Chapter 15 Playing the Jealous Card

As the man's voice entered her ears, a chill ran up from the soles of her feet, and Yu Qingwu froze.

She pushed the man beside her away heavily, the eyes that had been as gentle as water just a moment ago suddenly turning cold.

Xie Jin Yan straightened his outer robe and looked at Qingwu's icy face with a sneer, "Wasn't Shijie eager to resolve this unfortunate relationship for me just now? Why do you suddenly become unwilling when Xiao Shixiong is mentioned?"

He raised his lips, and there was an almost imperceptible mockery in his dazzling pupils, as well as a hint of chilling intent, which made Yu Qingwu's back feel cold.

Xie Jin Yan's expression at this moment was very similar to the way he had forced her in the Rong Guogong Manor.

Seemingly calm, but revealing murderous intent everywhere.

Yu Qingwu had always known that he had a strange and unpredictable temperament, and that he was also extremely suspicious.

But she never expected that he would suddenly blame Xiao Shixiong because she was too 'virtuous.'

"Why does Your Highness need to drag Xiao Shixiong into this? There is no longer any possibility between Xiao Shixiong and me."

After a moment of silence, Yu Qingwu raised her eyes to look at the man, smiling mockingly, "Besides, even if I wanted to, and Xiao Shixiong wanted to, Shifu would not agree. Xiao Shixiong is Shifu's nephew, and what am I? Just a chess piece."

Her clear and transparent voice revealed a hint of self-mockery.

This made Xie Jin Yan even more furious.

He snorted coldly, the coldness in his eyes becoming even more intense, and he raised her chin, saying quietly, "So, Shijie means that if Shifu agreed, you would still want to be husband and wife with Xiao Fengyun?"

His tone was calm, and a gentle smile still hung on his lips, but the strength in his hand increased.

In an instant, intense pain came from her jaw.

Yu Qingwu gasped in pain, frowned, and reached out to push him away, saying, "Xie Jin Yan, you're hurting me..."

"Hmph... So Shijie still knows how to feel pain? I thought you didn't," Xie Jin Yan sneered, but this time, he didn't let go immediately as he had done before, but squeezed even harder.

Squeezing until her bones creaked, squeezing until Yu Qingwu shed tears, he then slowly released her hand, patted her cheek lightly, and threatened coldly, "Shijie, remember, your heart can only have me in it. Other people's marriages have nothing to do with you."

"If you dare to tolerate a second person, next time, I will remove your chin and grind it into dice to play with."

He smiled, and his large hand fell on Yu Qingwu's jaw again, his cold fingertips like ghosts, seeping through her skin and chilling her to the bone marrow.

Yu Qingwu bit her lip tightly, looking at those dark and obscure pupils, her palms already covered in a thin layer of sweat.

Her body tensed involuntarily.

If this had been the first time, she would probably have been frightened into tears by Xie Jin Yan.

But now, it wasn't the first time she had seen him change his face. She took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

She bit her lip, immediately returning to her previous gentle and obedient demeanor, and replied to him, "I just wanted to share Your Highness's worries. Why is Your Highness so suspicious? If you act like this at every turn, I'm afraid I won't dare to say another word to you in the future."

She lowered her eyes, her voice aggrieved and gentle, with a hint of tears in her expression.

That pitiful appearance was truly captivating and heart-wrenching.

However, the man didn't seem to buy it.

He leaned against the table, his handsome face still bearing the cold and wicked expression from before, and his eyes showed no change.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised her face and asked seriously, "Yu Qingwu, you keep saying that you want to share my worries and solve my problems. But if such a thing happened to Xiao Fengyun, would you also be so generous?"

Hearing this, Yu Qingwu was stunned.

In her mind, countless images flashed in an instant.

They were all of the years she had spent with Xiao Shixiong in Shu.

Remembering those sweet moments, a trace of tenderness flashed in her eyes.

Seeing the woman's expression, the mockery in Xie Jin Yan's eyes deepened even more. He smiled, patted her shoulder, and said coldly, "Shijie, it seems that this marriage between A Yue and Xiao Shixiong is set in stone..."

"Xie Jin Yan! Can you not always drag innocent people into this?"

"Yes, I admit that I still have Xiao Shixiong in my heart, but even if I do, that's just a thing of the past. Now that I have acknowledged you as my husband, I will never have any second thoughts, so I beg you, don't go crazy for no reason, okay?" Yu Qingwu sighed, already feeling a little helpless.

She closed her eyes, raised her eyes to look at the man's gloomy face, and tried to suppress the fear in her heart, gently holding his hand, and said softly, "Xie Jin Yan, I know that you have always felt that I am unwilling, and you also feel that I am now forced to submit to you and want to use you."

"But don't forget, people have feelings. Even if I was forced in the past, I am not now."

"Now, I can't say how much I love you, but at least, I also regard you as a support. If possible, I would not want to advise you to take A Yue as a concubine, but if we don't, what else can we do? Do you really want to send her away?"

Perhaps because she had already reached her limit, Yu Qingwu's voice couldn't help but rise a little, and the fear that had filled her eyes dissipated for some reason.

On that bright face, there was only a face full of displeasure. She glared at the man fiercely and said helplessly, "I have said all that I need to say. If Your Highness still feels that I have second thoughts, then I have nothing to say."

After saying that, she got up and left Zhuque Courtyard with a cold face.

Xie Jin Yan sat on the spot, supporting his chin and watching the woman's resentful departure.

He couldn't help but smile.

This woman, this was the reaction a wife should have.

"Someone, bring the meal." Xie Jin Yan got up and gave instructions to the outside, then hurried to follow.

He wanted to see Yu Qingwu get angry because of this, but he didn't want to make her stop talking to him again.

He strode across the courtyard and walked all the way towards Qingning Courtyard.

Seeing that the woman was about to step into the courtyard, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed her.

Yu Qingwu frowned and shook off his hand.

"Shijie, I was just asking a few questions casually, why are you so angry?"

His warm voice came from her ear, and his big hand tightly gripped her hand.

Yu Qingwu frowned, wanting to break free, but Xie Jin Yan grabbed her even tighter.

He chuckled softly, with a somewhat flattering tone, and said, "Let's go, let's have dinner, aren't you hungry?"

"Not hungry!"

She raised her head and glared at him fiercely.

As she said that, Yu Qingwu was about to shake off Xie Jin Yan's hand.

Just as the two were flirting and bickering, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came.

Yu Qingwu raised her eyes and saw Feng Yuan, the pageboy beside Xie Jin Yan, walking over with a frown in the dimness.