The Anarchic Consort [ Chapter 1 - 199 ]

Chapter 140: Setting the Engagement

“Mm.” Baili Jia Jue replied faintly. There wasn’t any change at all in the expression on his face.

Wei Wei struck the abacus once. “Also, I heard that when you were younger, Retired Emperor gave you lots of precious metals, so that you can play with them?”

Baili Jia Jue nodded his head. It was but a simple gesture in conjunction with drinking his tea, but one could see from it how well bred he was.

Wei Wei was irritated. Such a disparity, oh man!

They were both disabled, yet Third Prince had always treated armament components as toys.

As for her, she didn’t even know what armaments were! And even foolishly chased after Murong Chang Feng begging him to play with her.

Thinking about it carefully.

Did this count as her marrying a ‘Mr. Perfect’. Did this mean that she’d reached the pinnacle of life?

Even if this was only a marriage by contract.

Even if everything was fake.

Looking at it now, this actually wasn’t bad.

However, Wei Wei certainly wasn’t used to being idle while only leeching off of others.

She let go of the abacus and with a light smile, said. “Your Highness, how about you give me all of the armaments components that you have. I’ll use them and when they’ve made a profit, we’ll split it fifty-fifty?”

Baili Jia Jue could be said to have glanced at her as the corners of his mouth curved into a profound smiling expression. “That’s fine.”

“Then how about the two of us quickly sign an agreement.” As Wei Wei was speaking, she also walked to the desk to take a writing brush and started writing.

Actually, Wei Wei felt that her own calligraphy was nice. At least, considering that she was a secret agent from modern times, her ink brush writing was passable. Since the ink didn’t smudge or splash, that was already pretty good.

However, that aloof and cold Mr. Perfect, Third Prince, scowled. “You used this kind of handwriting to pass the exam for entering White Academy?”

“Mm hm.” When Wei Wei lifted her head, her face was even smudged with ink. “Don’t you think that my writing is very artistic?”

Baili Jia Jue coldly laughed. “It’s indeed so ugly that other people have no way of comprehending it.”

Wei Wei:……

She now finally understood why Third Prince chose her as consort. Besides her skin tone being so dark that it was eye-catching at the time, there was another reason, and that was because from time to time, he wanted to be able to kick her down, so that it could boost his own ego!

Roughly due to a lack of a better option, Baili Jia Jue inclined towards her and wrapped his hand around hers to hold the brush, as he lightly pulled to form the brushstrokes. Each stroke was distinct and clear. Each stroke could directly be used as a template for a modern calligraphy practice book. They were natural and flowing, like moving clouds and flowing water, yet carried a faintly aggressive quality.

The posture he used to hold the brush was resolute, a kind of innate imposing manner which took control of the overall situation, producing writing which was also unusually powerful.

Only, positioning himself this way seemed as if he was hugging her entire body into his embrace from behind. Wei Wei’s eyebrows creased and thought of freeing herself from this position.

“Don’t move.” Baili Jia Jue’s chest was almost close enough to touch her back as his long eyebrows knitted in concentration. His long fingertips dropped as his clear and cold emotionless voice sounded. “All done.”

After that, he stood up straight towering above and looked down at her, as if he was looking at a stranger.

As expected, she was overthinking things. Wei Wei curved her mouth and smiled as she began to slowly inspect each sentence of that contract. Some were written by her, some were added by Third Prince, nevertheless the main idea wasn’t changed and that was that they were to be a couple in front of others, but strangers behind them.

However, there was one problem, and that was that the scale of the wedding was too grand. They even needed to make a proclamation throughout the world?

Wei Wei focused on this last clause and bit on the handle of the brush as she raised her brows. “Don’t need to be so troublesome, right? How about arranging a bit more of an ordinary wedding.”

The man looked up and indifferently glanced at her. “My, Baili Jia Jue’s, big day, how can it be ordinary.”

Wei Wei:…..

“Then how about leaving it like this first, but afterwards, we can add to it if we think of anything else.” Wei Wei specifically looked at the section concerning the married couple’s obligations. The only the words there were: ‘not a thing’. She felt relieved as she used red ink to imprint her fingerprint. After that, she shallowly smiled and grabbed the writing paper while pushing herself away from Baili Jia Jue.

The man’s eyebrows half raised as he looked at the patch of skin exposed at the back of her neck when she lowered her head. It was very white, also soft and easy to take a bite out of.

Thinking of this, Baili Jie Jue was somewhat unable to look away from this spot that his eyes repeatedly lingered on last night……