Kuai Chuan: Caught again!

"Brother, why don't you say anything? Can't you just promise me?" The little girl raised her little face and looked at Shang Ce sincerely, her eyes sparkling.

“…No.” Besides, how can a man be described as handsome? A husband is not meant to be married.

There were so many flaws that he didn't know where to start.

Shang Ce looked at the innocent child with a tense expression. He rejected him very "cruelly" without any mercy.

Although he knew that this was just the talk of a child, but... Shang Ce tilted his head slightly, thinking he was secretly glancing at Nan Qiao's reaction.

Would she...uh...she wouldn't mind at all.

Shang Ce saw the obvious expression on Nan Qiao’s face, which showed that he was enjoying the show, and his expression suddenly became even more tense.

"Ah, why?" The little girl pursed her lips, her face full of disappointment, and she looked a little unconvinced.

Why did you reject her? She is so pretty.

"Because I don't like you." Shang Ce said coldly, as ruthless as ever, "Besides, you are too young. It's the time for you to study hard. What's the point of thinking about getting married?"

At this point, he paused and glanced down: "Have you finished your homework? Why are you running out to play on the street like this?"

But if Shang Ce said this to adult women, they might leave in anger.

But what he was facing now was just a little girl who was not even as tall as his thigh. After being "stared" at by him in such a "fierce" way, and even being interrogated about her homework during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he immediately felt aggrieved.

Her little mouth pursed and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Shang Ce's expression froze obviously.

This... why are you crying!

Wasn't he just asking about homework? Isn't that a question that all children should be asked?

What else can you say to the kids?

"Nan...Nan Qiao, what should we do?"

Shang Ce had handled war situations and fought on battlefields, but he had never coaxed a child.

It was as if a hot potato was suddenly stuffed into his arms, and it looked like it was about to drop out. He felt completely at a loss.

So, at this moment, his subconscious reaction was to turn to the only person around him for help. He was so scared that the corners of his eyes drooped slightly, and his black eyes stared at Nan Qiao tightly, even a little panicked.

Nan Qiao was also helpless. How could he ask people about their homework during the “holidays”?

But obviously, now was not the time to laugh at Shang Ce. Nan Qiao coughed lightly and raised his hand to take the little girl from his arms.

"Sister, give me a hug, please. We will ignore him." Nan Qiao coaxed in a low voice, "He is bad!"

"Yes, he is bad!" The person holding her changed. The little girl found someone who shared the same hatred with her. She could not care about crying anymore. She sniffed and held back her tears in an instant. "He didn't agree to me, and...he even repaid kindness with hatred!"

(*｀へ′*)

The little girl was an uneducated one. She couldn't find a suitable word after racking her brain, so she could only pick up a bad word at random.

They're all bad anyway, so there shouldn't be any difference.

Business strategy: “…”

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Where does this kindness come from? In fact, he is the one who has been repaid with evil, okay?

"Ahem..." Nan Qiao tried to suppress the smile on her face, "It's my brother who is bad. He shouldn't have made things difficult for you during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"But on the other hand, he also has his reasons. Brother really can't agree to you."

"Why? Am I not good-looking?" The little girl widened her eyes with an expression of disbelief.

"Of course not." Nan Qiao raised her eyebrows exaggeratedly and explained in a gentle voice, "But my brother is already my sister's husband."

"A man of normal character cannot marry two people at the same time."

"He has married me, so he can't marry you."

what? !

After these words were spoken, the little girl hadn't reacted yet, but the person next to her couldn't stand it anymore.

Shang Ce suddenly widened his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Nan Qiao in disbelief.

When did he marry...bah, marry her!

How can you say such things casually!

Self-indulgent!

It was a pity that Nan Qiao didn't even look at the person who was already jumping up and down and whose ears were red.

"Ah... then can't you just change one?" The little girl was a little conflicted. After all, that brother was really good-looking. Although he was a little bad, he was the best-looking brother she had ever seen, and she didn't really want to give up.

and…

"You are so beautiful, you can't just hang yourself on a tree." The little girl patted Nan Qiao's shoulder, looking like an experienced person, "You will be right if you listen to me."

"That... seems..." Nan Qiao blinked, lowered his eyebrows slightly, and made a thoughtful expression.

But he glanced to the side and saw that the person who was angry just now had restrained his expression and even looked a little nervous.

"Ha..." Nan Qiao laughed, and the laughter with a slightly long tail floated into the air. The meaning was unclear, and no one knew who it was directed at.

Shang Ce's ears went numb for a moment, and he suddenly realized, what was he doing? !

Are you stupid? How can you believe what Nan Qiao said to the child?

“…It still won’t work.” Nan Qiao shook her head regretfully, “My sister is very poor and can only afford to marry one husband, so I can’t change.”

"Oh, I see." The little girl sighed, "Then I won't fight with you for it. You are so pitiful."

There is only one, how can it be enough for fun?

So pitiful.

"When I grow up, I will work hard to marry a few husbands, and then I will give some to you." As she said this, she patted Nan Qiao with sympathy in her eyes, looking like a good brother.

By then, one husband will help her with her homework, one husband will cook delicious food for her, one husband will play with her, and one husband... anyway, she can always find one of them.

Nan Qiao couldn't help laughing: "Haha... OK."

Business strategy:!

After waiting here for about a quarter of an hour, Shang Ce was forced to listen to the "Husband Allocation Plan" for a long time. Finally, the little girl's mother came over, thanked her many times with a grateful face, and took the little girl away.

"Let's go, let's continue shopping." Nan Qiao stretched his arms and invited Shang Ce.

We had only walked halfway, but I ended up staying in this corner for so long. I didn't expect that.

Shang Ce glanced at Nan Qiao, nodded, and responded in a low voice: "Yeah."

Then he continued to go back into the crowd with her, listening to the endless noise and bustle, and the silent discussions mixed in, which seemed a little out of place.

"Why aren't you talking?" Nan Qiao tilted her head and asked, seeming a little strange, "Are you unhappy?"

"…No."

"That is... you just..." Shang Ce paused, seeming to be very hesitant, but in the end he couldn't help but asked, "Do you really want a few more?"

Shang Ce felt that it was really strange that he was acting like this. It was obvious that Nan Qiao had just casually said that he was playing with children, but he took this joke to heart and couldn't let it go.

He was still thinking about it even after the child left.

"A few more what?" Nan Qiao raised his eyebrows.

“…husband.”

“Hey.” Nan Qiao agreed immediately, and after she had agreed, she asked in a false tone, “Are you calling me?”

Realizing what happened, Shang Ce's face suddenly turned red and he gritted his teeth: "You're playing tricks on me again!"

"How can I be teasing you?" Nan Qiao tilted her head, obviously disagreeing with what he said.

"Don't joke about such things." And just now, the way to coax a child was not like that.

"I never said this was a joke." Nan Qiao stepped forward, pulled Shang Ce's hand over, and held it tightly in his palm, "It's you who never believed it."

Shang Ce stopped and tilted his head.

Nan Qiao was right in front of him, surrounded by a constant stream of people. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, she was dressed very simply, just a plain white robe, but she still stood out very much.

It's nothing more than a crane standing out from a flock of chickens.

Shang Ce felt that even if the distance between them was two or three meters, he should be able to easily lock onto her in such a dense crowd.

The density of the lights was no less than that of the people. The warm yellow light reflected on her dark pupils, like crystal clear glass beads, and it was beautiful everywhere.

And at this moment, this pair of beautiful eyes stared at him without blinking, enveloping him completely.

And he seemed to have taken over everything.

For some reason, Shang Ce felt as if his heart was suddenly hit, and he suddenly felt an indescribable touch.

"You've had that before." Shang Ce pursed his dry lips, "How many have you had?"

"How many?" Nan Qiao sighed helplessly. She really couldn't understand his twisted train of thought. "There has only ever been one, you."

And they put the blame on her again.

In such a beautiful scene under the moon and flowers, why does he always like to think about all kinds of nonsense?

Shang Ce didn’t know whether what she said was true or false, but after hearing this, the joy and excitement that came from his heart were real.

"But you are familiar with everything, when to advance, when to retreat..." How to make him compromise, and how to make him unable to let go... She knows everything with ease.

To Shang Ce, a person who can control his emotions and thoughts at will and easily is actually a bit scary.

He had no idea whether Nan Qiao was as trapped in it as he was, or was just watching the fire from the other side.

But... he just couldn't break free. Even though he knew it was a trap, he couldn't help but jump into the fire like a moth to a flame.

Is this self-destruction? Shang Ce doesn't know whether it counts.

Nan Qiao tilted her head and easily understood Shang Ce's meaning.

There was no other way. After all, she knew this man completely. "As for this, General, do you think I have gained experience from many people?"

"So now the general is worried whether you will become a member of my experienced army."

"Are you worried that I will abandon you and leave you alone in the future?"

Shang Ce was speechless for a moment.

It seemed to be so, but when Nan Qiao said it so bluntly, it seemed like something was wrong.

But he himself couldn't tell what was wrong.

Nan Qiao sighed: "Let's go, and talk while we walk." Standing in the crowd like this, many people have cast curious glances at them.

After she finished speaking, she took the first step. Shang Ce's hand was still held by him, so he could only follow her and walk side by side with her.

"First of all, let me emphasize again that you were the only one from the beginning to the end. This is an absolutely indisputable fact."

"As for the question of whether I'm familiar with you or not, I know almost everything about you."

“For example, you like sour food, hate chopped green onions, and don’t like mushrooms… For example, you prefer to lie on your left side when you sleep…

"For example, when you are nervous or have other emotions that you don't want to show, you like to pinch the tip of your index finger..."

Of course, in order not to reveal too much personal preference, Shang Ce usually doesn't do any small actions, and he can control his emotions most of the time. But in front of her, probably because she sometimes plays too much, he will show it particularly obviously.

Nan Qiao counted carefully.

Shang Ce's expression also changed from not caring too much at the beginning to being a little stunned, and finally to being surprised.

Many of the things Nan Qiao said were not even noticed by himself, but now thinking back, they seemed to be correct.

but…

Shang Ce lowered his eyelashes slightly, casting a small shadow on his cheek: "What do you want to say."

"I mean, because I'm very familiar with you, naturally, I can basically guess your personality, the way you deal with things, and what choice you will make next."

"I like you, so I will take the initiative to learn everything about you. Isn't this a very normal thing?"

"Is this worth your time?"

Nan Qiao looked at the road ahead. She was walking in the direction of return. The side door of the general's mansion was right in front of her. She raised her leg and stepped over the threshold: "The general thought that this was a summary of experience, but in fact, every point was tailored to your individual case."

The expression on Shang Ce's face was completely stunned, and his heart was pounding, as if it was dissatisfied with the restraint of the surface layer of flesh and blood, and wanted to rush out to express his excitement.

“…Do you like me?” he asked hesitantly.

Nan Qiao laughed and said, "Of course I like you. If I didn't like you, why would I pick you up and chase you all the way here?"

"Do you think your power and wealth have any appeal to me?"

"No." Shang Ce shook his head.

With her ability, if she wanted, she could get it by herself without having to rely on her own strength.

But Shang Ce just thought that Nan Qiao liked his body more. After all, to be honest, if we simply compare the physical body, he is definitely the best.

And when Nan Qiao first came, didn’t he trap him in bed right away?

"That's it." Nan Qiao smiled softly, raising her eyebrows slightly, "What about you? What do you think?"

"I..." Shang Ce's eyes were blank for a moment, and his lips moved, but no words came out. To be honest, he himself didn't know.

Nan Qiao didn't intend to force him to answer now, so he let go of his hand and said, "Then General, please think about it carefully. I'll go back to my room first."

Now she had reached the inner palace. She turned around and entered her room in just a few steps.

Shang Ce also returned to his room.

It was not too late at night. The general's mansion was a little far away from the street, and there was almost no disturbance from the lights. Looking up, there were stars in the sky, flashing tiny lights.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the night wind gradually picked up, but the lights in the house were off, so it didn’t have much of a impact.

Shang Ce lay on the bed with his eyes closed, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter how much he tossed and turned. As soon as he closed his eyes, his head began to automatically repeat what Nan Qiao said.

Can never escape from her.

Helplessly, Shang Ce bit his lower lip, sat up from the bed, and went out directly in this thin undershirt without putting on any clothes.

The moon was hanging in the sky, half blocked by the shadows of the trees, with only half of its round shape visible.

With the help of the bright moonlight, Shang Ce walked to the door next door.

"Nan Qiao..." He bent his knuckles and knocked lightly on the door. The wooden door panel made a few crisp sounds as he knocked. "Are you asleep?"

Silence for a few seconds.

"Come in." A slightly hoarse response came from the room.