Chapter 329 (1/2)

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

Chapter 329 - To enjoy fortune, a road must be built first (2)

The talented women offered cup after cup of wine. Ji Man didn't hesitate with accepting the cups of wine. She even took the initiative of helpfully intercepting wine for the director. Of course, she secretly spat out all of the wine into her sleeve.

Later on, when she was supporting the director as they were walking down the stairs, Ji Man very considerately suggested, ”Director, you look a bit tipsy. This one had already book a room for you in the neighboring inn. How about letting these talented women a.s.sist you with walking over there?

Director Tang smiled with unchecked vulgarity. Patting Ji Man's shoulder, he said, ”Teacher Ji, as expected, you have a very good understanding of other people.”

Shopkeeper Liu had given gifts and toasted Director Tang several times during the meal, but he hadn't obtained any smiling expression from the director. But, in the end, Ji Man had been the one that benefited from the meeting that Shopkeeper Liu had arranged. When they left Luoyan PaG.o.da, Shopkeeper Liu's expression didn't look pleasant, but Ji Man didn't care. They were both rice merchants, so they were naturally going to be compet.i.tors. Hadn't Shopkeeper Liu come here with the intention of trying to profit by using her status as Marquis Moyu's heir's teacher?

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When she returned to the marquis's estate, the back gate wasn't closed even though it was getting late. Ji Man stuck her head out and looked around, then she dashed in the direction of her room.

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Haohao was staying in the room next to hers and being watched over by a servant girl. Since her body stunk of alcohol, she naturally couldn't visit Haohao in her current state. After she entered her room and was about take her clothes off to take a bath, someone suddenly clamped his hand over her mouth.

There was a disadvantage to staying in someone else's home. At any moment, the owner of the home might pop out and scare you half to death.

Without a better option, Ji Man could only push Ning Yuxuan's hand away from her and say, ”Marquis, this one is a man right now. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to be lurking in my bedroom at night?”

Marquis Moyu's expression didn't look good. He raised his hand and lit a lamp. Wrinkling his nose, he asked, ”Did you go drinking?”

”It was for networking.” After Ji Man took off her outer robe and tossed it to the side, she felt much more comfortable.

Right now, Ning Yuxuan looked like a wife that had caught her husband red-handed with coming home after an evening of debauchery drinking. His posture had already s.h.i.+fted into an interrogating one.

”Did you forget that you're a woman again?”

Ji Man nodded. ”Marquis, you've also forgotten something. Right now, this one is a man.”

With her chin raised high, she looked as if she was one step away from knocking against the tip of his nose. Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips as he looked at her. ”What more do you want?”

He had already given Haohao to her. Why wasn't it enough? Why couldn't she quietly remain in his inner court and care for their child? Why did she insist on going out and exposing her face in public?

Ji Man narrowed her eyes and looked at him for a while before saying, ”I want to become a tree, not a trumpet vine. Marquis, do you understand?”

Marquis Moyu froze in shock. He didn't have time to recover and ask her what she meant before she started talking again.

Half-talking to herself, Ji Man continued, ”I must have gotten drunk from the alcohol vapors to ask such a question. A man like you, who's full of male chauvinism and doesn't have any romantic feelings, how could you possibly understand me?”

Minding her own business, she washed her face, then she collapsed onto her bed. Pointing at the doors, she said, ”I still have to give Haohao lessons tomorrow morning. I won't keep the marquis up any longer. Have a safe walk back.”