Chapter 308: 168 Tricky Little Couple (Second Update)_2
Xiao Liulang was entranced by her unabashed gaze, his eyes sowhat lowered. He first placed the food on the table, then went to fetch the small desk he usually used for howork on his bed.
He placed the table before her and arranged the bowl, chopsticks, and soup.
Her diet was quite bland as she was on the nd.
Looking at the colorless food, Xiao Liulang hesitated montarily. “If it’s too bland, I can get you so pickled vegetables,” he suggested.
Gu Jiao didn’t respond, just keeping her eyes wide open, watching him intently.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Liulang asked.
“Aren’t you scared?” Gu Jiao enquired.
“Scared of what?” Xiao Liulang was puzzled.
Gu Jiao fixed her gaze on him silently: “Weren’t you afraid of being trapped under there, never to co out?”
The situation at that mont was indeed dire.
Not dire in the sense of her being victimized, but the imminent danger of the place collapsing at any mont.
Yet, he jumped in unhesitatingly.
And navigated towards her in the darkness and peril.
Xiao Liulang hadn’t given it much thought at the ti.
He didn’t dwell on it either after he rescued her.
It felt like sothing he was naturally supposed to do, and he wasn’t aware of anything particularly significant about it.
Confronted with her question, however, he found himself at a loss for words.
Gu Jiao flashed a smile. “You looked so handso when you jumped in,” she said.
She used to find him attractive, his looks, and his physique; everything about him was appealing.
But the split second he jumped in, he beca a brave man.
Her little lord had grown up.
Xiao Liulang, his ears slightly pink from the complint, handed her the spoon and soup bowl, “Eat while it’s still hot, it will get cold soon.”
“Hm.” Gu Jiao took the spoon and started sipping the soup slowly.
Suddenly rembering sothing, Xiao Liulang told Gu Jiao, “The scene was chaotic, your basket was crushed, and so items were lost.”
Gu Jiao didn’t seem to care, “No worries, I can buy more sugarcoated haws if the ones in the basket were lost.”
“It’s not the sugarcoated haws, it’s…” Xiao Liulang stopped mid-sentence upon seeing the first aid kit lying by her side. He grunted and furrowed his brow, puzzled.
Perhaps, he had rembered it wrong.
…
“My Lord!” Chang Jing had returned to the Marquis Residence.
“Why did you take so long? Is it that difficult to rescue soone?” The Marquis of Xuanping was playing chess with Steward Liu.
Steward Liu was a poor player, the Marquis was basically playing on his own.
“Rescuing isn’t hard, but getting information on their identities is.” replied Chang Jing.
People who were saved left imdiately, and the Yan office workers couldn’t even record their statents.
Nevertheless, the Yan was the Yan, and Chang Jing was Chang Jing.
The chaotic crowd hadn’t noticed Xiao Liulang, but a tea egg seller across the Guozijian had.
“He’s a student at the Guozijian academy.” Chang Jing said.
“Na?” asked the Marquis of Xuanping.
“I didn’t find out.” Chang Jing shook his head.
The tea egg seller had rely seen Xiao Liulang, he had never talked with him.
Steward Liu, who had been listening, suddenly furrowed his brows.
A student at the Guozijian academy?
Could it be their young master?
No, no, no, that wouldn’t be possible; that would be too ridiculous!
It must be soone else!
For the next couple of days, Gu Jiao recuperated at ho.
New Year’s Eve was soon approaching; not only had the Academy and the Guozijian been given leave, but shops on the streets were also gradually closing down. The day before New Year’s Eve, all major Yan offices and other governnt departnts also started the New Year break.
Marquis Gu, filled with happiness, left for his superior’s office to collect this year’s performance evaluation.
“After all those generous gifts, achieving an ‘Excellent’ rating is a sure thing, isn’t it?” Marquis Gu was enthusiastic about it.
Chancellor Zhao coldly threw the docunts in front of him.
Upon seeing the contents, Marquis Gu was certain he’d misread them, so he read them again carefully. “Your honor, Chancellor Zhao, have you made a mistake? Did you accidentally mix up my performance evaluation with sobody else’s?”
He had given such precious gifts only to receive a ‘Poor’ evaluation?
If this made it to the Emperor’s knowledge, he would definitely face reprimand!
Chancellor Zhao appeared cold to the bone, if it were not for the kindness of the previous Marquis Gu, Chancellor Zhao would have punished him on the spot!
Did he dare to provoke his daughter to beat his son?
This is outrageous!
Marquis Gu was baffled: “I am at a loss as to what I could have possibly done wrong?”
Chancellor Zhao: Oh, you haven’t done anything, but your daughter almost beat my son to et our ancestors!
Marquis Gu, totally unaware that he had been scamd again by Gu Jiao, thought it was because his gifts weren’t good enough: “Chancellor Zhao, whatever the issue, we can talk it over!”
“Talk about what!” Chancellor Zhao snapped and kicked Marquis Gu out.
Holding the first ‘Poor’ rating of his career, Marquis Gu felt bitter and aggrieved!
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