Chapter 458 - 437: One More Update
Zheng Congyuan brushed off his sleeves and left. She was aggrieved, but was he too feeling aggrieved? In such a situation, if any normal man could remain so composed, could...
"Bang—" Qi Ling was startled by the sudden opening of the door. Instinctively, he lifted his foot, nearly obstructing his own master’s path, and hastily retracted it. A teacup flew directly towards his head.
Qi Ling’s instinct was to dodge, but a sudden thought made him hold still, and he took the hit. The teacup slid down along Qi Ling’s ear, and he immediately felt a warm liquid flowing down the side of his head.
Nian Xia, who was also outside the door, and had hurried over, was alarmed as well, looking at Qi Ling with sympathy. The next moment, she no longer concerned herself with Qi Ling and quickly entered the room.
Seeing Zheng Congyuan stride out the door and walk toward the courtyard exit, not merely pretending, Qi Ling quickly followed.
Qi Jin and Qi Yu, from a distance, although unsure of what had happened, had still heard something. They looked at Qi Ling questioningly, but Qi Ling did not answer, not even sure what to say.
Zheng Congyuan quickened his pace. After leaving Prince Duan’s Mansion, he was simply following his instincts, and when he finally came out of his anger, he realized he had walked some distance from Prince Duan’s Mansion.
"Your Highness, shall we return to the Crown Prince’s Mansion?" Qi Jin quickly asked. Zheng Congyuan shot a cold glance their way. He saw Qi Jin and the two others behind him leading horses and following him; the horses were impatiently kicking their hooves in the dark. The three of them looked at him, and even in the darkness, Zheng Congyuan knew they were suggesting he should return.
While he still could salvage the situation, having calmed down somewhat, Zheng Congyuan also cooled down, reassessing his earlier actions as nothing but childish. He clearly could have... could have...