Chapter 871: Renown of the Palace Examination (1)
To have Chen Ji die at the hands of his own daughter was indeed a chilling way to die but it was also quite satisfying. Mo Yan didn’t feel a shred of sympathy.
The lurking threat had finally been completely wiped out, and Mo Yan’s mood couldn’t be more content.
Xiao Ruiyuan seized the opportunity, earnestly seeking forgiveness from his beloved. However, no matter how much he tried to apologize and appease her, even though Mo Yan’s previous anger had all but dissipated, she wasn’t planning to let this matter go lightly.
In the end, Xiao Ruiyuan was still pushed out of the room by Mo Yan with an "utterly merciless" cold face.
Standing in the courtyard, Xiao Ruiyuan watched helplessly as the door to the small hall was slammed shut, followed by the lights inside being extinguished, plunging the room into darkness. No matter how much sentimentality he held in his heart, it was taken away by the cool night breeze.
Mo Yan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Her eyes were fixed on the window outside, as if she could see through the tightly closed shutters and check if the person outside was still there.
Half an hour passed, and Mo Yan still couldn’t overcome her own heart. She quietly got out of bed, approached the window, and gently opened it a crack, making a slight noise.
Who was Xiao Ruiyuan, if not someone who could hear that unusual noise! In the darkness, his gaze accurately locked onto the slightly open window, but he pretended not to know there was someone behind it, standing motionless in the courtyard with the corner of his lips faintly upturned, unseen by anyone.
Mo Yan, standing behind the window, was conflicted. Clearly, he was a busy man who wouldn’t get any rest tomorrow, yet he insisted on spending his time in her modest courtyard. Did he really think that by standing there all night, she would "forgive" him? As if it were that easy!