RWWAI 11

Chapter 11: Irresponsible and Wildly Spouting Nonsense

That same evening, the moment Luo Fan stepped into the bedchamber, I wore a stern face and forced him to sit down.

"Things are looking bad. You won't be able to sleep on my floor anymore,"

I said earnestly.

Naturally, Luo Fan gave me another bewildered:

"Huh?"

I explained:

"Because of your incompetence and cowardice, Doctor Zhou thinks we're so deeply in love that Qin Miaomiao has turned into a mere smoke-screen surrogate for bearing a child!"

Hearing this, Luo Fan responded dismissively:

"Does what Doctor Zhou think even matter? Wouldn't it be fine as long as Qin Miaomiao doesn't think that?"

I admit, out of everyone in the entire commandant's estate, I was probably the only one who actually cared what Doctor Zhou thought.

But if a lie is repeated often enough, people will believe it.

We couldn't just wait until Qin Miaomiao gave birth and actually silence Doctor Zhou, could we?

Our missions weren't that dark and twisted!

So I stated:

"Qin Miaomiao might not think that right now, but if we keep acting all glued together day and night, sooner or later she'll start thinking the exact same thing!"

Luo Fan pondered for a moment and replied:

"But without you around during the day, I can't handle the official paperwork at all!"

I nodded and said:

"That's why from now on, you're going back to sleep in the Jiaoyue Pavilion at night."

Luo Fan immediately protested:

"How could that possibly work?!"

"Why wouldn't it? I'm just telling you to go sleep, not asking you to do anything else! Besides, Qin Miaomiao's belly is huge now; do you really think she'll still be in the mood to do anything with you?"

I continued to spin far-fetched, unconvincing rationalizations.

"It's not a question of doing anything..."

Luo Fan said with a look of utter distress.

"Don't you feel awkward lying in bed with a complete stranger? Can you actually fall asleep?"

I understood his internal conflict, because sleeping on the floor in my room was fine, but that definitely wouldn't fly over at the Jiaoyue Pavilion.

However, if Doctor Zhou continued down this misunderstanding, what would happen if I accidentally couldn't help myself, flirted with him again, and scared him into poisoning himself mute?

So, talking straight out of my ass, I answered:

"It's not awkward at all! Isn't it just sleeping? As long as there's a blanket and a pillow, I wouldn't feel awkward no matter who is lying next to me."

Clearly not expecting me to spout such irresponsible, wild nonsense, Luo Fan froze for a moment.

The next second, he actually took a step closer.

"You really can?"

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

I swallowed hard and continued spouting nonsense:

"Of course! As long as I'm tired enough, the moment my eyes close, I can fall asleep instantly—not caring about anything, not minding a thing."

Luo Fan still didn't believe me and took yet another step closer.

Whether Qi Lu naturally looked like this or Luo Fan's true intentions were showing, I abruptly felt as though I could read some sort of dangerous message deep within his eyes.

"Even with a complete stranger you don't know at all, you can lie in the same bed without a single care and sleep soundly?"

His tone gave me an indescribable sense of oppression.

My confidence plummeted by more than half, but I still stubbornly nodded to put up a front.

Luo Fan's lips slowly curved upward.

"Since that's the case, sharing a bed with someone you see every single day should give you even less reason to object, right?"

Hold on a minute!

What did he mean by that?

Luo Fan looked at me with a malevolent, mischievous grin.

"So you won't let me sleep on the floor, huh? You brought this on yourself..."

A few minutes later, Qin Miaomiao was dumped into my bedchamber, while Luo Fan happily went off to sleep in the big bed at the Jiaoyue Pavilion all by himself.

Looking at Qin Miaomiao, who sat apprehensively on the edge of the bed with a shifty, evasive gaze, I awkwardly twitched the corners of my mouth.

After a brief moment, Qin Miaomiao finally spoke up:

"Madam... has something displeased you and My Lord?"

I forced out a couple of dry laughs and shook my head.

Qin Miaomiao nodded, and then, as if a sudden realization had dawned upon her, a faint smile blossomed across her face.

That completely untimely smile gave me the chills, prompting me to ask:

"What... what are you smiling at?"

Qin Miaomiao shook her head, maintaining that gentle smile as she replied:

"When I first met My Lord, he often mentioned that Madam had a strong, unyielding disposition and wasn't easy to approach. This concubine was foolish; hearing it so often, I actually took it to heart, mistakenly thinking that... My Lord and Madam had never been on good terms."

I: "Huh?"

"Thinking back on it now, when My Lord spoke of you being 'not easy to approach' back then, where was that ever a complaint against Madam? It was clearly out of heartache because your personality was too strong, and you insisted on carrying everything on your own shoulders. If not for that, why would My Lord have specially sent this concubine over tonight to keep Madam company and help pass along a bit of pregnancy luck?"

Oh no.

As a modern person, I naturally knew that any saying like "hanging out with pregnant women makes it easier to get pregnant yourself" was complete feudal superstition.

The problem was that Qin Miaomiao believed it!

She clearly misunderstood now, thinking Qi Lu had deep feelings for me—so deep and affectionate that he couldn't bear me being childless, and specially arranged for Qin Miaomiao to "infect" me.

Little did I know, her next sentence was the one that genuinely made my spine turn to ice.

"Madam might find it hard to believe, but when this concubine first met My Lord, I truly had no idea he was already a married man. When I later found out, I never dared to harbor extravagant hopes of entering the commandant's estate for any title or status. If not for falling pregnant later, and mistakenly assuming that My Lord and Madam had long since fallen out... this concubine would never have walked down this path no matter what."

She slowly raised her eyes to look at me, her gaze brimming with unyielding resolve.

"This concubine dares not deceive Madam. There is indeed a place for My Lord in my heart. But the grace Madam has shown to this concubine and her unborn child is something I shall never dare forget for as long as I live. Once the child is safely born, if Madam wishes it, this concubine will leave the commandant's estate and enter a nunnery to chant prayers for Madam and My Lord's lifelong peace."

Lowering her gaze, her face displayed the quiet forbearance and absolute determination unique to a tragic female lead.

"This concubine does not desire splendor or wealth. I only ask that Madam... remembering that he is also of the Qi family's flesh and blood, treat him kindly in the future. If you can do that, this concubine will have no further demands."

Damn it!

Luo Fan's mission had just completely crashed and burned into a flaming wreckage!