Chapter 242
242, Weirdness (1 more)
Xie Zhinuan woke up in the morning to find the weather splendid, and her mood was equally delightful. With her maids assisting her to wash and dress, she then set off to go for a run with her three pets.
Her maids didn’t understand, and Xie Zhinuan knew that no explanation would make it clear to them.
However, she didn’t expect that in addition to her three pets, there would be two more horses joining them.
These two horses belonged to Li Hengyi and were familiar from seeing them around, but she had never interacted with them before. Today came as a surprise when they decided to follow along.
The two horses came up to Xie Zhinuan, seeking affection, only to be pushed aside by Dahuang, looking rather aggrieved at her.
“…”
Xie Zhinuan could indeed see the look of grievance in the horses’ eyes.
She blinked in astonishment, thinking she had seen wrongly.
But no, she had not.
Had these two horses also become spirited creatures?
As Xie Zhinuan pondered this, she still reached out and patted their heads. Then the two horses galloped away, only to soon come back and, quite forcefully, nudge Dahuang aside to rub against her.
“Ah ah ah…”
Xie Zhinuan, jostled by the rubbing, struggled to stand upright, yet couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
She petted the horses gently.
She had never imagined that she would have a moment when animals were so fond of her.
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Now, leaving the house with five animals in tow, she truly made an impressive sight.When she returned from her run, Li Hengyi and Yuanbao were standing at the doorway, with Steward Feng standing respectfully behind them.
Li Hengyi and Yuanbao, watching Xie Zhinuan surrounded by her animals, felt an indescribable sensation.
If all the conjectures from last night were true, her life had been too harsh. Yet she managed to find joy amid the suffering, going from having nothing to owning something substantial. In time, she would surely become one of the wealthiest people in Dazhou.
“Ha, you’re up!” Xie Zhinuan greeted them with a smile, her face covered in sweat and her breathing labored.
But she looked especially vibrant and lively.
Li Hengyi grunted acknowledgement and handed her a handkerchief.
“No need, I have one!” Xie Zhinuan waved her hand, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and wiped her face haphazardly, “I’ll go wash my face and change clothes, then I’ll make you breakfast!”
Li Hengyi felt a bit awkward.
Yuanbao pursed her lips and hurriedly turned her head away, not daring to watch her master make a fool of himself.
Steward Feng dared not breathe too loudly, thinking that Miss Xie really didn’t know what was good for her and had no sense of romance.
She had actually refused the handkerchief offered by Prince Li Hengyi.
“No need, I’ll just grab a quick bite later. You go freshen up!” Li Hengyi said softly, not minding as he took the handkerchief back.
“Wait just a moment for me, I can change clothes quickly. It won’t take much time to cook something in the kitchen, it’s no big deal!”
Xie Zhinuan was very casual about it.
First, she went to the guest courtyard to have someone prepare water for her to wash up and change clothes, then headed to the kitchen.
She took a look around and made an egg and spinach soup, kneaded some dough to cook a few pancakes, and mixed a cucumber salad. She then served the breakfast invitingly for Li Hengyi.
“…”
Looking at Xie Zhinuan, who was smiling warmly, Li Hengyi felt an inexplicable emotion stirring within him.
If she truly was Xie Nuan, he thought of the sprite-like young girl of his memories, whose fate was filled with bumps and elicited sympathy from others.
If she were at the Marquis’s house, she would never need to step into the kitchen; with three brothers doting on her to the skies and a mother who adored her to the bones, she probably wouldn’t even know which way the kitchen doors opened.
Xie Zhinuan sat down beside Li Hengyi and looked at him puzzledly, “What’s with you today? You’re acting strange. Did you not sleep well last night?”
Xie Zhinuan bombarded him with a series of questions.
Li Hengyi didn’t even know how to respond to her questioning, “It’s nothing, I’m just really grateful that you made breakfast for me!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan didn’t believe that answer.
This morning, it wasn’t just Li Hengyi who was acting strange. The way he looked at her, sometimes silent, sometimes touched, sometimes pitying, sometimes resentful, changed very rapidly.
Chapter 243