Chapter 279 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 279 - Misunderstanding Nie Sangyu's wish (2)

Ji Man slept quite deeply. When she woke up the next day, it was already noon. Strangely, her head didn't hurt that much. Dengxin was standing nearby and looking at her with worry.

”Master.”

”En?” Ji Man was absentminded for a while before she finally returned to her senses. ”Huh? Where's the marquis?”

”The marquis left a long time ago.” Dengxin sighed. Speaking like a little old lady, she reproachfully said, ”Master, you should try to be more attentive with serving the marquis. When he left yesterday night, his expression look really horrible.”

Yesterday? Ah? She only remembered that she had been talking and talking... then, she ended up falling asleep after getting drunk. What happened after that? She seemed to have dreamed about Nie Sangyu. She hadn't seen her in a long time. Then, she was briefly choked. And after that, she fell asleep.

Ning Yuxuan still hadn't said he loved her! Otherwise, when she woke up, the cozy sight of her small apartment in modern-day should have greeted her!

Ji Man felt outraged. He had gone back on his word! As she washed up and changed her clothes, she kept grumbling to herself.

Later, when she went to the study to look for Ning Yuxuan, she didn't find him there.

When she tried looking for him again that evening, he was already in Nie Chen's warm and soft embrace.

”Older sister, what are you doing here?” Half-dressed, Nie Chenyu looked at her with an insincerely sweet gaze. ”You've already taken the marquis when he was on his way to younger sister's place several times before. Right now, the marquis is already in younger sister's bed. Older sister, are you still going to s.n.a.t.c.h him away?”

Standing right outside of the room, Ji Man dryly laughed and said, ”the two of you can continue,” before leaving.

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Ji Man wasn't an idiot. She could tell that Marquis Moyu had been deliberately avoiding her. He had been taking turns with resting at the other women's courtyards, but he continued to not have time to see her even once. When she sent a message that there was something she wanted to discuss with him, he would have Guibai act as his messenger.

Thinking it over, there could only be one reason for his behavior. He had heard the words she said in her dream. As for how much of it he had heard or what exactly she had said, Ji Man thought it wasn't that serious. Otherwise, Ning Yuxuan would have tied her up instead of just avoiding her.

Recently, Yun-er had fallen gravely ill and still hadn't recovered. Wen Wan took advantage of this opportunity to keep Ning Yuxuan at Qiangwei Courtyard. Xis.h.i.+ would occasionally bring over Haohao so that he could get some fatherly affection too. Liu Hanyun was wholeheartedly taking care of Xi-er. As long as she didn't go over there to compete for Marquis Moyu's attention, her life in this household was quite peaceful.

Ji Man wryly laughed. She didn't know why, but she felt a bit sad.