She Has Me in Her Heart (Seeking Reads)

"Who is that woman?"

As Bai Yuji said this, her eyes remained fixed on Qin Muye.

Qin Muye's gaze flickered away. "Eat your meal first; we'll talk about it in detail once you're finished."

"Tell me now!"

"I'm afraid that if you're hungry, you'll be in a bad mood, and if your emotions flare up, you might just slap me to death."

"Oh..."

Bai Yuji sat down. She was indeed hungry. She glanced at the tray and saw it was filled with all her favorite foods.

She had never told Qin Muye what she liked to eat; he had observed and recorded these preferences at the dinner table.

That was why every meal at the Qin Mansion put her in a good mood.

But this time, the food tasted like nothing to her.

After taking a few hurried bites, she asked before even putting down her bowl and chopsticks: "Who is that woman? Wang Xuan?"

Qin Muye looked speechless. "How could it be her? I'm not a masochist."

"Besides her, have you liked any other woman before?"

"Not before."

"Then..."

Bai Yuji's breathing hitched for a moment. If there wasn't one before, that meant there was one after, but after Wang Xuan, he had been captured by her!

She looked at Qin Muye and saw a pair of eyes filled with tenderness.

The answer was already obvious.

For a fleeting moment, she felt a sense of relief, yet her heart skipped a beat.

But what followed was an indescribable anger. She sneered, "This joke isn't funny at all."

"This isn't a joke. Aunt has already written to the Southwest."

"That will only draw more attention to me. If I'm not safe, it means you aren't safe. Why didn't you stop her?"

"I didn't have time to stop her, nor did I want to. I want to marry you."

"Saying that only makes me feel disgusted."

"Why would it be disgusting?"

"In your heart, Wang Xuan is a cheap woman; am I not one too?"

"You are not."

"If I'm not, why did you treat me like that this afternoon?"

Bai Yuji realized her emotions were running high and adjusted her breathing. "Using my own body as a tool for revenge is inherently base; I have nothing to refute."

"I just said, I don't view you that way."

"Then how do you view me?"

"I think you are also very pitiful."

"..."

Bai Yuji suddenly laughed out loud. "You, and indeed the entire Qin Family, have your fates held in my hands, and you say I am pitiful?"

"But you are also the one being sacrificed."

"I am willing to do it for the sake of revenge. I am not like you."

"Then why did you cry?"

"It was only because you hurt me."

Bai Yuji instinctively clutched her collar and shifted her gaze away. "I think compared to me, you are the one who should be crying. I treat you no differently than livestock; every action is just to get milk and meat. And yet, you've fallen for it. Tell me, aren't you a pathetic worm?"

Her tone was filled with mockery, and combined with her contemptuous gaze, it carried immense lethality.

At least, she felt it was immensely lethal.

After she finished speaking, she kept watching Qin Muye's face, hoping to see a look of despair.

Qin Muye, however, asked: "If it were just for that, you should have acted more convincingly to make me let my guard down, yet you chose to tell me. What does that prove?"

"What could that possibly prove?"

"You have me in your heart!"

"I..."

Bai Yuji was at a loss for words. For a moment, she didn't know how to refute him, because she couldn't explain her own behavior either.

After a long silence, she whispered, "You really are good at deceiving yourself."

Qin Muye gave a self-deprecating smile. "But what else can I do besides deceive myself? Being unable to control my own fate has defined my entire life, right up until the moment it comes to an abrupt end."

Bai Yuji: "!!!"

Qin Muye suddenly gripped the back of her hand, his expression calm and earnest. "Bai Yuji, I know you've been acting this whole time. I always thought I could guard against you, but when I saw you cry, I realized I never wanted to guard against you at all."

"So, can you keep acting? Don't remind me or pull me out of the performance."

"You handle the acting."

"I'll handle the believing."

Bai Yuji: "..."

For a moment, the atmosphere fell into a heavy silence.

A long time passed.

Bai Yuji suddenly asked, as if possessed, "Do you really not think I'm base?"

Qin Muye rolled his eyes. "So, was everything I just said a waste of breath?"

Bai Yuji quickly changed the subject. "I can keep acting, but you aren't allowed to hurt me in the future. Also, the marriage with the Qin Family will attract too much attention and the risks are simply too high, so the wedding is off the table."

"Ah..."

Qin Muye felt a pang of disappointment, but he still nodded. "As you wish!"

Bai Yuji stood up and gestured toward the door. "It's getting late. You should head back."

"About that..."

Qin Muye looked a bit embarrassed. "The treatment was very effective today. I'd like to continue."

Bai Yuji: "..."

The bruises on my chest haven't even faded yet, and you want more treatment?

She shot Qin Muye a glare. "I am the doctor. I decide when the treatment happens. Now, go back and sleep immediately."

With that, she shoved him out and locked the door.

"Phew..."

She leaned against the door and let out a soft breath, feeling an inexplicable sense of relief. The gloom that had shrouded her heart had long since vanished.

Yet, a doubt lingered in her mind.

Is my acting really that good? To think he's fallen this deep.

I wasn't even trying to act!

Could I be a natural-born genius at acting?

Outside the door.

Qin Muye exhaled, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

He had finally dispelled her concerns about being "base."

If he hadn't untied that knot, she would have felt resistant every time they grew close, let alone trying to win her over.

This little vixen was all talk, but she was actually soft-hearted and very susceptible to moral manipulation.

As long as you showed weakness, she couldn't bear to hurt you.

It made Qin Muye feel a bit guilty, as if he were gaslighting her.

But what the hell else could he do?

Qin Muye hadn't even thought of a way to break the deadlock; everything he was doing now was just to farm favorability so they wouldn't end up destroying each other.

At least for now, the annotation for Bai Yuji was still "losing composure, provoking the imperial court."

One could only imagine how difficult it was to resolve the hatred of a fallen nation.

Even if Bai Yuji wanted to let it go, countless others would push her forward.

Especially that Gu Puppet master.

Damn it!

Coveting my wife.

I'm going to the Gongshu Mansion to steal their techniques right now and build a few offensive puppets to kill you!

Gongshu Mansion.

"Three-fold, how do you fold it so that every side is a face?"

Li Zhixuan asked, puzzled. "What does this mean?"

Gongshu Xia was speechless. "How would I know? In any case, Your Highnesses should head back for now. As soon as the master is free, I will immediately..."

"Clatter!"

The puppet crawled out of the box and stretched with a flamboyant air.

Gongshu Xia was overjoyed: "Brother! You managed to coax the missus so quickly?"

"Coaxed her!"

"Impressive! I've heard that coaxing women is incredibly difficult."

"Bullshit! Coaxing women is even simpler than refining puppets."

"Is it really that simple? That's not what my old man says!"

"That's because your old man is trash! Hey? Where is your old man?"

"My old man?"

Gongshu Xia shuddered violently: "My old man has a high fever, he's burned out of his mind. Wait here for a moment, I'm going to fetch a doctor."

Puppet: "..."

Li Zhixuan: "..."

Li Xingluo: "..."

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