“I, this prince, has endured long enough. Do you believe that I’ll have my way with you right now?”
“Rogue!” Ji Yunshu’s eyes reddened. Her hands tightly clenched the bedsheets until they wrinkled.
Seeing the tears pooling in her eyes, most of his anger suddenly vanished, but out of stubbornness, he continued to pretend to be angry and kept his expression ferocious. “So what if I’m a rogue? I’m only a rogue to you because…”
“Because?”
“Because you are one of my people!”
“And?”
“And there is a wolf in Yuhua Pavilion who it’s best to stay far away from.”
‘He got angry because of that?! What a joke! This is too hateful!’ Ji Yunshu felt angry to the point her ground her teeth. She had lived long enough to encounter the largest vat of jealousy beneath the heavens. She quickly turned away her head and sneered, “Even if Mo Ruo is a wolf, he’s much better than your Highness who is a ruthless fox.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“You know what I mean.”
“I don’t understand.” As he spoke, his long fingers pinched her jaw, forcing her to look at him. He seriously asked, “You have to say it more clearly because I don’t understand where those thoughts came from.”
Ji Yunshu did not beat around the bush and bluntly told him. “Your Highness didn’t try to save Miss Kong during the banquet because you met with her beforehand, and she told you something that dispelled your thoughts of saving her.”
“Mo Ruo told you?”
“He was only warning me. If your Highness didn’t want to be treated as a ruthless fox, then tell me what Miss Kong said to change your mind?”
Suddenly, a smile bloomed on his face. “You keep saying you don’t care about me, but in fact, you care a lot about me. If not, why would you be so concerned about this matter?” To him, her words of indifference still meant the same thing no matter how she spun it.
Ji Yunshu nevertheless tried to explain herself. “You overthink. I merely didn’t wish to think that you’re a merciless person, so I want to clarify this matter.”
“Interesting. Then, listen well. I, this Prince…”
Ji Yunshu interrupted him. “Before your Highness tell me, can you get off of me first? It’s a bit uncomfortable to have a proper conversation in this position.”
Jing Rong chuckled. His mood soared because Ji Yunshu suddenly had shown some concern for him, so he obediently got up. He sat on the bed and rearranged his clothes. The moment Jing Rong released her, Ji Yunshu got up from the bed and quickly put some distance between them, afraid that Jing Rong might suddenly pull her back onto the bed.