Chapter 279: Chapter 251 Blushing Heartbeat_3
"You talk too much!" Pei Zhan glanced at him, "It’s all just for show, not a single practical word!"
Was Fu Zhen an ordinary person?
Could food and drink move her?
Superficial!
Liang Xuan was truly anxious. He indeed wanted to stir things up and let Uncle Five suffer a bit under Aunt Five’s hand, but he didn’t intend for them to fall out! Besides, he just mentioned that Uncle Five went to Granny’s courtyard last night, who knew it would cause such severe consequences?
"Uncle Five..."
"Sleep!"
Pei Zhan pushed him further onto the bed, lay down in a bad mood.
Not a word was spoken the whole night.
Pei Zhan didn’t sleep much and woke up early. He first got out of bed, gently pulled aside a seam of the curtain, and looked inside. The luminous pearl cast a faint glow on the four walls, illuminating a figure on the bed lying on her side, one hand gently pressed under her face, the other on the brocade quilt, quiet as a jade figure.
The world always said Miss Fu was stunningly beautiful like a fairy. He never denied it, but the feeling wasn’t that strong before, simply because the image of Liang Ning was deeply etched in his heart. Her fiery and enthusiastic nature was more dazzling. But this one glimpse made his face flush and heart race.
If she wasn’t aware of his calculations, then the love in his heart, no matter how fervent, was just his business. Knowing she wouldn’t respond anyway made him free to scheme, to strategize, as if seizing a city.
Now that she had guessed it, it became a matter for both of them, giving him a tinge of romantic hesitation.
He’s afraid that years of growth still wouldn’t catch her eye, mocking him as the naive and clumsy Pei family’s second son he was as a child. But also fearful that his years of secret admiration meant nothing to the once-adored her.
She was always one in control of the choices, never caring to be chosen. Even if she were a merchant’s daughter, she never compromised with fate.
Pei Zhan didn’t mind being chosen, but only if it’s her choosing.
He pulled the curtain slightly, held his breath, walked in slowly, and gently placed her exposed arm back under the quilt. Before, there were times he held her hand, had skin contact, but it was always amidst important matters, hardly allowing room for romantic thoughts. Even if there were some ripples in his mind, they quickly passed.
In the dim surrounding, the thin morning light filtered through the gauze even weaker, only the luminous pearl illuminated her. The almost inaudible breathing at his ear created an unfamiliar yet real scenario that sparked imagination, making Pei Zhan feel improper to even glance too much at her delicate arm.
He brushed her hair aside and stood up.
He had patiently waited for her, after all, and married her as his rightful wife. How could he possibly give up?
She heard Brother Xuan’s words and didn’t think to ask him; either she was angry, or she didn’t want to bring it up.
Don’t bring it up, then don’t bring it up!
After all, the past is the past, it’s better not to bring it up.
From now on, he wouldn’t have to hide, and could instead openly reveal his heart.
Starting today, his affection was for the present Fu Zhen, the entirely new Fu Zhen before him, so what?!
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When Fu Zhen got up, there was the sound of even breathing in the room, the curtain was lifted, and a little piglet was still sleeping soundly on the couch.
Fu Zhen went over to wake him, "The sun is shining on your butt!"
Liang Xuan rubbed his eyes, looked around the room, and finally fixed his gaze on Fu Zhen’s face, shivered, and said, "Aunt Five!"
"Seen a ghost?" Fu Zhen squinted.
Liang Xuan shook his head like a rattle-drum, then hugged her arm, "Aunt Five, you’re so beautiful! You’re not a ghost; you’re the most beautiful beauty I’ve ever seen!"
Fu Zhen pried him off, "Stop sweet-talking me! I still have to settle the score with you for helping your Uncle Five deceive me last night." She got up, called Zi Yan, "Pack his things, and let Yang Tong send him back home."
"Aunt Five! I don’t want to go back!"
"Young Madam," Bixie said from outside the door, "someone from the Liang family is here, asking when Young Madam is going to the house? The General’s wife said she wants to prepare to welcome you."
Hearing this, Fu Zhen glanced at Liang Xuan, "Did you hear that? If you don’t behave and go back, I’ll have your mother come with a feather duster to fetch you herself."
This little brat, joining others to put on a show for her. Doesn’t he need to be taken back for a good scolding first?
Liang Xuan’s face drooped. After a while, he perked up again, "Is Uncle Five going with you?"