Chapter 4 (2/2)

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After escaping the Qiao felt like a layer of her skin had been stripped off Lu ZiZheng always liked to torture her until he sees her blood Even after three years, he hasn't become weary of it Such a freak

She sighed What sins did she commit in the previous life that caused her to be teased by hio was like a fairytale (arden, she saw his heavily injured body Originally she had wanted to toss his corpse into the wilderness Unexpectedly, he firo Because of a moment of sympathy, she secretly hid him in the mountain Who could have predicted that she would be endlessly bullied by that devil and forced to become his maid?

Lu ZiZheng's illness was very strange He needed to eat a certain a huQiao so much that she almost fell down froQiao would provide a sufficient a would obediently stay in the cave and not harm any humans

(T/N: I wondered why no one found it suspicious that she was buying so many raw necks each month, but there's actually Chinese recipes that only required bird necks instead of the entire animal)

Wu wu I' to sacrifice ht of this, she couldn't help crying a bit out of respect for herself

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After she had returned to Gu Estate, Dong Xi said there was a guest who had been waiting for her for a long time She pushed open the door It was Duan Yu

”Why did you co towards Duan Yu They had a purely platonic business relationshi+p Why was he here to pretend? In his heart, she was probably worth less than a bowl of pork!

Duan Yu seeht is the capitol's Lantern Festival I especially ca you out to play Are you not interested?”

”… Will there be delicious food?” She narrowed her eyes Sing her saliva, ”Will I find it ?”

”Yes yes, there will be all kinds of snacks Everything that should be there will be there” Successful in his entice his hands ”Your father has already agreed to letting o”

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The capitol's number one restaurant was located next to a riverbank This evening was the annual Lantern Festival The common people had put lanterns in the water The lanterns represented their happy wishes Fro lanterns The river looked like a jade belt covered with bright jewels It moved one's heart

QingQiao leaned on the railing by herself Her eyes weretrain The train would pass through the dark mountains She would hear the sound of the wind, and then finally see the distant lights until the lights were a continuous link It was the city and her hohts was lit for her But now, she went down the wrong path She couldn't find the way home

”QingQiao, why aren't you here eating?” Duan Yu was inside drinking tea

”I', she pointed towards the riverboat There were feers dressed in white ”They're so pretty, and their voices are pleasant to hear”

Duan Yu faintly smiled, ”They can also be considered one of the Lantern Festival's wonders Every year, many aristocrats cos”

QingQiao: ”Yi” (sound of surprise)

”Why? Are you envious?” Duan Yu jokingly asked, ”Are you envious of their beauty or their value? (T/N: The wo at are prostitutes and by value he's means the money it would take to buy them)

”Neither” QingQiao shook her head, ”NoWill they be able to spend their lifeti? If it's me, I would find a way to leave as soon as possible” Then she turned around to look at the river

He didn't knohat she was thinking about Duan Yu silently stared at her He raised his eyebrows

It was very windy that night The girl's sleeves were fluttering as if they were a butterfly's wings about to fly away He had an is, so that the butterfly had to stay here, unable to leave for the rest of this life He silently sat in that corner His face was like a lantern It changed frohts Frohtness and clear thoughts

At first I thought it was really stupid of QingQiao to keeping upsetting Lu ZiZheng But, given that she's known him for three years and he hasn't killed her yet, it's reasonable to assu to seriously harm her in the future