966 Perplexed and Smitten 26 (1/2)
She continued to wait patiently. Twenty minutes later, the servant said, ”Miss Jin, we're here.”
An Xiaoning frantically looked out of the window and squinted to see that the sky had already brightened and that the sedan was entering the palace.
They're carrying me inside openly, what…
Would that Princess Consort even allow it?
What's my status now?
An Xiaoning was clueless. She drew the curtains, overwhelmed with a mix of emotions.
Once the sedan was lowered onto the ground, the curtain was drawn open forcefully. She was greeted with the sight of Jin Qingyan.
An Xiaoning looked at him while exiting the sedan.
”You've had a long journey, it must have been tough on you. I've already arranged a room for you,” he said, sounding rather formal.
She had no choice but to nod along since she had no idea what exactly was going on.
”Let's go, I'll take you there.”
”Sure.”
He took the lead while An Xiaoning followed closely behind.
They finally arrived at a mansion whose door was left ajar and in which there were some lit candles. The two of them entered the room together.
As soon as they entered, she hurriedly closed the door and strode forward to tug on his sleeve. Before she could even speak, he shrugged her hand away.
An Xiaoning was shocked out of her wits.
Was he not acting aloof on purpose just now?
”What's wrong with you?”
He glowered at her menacingly and retorted, ”Whats' wrong with me? How dare you ask me what's wrong? Who gave you the audacity to abort my child secretly!?!”
An Xiaoning did not feel uncomfortable at all. Thus, she reckoned that the abortion must have happened some time ago. All of a sudden, she recalled one of her dreams where she had a miscarriage. Could it be that time? Or was it another one?
His temper should still be about the same as his current one in this lifetime. She said gently, ”How could I bear to abort the child?”
”Do you really think you can hide it from me? Your status has changed and you're now the goddaughter of the Gu Nation's prince. You don't need me anymore so you're starting to draw a line between us, isn't that so?”
”Of course not.”
”Hua Jin, you're getting better and better at lying. Of course not? Would you have come here if I hadn't stolen the Princess Consort's identity and invited you over for a few days' stay?”
An Xiaoning immediately thought of the possible reason. Something must have happened between us. Could it be that we were having a cold war?
But why?
She felt completely clueless, for she knew nothing about the events that took place in between and was merely aware of the ending.
Noticing that she had sunk deep into thought, Jin Qingyan flew into a rage and pinned An Xiaoning against a table, causing her to feel a sharp pain in her lower back.
She initially wanted to push him away but decided not to struggle or retaliate, considering the current situation.
He began sticking his tongue into her mouth overbearingly and pinned her onto the table. He had missed her dearly because they had not seen each other in a long time.
He was not at all gentle or affectionate with his actions, making An Xiaoning feel extremely uncomfortable.
Grabbing onto his arm tightly, An Xiaoning murmured, ”You're hurting me…”
”You know what pain is?” he retorted sternly, not reducing his strength at all.
”Let's talk things over calmly, alright?”
He did not respond and seemed to have taken her silence to mean consent.
After a long battle, An Xiaoning sat on the bed, feeling a stinging pain between her legs.
He stood opposite her and asked, ”What do you want to talk about?”
”Let me ask you, which child of ours was it?”
He squinted and questioned, ”How would you not know?”