Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 911: Your Husband Sent Me to Save You

Chapter 911: Chapter 911: Your Husband Sent Me to Save You

Ye Ge nodded. "This is what I’m worried about, too. What we can do now is try our best not to hurt people while still rescuing my wife. There isn’t much time left, and I’m afraid my wife will be disappointed."

Every time Ye Ge referred to "my wife", Lu Jianxi felt a dull ache surfacing in her heart.

Whatever Ye Ge and the others discussed later, she was unclear about as her mind was in turmoil, as if there were two voices inside her: Jianxi, leave this place, go far away, don’t watch other couples basking in their affection. Another voice insisted: you like Ye Ge, perhaps you can do something for him, liking someone doesn’t mean possessing them.

Liking someone doesn’t mean possessing them?

For some reason, at that moment she suddenly made a decision and continued turning to look at Ye Ge: "I have a way!"

...

It had been the eighth day, and Lady Nan Feng had still not seen Nangong Ye.

She felt a faint disappointment.

But she also understood the difficulty Nangong Ye faced well. Over the past few days, she had observed carefully; there were many of Tuoba Lie’s people in the marketplace. Although he seemed to trust her on the surface, in his heart, he still harbored suspicions of her.

The man in front of her, selling milk cakes, appeared ragged, but when he sat down, the patterned socks under his clothes were exposed—those were standard issue from the Dashun Camp. And the man selling sheepskin, he always had the same two pieces, priced exceptionally high and unsold for days. And then there was his manner of speaking, often letting slip military jargon typical within the Dashun Army, especially when he was cursing someone.

Knowing she was being monitored, Lady Nan Feng dared not show any signs of eager anticipation. She pretended to be focused on selling her goods every day. When some women approached, she would earnestly introduce her items. She was fluent in both countries’ languages, though the high prices often meant she sold nothing.

That day, as Lady Nan Feng was selling face masks, a young lady with a pushcart came up to her and asked, "Lady, would you like to buy a cape? It’s embroidered by a master from Dajin, very pretty. Look, the collar is furred."

It was a small red cape.

Upon seeing that cape, Lady Nan Feng’s head spun once more, and her mind continued to flash with images: she, dressed in a red cape, wandering through the forest with a tall figure, and finally, the figure became clear—it was Nangong Ye!

Lady Nan Feng picked up the cape and held it in her hands for a long while. The cape was not new; it had definitely been worn before.

A thought suddenly crossed her mind: This cape must have belonged to the original owner.

Yet, when she looked back at the girl in front of her, with her dark complexion and simple attire, she seemed to be just an ordinary peddler.

Seeing the astonishment in Lady Nan Feng’s eyes, Lu Jianxi spoke again, "If the lady doesn’t fancy this cape, I have some more personal garments you can try on."

After she spoke, she added quietly, "Lady Nan Feng, Ye Ge sent me to save you."

Lady Nan Feng was startled, but she quickly regained her composure: "Personal garments? Let me have a look."

Lu Jianxi laid out some bellybands and undershirts. "These are preferred by the ladies of Dajin, very convenient for bathing and sleeping. If the lady likes, why not try them on? I’ve brought a fitting cloth for privacy."

Even though this was a travelling market, trying on clothes wasn’t difficult—many clothes sellers offered the option to try on items by erecting a small tent, and one simply had to crawl inside to change. Several vendors in the market used this method to sell their clothes.