The road was paved with thick snow when Chen Miao Ping was off duty. And so after his shift, he exchanged the donations from Xue Yi into money. He then ordered Qian Tong and the others to buy food and clothes to dispense for tomorrow before heading back home on his horse carriage.
The room was still warm from the fireplace and blocked from the chill outside. A newly replaced decorated Narra table was quietly sitting with a crystal pendant laid out on top of it. Xie Yu Zhi sat on his chair, staring at the pendant for a very long time, feeling a weird kind of emotion. Even when Chen Miao Ping came into the room, he didn't catch his attention.
Chen Miao Ping dusted off the snow from his body and took off that slightly damp outer jacket. He casually asked,
"What are you looking at that is making you so focused?"
Xie Yu Zhi didn't reply and leaned back on the chair, staring at him with an odd expression on his face. Chen Miao Ping could sense that the atmosphere was not quite right and he quickly glanced at the table. His pupils dilated and his expression was as if he saw a ghost —
How could this be possible? Wasn't that the crystal pendant he sold to that chubby boy? And he had even thought to elevate the product, purposefully choosing a special golden thread to compliment the pendant, so it was very easy to recognize.
It had only been a few days since Li Qin Wang's estate was raided and all the items inside confiscated, and so these things should be in the national treasury. Why would it be here in Xie Yu Zhi's hands???!
Knowing that the other had always thought of the crystal pendant that he gave as a token of love for their relationship, and now possibly knowing that he sold the same design to another person...... He didn't dare think any further.
Chen Miao Ping was very calm on the surface, not letting anyone see anything wrong here. Bracing against Xie Yu Zhi's stare, he casually walked by him and the desk to sit on the bed and take off his shoes and clothes, before lying down and covering himself with the bedsheets. He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, trying to escape this terrible terrible situation.
Not even three seconds later, the bed creaked and he felt a heavy presence sit down. Chen Miao Ping thought to himself, did the heavens want to kill him today, and silently covered his face with the bedsheets,
"I'm sleepy. If there's anything you want to discuss, let's do it another day."
Xie Yu Zhi's voice rang above his head with a fake happy tone,
"Another day? Are you sure you wouldn't be selling these things all over the streets another day?"
Chen Miao Ping thought, no way, after all his planning, he had only sold off one. Besides, these things, these crystal pendants, were not something he could just wish into existence. He only had a handful of those.
Seeing him keep his silence under the bedsheets, Xie Yu Zhi shuffled closer and reached out to pull the sheets down. His mouth curved up and he said in a low voice,
"You certainly have your ways to earn money. Come on, tell me. How many of these have you sold?"
Chen Miao Ping's eyes twitched and he quickly shook his head,
"Not a lot."
Xie Yu Zhi continued to chase for an answer,
"Not a lot is how many?"
Chen Miao Ping opened and lifted up his eyes,
"You guess."
Xie Yu Zhi: "6000 guan."
Chen Miao Ping: "......"
That guess was pretty accurate.
He slowly sat back up and quickly smoothed out his emotions. He sighed and said,
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Don't be a Kept Man
RomanceIn this world, there is always one type of man who does not want to improve themselves. They care only for themselves, by whatever means possible. They make their life goal to be kept as a lover, and they will use their lovers up until they have no...
