My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 354 - 355 Encounters on the Street

Chapter 354: Chapter 355 Encounters on the Street

"She really does have a tenacious will to live,"

Lin Fuying likely never expected that her meticulously planned murder scheme would ultimately be foiled by fate itself.

"Can we confirm that person is Widow Wan?"

Chu Nanli didn’t take the matter lightly; after all, Widow Wan was the only one who could verify Lin Fuying’s lie.

Of course, she wanted to expose Lin Fuying’s true face, but she couldn’t do it herself.

Otherwise, with Ye Yunting’s miraculous mind, he might think she still harbored feelings for him.

"We can’t be sure for the moment; we might have to wait until that trade caravan returns to the capital to know for certain."

Failing to gather useful information, Chu Yi felt very guilty.

After all, if he hadn’t been a step too slow earlier, Widow Wan would not have been found by others.

Or perhaps, if he had been more capable, he could have done more for his master.

"Look at you, why are you like this again?"

If she had to say, during this time, the changes in Yanyan and Chu Yi were truly like two extremes.

Under her guidance, Yanyan was no longer the timid and inferior maid from the War King Residence; she could even stand on her own now.

Only Chu Yi remained as capable as ever in his work.

It was just that Chu Nanli felt he always seemed anxious and fearful in her presence.

If Chu Yi knew what she was thinking, he’d probably just give a rueful smile.

He wasn’t anxious and fearful, but rather, he was anxious about gaining and losing.

The kindness Chu Nanli showed him was too much, and he couldn’t help but covet such favor.

"I’ve remembered all the teachings of my master, and I will work even harder for my master in the future."

His fingers were unconsciously caressing the jade pendant at his waist, and when he looked at Chu Nanli, his eyes carried a hidden and restrained affection.

Of course, he knew that someone as lowly as he couldn’t possibly deserve his master.

He could only stand behind her, striving to clear away any obstacles for her.

"Alright, alright," Chu Nanli didn’t notice Chu Yi’s hidden feelings, "the martial arts school needs your attention, now that we have some news about Widow Wan, we can let that matter rest for the time being."

Chu Yi promptly nodded; he had been managing the martial arts school’s affairs all this while.

Whatever Chu Nanli entrusted to him, he would strive to accomplish perfectly.

...

Lin Fuying, using her "pregnancy" as leverage, had finally taken her revenge on Yang Xuan.

And just as Chu Nanli had predicted, the two of them turned the War King Residence upside down.

For half a month straight, Ye Yunting was utterly annoyed.

It took Yang Xuan a lot of effort to finally seize the opportunity, cajoling and pleading, to get Ye Yunting to leave Lin Fuying behind and accompany her for a stroll in the capital’s streets.

"Cousin, it’s been several years since I last returned to the capital, and it really has changed significantly."

Yang Xuan appeared naive on the surface but was always observing Ye Yunting’s expression.

Noticing Ye Yunting was distracted, she felt slightly irked.

But before coming to the capital, she had already been taught that no matter what, she must capture Ye Yunting’s heart and marry successfully into the War King Residence.

To firmly tie the Yang Family to the War King Residence.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have learned so many tricks before coming here.

They were all for dealing with Lin Fuying.

What she hadn’t expected was that Lin Fuying always seemed to be a step ahead, and during this half month, she had been put at a disadvantage without the ability to voice her complaints.

She looked at Ye Yunting, feigning frailty: "Cousin, are you still mad at me over that incident?"

"I didn’t mean to say those things; my misunderstanding of Sister Lin was too deep. I’ve already apologized to Sister Lin, Cousin, can you forgive me, please?"

Yang Xuan’s gentle and soft words failed to move Ye Yunting in the slightest.

He absentmindedly responded, "Yingying is a magnanimous person; she will not take such matters to heart."

"That’s good, cousin, in a while, it will be Mother’s birthday. Will you accompany me to select a pair of jade bracelets to give her?"

Upon hearing Ye Yunting’s words, Yang Xuan felt even more seething hatred.

She was well aware of Lin Fuying’s special place in Ye Yunting’s heart.

On her very first day back in the capital, she had already secretly instructed someone to collect dirt on Lin Fuying.

Unfortunately, that wretched woman had hidden herself too well, and she had yet to find anything.

"If father and mother knew that cousin helped me choose, they would certainly be very happy."

Yang Xuan continued to talk about herself, not noticing that Ye Yunting’s expression had already turned sour.

His gaze was fixed intently on a man and a woman about to walk into the Zhenbao Pavilion.

Those two people turned out to be Chu Nanli and Ye Jiuxiao.

Chu Nanli did not notice Ye Yunting’s presence.

Her belly was visibly pregnant, and she carefully guarded it, following closely behind Ye Jiuxiao.

And Ye Jiuxiao, in order to accommodate her, deliberately slowed down his pace.

Passersby unaware of their identities would probably think they were a couple just recently married.

Chu Nanli came today because Zhuang Lin had sent word that Zhenbao Pavilion had acquired some rare medicinal ingredients.

He wasn’t sure which ingredients Chu Nanli might need, so he simply let her come to choose for herself.

And Ye Jiuxiao, of course, was escorting Chu Nanli under the pretext of being en route.

Ye Yunting’s gaze was so intense that Ye Jiuxiao noticed him the moment his eyes landed on them.

He turned his head to glance in Ye Yunting’s direction, then indifferently withdrew his gaze.

"Watch your step."

As they entered, he didn’t avoid holding Chu Nanli’s hand to assist her.

Even though their contact was brief, it still felt unbearably provoking to Ye Yunting.

"This threshold is far too high, it should have been fixed long ago."

In fact, the threshold was of normal height.

But in Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes, it still seemed somewhat dangerous.

"Otherwise, shall the Prince have someone saw off this threshold?"

Chu Nanli shook her head helplessly, yet the thought that the man before her was so worried on her account still made her feel secretly comforted.

However, this tender moment was quickly interrupted upon entering the Zhenbao Pavilion.

"Chu Nanli!"

Ye Yunting finally could no longer restrain himself and called out to her directly.

Hearing this annoying voice, Chu Nanli couldn’t help but frown.

But considering they were in public, she still turned around.

Speaking before her was Ye Jiuxiao, "In my view, you’ve relearned all your manners from a dog’s belly, haven’t you?"

His words, as ever, were utterly unsparing.

"I have seen Uncle Emperor."

These four words were practically ground out through Ye Yunting’s clenched teeth.

He quickly turned to Chu Nanli again, "Why are you here?"

Chu Nanli was already irritated with him.

She spoke without any restraint, "What, is this place yours? I really didn’t know that I needed the War King’s permission to be here!"