Chapter 125 - Jiang Ying Yue (21) (2/2)

Only when she closed her eyes and saw the memories belonging to her burnt future did she summon the courage to face the sight and not cry.

'I must get stronger. Get justice for me. And take my revenge!'

...

More or less five minutes passed and she had somehow cleared her head of the negatives thoughts and terrible memories. Now all she wanted to do was to sleep and have more energy for the next morning. Yet all of a sudden Xiao Lu entered the bedroom and told her a grave news.

”Young Miss! His Highness Chen Wang has arrived and will join you for dinner!”

Those words made her rise from the bed and stare dumbfounded at her maid. Behind Xiao Lu were her other servants who rushed in and then pulled her away from the bed.

”Young Miss. Please forgive our impudence. We must dress you up as fast as we can. Please cooperate with us!”

Jiang Ying Yue watched as the girls surrounded her and reached their hands on her current clothes. They dolled her up in ten minutes then led her to where that mystifying man was waiting. Her brain was still sluggish, stuck on wondering why he would be here.

”You're looking better than I thought you'll be.” The man who appeared before her had a laughing expression on his face. Sadly, while his expression was comforting, his remark was not. It would be impossible for him not to know what kind of person the old lady was. It should also be impossible that he didn't know what she would be seeing at that place. So was he complimenting her for not ending up in a sobbing mess?

She suppressed the anger in her heart and bowed. Curtsying, she said, ”Greetings, Your Highness. It's this one's pleasure to see looking great and healthy.”

Jiang Li gave the girl a good look before signaling to the maids to leave. Anyway, the table was set and there was nothing else for them to do.

”Let's eat. Then after this, we can go to discuss a few matters about you.” Once done saying this, he picked up his chopsticks and began eating.

Jiang Ying Yue looked quite uncomfortable at first, but when he ate in silence and didn't say anything to her afterwards, she also began eating, appreciating the food, and the peace they had in between them.

At one point in time, Jiang Ying Yue peeked at him from beneath her thick eyelashes, her thoughts swirling.

'... I feel like this situation is weird. I saw this in plays. A man eating with a woman in the residence he provided her. Shouldn't this only happen between a married couple?'

When the thought crossed her mind, she froze. The realization was just shocking. Swallowing unconsciously, she did the second most epic thing ever and choked on the piece of meat that was still in her mouth.