Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 156 Dispute

"Jingchen! I just came back and was about to look for you, and then you came. We really have a tacit understanding!"

Tang Jingchen had a warm smile on his face. He had asked Shun'er to keep an eye on her and inform him as soon as she came back, so he was able to come at such a coincidence.

"Come on, drink this medicine quickly."

When Xiao Guoer saw him take out a bowl of black medicine from the food box, she felt her stomach churning and she felt nauseous.

She pouted, twisted her body, and made a sad face, and said to her boyfriend in a coquettish voice, "This medicine is too bitter! I don't want to drink it!"

Tang Jingchen had already prepared himself. Seeing her like this, he took out a bag of candied fruits from his arms. His tone was as gentle as the spring breeze blowing across the lake, and he patiently coaxed her.

"Be good, how can you not drink the medicine? If the snake venom in your body is not completely removed, it will inevitably leave a root of disease in the future. Be obedient, drink the medicine while it is hot, and eat a few candied fruits, then it won't be so bitter. I didn't see you come back at noon, did you have a good meal? Are you hungry now? After you finish drinking the medicine, I will take you to eat something delicious, okay? There is a famous restaurant in Huaiyang, and the dishes there are excellent. Don't you want to try the special dishes of Huaiyang?"

The girl knew in her heart that she had to drink the medicine, but with her boyfriend around, she became extra squeamish and had to throw a tantrum, as if having her boyfriend pampering and coaxing her made her feel sweet, and the medicine would be less bitter when she took it.

The little girl took a deep breath, raised the bowl, and gulped down the medicine.

As soon as her bright red lips, stained with the medicine, left the edge of the bowl, her boyfriend filled them with a sweet candied fruit.

"You must be exhausted today. Have you found the cause of the plague? Even if you haven't, don't be sad. You have tried your best."

Xiao Guoer chewed the candied fruit in her mouth, letting the sweet taste cover the bitter soup, and said incoherently, "I have found some clues. I have been wandering around all day and I am almost dead tired. Finally, I found that the plague is related to the creek. Oh, I am so hungry. Take me to eat first, and we can talk while walking."

"it is good."

The largest restaurant in Huaiyang City.

In an elegant room, the table is filled with Huaiyang's famous dishes. Every dish is so delicious and tasty that it makes people salivate at the sight.

Despite the delicious food on the table, neither of the two people in the elegant room picked up their chopsticks. Only the sound of angry quarrels filled the room.

"What did you say? Did you promise the Eighth Prince to work for him? How can you agree to this condition? No! Go back quickly and tell the Eighth Prince that you will not investigate anymore. Let him seal off the village tomorrow!"

When Tang Jingchen heard what Xiao Guoer said, he immediately became furious, his tone was extremely harsh, and his face was full of anger and dissatisfaction.

Xiao Guoer didn't expect him to react so strongly and was shocked by his sudden anger. She had never seen him speak to her so harshly and couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved and angry.

Xiao Guoer gritted her teeth, blinked her sore eyes, and said firmly, "It took a lot of effort to find that stream. We will definitely find the cause tomorrow. It would be a pity to give up now. That's the lives of several villages! I won't go!"

Seeing that she had no intention of backing down, Tang Jingchen became even more angry, and his voice unconsciously raised a little, "Have you ever thought about what to do if the Eighth Prince asks you to do something extremely dangerous or even life-threatening in the future? Besides, that mountain is full of dangers. Last time, we almost died there. Who knows what we will encounter next time? The lives of those villagers are indeed regrettable, but I don't want to see you in danger even more! You must come with me to find the Eighth Prince now and tell him that you are not feeling well and cannot be checked tomorrow. If you don't want to go, I can go and explain it to the Eighth Prince on your behalf!"

Tang Jingchen said this and was about to get up and walk out.

Seeing this, Xiao Guoer was so anxious that she shouted, "No! I won't let you go!" She held his sleeve tightly to prevent him from leaving. "I will bring more people to the mountains tomorrow, and nothing will happen! Although I promised the Eighth Prince that I would serve him in the future, I am not stupid and I know how to adapt to circumstances. If he asks me to commit murder, can't I really do it? Find an excuse to get away with it, or pretend that I can't do it, and then think of a way when the time comes!"

Tang Jingchen forcefully pulled away the sleeve that Xiao Guoer was holding tightly in her hand. He totally disagreed with her wild idea and rebuked her in a calm voice, "The Eighth Prince is very scheming. How could he be so easily deceived? You think too simply! You have always been very smart. How come you don't even understand the principle of 'to seek the skin of a tiger is to gain nothing'?"

"So what if I took the risk? There are so many lives that have a chance to survive. Do you want me to watch them die? I can't just stand there and watch!"

"If those lives have to be saved at the cost of your safety, then don't save them!"

Xiao Guoer watched him walk out despite her attempts to stop him, and she was very anxious. "I don't allow you to ask the Eighth Prince to turn it down for me. Did you hear me?"

"I don't allow you to continue investigating!"

Xiao Guoer watched Tang Jingchen stride forward, only one step away from the door. In her anxiety, she said without thinking, "It's not your turn to decide my affairs! If you dare not listen to me, we will break up now!"

Tang Jingchen's body suddenly paused, and his hand that was about to push the door stopped in mid-air, as if someone had pressed an acupoint. After a while, he turned around and looked at Xiao Guoer with eyes full of disbelief and sadness. His voice was low and hoarse, revealing sadness, "You... actually want to separate from me... for those insignificant villagers?"

Xiao Guoer stared into Tang Jingchen's eyes full of pain, and her heart couldn't help but feel a sharp pain.

Her words just now were purely impulsive and she blurted them out without thinking. She now regrets it deeply.

How could she easily say the word "break up"? This is undoubtedly a taboo in love!

"I..." Xiao Guo'er was speechless. Her usual eloquence seemed to have disappeared in an instant. She was like a tongue-tied person, and couldn't utter a word despite trying so hard.

In Tang Jingchen's eyes, her attitude of neither denying nor defending was equivalent to tacitly agreeing with his statement, which made him even more heartbroken.

He pushed open the door of the elegant room with a frosty face, leaving only his whisper full of disappointment and loneliness in the air, "I won't meddle in other people's business anymore!

After all, he was a spoiled young master, how could he have ever been treated like this? Being told to "break up" by the girl he loved, which man with a strong sense of self-esteem could stand it?

Tang Jingchen felt that all his internal organs were hurt, as if they were pierced by dense steel needles, and he was in great pain.

He had never thought that she would say such a decisive word - break up! He treated her wholeheartedly and gave her all his love, but she wanted to break up with him for those who had nothing to do with them! How could he not be sad!