Chapter 120 (2/2)

Ning Yuxuan quietly entered the room, closed the door, and cast a glance at the bed with the lowered curtains. Then, he sat down at the table and tried one of small dishes. His gloomy expression drifted away like feathers.

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Ji Man lied in bed for a while. Guessing that it was about time, she turned over and got up to open the windows to see if Ning Mingjie had come.

However, as soon as she opened the bed curtains, she saw a person sitting in the outer room. He was currently quietly putting down the chopsticks.

”You - ”Ji Man was frightened to the point that her face turned white. Her entire body stretched taut. She was afraid that a thief had come into her room. Anyone would feel scared seeing such a scene in the middle of the night after waking up.

Ning Yuxuan turned his head, saw her scared expression, and lightly said, ”It's me.”

Ji Man relaxed and almost starting cursing at him. My G.o.d, even a mouse would make a sound when it was stealing food. Who knows how long he had been silently sitting here eating? He must have intentionally done this to scare her. She should have pretended that she didn't recognize him and taken this opportunity to throw a vase at him!

Ning Yuxuan's mood seemed to have improved. His lips were curved and he looked at her in disapproval. ”Isn't it a waste to leave food here and not eat it?”

Ji Man paused. Then, she hurriedly draped a robe over herself and left the bed to go look. He really ate an entire food box's worth of food? There were only a couple of empty plates and leftovers from the two vegetarian dishes. There wasn't even a shred of meat left.

Ji Man gritted her teeth and took a deep breath before asking with a slight smile, ”My lord, are you full now?”

Sneakily eating someone else's food wasn't exactly an honorable thing. Marquis Moyu dryly coughed twice, then he turned his head away before saying, ”I was a bit hungry, so it tasted pretty good.”

Was he actually implying that her cooking wasn't tasty? Ji Man thought; she really had to set up anti-theft measures next time. She couldn't believe that the food she had prepared for Ning Mingjie to thank him had been stolen by this person!

She angrily returned to her bed and forced her voice to be calm as she said, ”This servant is tired and will be sleeping first. My lord, feel free to leave.”

It was so rare for him to see her looking so obviously unhappy. Ning Yuxuan stood up and walked to the bed. After considering for a moment, he took off his outer clothing, lied down on the bed, and wrapped his arm around her waist.

Ji Man rolled away from him and faced the wall as she curled up into a ball like she was a hedgehog that was showing her spikes.

Was she angry? Marquis Moyu raised his eyebrows and found her behavior somewhat amusing. Just as he was about to say a few words to tease her, he heard her quietly saying, ”We'll be returning to the capital soon. My lord, what are you planning to do with Miss Jinse?”

He had thought that she wouldn't bring up this topic. ”Do you want me to bring Jinse back home?”

Ji Man shook her head, ”Miss Jinse's status isn't appropriate. Besides, if you take her back, Madam will definitely be unhappy.”

A light flashed through Marquis Moyu's eyes as he thought of Wen Wan. He had left her for such a long period of time. Had she become slightly more sensible in this time? Sangyu's words were correct. If he brought Jinse back, Wen Wan definitely wouldn't be happy.

Wen Wan couldn't be the only woman in his life. And yet, she stubbornly insisted on wanting his entire heart. This was really troublesome for him. He hoped that she could slowly accept reality and not make his life difficult.