vrcanaries Chapter 113 Temper
Chapter 113 Temper
After all, in the eyes of these ancient people, having multiple wives and concubines was normal. She had no time or inclination to correct their views. Since their values were incompatible, there was no need to talk about feelings.
She only wanted to become strong in the future, to be able to hold onto her own money, and then to retire peacefully, so she felt a little awkward when she saw Bai Zunyue.
But Bai Zunyue didn't seem to notice his embarrassment. He seemed to have come to find her on purpose. By the time Ye Yuwu came to her senses, everyone around them had been cleared out, leaving only the two of them.
When Bai Zunyue approached Ye Yuwu, he only said one sentence to her first: "You must not get involved in the matter of the coal mine."
Bai Zunyue's tone carried a hint of command, which made Ye Yuwu feel uncomfortable. No, why should she?
Seeing that Ye Yuwu was about to get angry, he softened his tone and explained to her, "The matter of the coal mine is complicated. If you're not careful, you can get caught in a whirlpool..." and it could even lead to a hidden danger that could kill you.
Bai Zunyue swallowed the rest of her words, not saying them directly, for fear of frightening her.
"So what? My lord, this is what I want to do. I will bear the consequences myself. This is an excellent opportunity. I don't want to be just a small merchant."
If it were the old her, she would have been naive, thinking that she could make a living by writing stories, running the bookstore well, and earning some money to support herself in her old age. But the incident at the Chamber of Commerce gave her a wake-up call.
If she doesn't strive to become stronger, she will be devoured by these people.
High returns come with high risks, and she has to do it no matter how difficult it is.
Bai Zunyue hadn't expected her to think that way. He lowered his head slightly, only to meet her resolute, radiant eyes.
She parted her lips slightly and asked the question she had always wanted to ask. In other words, she stopped running away from certain things and bravely faced the problems that had been looming over them.
"My lord, how do you really see me? I really don't understand, Ye Yu... When I was in love with you before, you found me annoying and didn't even look at me. Now that I've gone from being a daughter of an official to a commoner, you're rushing to fawn over me. What you said to me in prison last time didn't move me at all; instead, it was quite funny."
She actually wanted to say something even more sarcastic to him, but she held back.
After all, there were only the two of them around at the moment, and there might be his men lurking in the shadows.
How could she escape if he got angry?
However, even now, Ye Yuwu still wants to complain: Men are just like that... You have to experience it for yourself. When you love him, he ignores you; when he doesn't love you, you feel lost and disappointed.
Bai Zunyue was stunned. He seemed not to have expected Ye Yuwu to tell him everything, and she was still as shy as before.
Unlike a lady from a prominent family, perhaps it was precisely because of her that he was able to turn his attention back to her, but her words still plunged his mood to its lowest point.
"You like the man who stands at the entrance of the bookstore every day?" Bai Zunyue did not reveal Qi Jingyue's true identity, not because of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Rather, he was afraid that Ye Yuwu didn't know Qi Jingyue's identity and would be shocked when she suddenly found out, not having time to react. He was also afraid of hurting her, especially after hearing what His Highness the Crown Prince said last time.
Bai Zunyue mistakenly believed that Ye Yuwu had fallen in love with the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince was never the right person for her.
"Who?" Ye Yuwu immediately realized that he was referring to Qingming.
But to her surprise, Bai Zunyue had actually figured out his true gender, so she immediately regained her composure and said, "What does it have to do with him? Besides, when did I ever say I liked him?"
Ye Yuwu's explanation brightened Bai Zunyue's previously dim eyes.
"Then why did you include your first meeting in your new storybook? I thought you liked him, that's why..." Bai Zunyue was too embarrassed to say the rest of the sentence directly to a woman.
Ye Yuwu felt that she didn't need to explain these things to him, but she was afraid of being misunderstood, so she explained in a bad mood, "When I was writing this storybook, I was completely out of inspiration and couldn't come up with any ideas. Just when I was scratching my head, Qingming passed by me and that's when I got the idea."
Actually, it was just a funny coincidence. It's just that the timing of meeting Qingming was too much like a plot from a novel. At that time, she was still looking for inspiration in the bookstore!
She always felt that simply writing about the female protagonist getting rich by making food was too dry; there had to be some melodrama!
That's how you create an exciting plot, and then you can write a dozen or so chapters.
However, she couldn't think of any melodramatic plots to write, since she had already written all the plots she could in her previous books.
Her eyes lit up the moment Qingming passed by.
At the time, she was thinking, why didn't she include such a living example from her own life in the article?
The female protagonist finds the male protagonist who has amnesia—isn't this a common trope in modern novels?
Moreover, the story can continue with a mix of romance and heartbreak, focusing on the protagonist's on-again, off-again relationship after regaining his memories, and the constant separations and reunions between the main characters. There's plenty of material to write about!
Aside from giving the male lead a sickly character, his appearance and personality were completely modeled after Qingming, so it's no wonder the two men misunderstood him.
This is all because they were too lazy and directly copied the character's persona, which almost caused a disaster.
"So that's how it is." Bai Zunyue's mood inexplicably improved, though she didn't show it on her face.
"My lord, you've said what you needed to say and asked what you needed to ask. May I leave now?" This feeling was truly bizarre. Even though the two of them had no relationship whatsoever, it felt like a "wife" was questioning her "husband" about whether he had cheated on her.
Of course, she was that "husband"!
Ye Yuwu immediately felt a chill at her own thoughts, and without waiting for Bai Zunyue to speak, she started walking away.
However, not long after Ye Yuwu left, Bai Zunyue, who was standing in the same spot, glanced at the distance and then smiled with her hands behind her back, like a victor.
The person hiding in the shadows left silently.
This woman is just using him as a tool to make money off her storytelling! How infuriating, he actually thought that…
The Crown Prince broke down in his guard, clenching his fists after leaving, almost blushing with embarrassment.
Qi Jingyue instantly felt that the words he had said to Bai Zunyue in the Imperial Study a few days ago were being slapped in the face, and his inner thoughts were also crumbling.
Qi Jingyue returned to the bookstore before Ye Yuwu came back.
After a while, she returned from the three offices. She was in a great mood after negotiating a business deal and wanted to greet Qingming, but Qingming ignored her completely, leaving her awkwardly raising her hand in mid-air.
Zhang Rouyan, who happened to be coming downstairs, immediately understood and whispered to Ye Yuwu, "Qingming must be menstruating."
Otherwise, how could one's temper change so quickly? This morning I was in a great mood, but in just a short while I became irritable.