Chapter 155 - What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

Except for the fundamental issue of not fighting for the medicine basket at all costs, He Yunxiao couldn't hold a grudge against Nanzhu for her usual mistakes. He blamed his own soft heart. He pretended to be serious and asked, "What did you do wrong?" Meng Qingrou blinked, carefully observing He's expression, and said, "The mistake was being willful." "Don't be willful next time." "Okay, Nanzhu knows." Just as the storm of being willful passed, He suddenly realized that he had no idea when he had stepped into Nanzhu's chamber. Now, it was awkward to go in or to leave. Meng Qingrou also noticed this. She had been hesitating to let He in or out. Letting him out would be too heartless, while letting him in felt inappropriate this late at night. Last time, it was He who sneaked in. If she let him in again now, it would be like inviting him in... this wouldn’t do... how could she allow a strange man to enter the princess's chamber without permission... Seeing Nanzhu's dilemma, He took the initiative and said, "Nanzhu, um, let me help you carry the snacks and toys inside. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for you to carry them all in by yourself." Meng Qingrou nodded repeatedly, "Oh, okay." Then, He brought one thing at a time, carefully bringing the snacks and toys into the room for Meng Qingrou, even more carefully than holding a royal seal. "Nanzhu, where should I put this?" "The snacks can go on the table." "Okay. Is this position alright?" "It's... It's fine." "Should I move it to a different angle? It might be inconvenient for you to eat." "Then let's move it." "Is it fine like this now?" "Yes." "Or should I move it a bit more?" "That... that's fine too." "Nanzhu, where should I place this little chubby dog?" "Put it on the shelf." "It's too high for you to reach." "I can stand on my tiptoes." "Even if you stand on your tiptoes, you still won’t reach. How about you try?" Meng Qingrou stood on her tiptoes to reach the ceramic chubby dog on the shelf, barely managing to touch one corner of it. With her fingers, she carefully and slowly moved it, taking it down from the shelf. Her focus was entirely on her eyes and hands, and her small feet, on tiptoe, needed to support her entire body and weren't very stable. Just as she was about to take the chubby dog down, Meng Qingrou suddenly leaned backward and began to fall. "Ah!" He Yunxiao, after all, was a ninth-ranked martial artist, and with Nanzhu right in front of him, he couldn't possibly let her get hurt. As Meng Qingrou started to fall backward and was about to see the ceiling, He Yunxiao took a step forward, reaching his right hand under her to catch her before she fell. Meng Qingrou looked at He Yunxiao, realizing that this was the umpteenth time he had saved her. Thinking about how she had just insisted she could reach it, she could only say with embarrassment, "Th-thank you." He Yunxiao looked at this girl who was always making mistakes and getting into trouble, wondering how she had survived to this age. If it were anyone else, they would have gone to the underworld to make a living or become a civil servant long ago. He should scold her, but he also couldn't bear to scold her. Letting out a sigh, He Yunxiao said, "Be more careful. You've been lucky to survive this long." Meng Qingrou anxiously said, "Dog!" He Yunxiao:? Could Nanzhu learn to swear? "What dog?" "Your dog!" "My dog?" He Yunxiao thought for a moment, and aside from Second Brother, there was no one else who could be called "dog." Did Second Brother start a nuclear-powered submarine? He looked down and didn’t see it. Meng Qingrou urged, "The little dog on the shelf is about to fall! Hurry, catch it!" It was only now that He Yunxiao understood what Nanzhu meant. She was lying down, which explained how she could see the ceramic chubby dog on the high shelf. He Yunxiao took a look and realized that the dog had indeed fallen. With one hand supporting Nanzhu, making it impossible for him to move, and the other hand not able to reach it, he had no choice but to use some light footwork to catch it with his toe! He caught it! Very steady! As Xinger had said, Princess Nanzhu had always liked small animals since she was a child. However, due to her physical condition, she had never had the chance to interact with them. Now, with this lifelike ceramic chubby dog, she naturally adored it. Not to mention, it was a gift from He Yunxiao. Seeing the small dog being caught and saved from being damaged, a heavy stone in Meng Qingrou's heart dropped. She couldn’t wait to get her hands on this treasure. Without waiting for He Yunxiao's response, she struggled and sat up from his arms. Meng Qingrou had moved twice and hadn’t yet stood up when she noticed He Yunxiao's toe was about to make the chubby dog teeter. You couldn't have everything, and He Yunxiao supported Nanzhu with one hand and steadied the chubby dog with his foot, while his remaining hand was empty to keep his balance, crouching and supporting the weight of both of them. This position was already his limit. "Don't move, or else if the little dog falls and breaks, don't blame me." Hearing that the little dog might break, Meng Qingrou immediately behaved obediently and didn't move, leaning against He Yunxiao like a log. She was even afraid to move her lips, meekly asking, "He Yunxiao, what do we do now?" He Yunxiao wryly smiled, "The simplest solution is to just not have this little dog. Both of my feet are on the ground, we could stand up right away." Meng Qingrou was anxious. "No, we can't, we can't. We can't let it fall." He Yunxiao chuckled, "With this position, you can't move, and I can't move. The dog can't move. We have to wait for Xinger. Once she takes the dog away, we can get out of this situation." In this position, Meng Qingrou was being supported by He Yunxiao's hand at her waist, so she was practically sleeping in his arms. This embarrassed position absolutely couldn’t be seen by Xinger! In front of Xinger, she had repeatedly said to "get rid of He Yunxiao," yet now with Xinger gone, she was "sleeping" in his arms. If Xinger saw this, she would definitely tease her for the rest of her life! After this, whatever she said to Xinger wouldn’t matter at all. How could I, as a princess, become like this? "Don't wait for Xinger," she said. "Why?" "It's just, we can't wait for her." He Yunxiao didn't blame her for being willful and teased her gently, "Nanzhu wants to be willful again, huh?" "Oh." Meng Qingrou's voice grew smaller. Then, she said with a plaintive tone, "Nanzhu doesn't want Xinger to see her like this. I specifically told her not to see He Yunxiao, but now, I'm... like this… He Yunxiao, if Xinger sees Nanzhu like this, she'll never listen to her again..." He Yunxiao knew that Meng Qingrou felt a bit wronged by his accusation of being willful. He quickly consoled her, saying, "Alright, I won't let her come in. We'll solve this situation ourselves." Meng Qingrou had been okay before, but after He Yunxiao's consolation, she felt even more wronged. Sobbing, she said, "Nanzhu has always... liked... but her mother doesn't let Nanzhu... sob..." Nanzhu's speech was intermittent and tearful, and He Yunxiao felt very sorry for her, but couldn't quite understand what she was saying. He could only guess the general idea and said, "I promise not to let the chubby dog break, okay? If it breaks, I'll take you to buy a new one tomorrow, buy ten of them, alright?" "Sob... okay, okay!" With a plan in mind, He said, "Nanzhu, close your eyes." When Nanzhu closed her eyes, He exerted force and tossed her upward. In the split second that Nanzhu's body was suspended, He bent his knees and reached out, catching the chubby dog with one hand on tiptoe. Then he quickly turned around and caught Nanzhu as she fell back down. This time, he used both hands to hold her securely. He transferred the chubby dog from his left hand to his right and then held it out to Meng Qingrou, poking her fair face with it. "Nanzhu, here's your little dog." Meng Qingrou opened her eyes, saw the dog in front of her, and quickly took it in both hands, hugging it joyfully. Then, she remembered something and, with a placating tone, tentatively said, "Sir, Nanzhu would like to be willful for a moment. Is that okay?" "How do you want to be willful?" "The little dog didn't break... and... I want to buy a new one..." He Yunxiao was speechless. Willful? Just this? Tl: Soothsayer.io