Chapter 47: If you use tricks on her like this, she will really become his…

The young gentleman’s serious voice was like a series of continuous thunderclaps, striking Li Ruantang speechless. Her jade-like knuckles turned white from the effort of suppressing the doubt that was about to burst forth.

She, she actually did such a thing?!

The lips that had just been gently touched by someone seemed like an invisible fetter, binding all her thoughts.

Li Ruantang stared blankly at Meng Jun sitting obediently in front of her, feeling for a moment as if her heart was tightly wrapped in a sharp net, pounding wildly with nowhere to escape.

“Then we…”

The question she was about to ask actually had little meaning. For a man’s reputation, once or many times made no difference. Li Ruantang wasn’t clear what she wanted to hear either, so she silently closed her mouth.

The young gentleman’s eyes still held traces of shyness, but he raised his head in response, accurately understanding the second half of her swallowed sentence.

“In Hu Village.”

Meng Jun pressed his lips, which still had her sweet taste, allowing the blush to spread across his face as he said softly, “We only cuddled at night, but—”

He paused, not waiting for Li Ruantang to take another breath. Those beautiful phoenix eyes suddenly looked over brightly, as if inlaid with the twinkling stars in the sky, rippling and affectionate, “We also cuddled during the day.”

“World Miss.” Taking advantage of Li Ruantang’s momentary daze, the young gentleman quietly moved his soft stool closer to her. He rested his chin on his elbow, leaning on Li Ruantang’s desk, and carefully asked, “Will you not want our child?”

Li Ruantang: “…”

Her usually cold and arrogant eye corner twitched, falling somewhat helplessly on Meng Jun’s well-arranged collar. Since he had already entered the palace to practice dance, he must have been checked for the palace sand mark on his arm by the eunuchs.

The child was naturally nonexistent, but this cuddling—

Li Ruantang’s heart tightened, the gentle touch he left on her lips still lingering. Her brow furrowed several times, her contemplative gaze falling on the storybook on the table, quickly turning over many thoughts in an instant.

The Golden Elixir case was puzzling, and Her Majesty’s decree was even more ambiguous. If she were to propose marriage to the Meng family now, it would only implicate this foolish young man.

Moreover, she had already decided to be bait, so why hurt his heart further.

In any case, he was originally afraid of her, so she might as well take this opportunity to solidify her bad reputation.

Li Ruantang sighed almost imperceptibly. She looked at Meng Jun, who was eagerly waiting for her response, “You’ve been coming to see me these past few days because of this?”

“Mm.” The young gentleman nodded lightly.

He secretly held Li Ruantang’s fallen sleeve in his palm. Actually, it wasn’t entirely because of this seventy percent certainty.

He just missed her, that’s all.

But such straightforward words, Meng Jun was too embarrassed to tell Li Ruantang directly. She didn’t remember Jiu Jiu, and judging from her cold face before, she probably still had some aversion to him.

Moreover, tonight, what Li Ruantang asked most about was still regarding this child whose existence was uncertain. Even when cuddling, she was only shocked.

Not happy at all, and not like in Hu Village.

Thinking of this, the young gentleman’s ears heated up, and his chest felt heavy as if filled with a sweet fragrance.

He secretly observed the girl in front of him, and thinking of the focused tenderness in those apricot eyes, his heart immediately felt as if it was being gently bitten, clamoring to be closer to her.

But now, Li Ruantang’s brows were tightly furrowed, looking quite unhappy.

What to do, Meng Jun drooped his head dejectedly. He really liked the cuddling just now. In fact, he wanted to try it again.

“World Miss.” The clear voice sounded slowly, and the young gentleman clutched the sleeve in his palm even tighter. Those pitiful phoenix eyes had somehow gathered tears, and he only raised his eyes to look at her once before suddenly standing up and burying his face tightly in her chest, whimpering, “Actually, I, I can raise our child alone in secret.”

He rubbed his teary face messily on her clothes, his eye corners flushed red, yet extremely nervously peeking up at Li Ruantang’s expression.

The storybook said that women are most susceptible to this gentle tactic of advancing by retreating.

He wasn’t sure if he had learned it well enough. The young gentleman was anxious inside, and afraid that Li Ruantang would see through it, he hugged her even tighter.

“Young Master Meng—”

Li Ruantang, who was about to speak, suddenly drew in a sharp breath, startling the young gentleman who was rubbing against her clothes. His handsome face froze motionless on that soft spot.

The slender fingers that were about to push him away suddenly tightened, leaving only the shadow of two embracing figures on the gauze window.

Huh? Something’s not right.

Meng Jun was stunned. Could she be injured again?!

The young gentleman was anxious inside, and his fingers around her waist moved upwards. Just as he touched her collar, Li Ruantang, who had been frowning in pain earlier, suddenly stepped back two paces, “Young Master Meng, I’m fine.”

“But—”

“You and I are not yet married after all, and in this world, men and women should be separate. I hope Young Master will observe propriety.” Li Ruantang smoothed her sleeves and turned her back, listening to the young gentleman sit back dejectedly on the soft stool before gently rubbing the area over her heart.

“Indeed, World Miss and I are not yet married, but I owe World Miss a life-saving debt.” Meng Jun looked glumly at her stiff waist, quietly shifting the soft stool under his bottom. “Moreover, thanks to World Miss’s secret care these past two days, I haven’t gone hungry.”

“Mother always says we should be grateful and repay kindness. I, I was just worried about World Miss’s injury, really no other intention. I can swear!”

The young gentleman’s cheeks were flushed, his words sounding sincere, but in his heart, he was secretly denying it to all the gods and Buddhas.

Actually, he did have a little ulterior motive. After all, he came to offer himself. If Li Ruantang didn’t believe what he said, then all he could do was use the final move from the storybook.

Those beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as he furtively pulled out a small cloth bag from his sleeve.

There was some unusual rustling behind her.

Li Ruantang silently smiled and pressed her lips together.

So foolish.

Her heart softened. Although she had made up her mind to push him far away, she couldn’t help but care a little in her heart.

However, if she were to explain that simply sleeping together in an embrace wouldn’t result in pregnancy, it would indeed be abrupt and presumptuous. It would be better to avoid this topic and speak plainly with him.