Chapter 86 - Gift (1/2)
Lei Xing spent the rest of the day trying to get the bracelet to talk, she even held out an inkstone above it to threaten it but it kept ignoring her. This lack of communication dampened her mood significantly.
Dinner came and she sat down and absentmindedly picked up her chopsticks.
{...Can you not be so petty?... I already said I will return it so just cooperate, so you can leave faster...}
{...*...}
No response.
Lei Xing pouted and disgruntedly ate her dinner. Later on that night, when she was drinking some tea, she saw Ah Jin looking at the bracelet on her wrist with knit eyebrows.
Lei Xing nervously laughed and explained, ”Ah, it's Tung Mei's...We met earlier and she left this behind so I'm keeping it safe for her.” She finished with a smile and put her hand down so her sleeves covered it.
”Anyway, you all can leave. I want to sleep.” She then stood up, yawned and walked to the bed.
{..Why the hell am I feeling guilty? I didn't steal it...I'm just keeping it safe until further notice...Hey, how about this, let's talk and I'll take you to Tung Mei tomorrow, hm?...}
{...*...}
Lei Xing sighed and plopped down on the bed, raised her hand up and frowned at the bracelet and then flicked it. Then she went to sleep gripping tightly onto the bracelet, so it could not escape while she was asleep.
The next day she continued her efforts and even threatened it some more but it still didn't respond, so she just sat there pouting at it.
{...Hey, aren't you bored? Let's talk...}
{...*...}
{...Come onn...Oh, Tung Mei! What's she doing here?...}
{...*You think I'm stupid? Hmph!...}
{...Apparently not very smart either...}
{...*Hmph! What do you know?!...}
Lei Xing rolled her eyes.
{...Okay so, how long have you been with Tung Mei?...}
{...*...}
The bracelet stopped responding again, which irritated Lei Xing.
{...Do you have to be so difficult?!...}
{...*...}
While Lei Xing was poking at the bracelet trying to get a reaction again, the announcement came from outside, ”The Emperor has arrived!”
Lei Xing groaned, got up and bowed as the Emperor entered the room, followed by eunuchs carrying in three big trunks.
As Lei Xing curiously stared at the trunks, the Emperor looked at her and smirked, then waved a hand and the eunuchs opened the trunks to reveal gold ingots.
Lei Xing's eyes went wide, then she frowned.
{...G-gold...Gold?!...Is that for me? No, no wait. What are you giving me money for?...}
The Emperor saw Lei Xing frowning and then frowned himself, ”You don't like it?”
{...It said she would like this...}
Lei Xing regained her senses, looked at the Emperor and gave a half-smile, ”Well, everyone likes money...I'm just wondering why...?”
{...Money's great and all...But money with strings? Then it depends...}
The Emperor's frown deepened and he seemed to be in deep contemplation, then he responded, ”A gift.”
Lei Xing raised an eyebrow.
{...Lazy gifting...but I'll accept it...Wait, what are you giving me a gift for again? The library is one thing, but taking cold hard cash from him is another...but I want - NO!...I know! It's compensation, compensation for all the stress. Yes! I've been through a lot! Yes, that's why hahaha So I can take it - Yes we can!...}
”Since you don't like it then...” The Emperor waved his hand again and the eunuchs closed the trunks and were about to lift them, when Lei Xing put out her hands and blurted, ”I like it!”
Lei Xing blinked and quickly brought her hands back, bowed and amended, ”Any gift from Your majesty is something to be grateful for.”
The Emperor raised an eyebrow and then smirked and smugly said, ”That's good then.” Lei Xing smiled and nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed.
{...I feel like an idiot >_
{...*You are an idiot -_-)...}
{...Shut Up!...}
After a while of the two standing there looking at each other in silence with the atmosphere becoming increasingly awkward, the Emperor frowned and then turned and left with the eunuchs following behind.
Lei Xing let out a sigh of relief as the doors closed and she was left alone with the trunks of gold, she grinned and slowly crept up to them and opened them.
{...How much gold is in here? Maybe 300? 500? I should have asked...No, that'll make me look crazy...The suspense will make counting more fun hahahahaha...}
{...*Nothing to worry about there, you already seem crazy -_-)...}
Lei Xing ignored the bracelet and started digging to the bottom of one of the trunks to confirm it was all gold.
{...I'm rich! Rich! I should buy a building...Start a business maybe? Is this even enough to? I need to look into that...}
{...*I'd hate to be the poor guy who just tried to get your attention with money...You completely discounted his existence and only focus on the money...You're a horrible person!...}