Chapter 1757: Chapter 1757: Chatting (2)
Yang Ruxin, who had been examining the courtyard, was startled and quickly stepped aside, "How can you just appear out of nowhere like this? Can’t you make some noise before you come over? It scared me." As she spoke, she rolled her eyes unwittingly.
Qi Jingyun chuckled, "I apologize to you on behalf of the prince." Strangely, he found the eye-rolling action of the woman to be quite adorable.
Yang Ruxin frowned instead. The way he looked at her... why did it remind her of a dog spotting a meat bun? Though the analogy wasn’t very elegant, it was absolutely vivid.
"What do you think of this shop?" Qi Jingyun saw Yang Ruxin showing a guarded expression, and quickly changed the subject, "There are also ten private rooms upstairs."
Actually, Qi Jingyun himself was quite exhausted. Ever since he was young, he’d known he didn’t want to rely on his own efforts to fight for whatever he desired, because he wasn’t born of the Empress, wasn’t long and legitimate; that position would never be his. So he worked hard from a young age.
When it came to women, he always felt it was just like that. It didn’t matter whether he liked them or not; he would find a woman with background to be his princess, and if he found someone pleasing to the eye, he could resolve physical needs.
In the past, he disdained to fight for anything, because usually, as long as he liked something, a glance would suffice to claim it.
But this village girl had dealt a blow to his self-confidence.
Although he always thought it was because she was good at making money, he now had to admit that the feeling within his heart seemed somewhat different.
What troubled him, however, was that this woman who made him feel different was someone else’s wife, and that someone else was a man who could make any man feel inadequate.
"Not bad." Yang Ruxin nodded, "The place is big enough, and the location is suitable." She paused, "In a few days, I’ll give you the renovation blueprints, and then you can have someone start the renovations. Meanwhile, you can also recruit some staff for training..."
"Alright." Qi Jingyun nodded with a smile, "I’ll have all this sorted out before I go on a campaign."
Upon hearing the word ’campaign,’ Yang Ruxin frowned slightly, her gaze towards Qi Jingyun became a bit more complex.
"Are you worried about me?" Qi Jingyun felt quite pleased.
"You’re overthinking it." Yang Ruxin smiled, "However, let’s find somewhere I can talk to you alone for a moment..."
Qi Jingyun gestured for her to proceed.
The two went upstairs to one of the rooms, which was furnished with tables and chairs.
Qi Jingyun didn’t let anyone come in, and Yang Ruxin had Du Juan guard the door.
"Have a seat." Qi Jingyun motioned, then personally poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of her. He sat down on a chair himself, smilingly watching Yang Ruxin.
Yang Ruxin sat down across from him, raising her eyes to meet his gaze, "Prince, there’s no one else here today, so I don’t want to beat around the bush; let’s get straight to the point. Otherwise, I find you irritating to look at."
Qi Jingyun frowned, wondering what was so irritating about himself?
"Prince, you have designs on me." Yang Ruxin slightly raised an eyebrow, "You even want to make me your woman, am I right?"
Qi Jingyun’s expression froze momentarily, thinking this woman was direct enough, then he laughed, "Why don’t you say I like you? Like how Gu Qingheng likes you. So, wanting you to become my woman isn’t wrong, is it?" He paused, "Then let’s be straightforward now; Xinxin, do you want to become my woman?"