Chapter 240: Chapter 240: With My Future Bride
"Heir Pei, it’s inappropriate for men and women to be close." Qu Fulan sat up wrapped in a quilt, weakly emphasizing.
Although saying this to a drunk might not be useful, it was worth a try.
"I didn’t kiss you."
"...Heir Pei, you’re drunk."
"I’m not drunk, I’m very sober."
Ha, what drunkard would admit they’re drunk?
"Alright, you’re not drunk, but you should go back to rest; there’s a hunt tomorrow."
"You go to sleep first."
"But I can’t sleep with you here." Qu Fulan couldn’t argue with a drunk; she was feeling a bit frazzled.
Pei Ji’an responded with an "hmm," but didn’t leave, resting his chin on his hand and watching her.
In the dim light, his gaze was gentle yet hazy, clearly showing he was drunk.
Qu Fulan reiterated, "If Heir Pei stays here any longer, my reputation will be ruined if others find out."
"I’ll marry you," he said.
Qu Fulan couldn’t help but roll her eyes; you wish.
"Rolling your eyes is ungraceful," he said with a frown.
Qu Fulan: Who are you to control me? Can you even?
But who would come to her rescue? She was truly helpless against a drunken princely heir.
Wasn’t everything fine before? Even after drinking, this never happened. Ever since the confession, it was like a seal was broken.
"If Heir Pei stays any longer, I’ll shout. When Madam Pei comes in, it’ll be hard to explain," Qu Fulan threatened.
"I’m with my future wife; who do I need to explain to?" The confusion in Heir Pei’s eyes was apparent.
"..." Qu Fulan’s face immediately turned red with embarrassment and anger, "Don’t talk nonsense; I haven’t agreed to anything!"
"You will agree sooner or later; a strong woman fears a persistent suitor."
"Pei Ji’an!" Qu Fulan rubbed her temples, completely unable to communicate!
The noise seemed to be a bit loud and alerted Madam Pei’s maid, who came over and asked through the curtain, "Madam sent me to ask if the young lady needs anything?"
Qu Fulan’s heart leapt to her throat, "Nothing, I’m fine!"
Just as she finished speaking, she saw Heir Pei frown impatiently, as if he wanted to say something.
He was annoyed at being disturbed, just like that; based on past patterns, he would probably start scolding people.
In the blink of an eye, as Qu Fulan realized, she had already covered Heir Pei’s mouth, and once again told the person outside, "Please report back to Madam that I’ve already gone to rest. Thank you for your concern."
Only then did the maid leave, and Qu Fulan heard the footsteps fading away, feeling a weight lifted from her heart.
Then came the awkwardness; her hand was still over the heir’s mouth, his warm breath fell on her hand, warm and ticklish.
The two looked into each other’s eyes, the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.
Qu Fulan hurriedly let go, explaining in embarrassment and panic, "I thought you wanted to speak just now, so I covered your mouth; it wasn’t intentional."
Pei Ji’an, however, held her hand, "No need to apologize; no matter what you do to me, I won’t blame you."
After saying that, he lowered his head, kissed the back of her hand, then got up and left as if nothing had happened.
Leaving Qu Fulan feeling disoriented in the wind.
The heir became a rogue!
Qu Fulan was sleepless once again.
The entire incident was beyond her imagination!
She thought of finding a chance to talk to the heir properly. As mature adults, it should be easy to communicate and calmly move past this incident.
But what happened? Things spiraled out of control.
She could only hope that Heir Pei was acting like this because he was drunk. Once sober, he should return to being the polite gentleman who could be reasoned with, right?
In a daze, she didn’t know when she fell asleep, then she started dreaming.
She had many dreams, dreamt of the first time meeting Heir Pei, then dreamt of things in the modern world, even dreamt of her boss, and finally dreamt of the original storyline involving Li Jirou and Xiao Shiqing’s love and hatred.
Upon waking, Qu Fulan felt mentally exhausted; dreaming too much can do that.
The key thing was, she could actually remember the events in her dreams.
The story of Li Jirou and Xiao Shiqing doesn’t need much explanation; with the novel’s context, it’s not the first time she’s dreamt about them.
But she actually dreamt of her boss.
Though it seemed inconceivable, after a little thought, it was understandable.
This was all Heir Pei’s doing.
He and the boss had similar airs; only the air was similar, their personalities were different.
The boss was purely cold-natured, aloof to everyone, unapproachable.
So when someone said the boss liked her back then, she thought it was sheer fantasy.
When she first joined the company, she clearly remembered being mocked coldly by the boss.
Sigh, after being confessed to by Heir Pei, the whole world was chaotic.
Originally intending to go hunting, she didn’t want to anymore due to her poor mental state, knowing there would be future opportunities.
However, a princess was in high spirits, knowing she could ride, insisted on taking her along.
Of course, guards followed at a distance for protection.
As they rode, they ended up separating because they were chasing different prey.
Qu Fulan spotted a rabbit, picked up her bow and arrow, ready to shoot, but someone was faster, hitting the rabbit first.
Soon after, she saw the silhouette of Xiao Shiqing.
Qu Fulan thought herself unlucky to encounter Xiao Shiqing; she didn’t want to interact with him, so she gave a brief nod as a greeting, then prepared to leave.
But Xiao Shiqing ordered someone to give her the rabbit he shot.
Of course, Qu Fulan refused, "Heir, you’re still in the competition; you can’t just give away the game."
Xiao Shiqing replied, "The game can be hunted again, but this was a rabbit you had your eye on; had I noticed earlier, I wouldn’t have competed with you for it."
"Fair competition, no need for courtesy, Heir," she said.
Xiao Shiqing’s tone became a bit helpless, "Jirou, there’s no need to be formal with me."
In the past, she would accept everything he gave her without issue; what she gave him, he still kept to this day.
Xiao Shiqing’s behavior was truly touching, but unfortunately, Qu Fulan wasn’t the person involved and couldn’t empathize, especially since she knew the original’s ending and had just dreamt of many scenes last night, making her indifferent to Xiao Shiqing.
Some scenes struck her particularly.
Shortly after the original owner arrived at the Xiao Family, Xiao Shiqing went to a remote place to train soldiers, leaving the female protagonist in the Xiao Mansion isolated and unsupported. Mrs. Xiao didn’t like her, so one can imagine her situation there.
She started writing him letters, not to complain but to reflect on herself, wondering if she had done something wrong to earn Mrs. Xiao’s dislike and asking him for guidance.
She wrote from the beginning to the end of the year, every month without receiving a single reply.
She simply thought he was too busy to respond.
Later, when he returned home and Mrs. Xiao pretended to be ill, the original owner was accused of not respecting her elders.
Xiao Shiqing didn’t investigate the situation; his first question to the original owner was: Do you have an issue with my mother, unwilling to serve her?