Chapter 17 (2/2)

“People from the City of Brisk sure are blind. They couldn’t identify diamonds from a bunch of fish eyes, and they misjudged a genius to be incompetent.”

Qiao Qing tilted her head and avoided his compliment, “You are thinking too highly of me. But, indeed, I am not as easy to lie to as my mother. What’s the intention of you and your friend being here? When are you leaving?”

Jun Yexuan faked an expression like he had been hurt. “Am I this undeserving of your fondness?”

When a beauty played the pity card, the damage it can cause wasn’t to be underestimated.

Plus, third young master Jun was such an unprecedented beauty, like the male version of Su Danji*.

Luckily, Qiao Qing was determined and couldn’t be seduced.

She closed her eyes and created distance between herself and the lethal visage. “I’m not at all fond of you.”

A string of happy chuckles flowed out of Jun Yexuan’s throat. Every single ring of laughter was tempting. “I will leave after I am fully healed.”

Qiao Qing sighed in relief.

But then, Jun Yexuan immediately added, “During this time though, I will need to trouble you and ask you to apply medicine on my wound for me.”

A straight-forward woman like Qiao Qing didn’t think much of this and softly nodded.

Jun Yexuan exclaimed over the length of her lashes and asked next, “So, should we go to my room or yours?”

Qiao Qing opened her eyes wider and saw that the chest area of his black shirt was a slightly different shade compared to the rest of his shirt. It had been soaked in blood.

Remembering how he nearly fell twice, she realized what happened.

She couldn’t help but be annoyed, “You are so troublesome!”

Jun Yexuan had nothing to say to that.

Qiao Qing then said, “Get up!”

Only then did Jun Yexuan let her out of the chair and gave her some space.

But before his hands moved away from the armrests, they heard the mixed sound of a woman and a man.

“My god!”

“Holy mother!”

The two of them turned their heads at the sound and saw He Wanqing and Mu Jinghang standing by the door. They shared the identical expression of being wide-eyed and open-mouthed.