A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 488 - Why haven’t you gone back to your room yet? (Thanks to Yanyu Luoye for the monthly ticket)
Chapter 488: Chapter 488 - Why haven’t you gone back to your room yet? (Thanks to Yanyu Luoye for the monthly ticket)
Ji Youcheng took the idle chatter of the Xiao Ers seriously. An idea struck him:
Isn’t Second Sister-in-law always counting on her fingers?
So, he hurried back to Qixia Temple overnight.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiuxiu, who had always gotten along well with Second Sister-in-law, suddenly had a falling out with her. This led Second Sister-in-law to give Ji Youcheng the cold shoulder, completely ignoring him!
Ji Youcheng rubbed his temples. He glanced at his second brother, Ji Youran, whose hands were tucked into his sleeves.
Has Second Brother’s terrible luck rubbed off on me?
However, Ji Youran merely shot him a look, not sparing him a second glance, and with a SLAM, also shut the door.
Ji Youcheng felt greatly wronged. He had only wanted to seek help from Second Sister-in-law.
Why does everyone look at me as if I’m an unforgivable villain?
"What happened between you and Second Sister-in-law? Aren’t you two usually on good terms?" Ji Youcheng asked Zhu Xiuxiu.
Zhu Xiuxiu looked at him coldly. "Which eye of yours saw us on good terms?"
With that, she also slammed the door shut with a SLAM.
Ji Youcheng staggered back a few steps and touched his nose, grinding his teeth in frustration.
Why am I so unlucky? How did I end up marrying such a tigress?
CREAK. Old Madam Ji opened her door. Yawning, she glanced outside and immediately spotted Ji Youcheng standing by a doorway. She asked in confusion, "Third Son! It’s the middle of the night. Why aren’t you asleep? What are you doing standing there?"
Ji Youcheng’s eyes widened in shock, his heart leaping into his throat.
Damn it, I woke Mother!
"I’m going to bed now, Mother. Why are you still awake?"
Old Madam Ji yawned again. Behind her, Nanny Zhang, holding an oil lamp, replied on her behalf, "The Old Madam was already asleep but was woken by the sound of doors slamming."
At her words, Ji Youcheng’s expression froze, and he didn’t dare to say a word.
Old Madam Ji asked, "It’s so late. Why haven’t you gone back to your room yet?"
"I... I’m going back now!" Ji Youcheng bolted.
"Stop!"
Old Madam Ji shouted, calling Ji Youcheng to a halt. He stopped and looked back at his mother.
"Is there anything else, Mother?"
Old Madam Ji pointed to Zhu Xiuxiu’s room. "Isn’t that your and Xiuxiu’s room?"
Ji Youcheng was speechless.
He and Zhu Xiuxiu slept in separate rooms!
But it seemed Mother didn’t know about this.
"Aren’t you going in to sleep?"
Seeing him still standing motionless outside, Old Madam Ji urged him again. Ji Youcheng helplessly touched his nose. He had no choice but to walk back to Zhu Xiuxiu’s door. He pushed it—it didn’t budge! It was locked.
He knew Zhu Xiuxiu had bolted it from the inside, so he had to knock.
Zhu Xiuxiu came to the door, fuming. "Ji Youcheng, you— MMH!"
Ji Youcheng clapped a hand over Zhu Xiuxiu’s mouth, forcefully pulled her into the room, and quickly shut the door.
"Don’t shout! Mother’s outside! Do you want her to know we’ve always slept in separate rooms?"
Zhu Xiuxiu’s eyes widened. She bit Ji Youcheng’s hand—hard. Ji Youcheng yelped in pain and let go, just as he heard Zhu Xiuxiu’s mocking voice.
"Mother has always known we aren’t a real couple!"
Ji Youcheng’s mind reeled as if it were buzzing.
If Mother knew he and Zhu Xiuxiu weren’t a real couple, why did she insist he sleep in Zhu Xiuxiu’s room?
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of elation.
Could it be that Mother has figured something out? Is that why she’s doing this deliberately?
Thinking this, he couldn’t help but chuckle foolishly, cradling the hand Zhu Xiuxiu had bitten.
"What are you chuckling so foolishly about?"
Seeing his expression, Zhu Xiuxiu frowned and asked in a low voice.
Chapter 488 - Why haven’t you gone back to your room yet? (Thanks to Yanyu Luoye for the monthly ticket)
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