Madame is Pretending to be an Academic Slacker Again!

A starry night, full of chill.

The hot spring villa was in complete silence, with only the faint cooing of pigeons heard from the rooftop.

The man arrived travel-worn, lightened his steps, and pushed open the villa’s courtyard door.

The hot spring pool was located indoors on the first floor of the villa, with floor-to-ceiling windows ensuring both temperature and view were catered for. From the courtyard, he could already see the slender silhouette of a girl lying by the hot spring pool.

Half of her body was submerged in the pool, the other half exposed to the air.

Nalan Ye Jue’s breath tightened, and his pace quickened a bit.

He pushed the door open, went directly to the constant temperature rack by the pool, pulled off two large towels, and lifted Qin Xin out of the hot spring, wrapping her with a towel.

”You could fall asleep like this... silly girl...”

He carried her towards the bedroom.

Afraid to wake her, he was extremely cautious along the way, as if he was holding fragile jewelry.

He didn’t even dare to turn on the lights.

He had been to the villa a few times, so the layout was somewhat familiar, but before, there were always servants attending, so he didn’t have to move back and forth.

With the little woman in his arms, his knees struggled as he groped for the bedroom’s direction in the dark, accidentally stumbling on a step.

But he reacted quickly, bending his knees to stabilize himself. The mechanical knee brace tightly gripped his flesh, and he let out a muffled groan.

Taking a deep breath, he resumed his steps, moving steadily until he found the bedroom, and gently laid Qin Xin on the bed.

But a problem arose.

Although he wrapped her in a towel, her swimsuit was still wet, and sleeping like that would inevitably lead to a cold.

Should he wake her up?

Or let her sleep for a while and help her change clothes?

Nalan Ye Jue pondered for a moment.

Then he closed his eyes, his hands gently reaching for her swimsuit straps...

As his long fingers just touched her shoulder, he heard Qin Xin cough twice: ”I’ll do it myself.”

She was awake.

He wasn’t sure whether she woke up on the way or just now, but Nalan Ye Jue slowly retracted his fingers and turned around gentlemanly.

Beneath the blanket, Qin Xin changed into her pajamas. Although the lights were off, the presence of a man in the room was somewhat awkward.

She cleared her throat: ”You, back from the business trip?”

Man: ”Yes.”

Right after getting off the plane, he came straight here to find her, unable to occupy his mind with anything else.

He took a deep breath and solemnly began, ”I have something to say to you.”

Who knew, Qin Xin spoke at the same time, ”I have something to say to you.”

The air was laced with an even more awkward tension.

Nalan Ye Jue, gentlemanly once more, spoke, ”Okay, you go first.”

Qin Xin drew a document from the bedside and handed it to him.

Nalan Ye Jue’s eyes grew solemn.

Even though he hadn’t turned on the lights and couldn’t see the words on the document clearly, the thin paper, table format, and Qin Xin’s bold signature at the bottom filled him with an impending sense of doom.

For the first time in his life, he regretted being too much of a gentleman.

He should have spoken first.

However, Qin Xin had already begun: ”Let’s... annul the engagement.”

Calm and composed.

A world away from the hesitant and bewildered little girl in the countryside before.

Indeed, she seemed more at ease by Master Tuantuan’s side.

Nalan Ye Jue’s heart tightened slightly, his hand holding the document trembled a bit. He took a deep breath and slowly said, ”In the Nalan Family, men never divorce. Little wife, if I’ve done anything wrong, I can change.”

Qin Xin: ”It’s not that you did anything wrong. It’s... that we shouldn’t continue.”

Nalan Ye Jue gazed into her eyes in the dark: ”Give me a chance to explain.”