Chapter 50
Early in the morning before dawn, Shen Yao Xing was awakened by the cold. She shivered and sniffled, feeling dewdrops falling on her face, and casually wiped them away.
She glanced at the sky – the moon was still hanging there. It seemed the season was about to change, as the nights were getting longer.
Shen Yao Xing turned over, intending to sleep a bit more. She licked her dry lips, feeling quite thirsty. After trying to ignore it for a while with her eyes closed, she couldn’t resist the thirst anymore and jumped down from the tree.
She instinctively walked towards Chu Yi’s tent, but halfway there she remembered it would be inconvenient. If she went in and saw the two of them naked, wouldn’t that be very awkward?
Shen Yao Xing irritably scratched her head, feeling quite annoyed: “How could I forget to bring water…”
In fact, she hadn’t brought anything except a horse.
Unable to bear the thirst, Shen Yao Xing cast her gaze towards the distant carriage. After hesitating for a moment, she still walked over.
Standing outside the luxurious carriage, she raised her hand and lightly knocked on the wooden wall next to the window. After knocking twice, Shen Yao Xing heard the creaking sound of the carriage door opening. She quickly walked over, putting on what she considered a friendly smile, and gave a silly laugh.
“Can you give me some water to drink?”
Jiang Ming Yue’s face showed no signs of sleepiness. His long, beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the girl’s face, his Adam’s apple bobbing.
The young man turned back into the carriage, his voice blending perfectly with the cool night breeze.
“Come up then,” he said.
“……” Actually, Shen Yao Xing wanted to say that just giving her a cup of water would be fine, she didn’t need to enter the carriage.
After thinking it over, she still got into the carriage. She glanced at the young man lazily leaning against the soft couch, and only after getting permission did she pick up the teapot on the side table and pour two cups.
After drinking, Shen Yao Xing instinctively glanced in the young man’s direction again, only to find him staring straight at her, or more accurately, staring at her neck. Shen Yao Xing wiped away the water droplet that had slid from the corner of her mouth to her neck.
Somewhat confused, she asked: “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Jiang Ming Yue lightly pinched his knuckles, as if deliberately, his gaze drifting to the left, then unable to control himself, quickly sweeping over the girl’s face before moving away again.
It rather gave the feeling of a guilty conscience.
Shen Yao Xing gave him a strange look, but didn’t pay too much attention: “Thank you for the tea, I’ll go down now.”
With that, she turned to leave the carriage.
“Wait a moment.” Jiang Ming Yue called out to her. As the girl turned back puzzled, he lightly bit his slightly red thin lips, lowered his long lashes and took out two exquisite food boxes about the size of two palms from a hidden compartment.
Shen Yao Xing’s eyes lit up. She swallowed and asked, pretending not to know: “What’s this?”
The young man didn’t answer her immediately. Instead, he placed the food boxes on a nearby low table. His snow-white jade fingers elegantly opened the lid of the food box, releasing a tantalizing aroma of food.
Jiang Ming Yue raised his eyes, his finger pushing the food box slightly towards her.
Shen Yao Xing could hardly believe it: “For… for me?”
What wind was blowing? This early in the morning, it was so good she couldn’t react in time.
“As soon as it’s light, we’ll set off back to the capital.” Jiang Ming Yue’s long eyes rippled with light. Remembering last night’s wanton behavior, he couldn’t help but tremble his fingertips, his spine tingling.
He suppressed the rising heat in his body, not daring to place his gaze on the girl for a moment. His thin lips moved, softly saying: “Eat breakfast before we set off.”
Although she couldn’t figure out the young man’s sudden change in attitude, Shen Yao Xing, who hadn’t eaten well all day yesterday, was very happy. She quickly sat down by the low table, her bright eyes scanning the dishes before looking straight at him, confirming again: “Really for me to eat?”
The young man nodded slightly.
Shen Yao Xing grinned, no longer being polite as she picked up the prepared chopsticks and began to eat. Only when it reached her mouth did she realize – it was still hot!
Jiang Ming Yue’s eyes brightened slightly as he watched the girl eating with relish. A sense of satisfaction arose in his heart, one he had never felt even when successfully refining a corpse for the first time.
Thinking of their engagement, a pleased smile tugged at his thin lips.
As Shen Yao Xing ate, she felt something wasn’t quite right. She looked up at the person opposite her and found that he seemed to be looking at her… in a daze?
“Do you want to eat?” Shen Yao Xing pushed the food box a little towards him.
She quickly realized there was only one pair of chopsticks – the one in her hand.
After just a moment’s thought, Shen Yao Xing very cleverly switched the chopsticks to her other hand and offered them to him.
The young man lowered his eyes to look at the porcelain chopsticks but didn’t reach out to take them.
He pursed his thin lips slightly, suddenly raising his hand to point at half a shiitake mushroom in the food box, his voice soft: “This one.”
In front of the person they like, no matter what kind of man, they will unconsciously reveal their coquettish side.
Shen Yao Xing couldn’t react for a long time. Her gaze kept moving between the young man’s face and the exquisite dishes. Finally, she realized that he seemed to want her to pick up food for him?
As soon as the thought occurred, the girl’s body gradually stiffened. Under the young man’s somewhat expectant gaze, she inexplicably extended her chopsticks towards that half piece of shiitake mushroom, moving extremely slowly as if afraid of crushing it.
Jiang Ming Yue clenched his sleeves tightly, his gaze fixed on the half piece of shiitake mushroom that had been picked up. Finally, unable to wait for the girl to bring it over, he eagerly leaned forward and ate the half piece of mushroom.
His face flushed red. He turned his body slightly to the side, raising his sleeve to lightly cover his lips as he carefully chewed the taste in his mouth.
Shen Yao Xing’s hand holding the chopsticks froze in mid-air, her eyes widening slightly as she stared at him, a strange feeling rising in her heart.
Damn… why does this feel so weird!
The awkward yet ambiguous atmosphere continued until the meal was finished. Outside, it was already bright. As soon as Shen Yao Xing got off the carriage, she saw Chu Yi waving at her from not far away. She pretended not to see and quietly walked to the other side.
Chu Yi approached her proactively, a teasing smile on her face as she raised an eyebrow: “Yesterday I thought you didn’t get along well with that Young Master Yin, but now it seems I was overthinking.”
Shen Yao Xing knew she had misunderstood but had no interest in explaining further.
She nimbly mounted her horse, glancing at Chu Yi and saying: “Are you going back or not?”
Chu Yi looked at the carriage not far away, also preparing to return, and smiled cynically: “Of course I’m going back.”
Just after the Mao hour [5-7am], the main force began to return, grand and magnificent just like when they came.
As soon as Shen Yao Xing returned to the mansion, she was summoned by Mother Shen. She thought it might be about something else, but it was still about that marriage.
“Zhao Zhao, I’ve already set the date for your marriage with Young Master Yin. It will be an auspicious day on this date next month. Remember not to run around at that time.”
Shen Yao Xing was shocked by the speed: “So fast!?”
Was it because they were afraid she would run away or what? Wasn’t a wedding something that needed to be well prepared? Even if not a year or half a year, it should take at least three or four months. One month was too fast!
Mother Shen’s face was unusually calm as she explained the reason: “In the coming year, that day is the only auspicious day for marriage. If we miss it, we’ll have to wait another year.”
Never mind, she’d be happy to wait that year and a half!
Although she thought this in her heart, Shen Yao Xing knew that saying it out loud would only anger Mother Shen, who definitely wouldn’t agree.
Since she had to get married anyway, sooner or later was all the same.
After she agreed, Mother Shen wanted her to go to the Yin mansion together. Last time was the meeting gift, while this time was the real proposal.
Shen Yao Xing followed beside Mother Shen like a tool, and also met “Mother Yin”. However, “Mother Yin” seemed a bit nervous. Even though she was trying hard to appear calm, she couldn’t escape Shen Yao Xing’s sharp observation.
The veins on her neck were almost bursting, and when speaking, she always unconsciously looked at the young man beside her.
Something’s fishy, Shen Yao Xing squinted as she observed. Suddenly, she saw the young man stand up and slowly walk towards her. She instinctively widened her eyes and shrank back into her chair.
Jiang Ming Yue stopped beside her, his black pupils filled with the girl’s image. He curled his lips in a shy smile, bending down to whisper in her ear: “I’ll take you somewhere.”
Shen Yao Xing was really afraid of him now. She grabbed the armrest of the chair and tilted her head towards Mother Shen, refusing without hesitation: “I’m not going.”
Who knows what he wants to do again, doing those inexplicable things.
Mother Shen’s gaze moved meaningfully between the two, raising her hand to stroke the girl’s head, looking very amiable and easy to talk to: “Mother has something to discuss with the Yin family head. You should go for a walk with Young Master Yin.”
Jiang Ming Yue’s gaze moved from the girl’s face to the hand on top of her head. The curve of his lips faded, a cold glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.
After a struggle, Shen Yao Xing still couldn’t resist Mother Shen’s intimidation and followed behind the young man out of the main hall.
The two walked one in front and one behind, separated by several steps. After walking for quite a while, Shen Yao Xing finally couldn’t hold back and asked: “Where are you taking me?”
The person in front suddenly stopped, turned around and looked straight at the girl with cold black eyes, a hint of displeasure between his brows: “Are you very afraid of me?”
Shen Yao Xing hadn’t expected him to ask this. She was stunned for a moment, then raised her chin fearlessly: “Why should I be afraid of you!”
“If that’s the case…” Jiang Ming Yue glanced at the tip of her shoe and said lightly: “Then why are you keeping such a distance?”
The girl’s pink lips moved slightly, then pressed together, unable to say anything in rebuttal.
She silently quickened her pace, directly passing him to walk in front.
Jiang Ming Yue looked back at the girl’s figure, his eyes tinged with a hint of amusement as he strode to catch up.
Shen Yao Xing followed the young man all the way to his study. She watched as he reached out to touch a calligraphy painting, where the characters seemed to have consciousness, moving along with his fingertips.
Just as she was marveling at this, a “rumbling” sound came from the bookshelf on the other side. The bookshelf sank inch by inch into the ground, revealing a pitch-black entrance.
“Wow, an air-raid shelter!” Shen Yao Xing exclaimed in amazement.
Ignoring the girl’s surprise, Jiang Ming Yue stepped into the entrance. Sensing that the person behind hadn’t followed, he turned his face to the side, the tips of his ears slightly red, his cold voice seeming to entice: “Follow me.”
With that, his figure disappeared into the entrance.
Shen Yao Xing walked over and poked her head in to look. Fortunately, she could barely see the path. Driven by curiosity, she didn’t hesitate for long before quickly following him in.
Inside was a long corridor, echoing with the sound of their footsteps.
Soon, Shen Yao Xing followed him to their destination – a vast space filled with all sorts of rare treasures, jewels and jade stones.
So this person also had a collecting habit.
Jiang Ming Yue passed by the mountain of treasures in front and walked to the innermost part. From a copper wall niche, he took out a black box with an arched lid, returned to the girl’s side and handed it to her.
Shen Yao Xing was stunned, asking blankly: “What is this?”
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
My Clingy Little Husband (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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