Chapter 113 Hide Your Secrets Well (2)
Maybe Chi Jingxi didn't know that he had lost his jade token, maybe he didn't recognize herself at the New Year's Banquet, or perhaps he had forgotten about the name. Nevertheless, Wen Yantong was so happy that she almost laughed out loud.
Chi Jingxi asked, "Are you that happy that I'm leaving?"
Wen Yantong quickly answered, "Of course not! I'm still a little disappointed that Little Marquis is leaving so soon! Why don't you stay and have a meal?"
Chi Jingxi snorted, "Hypocrite."
Wen Yantong stuck out her tongue secretly but didn't say anything at his remark. She put a snow-white cloak on him, and then took the initiative to walk in front of him to lead the way.
"Little Marquis, don't say that! I really treat you with sincerity." Wen Yantong said.
Chi Jingxi looked at Wen Yantong who was walking in front of him. Although her head was lowered and he couldn't see her expression clearly, even her small steps showed her happy mood. Her joy for his departure was written all over her body.
"At least your words are pleasing." Chi Jingxi said.
Wen Yantong opened the door, and made a ‘please’ gesture, "Little Marquis, careful on your way out."
Chi Jingxi moved his foot, and when he was about to step out of the door, he heard Wen Yantong say, "If there is anything to do in the future, Little Marquis can send someone to pass the message. There is no need to waste your time to come here personally."
Chi Jingxi paused. He was no longer in a hurry to go. "Are you insinuating that I have too much time on my hands?"
"No!" Wen Yantong waved her hands again and again, "I don't mean that!"
"Then you think that my arrival here is a waste of your time?" Chi Jingxi's face darkened, as if he was a little unhappy.
Wen Yantong regretted so much that she wanted to slap her big mouth. "No! No! Of course not!"
Chi Jingxi was still sullen.
Wen Yantong pushed the door, "Little Marquis, look...it's really cold outside."
Who knew that these words made Chi Jingxi angry all of a sudden. He reached out and closed the door directly. The room dimmed once again. Wen Yantong was startled and subconsciously took a step back.
"Are you driving me away?" Chi Jingxi asked.
"Didn’t you say you were going?" Wen Yantong was puzzled.
Chi Jingxi stood in the dark. Half of his face was faintly illuminated by the light, making it hard for Wen Yantong to read his thoughts.
Wen Yantong felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she said quietly, "Little Marquis, I was wrong."
"What did you do wrong?"
"A lot of things," she answered.
Chi Jingxi almost laughed out of anger. He pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "Wen Yantong."
"Ah?"
"It's written in your academy records that your family is in Chang'an. There is an elderly in his sixties at home. Your father died and your mother remarried, am I correct?" Chi Jingxi asked suddenly.
"Why, why are you suddenly asking about this?" Wen Yantong felt uneasy. Chi Jingxi actually read her records! What does that mean?
Chi Jingxi was investigating her!
Sure enough, he said in the next sentence, "I sent people to Chang'an to check. There was indeed an forgetful elderly in the family. The grandson of this elderly is the same age as you. He never came back after leaving home a few years ago. Why would you suddenly appear in Songhai Academy?"
Wen Yantong was startled. She didn't expect Chi Jingxi to send someone to Chang'an!
She lowered her head for the fear that her thoughts would be revealed on her expression. She quickly thought of a reply, "I– I went home afterwards."
Chi Jingxi didn't speak, he was waiting for her to continue.
"I heard that a cousin of my Wen Family was a well-known wealthy businessman in Chang'an. I wanted to study, so I went to him to ask for help. The cousin gave me some money because of our blood relationship and allowed me to study in Songhai Academy." The most reasonable excuse Wen Yantong could think of.
Chi Jingxi laughed. It was hard to tell if it was a sneer or a simple snort, "That cousin of yours is simply the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva."
Wen Yantong followed along, "I am also very grateful."
As soon as the words fell, the room was instantly quiet. The air flowing between the two seemed to become stagnant. Wen Yantong was unbearably anxious, her heart beating like a drum, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.
She wasn’t sure whether Chi Jingxi was fooled or not.
Chi Jingxi was not Mu Yang, he was too good at making deductions.
Every second slowly passed. Wen Yantong waited until her joints were stiff when she heard Chi Jingxi say slowly, "Why did you mention my courtesy name while talking in your sleep?"
Wen Yantong's heart skipped a beat. As expected, this matter still could not be avoided!
"I don't know... I just remember dreaming about this name. I don't know what I said in my sleep." Wen Yantong bravely raised her head to look at him and forced a smile, "Don’t you think we may just be fated? The kind that involves previous incarnations?..."
"Do you think anyone will believe your current words?" Chi Jingxi said mildly.
Wen Yantong swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Even if he didn’t believe it, it was her only excuse. There was no way that she could tell him that she transmigrated into this book, and that she knew the future and everyone's ending, right?
That was even more unbelievable.
She couldn't be questioned all the time, Wen Yantong felt that she should fight back.
So she said, "Little Marquis always seems to be suspicious of me."
"Are you not a suspicious person?" Chi Jingxi immediately asked back. Wen Yantong was flustered by his quick retort and was unable to utter a word of rebuttal.
"On the night of the New Year's Banquet, the person I saw in the banquet hall, was that you?" He asked.
"I was sleeping in the house on New Year's Eve, and I didn't go anywhere. Did the Little Marquis make a mistake?" Wen Yantong pretended to be stupid.
She would never tell this matter even if she were to be beaten to death. Not only for herself, it might even implicate Fu Tanghuan who secretly brought her in.
Chapter 113 Hide Your Secrets Well (2)
Maybe Chi Jingxi didn't know that he had lost his jade token, maybe he didn't recognize herself at the New Year's Banquet, or perhaps he had forgotten about the name. Nevertheless, Wen Yantong was so happy that she almost laughed out loud.
Chi Jingxi asked, "Are you that happy that I'm leaving?"
Wen Yantong quickly answered, "Of course not! I'm still a little disappointed that Little Marquis is leaving so soon! Why don't you stay and have a meal?"
Chi Jingxi snorted, "Hypocrite."
Wen Yantong stuck out her tongue secretly but didn't say anything at his remark. She put a snow-white cloak on him, and then took the initiative to walk in front of him to lead the way.
"Little Marquis, don't say that! I really treat you with sincerity." Wen Yantong said.
Chi Jingxi looked at Wen Yantong who was walking in front of him. Although her head was lowered and he couldn't see her expression clearly, even her small steps showed her happy mood. Her joy for his departure was written all over her body.
"At least your words are pleasing." Chi Jingxi said.
Wen Yantong opened the door, and made a ‘please’ gesture, "Little Marquis, careful on your way out."
Chi Jingxi moved his foot, and when he was about to step out of the door, he heard Wen Yantong say, "If there is anything to do in the future, Little Marquis can send someone to pass the message. There is no need to waste your time to come here personally."
Chi Jingxi paused. He was no longer in a hurry to go. "Are you insinuating that I have too much time on my hands?"
"No!" Wen Yantong waved her hands again and again, "I don't mean that!"
"Then you think that my arrival here is a waste of your time?" Chi Jingxi's face darkened, as if he was a little unhappy.
Wen Yantong regretted so much that she wanted to slap her big mouth. "No! No! Of course not!"
Chi Jingxi was still sullen.
Wen Yantong pushed the door, "Little Marquis, look...it's really cold outside."
Who knew that these words made Chi Jingxi angry all of a sudden. He reached out and closed the door directly. The room dimmed once again. Wen Yantong was startled and subconsciously took a step back.
"Are you driving me away?" Chi Jingxi asked.
"Didn’t you say you were going?" Wen Yantong was puzzled.
Chi Jingxi stood in the dark. Half of his face was faintly illuminated by the light, making it hard for Wen Yantong to read his thoughts.
Wen Yantong felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she said quietly, "Little Marquis, I was wrong."
"What did you do wrong?"
"A lot of things," she answered.
Chi Jingxi almost laughed out of anger. He pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "Wen Yantong."
"Ah?"
"It's written in your academy records that your family is in Chang'an. There is an elderly in his sixties at home. Your father died and your mother remarried, am I correct?" Chi Jingxi asked suddenly.
"Why, why are you suddenly asking about this?" Wen Yantong felt uneasy. Chi Jingxi actually read her records! What does that mean?
Chi Jingxi was investigating her!
Sure enough, he said in the next sentence, "I sent people to Chang'an to check. There was indeed an forgetful elderly in the family. The grandson of this elderly is the same age as you. He never came back after leaving home a few years ago. Why would you suddenly appear in Songhai Academy?"
Wen Yantong was startled. She didn't expect Chi Jingxi to send someone to Chang'an!
She lowered her head for the fear that her thoughts would be revealed on her expression. She quickly thought of a reply, "I– I went home afterwards."
Chi Jingxi didn't speak, he was waiting for her to continue.
"I heard that a cousin of my Wen Family was a well-known wealthy businessman in Chang'an. I wanted to study, so I went to him to ask for help. The cousin gave me some money because of our blood relationship and allowed me to study in Songhai Academy." The most reasonable excuse Wen Yantong could think of.
Chi Jingxi laughed. It was hard to tell if it was a sneer or a simple snort, "That cousin of yours is simply the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva."
Wen Yantong followed along, "I am also very grateful."
As soon as the words fell, the room was instantly quiet. The air flowing between the two seemed to become stagnant. Wen Yantong was unbearably anxious, her heart beating like a drum, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.
She wasn’t sure whether Chi Jingxi was fooled or not.
Chi Jingxi was not Mu Yang, he was too good at making deductions.
Every second slowly passed. Wen Yantong waited until her joints were stiff when she heard Chi Jingxi say slowly, "Why did you mention my courtesy name while talking in your sleep?"
Wen Yantong's heart skipped a beat. As expected, this matter still could not be avoided!
"I don't know... I just remember dreaming about this name. I don't know what I said in my sleep." Wen Yantong bravely raised her head to look at him and forced a smile, "Don’t you think we may just be fated? The kind that involves previous incarnations?..."
"Do you think anyone will believe your current words?" Chi Jingxi said mildly.
Wen Yantong swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Even if he didn’t believe it, it was her only excuse. There was no way that she could tell him that she transmigrated into this book, and that she knew the future and everyone's ending, right?
That was even more unbelievable.
She couldn't be questioned all the time, Wen Yantong felt that she should fight back.
So she said, "Little Marquis always seems to be suspicious of me."
"Are you not a suspicious person?" Chi Jingxi immediately asked back. Wen Yantong was flustered by his quick retort and was unable to utter a word of rebuttal.
"On the night of the New Year's Banquet, the person I saw in the banquet hall, was that you?" He asked.
"I was sleeping in the house on New Year's Eve, and I didn't go anywhere. Did the Little Marquis make a mistake?" Wen Yantong pretended to be stupid.
She would never tell this matter even if she were to be beaten to death. Not only for herself, it might even implicate Fu Tanghuan who secretly brought her in.
