servants to leave, Nan Guyue took a seat and looked at Jun Huang with a hand supporting her head. ”Gentleman Feng doesn't have to be so formal with me,” she murmured. ”Call me Guyue.”

Jun Huang widened her eyes slightly, standing as still as a statue. Only when Nan Guyue asked her to take a seat did she move to the table. Nan Guyue poured a cup of tea for her. Jun Huang had a bad feeling about the whole situation.

She reached out to take the cup from Nan Guyue. With eyes lowered, Nan Guyue brushed her fingers against Jun Huang's. Jun Huang almost dropped the cup in shock.

”What does the princess need from me?” Jun Huang asked. She wasn't dense. She knew what Nan Guyue was doing. She sighed inwardly. She couldn't bring the topic up herself. She could only call Nan Guyue by her t.i.tle to remind her of her position.

Nan Guyue took Jun Huang's stubbornness as shyness. She stopped dwelling on the way Jun Huang called her and looked up at Jun Huang.

That was a leer. There was no denying it.

”I asked you to come for one thing…” Nan Guyue murmured, her eyes fixed on Jun Huang and her eyebrows arched, waiting for Jun Huang's response.

Jun Huang could not believe her ears. She looked dumbly at Nan Guyue for a good moment before she recovered her calm.

”The princess has crossed a line,” Jun Huang said calmly. Her expression was perfectly genuine. ”This gentleman will never agree to such things. This gentleman knows that the princess is upset with the prince for what happened, but a marriage is not to be cast aside lightly. The princess should build a good life with the prince.”