Bride Swap Backfire: My Cousin's Rebirth Made Us a Power Couple Chapter 328 - 132: Bumped into Twice2

Never before had Chen Wanqing missed De’an so desperately.

If De’an had been here, Zhao Jing would never have been so wild.

It was like the end of the world. She was frightened just watching his fervor.

She worried he would die of exhaustion, but even more, she worried that before he did, she would die first from that soul-stealing, bone-deep pleasure.

Chen Wanqing hadn’t left her room in two days. Not just the house, but her very bedroom. Her body ached, forcing her to stay in bed and rest.

Chen Wanqing gave Zhao Jing, the one responsible for her current state, a rare cold shoulder.

But Zhao Jing had always been shaless with her. He could swallow his pride and sweet-talk her, or he could feign dejection and guilt until she softened.

After this barrage of tactics, Chen Wanqing helplessly let her cold expression falter once again.

But to stop Jing from wearing her out again, she banished him to De’an’s room for the night. They would sleep separately.

Though she woke in the middle of the night to find Zhao Jing lying beside her again, she decided to let it go. ’It’s not worth the energy to argue with him.’

On the morning of the third day, Chen Wanqing was up at the crack of dawn.

After a full day of proper rest, she was now brimming with energy. She wanted to walk a few laps around the courtyard to stretch her limbs.

But before she could even take a step outside, there was a loud POUND POUND POUND on the main gate.

Chen Wanqing’s brow furrowed. ’It must be Cui Wei’s n,’ she thought, not daring to approach the gate.

Zhao Jing stepped forward, pushed her back toward the room, and went to see what the matter was.

"Sister, Jing, are you up? Open the door!"

"It’s De’an."

They exchanged a glance and hurried to open the door together.

De’an was surprised to see them both. "I thought you weren’t up yet."

"What hour do you think it is? We’ve already finished breakfast," Chen Wanqing said, glancing at the sky and feeling a pang of guilt. ’Just a couple of days ago, Jing would still be fooling around at this ti. Thank goodness I stopped him today. It would have been mortifying if De’an had knocked and we took forever to answer.’

"I thought you were staying with the Wang Family. Why the sudden return?"

De’an walked past them and into the house. "I missed you guys, so I ca back to stay for a couple of days. By the way, Sister, has Dad co ho at all in the last two days?"

"No, Dad’s very busy."

"Is there anything to eat? I’m a little hungry."

"Nothing’s left, I’ve already washed the pots. What would you like? I can go buy you sothing."

"Don’t go out, it’s too much trouble. Just boil a couple of eggs for . It’ll be ti for lunch soon anyway."

Instead of boiling eggs, Chen Wanqing took out so flour and eggs, chopped up so scallions, and mixed it all into a batter. She quickly pan-fried a few savory egg pancakes.

De’an loved these savory pancakes. Rolled up with pickled vegetables, he could devour ten in one go.

While Chen Wanqing made the pancakes, Zhao Jing watched Chen De’an, asking probingly, "How was your stay with the Wang Family?"

"It was fine. The Wang Family is incredibly wealthy. The food, the anities—everything was exquisite. They even assigned servants to wait on us. A sha, really. We’re too used to being poor; we just couldn’t adapt. That’s why I decided it was better to co back and stay with you."

"What did you do these past couple of days?"

"Not much of anything. We went back and collapsed right after the exam, then slept in late the next day. After getting up, we took a tour of the Wang Family’s estate, and at night, we drank..."

At the ntion of drinking, De’an hesitated, then continued slowly, "We drank ourselves stupid. Every last one of us slept until the next afternoon."

The fresh, savory pancakes, paired with the pickled vegetables, tasted absolutely divine to De’an.

During his stay, the Wang Family had treated them like honored guests, sparing no expense to ensure their comfort.

They feasted on exotic delicacies, slept under silk and brocade quilts, and drank Pre-Qingming Longjing Tea. Even the scented soap they used for washing cost a tael of silver per bar.

’Perhaps this was just everyday life for the Wang Family, or perhaps it was all arranged specially for them. Either way, they felt they didn’t deserve it, and none of them were truly at ease.’

’But being ill at ease was pointless. He couldn’t just co back and disturb his sister and Jing, so he had continued to put up with it.’

But after what had happened, he simply couldn’t stay there a mont longer.

Upon hearing this, both Zhao Jing and Chen Wanqing frowned slightly.

"Maybe we should just move to an inn..."

"That’s not a good idea."

De’an and Zhao Jing said in unison, "Since we’re already in their debt, we might as well see it through to the end." ’Besides,’ they thought, ’it’s only a few more days until the results are announced. Everyone can hold out for just a few more days.’

As for how to repay the favor, giving Huang Chen and Chu Xun silver coins to cover the costs was out of the question; they would never accept it. It would be better to simply give them so more of their special incense as a token of gratitude.

The sa principle applied to the Wang Family. They had, after all, taken care of everyone and shown particular goodwill toward Zhao Jing. Their kindness could not be slighted.