What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 241 - 237: Am I Not Gentle?

Tang Xiaobai had thought that Wenren Jia knew the person who forged the seal.

But he never expected that the fake seal came from Wenren Jia’s own hands.

"He said after the Qin Family incident, he’d been waiting, waiting for someone to bring him that fake seal—"

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but recall how cooperative Wenren Jia was when they first found him.

No wonder he had been waiting for them.

It’s just that at that time, seeing the Qin Brothers were still young and without backing or strength, if he rashly told them, they might impulsively want to immediately expose that person.

That would be like an ant trying to shake a mighty tree.

"Wenren must have had a hard time over the years, right?" Tang Xiaobai sighed, "How could the person let him off easily after he made the fake seal?"

Silencing is the basic skill of a villain!

Wenren Jia was just a child back then. How cautious and lucky he must have been to escape the pursuit?

Li Mu glanced at her, and said indifferently, "He has his family to protect him, it’s not that difficult."

"Oh? Is the Wenren Family very famous?" Tang Xiaobai asked curiously.

She hadn’t heard of any impressive family with the surname Wenren. Was she ignorant?

"Wenren is his alias," Li Mu said, "His original surname is Pei."

Pei?!

Tang Xiaobai was shocked: "The Pei from Wenxi, Hedong?"

Li Mu nodded.

Tang Xiaobai stood with her mouth agape for a long time.

Hedong Dao, Jiangzhou Prefecture, Wenxi County.

There was a world-renowned aristocratic family, the Pei Family of Hedong.

Pei Xuan was from the Pei Family of Hedong.

Tang Xiaobai was amazed for a long time, words accumulating into a single exclamation: "No wonder he’s so formidable..." A legacy of family learning, excellence passed down through generations!

However, after she said this, her little ancestor just looked at her.

Looking at her, looking at her, constantly staring at her, without blinking.

"What’s wrong?" Tang Xiaobai instinctively touched her face.

His lips moved, half smiling.

"Does the Second Miss admire Wenren Jia?" he asked.

His eyes were as dark as lacquer, cold and deep, without a trace of light.

Tang Xiaobai instinctively wanted to shake her head, but stopped halfway and switched to nodding.

And she nodded particularly vigorously.

She couldn’t always be suppressed by her little ancestor!

She had to fight back!

She refused to believe her little ancestor could do anything to her!

"Yes!" Tang Xiaobai said with a sweet smile, "I like gentle big brothers like Wenren Jia!"

He tightened his lips, staring at her intently.

Tang Xiaobai felt a chill in her heart under his gaze.

She was about to admit defeat and say "I like Ah Xiao more" when he suddenly leaned forward.

Tang Xiaobai instinctively leaned back to avoid him, but saw him raise his arms, gently lifting the hat that hung on her back and putting it on her with extreme gentleness.

The cool gaze lightly traced her face, the trace leaving a tingly warmth, like feathers brushing by.

Tang Xiaobai felt her face gradually heating up.

She was about to seriously push him away when he suddenly said, "Am I not gentle?"

Tang Xiaobai was stunned, then burst out laughing.

Li Mu watched her laugh until she nearly tipped over, raising his hand to steady her while frowning.

Was he really not gentle enough?

...

In the early morning of the next day, Li Mu rose as usual before dawn, practicing martial arts on the cliff while keeping an ear out for any movement from Tang Xiaobai’s tent.

Upon seeing Tao Zi come out, he descended from the cliff.

Tao Zi turned around and was startled nearly enough to drop the basin in her hands as he suddenly appeared before her.

"Mr. Qin?"

Li Mu initially didn’t intend to respond, but suddenly remembered last night’s complaint about not being gentle, he hesitated for a moment and responded with a simple "Hmm."

Tao Zi, long accustomed to his usual disregard for people, was caught off guard by his sudden acknowledgment and was momentarily speechless.

"Is the Second Miss awake?" Li Mu asked.

His tone was much better than usual.

Tao Zi was a bit flustered, nodding hesitantly: "Awake, she’ll be out soon!"

Li Mu "hmm"ed again, was about to wave her off but retracted his hand, asking, "Are you going to fetch water?" Seeing Tao Zi nod, he added, "Let Mo Ji go!"

Just as the words left his mouth, the basin in Tao Zi’s hand disappeared, a shadow swiftly darting towards the water.

"Th-thank you..." Tao Zi said, looking at Li Mu as if she had seen a ghost.

Tang Xiaobai, listening inside, also felt it was as if she had seen a ghost.

The little ancestor had always been aloof to the point of rudeness, what happened today?

Was he possessed?

Just as she was thinking this, she heard his voice exchanging pleasantries with Xin Yi, prompting Tang Xiaobai to poke her head out of the tent.

Li Mu had been very attentive to the movements inside the tent, noticing immediately the moment she peeked out.

Her body hadn’t emerged, just her head.

Her fair and tender face, eyes large and round, dark and bright.

Her hair was unkempt, with a few strands sticking up wildly from her crown, and a little lock slipped through a gap, hanging outside the tent.

Seeing her, Li Mu couldn’t help but curve his lips: "Second Miss is up?"

Tang Xiaobai nodded lazily, asking, "How come you’re here?"

It didn’t seem like he was possessed either.

"I was practicing martial arts on the mountain, saw you were up, and came to have a look."

Tang Xiaobai "Oh"ed, looked him over but couldn’t see anything particular, so she withdrew back into the tent.

Afterward, she heard the little ancestor conversing with Xin Yi again, prompting Tang Xiaobai to frown as she quickly tied her hair back into a ponytail, hurriedly put on her shoes and clothes, and went out to find Xin Yi already gone.

"Where’s Xin Yi?" she looked around, "Wasn’t he just talking?"

"Gone," Li Mu replied casually, stepping closer to her, raising a hand to touch her hair.

"What were you talking about?" Tang Xiaobai asked nonchalantly.

"Nothing much," Li Mu replied just as casually.

"Nothing much" is still something, right?

Tang Xiaobai grumbled internally.

Suddenly, her scalp felt loose as her just-tied hair fell apart.

Li Mu hooked his finger around the hairband, saying, "You didn’t tie it properly," paused briefly, "Let me help you fix it."

Seeing his slightly curled fingers, Tang Xiaobai suddenly stopped questioning.

"Then tie it like yours," she pointed to Li Mu’s hair bun, said.

Men’s hair buns were simple, gathering all hair atop the head and securing it in place.

This clean and neat hairstyle was convenient for movement.

With the tent flap lifted, Tang Xiaobai knelt by the entrance, letting Li Mu do her hair, the comb’s massage on her scalp was just right, so comfortable she squinted her eyes, her voice turning lazy: "What’s with you today?"

"What do you mean?" Li Mu asked in return.

"Normally, you don’t talk so much with Xin Yi and Tao Zi," Tang Xiaobai grumbled.

"Isn’t it good?"

"Not bad..." Tang Xiaobai admitted bashfully.

He’d become much more polite, but it still felt strange.

"The Second Miss doesn’t like me talking to them?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Uh... not at all, it’s nice, very polite!"

Li Mu "Oh"ed once more.

Tang Xiaobai pondered on that "Oh" for a moment, then called him: "Ah Xiao."

"Hmm?"

"I think it’s better when you’re normal, just be yourself!"

He paused his hair-combing action.

After quite a while, she heard his faint voice: "Don’t you like gentle big brothers?"

Tang Xiaobai was stunned for a long while, then stammered, "But, but even if you’re gentle, you’re, you’re still not a big brother..."