Chapter 246: Urgent Need
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“No way!” Mingzhu became anxious, speaking fast and urgently, “In bargaining, it’s always you add a little and I subtract a little. Where have you ever seen someone like you, adding more when I’ve already added some? I’ve already added, and you still want to increase it? You should leave some room, right?” Except for special days, she had to serve him almost every other day. If she made a mistake again, wouldn’t it be endless? Who does that!
Yuwen Chu remained silent and picked up the teapot again to refill her water.
If she doesn’t serve him, will he punish her by making her drink water non-stop? Although drinking water isn’t difficult, drinking so much continuously would be suffering. Mingzhu was almost in tears, gritting her teeth, and said loudly, “Seven! I won’t do it anymore if you want more!”
“Eight!” Yuwen Chu insisted, his black eyes gleaming with excitement, and his warm breath blowing on Mingzhu’s neck, causing her to break out in goosebumps.
“No! No!” Mingzhu pushed him hard, “Don’t try to scare me. It’s just seven. Otherwise, if I keep making mistakes that can’t be resolved in a short time, it will accumulate over time and I’ll owe you for a lifetime.”
Who knows who owes whom? Anyway, Yuwen Chu was amused by Mingzhu’s description, “So lacking in confidence in yourself? You haven’t even started, and you’re already scaring yourself.”
Mingzhu just shook her head, “I know exactly how much I weigh. Otherwise…” Otherwise, she wouldn’t have ended up in his hands with her ambitious plans, repeatedly bargaining over such matters, and being forced to drink a belly full of water, only to feel guilty and indebted to him. But she dared not say these words, so she just passed over them vaguely. She felt melancholy. Yuwen Chu had this knack of diverting from the main topic to something else, so naturally and casually, every time making her feel extremely guilty and soft-hearted.
Seeing Mingzhu looking upset, Yuwen Chu felt that if he pushed her any further, she might explode. So he said slowly, “Well, a good man shouldn’t argue with a woman. According to what you say, it’s seven then.”
Mingzhu quickly shook hands with him, making a pact, “It’s settled, whoever goes back on their word is a little dog.”
“Mm.” Yuwen Chu raised his hand and decisively shook hands with her.
Although he pretended to be serious, Mingzhu had a strong intuition that he was completely cunning, full of triumphant schemes. She accused, “If I don’t comply with Your Highness’s wishes, are you going to keep forcing me to drink tea until my stomach bursts?”
Yuwen Chu said inexplicably, “I really don’t know what I did to make the Wangfei think like this? I just saw that you liked to drink this tea and kept drinking it, so I kept refilling your cup with water. If you don’t want to drink, you can stop at any time. Do you think I would force you to drink? If it were ginseng, that would be worth forcing you to eat. Although this tea is rare, it’s not something good, worth forcing you to drink.”
Well, it was her own fault, thinking that he kept refilling her water as a punishment for not agreeing to his request, thinking that only by drinking tea continuously could she avoid discussing the matter… Mingzhu resignedly tapped her head on the table. How eloquent he was! He always seemed to be caring and considerate towards her, saying things like, “If it were ginseng, that would be worth forcing you to eat…” It sounded so nice, even if she were stuffed back into her Mother’s womb for a fresh start, she wouldn’t be able to say such nice things.
Seeing Mingzhu angry but unable to speak, Yuwen Chu felt very pleased. “Want to take over the household affairs? Let’s start with managing the accounts. When you have time, have them bring the account books for you to review. After looking at the accounts for the past three years, you’ll understand the situation of the mansion.”
Before he finished speaking, Mingzhu quickly stood up, didn’t even say goodbye to him, and hurriedly rushed out, followed by Su Lan and the others outside, who were also in a panic.
What was she doing? Yuwen Chu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that she was in urgent need, unable to hold it anymore. He couldn’t help but smirk. This silly girl! Didn’t she want to drink so much tea, couldn’t she find an excuse? Even if she didn’t find an excuse, she could drink slowly, who drank like her, like a cow? Did she really think that because she didn’t agree to his request, he was angry and wanted to punish her by making her drink water? So she swallowed her pride and drank obediently, as if by listening to him, he wouldn’t force her anymore… Well, seeing her so silly and honest, feeling so guilty, he couldn’t bear it indeed.
After the exhilarating experience comes the frustration. Mingzhu felt that she had never been so embarrassed before. But she had never heard of a lady of the house who was bloated from drinking too much tea, forcing her to rush towards the washroom without regard for dignity. However, this kind of thing really couldn’t be held back. Mingzhu leaned against the door frame, her face turning red, several times she wanted to go in but restrained herself. Yuwen Chu would definitely laugh at her.
Yuwen Chu, indeed, mischievously said, “A person has three urgent needs. May I ask, Wangfei, which one is it?”
Mingzhu, with a red face, glared at him angrily, wanting to say something tough, but her eyes turned red. In front of him, she couldn’t bring herself to say that she was in urgent need and couldn’t hold it anymore. She always felt that although they were husband and wife, and had done the most intimate things, they were still far from being able to talk about anything in front of each other. Moreover, she knew that her appearance was something to be admired by men, and she knew that Yuwen Chu liked to see her like this. She didn’t want him to know that even beautiful women would have to relieve themselves, and that they would also have urgent needs. Even though everyone knew that people eat, drink, and relieve themselves, not saying it seemed like it didn’t count, but saying it would be looked down upon.
Yuwen Chu was originally trying to tease her and get closer to her. If she couldn’t bear it and pounced on him angrily, it would be a good opportunity to have some fun with her, and naturally, he would collect his rent. But he didn’t expect that she not only didn’t rush up to settle accounts with him but instead stood there like a little bride, holding onto the door frame, her eyes red, as if she was about to cry.
Yuwen Chu couldn’t be sure if Mingzhu was really angry or just pretending. So he could only watch and wait, but his smile never faded from his face.
Mingzhu felt embarrassed beyond words. She felt ashamed to go in, but felt unwilling to leave, feeling petty if she did. So she lowered her head, picking at the embroidered flowers on the door curtain.
It seemed really embarrassing. After all, she was young, and she remembered that she, at her age, was most concerned about saving face. Well, playing around and having fun with each other as a couple was fine, but crossing the line was being silly. Yuwen Chu decisively stood up and walked to the door to hold Mingzhu’s hand.
Mingzhu gently resisted, avoiding his hand and continuing to pick at the door curtain. He was deliberately teasing her, bullying her for being guilty, for being soft-hearted, for being foolish. Thinking about it, tears welled up in Mingzhu’s eyes.
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