PNB Chapter 426 Reignite the Fire, or You'll Regret It
Chapter 426 Reignite the Fire, or You'll Regret It
Mu Nanzhao's brief hesitation had already given Gu Xixi the answer in her heart.
She stumbled back a few steps, then sat down, leaning on the desk for support.
At this moment, I don't want to speak, rather than feel suffocated inside.
Gu Xixi was mostly at a loss for words.
She wore the clothes herself, so Mu Nanzhao couldn't possibly have known beforehand.
Although he shouldn't have barged into her room, things have come to this point and it's not entirely his fault.
The air inside the room seemed to freeze.
In fact, Mu Nanzhao's heart was in more turmoil than Gu Xixi's.
As for the time he was poisoned, his recollections afterward were only vague fragments.
Everything I saw and felt tonight felt incredibly real.
Her exposed skin, the scent of her body after her bath, her figure faintly visible beneath her clothes, even the subtle sounds she made as she moved in the dark…
Little by little, they gathered into a potent liquor laced with poison; the liquor transformed into snakes, which then flew and ignited into flames.
It entangled his rationality and relentlessly eroded his pride in his composure.
Mu Nanzhao silently adjusted his breathing, his hands hanging tightly at his sides clenched tightly.
It's really going crazy!
At this point, Gu Xixi had completed her internal self-construction.
Nowadays, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and mid-length shorts is considered a very conservative outfit.
At most, I wasn't wearing a bra. I didn't show anything I shouldn't have, so what's there to be embarrassed about!
Compared to the countless bikinis on the beach, this is nothing.
Gu Xixi regained her composure, and when she looked at Mu Nanzhao again, she even had the urge to tease him with a smile:
"You're already wearing your coat, why are you still afraid to look at me?"
Mu Nanzhao gritted his teeth inwardly.
Is he afraid?
He can't!
Don't give yourself any chance to lose control!
Gu Xixi was unaware of how terrifying the fire she had unintentionally started was, and was still laughing recklessly.
"Hey, I don't mind at all, why are you so nervous?"
There was silence for a moment.
"Gu Xixi!" Mu Nanzhao suddenly shouted, startling Gu Xixi.
He suddenly turned to look at her, his expression displeased and his tone serious, "I haven't even asked yet what's going on between you and your cousin who's a top scholar!"
Gu Xixi looked bewildered. "Huh?"
"Why are you suddenly getting so angry?"
Mu Nanzhao, however, kept a straight face and said, "Without any reason?"
“You smiled at him twelve times in just half an hour you chatted with him in the yard!”
"You even smiled at him face to face!"
"And you took him all over the village, were you just trying to let everyone know that you two cousins are close?"
Gu Xixi went from initially frowning in confusion, to feeling slightly guilty, and finally watching calmly.
She is not angry.
If the regent were truly enraged, he wouldn't be so indifferent.
Rather than saying he was throwing a tantrum, it would be more accurate to say he was being affectionate, or... jealous?
Gu Xixi patiently waited for him to finish his accusations before nodding and saying, "Oh."
"Oh?" Mu Nanzhao repeated, incredulous. "What does 'oh' mean?"
"Gu Xixi, you are so brazen and fearless. I am only temporarily away from home, not dead!"
He sat quietly in the dark, intending to surprise her and, incidentally, "question her."
To everyone's surprise, the surprise she had prepared was even bigger.
It was so big that it almost made him lose his composure.
Mu Nanzhao had never experienced such panic in his life, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Gu Xixi then jokingly pressed for more information.
So he simply started questioning them.
Firstly, to change the subject of her conversation, and secondly, to divert my own attention.
However, Gu Xixi had already seen through it.
She stood up, looking at Mu Nanzhao with a half-smile, and approached him step by step.
"Then does Your Highness think... that I am so unseemly and do not avoid suspicion?"
"Your Highness...what do you intend to do with me?"
Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi, and a crack appeared in his otherwise composed expression.
He gritted his teeth and said, "If you keep messing around, you'll regret it."
Gu Xixi bent down to look directly into his eyes, a teasing smile playing on her lips. "I'm curious..."
"How will Your Highness make me regret this?"
Before she could finish speaking, she felt the world spinning around her.
When I came to my senses, I was already lying on my back on the bed.
Mu Nanzhao leaned forward, looking down at Gu Xixi with an overwhelming sense of pressure.
He was slightly out of breath, his eyes shining like a wild beast hunting its prey in the night.
The offensive and defensive positions suddenly reversed.
Gu Xixi was already starting to panic, and subconsciously looked away to avoid meeting his gaze.
A moment later, Mu Nanzhao chuckled. "You stirred up the fire yourself by being so persistent."
"Why are you scared again?"
Her voice had become slightly hoarse, making it even more alluring than usual.
Gu Xixi's ears burned as his breath brushed against them.
She became increasingly afraid to look at him.
"Get out of the way."
"It's just a joke, whoever takes it seriously first is a dog."
Mu Nanzhao pressed his body even closer to hers, his lips whispering in her ear:
"It turns out the boss was just messing with me."
Gu Xixi's ears were itchy, as if the itch traveled all the way to her heart.
She couldn't help but shrink her neck, struggling to avoid it, yet seemingly not really wanting to hide.
Mu Nanzhao chuckled seductively twice, “No wonder you can kiss me whenever you want, flirt with me whenever you want, and then turn around and gaze deeply into the eyes of another man. It makes me quite worried; you’re restless and might climb over the wall at any moment.”
Gu Xixi, forgetting her itch, immediately retorted, "Who's gazing lovingly at each other? Who's going to climb over the wall anytime soon!"
"I'm a very serious person!"
"Oh?" Mu Nanzhao raised an eyebrow slightly. "Taking advantage of my impaired consciousness due to poisoning, you pinned me down and kissed and touched me. Not satisfied, you even tied me up with a gauze curtain."
"Is this something a decent person would do?"
Gu Xixi was taken aback. "Didn't you say you didn't remember anything?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "I gradually remembered some things later."
Seeing that Gu Xixi was pretending to be dead and not saying a word, Mu Nanzhao sighed deeply.
"You paraded around the village with Jiang Mingyuan today, and you still want to lie to me and say it wasn't intentional?"
“I heard it all; lots of people are saying that cousins are a perfect match.”
"You even said you looked down on me and only wanted to be the wife of the top scholar, so you didn't want me to come back at all."
Gu Xixi felt a pang of guilt; how did this damn topic have to be brought up again?
"How could you believe what others were saying?"
Mu Nanzhao's eyes were somewhat unfocused, like a wolf eyeing its prey, greedily examining it and contemplating how to make its move.
"The employer still won't tell us, then..."
Gu Xixi sensed a dangerous change rapidly taking place below.
Alarm bells rang in her mind.
"Mu Nanzhao, wake up! This is my home!"
"I know," Mu Nanzhao mumbled, like a child complaining about not getting candy.
"But I don't want to put up with it anymore."
Before he could finish speaking, he eagerly sealed Gu Xixi's lips with his, intoxicated by the sweetness of the kiss.
Lips and teeth intertwined, clinging tightly together.
Gu Xixi's rationality was also rapidly crumbling, and she gradually closed her eyes, letting herself sink into despair.
dong dong dong.
There was a knock on the door, and Shi Tou excitedly called out, "Sister Xi Xi! Aunt Qin made egg drop noodle soup, it's sweet, and she told us to bring back a jar. Come out and eat, it's delicious!"
"Xixi?" It was Aunt Zhang's voice. "We're coming in."