Chapter 69 (2/2)

The room was silent for a while. Ning Errong suddenly gasped, jumped up, and looked at Nie Sangyu as she said, “What almost happened? You’ve already married my cousin a long time ago. Someone tried to help the two of you improve your relations.h.i.+p. Why would you run away?”

Ji Man was almost scared to death by her. She hurriedly pulled her down to sit and said, “Speak quieter!”

Ning Errong looked at her in absolute confusion. “You seem like you’re enduring to the point of pain. Do you really need to play hard to get to this level?

You’re the one that’s playing hard to get! Your whole family is playing hard to get!

Ji Man did her best to calm down, then she explained, “He despises me and doesn’t want to bestow favor on me. He only comes to

comes to my place to hear stories. Since Madam has entered this household, he rarely bestows favor on anyone else. He’s probably determined to be a good male lead and love Madam whole-heartedly. If I let him  have a good time with me while he's drugged at this point in time, nothing good will happen. He would probably think I was behind it and despise me even more.”

Ning Errong turned these words over in her head. They seemed reasonable. It was surprising that Sangyu was able to resist herself and also consider things so thoroughly. After the night of love pa.s.sed, her cousin might even order her to move to the confinement courtyard on the next day.

“Besides, he called out Wen Wan’s name at the most critical point.” Ji Man faintly smiled. “If I were willing to sleep with that type of man, then I must be blind.”

Startled, Ning Errong looked at the sorry looking person in front of her and her nose felt slightly sour. She lightly squeezed Sangyu’s hand and didn’t say a word.

Why did Errong look like she was trying to comfort her? Ji Man didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She said, “You don’t need to feel bad for me. This was only to be expected. He likes Wen Wan. This is something

This is something that everyone in this household knows. What’s the point in me trying to struggle or fight for his affections? It’ll be okay. I’ll just do my best to live a good life.”

“En, then I’ll have someone bring a pillow and quilt for you. You can sleep in my bed.”

“Okay.” Ji Man was truly feeling tired. Seeing Ning Errong opening the doors and leaving, she let out a yawn and leaned against the cus.h.i.+oned couch to rest for a bit. Her body still felt achy, especially her back. She had really collided hard against the wall. If they were in modern times, she would definitely sue him for domestic violence!

While thinking of these thoughts, Ji Man drift off into sleep. She had used up too much energy and was exhausted.

Right after Ning Errong stepped outside, she saw someone standing by the doorway. Just as she was about to let out a startled yelp, Ning Mingjie covered her mouth with his hand.

“Older brother, why haven’t you returned to your room?” Ning Errong swallowed down her instinctive response and curiously asked.

“I came back to get an umbrella. It’s snowing very heavily.” After Ning Mingjie said this, he looked towards the inside of her room. “It’s surprising that she ran over to your place. She’s quite strange.”