CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 143: NOT ONLY IS THIS DOG OF A MAN PRETENTIOUS, HE’S ALSO UNREASONABLE

The Capital Governor looked disdainfully at Yun Ran, as if looking at an idiot.

"In broad daylight, under wide open skies, which wanted criminal would be foolish enough to run to the streets themselves? Is he afraid that others can’t catch him?"

Yun Ran: "...Even though it sounds unreasonable, it’s true."

"If you keep babbling nonsense, I will immediately have you thrown into a cell to keep company with cockroaches and rats! Do you believe it or not?"

"...I believe it."

Yun Ran felt helpless; it’s really not easy to earn some Silver in these times.

At times, she suspected that scoundrel had some backing, likely colluding secretly with this corrupt official, in cahoots!

After Yun Ran left the hall of the government office, Feng Xuan slipped down from the beams.

The Capital Governor immediately approached him, "Lord Feng, are you satisfied with the performance of this humble servant just now?"

Feng Xuan nodded indifferently, "It was alright."

"To receive a ’not bad’ from Lord Feng is an honor for this humble servant! His Highness still depends on Lord Feng to put in many good words!"

After Feng Xuan left, the Capital Governor looked at the wanted poster Yun Ran had left, staring at the black-clad, silver-faced man in the drawing, furrowing his brows in deep thought.

"Who is this person? That even His Highness’s right-hand man Lord Feng would personally take a trip? Should I send someone to investigate?"

...

Yun Ran was in a great mood after earning five hundred taels today.

After leaving the government office, she wandered around the market and bought a lot of food to take back.

"My lady, you’re finally back! Lord is waiting to dine with you!"

Upon seeing Yun Ran, Ying Yue quickly stepped forward to take the bundle from her hands.

Yun Ran smiled and stuffed a skewer of candied hawthorn, a sugar figurine, and a bag of preserved fruits into her hands, "Is Lord inside? I’ll go right away."

Nangong Mo sat at the dining table, watching Yun Ran enter empty-handed, and couldn’t help but squint his eyes.

During a fight, she’d cheer for others, and when buying food, he didn’t get a share.

Not that he must eat it, but that feeling of being out of favor is really unpleasant!

Yun Ran couldn’t ignore his resentful handsome face even if she wanted to.

Like a sunflower, wherever she went, he turned.

Yun Ran silently glanced at the ceiling, thinking of the little wolfdog Fifth Sister had raised, which let no one near. She chased it with a bone for three months, enticing it until she finally managed to steal it away.

Yun Ran circled to the back of Nangong Mo, placing both hands on his shoulders, leaning her head close to his face, "Lord, what’s wrong? Who annoyed you this time?"

Nangong Mo poked her forehead with two fingers, pushing her aside, snorting coldly, "Lord’s upset!"

[Little guy! So audacious!]

Yun Ran rolled her eyes inwardly, coaxing him in a gentle tone:

"Why are you upset? Who annoyed you? Could it be me again?"

"That’s right, it’s you."

Yun Ran: "..."

[Are you kidding me? I wasn’t home, how could I have annoyed you?! With mind powers?!]

"Lord, did you get it wrong? I just got back, how could it be me!"

Nangong Mo turned his handsome face to glance at her, snorting:

"I say it’s you, so it’s you."

He then left her with an aloof side profile.

Yun Ran: "..."

[The dastardly man is not only pretentious but also unreasonable!]

[Just taking advantage of being handsome! That’s being smug with beauty!]

[Really want to slap him to death!]

"Okay, fine! It’s me, it’s me! Then, what must I do to make you not angry?"

Hearing this, Nangong Mo finally turned his handsome face back to her, curled his lips, "A kiss..."

Before he could finish, Yun Ran quickly leaned over and pecked him lightly on the lips.

By the time Nangong Mo realized, she had already stepped back completely.

She looked at him triumphantly with raised eyebrows, "Lord, I kissed you! You can’t be angry anymore!"

The man pressed his lips, seemingly relishing, with some yearning reflected in his expression.

This scene made Yun Ran’s face feel hot, and she coughed lightly, averting her eyes, "Eat, eat!"

Clearly, someone was not satisfied, "Lord’s words were not finished just now."

"I didn’t kiss your face! Do you dare say it doesn’t count?!"

[Just say it, and your head will be knocked off!]

"Lord wasn’t talking about that."

Nangong Mo looked at Yun Ran, his thin lips lightly curving, smiling enigmatically, "Lord meant that one kiss is naturally not enough."

Yun Ran: "..."

"Lord, can we not be so shameless?"

The man raised his eyebrows, looking at her with a half-smile, his voice low and seductive, "Lord does have shame, do you want to try it?"

Yun Ran: "..."

It’s her fault! She shouldn’t have hoped for a scoundrel to change! How can you expect a rascal to reform?

...

Finally finishing the meal, Yun Ran was not only peeling fruits for him but also picking fish bones, just short of feeding him directly.

She still didn’t know what exactly had offended him?

After mulling over it, Yun Ran came to a conclusion:

They say beautiful women love to deceive.

Then, beautiful men just love to be pretentious!

However, when she went for a walk in the yard after the meal to aid digestion and accidentally saw her pot of flowers, at that moment, Yun Ran was completely dumbfounded!

It took a good half a day for her scattered soul to return.

Yun Ran rushed over to the plant in disbelief, staring at it.

Her flowers... her flowers were actually bald?!

From a lush pot full of leaves, now there were only three left!

And those little silver flowers, originally at least twenty or thirty, now only left one!!

How could this be?!

"Nangong Mo!"

"Nangong Mo, come here quickly!"

Nangong Mo leisurely appeared, turning his wheelchair.

"Why are you calling Lord? Missing Lord already?"

Yun Ran didn’t have time to bicker with him, holding the plant in front of him, "Nangong Mo, what’s wrong with my flowers?"

The man furrowed his brows, his handsome face full of confusion.

"Flowers? What flowers?"

"The pot of Ice Jade Purple Grass that Cousin Yan gave me!"

"When I saw it the day before yesterday, it was perfectly fine. How did it suddenly... become bald?!"

Yun Ran was at a loss, but then heard him say in an eerie tone:

"Yan Zichu gave you flowers?"

Yun Ran: "..."

[Oops! That expression, that tone... the dastardly man is going to throw a tantrum again...]

"Lord, it’s just an ordinary pot of flowers and plants! Don’t get worked up!"

"Lord’s not worked up."

"But, you actually accepted his flowers."

Yun Ran looked at him, two black lines quietly slipping down the corners of her eyes.

And this isn’t worked up? His expression was about to eat the flowers!

"Lord, none of this is the point! The point is, why did my flowers suddenly go bald?"

"Honestly, it wasn’t you, was it?"

Hearing this, the man raised his chin, a touch of arrogance on his celestial-like handsome face, "Would Lord do such a thing?"

"I think you would."

"..."

Nangong Mo pressed his thin lips together, speaking righteously, "Lord didn’t do it, Lord doesn’t know anything."

Yun Ran didn’t believe him one bit.

"Not you? Then who? It couldn’t be a flower thief, could it?"