Chapter 163 He is just running away
After hearing what the little woman said, the man's expression eased slightly.

The young woman then told the man that she was going to the villa on the top of the mountain. When the man heard this, he fell silent again.

After a long while, he asked her, "Can you not go?"

Qin Xiaoning frowned: "Everyone go."

Lu Ji asked her back: "Why do you want to learn from others?"

Seeing that she didn't say anything, he asked her worriedly, "Did he say anything to you at your mother's place today?"

She was worried that the Duke's wife would make things difficult for her.

Qin Xiaoning hurriedly said, "Madam treats me well, so don't be suspicious."

She simply told the truth: "I just like to play."

The little girl lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her clothes. After a long while, the man didn't respond. Then he looked up at her again: "Don't you want me to go?"

The man said: "It's not that I don't want you to go and play, but..."

Lu Ji frowned and said to her, "Wang's cousin is here too, don't you feel awkward?"

It would be a lie to say that I don't care at all.

But Qin Xiaoning had already expected this, and since she had accepted this fact, she no longer felt so awkward about it.

The main reason is that I want to go out and have fun.

But she didn't dare to say it to Lu Ji, otherwise, he would definitely scold her for being heartless.

The little girl did not answer the man's question directly, but frowned and asked him with a pout, "So, you won't let me go with you, right?"

He looks depressed and aggrieved.

As long as he said no, she would burst into tears again.

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Lu Ji said in a deep voice, then he walked away.

In all likelihood, she cannot be allowed to go with him.

The little girl raised her eyes to glance at the man's cold back, curled her lips and gave him a dark look, then raised her feet to follow him.

When they returned to Qingsong Garden, the maids had already prepared dinner. When they saw the two men return, the servants came in one after another and served them with meals.

Lu Ji washed his hands and glanced at the listless little guy: "Eat first."

The little girl raised her eyes and glanced at him: "I'm not very hungry."

"I don't want to eat anymore." She whispered.

Lu Ji threw down the towel he used to wash his hands, frowned at her, and said in a cold tone with a hint of coercion: "Are you going to lose your temper again?"

"No."

The little girl lowered her head and repeated like a mosquito: "I'm just not very hungry and don't want to eat."

The man frowned, then raised his hand and pulled her to him, holding back his temper, and coaxed her slowly, "Can you be a little bit better? If you want to go out and play, I'll take you there when I'm done with this."

If it's just about coaxing a child, he would be busy all day long and would never have any free time.

I just want to go to the mountaintop villa to enjoy the flowers and have fun.

The little girl has childish thoughts and is very playful.

But she also knew that men were stubborn and would not go back on their word. Since he didn't agree, it would be difficult for her to go.

I don't feel very happy.

"Okay then." She replied reluctantly, "Then I won't go. I'll ask Songzhi to report to the Madam later."

Lu Ji raised his hand and touched the little girl's head, and this time his tone became completely gentle: "Eat."

"I don't want to eat." The little girl lowered her eyes and insisted, "I'm really not hungry."

After saying that, he turned around and went to his back porch: "I'm tired, I want to rest for a while."

He just left in such a depressed mood.

Lu Ji frowned as he watched her leave sullenly.

The little thing is really spoiled. With such a coquettish temperament, how can he live under the mistress's nose in the future?

Let her be.

You are not young anymore, you can’t be too indulgent.

Thinking of this, Lu Ji sat down and started to eat. After taking two bites, he still felt uneasy, so he told Song Zhi, "Go and send her some snacks."

Songzhi picked up the snacks from the table and left.

After Songzhi came back, Lu Ji asked again: "What is she doing?"

Songzhi replied truthfully, "He is lying on the bed. The servant brought him some snacks, but he didn't eat them. He just said he wasn't hungry. He looked unhappy and listless."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ji finally put down his jade chopsticks, sighed, and stood up to go to the back porch.

He didn't knock on the door, but pushed it open and entered the room. He saw the little girl lying on the bed with her eyes closed. He came to sit beside the bed, glanced at her and said, "Stop pretending to sleep."

The little girl didn't move.

After a while, a big hand reached under her armpit. The little girl finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened her eyes with a giggle.

She got up quickly, put her slender arms around the man's neck, and said coquettishly, "Can you let me go with you?"

Lu Ji frowned, his tone filled with helplessness: "You are already so grown up, why are you still so playful?"

The little woman came over and kissed him, her soft lips kissing him on the face again and again.

Still acting like a spoiled child: "Please, just allow me to go."

The man raised his hand and held her in front of him, staring at her and asked, "A Ning, let me ask you, besides playing, do you think about anything else in your mind?"

"Yes." She replied without hesitation.

"What else are you thinking about? Tell me." The man frowned.

The little girl blinked, and her attitude was surprisingly obedient. She replied eagerly: "Besides playing, the person I think about the most is you."

Then he changed his words and said, "That's not right. You are number one in my heart. You are number one, playing is number two, eating is number three, and sleeping in is number four."

She spoke in a playful tone and chuckled as she spoke.

Like a child who will never grow up.

Lu Ji glared at her and cursed again, "You are so heartless."

Lu Ji explained to her helplessly: "It's not that I don't want you to come and play, but the Wang family girl is here too, and I always feel it's inappropriate for the two of you to be together."

Worried that her stepmother might be plotting against her?

Not really. In fact, Lu Ji still cannot accept the fact that the girl from the Wang family is his fiancée. He is escaping from the reality and does not want to acknowledge the existence of Wang Fengyi.

The little girl stopped smiling and said seriously, "Do I have to hide from my cousin Wang from now on? Wherever she is, I can't be there. Then when she gets married next year, do I have to hide in my room all day long?"

"That was not what I meant."

Lu Ji said: "There is still a year left, everything is still uncertain."

He was just escaping.

Qin Xiaoning looked at Lu Ji with anticipation in her eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "It's just that I really want to go to the mountaintop villa with you to see the peach blossoms. I just saw it for a while last year, but you interrupted me. If you don't allow me to go this year, I can only wait until next year. If the Duke's wife invites Miss Wang to go with her next year, do I have to wait until the year after next, or the year after that, or the year after that?"

"Should my life be messed up just because of a daughter of the royal family?"

After listening to her words, Lu Ji pondered for a long time and finally nodded.

It was the little girl's last words that touched him.

Her life shouldn't be messed up because of others.

Originally she thought she would have to bargain for a while longer, and she was even ready to use her trump card - the 'honey trap', but she didn't expect Lu Ji to agree so readily.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then she hugged the man and gave him a fierce kiss: "You are so nice!"

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The mentality of the heroine and the second female lead will slowly change as the plot develops. The following plot is worth looking forward to.