After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 524 - 515: Exposing All Secrets

Chapter 524: Chapter 515: Exposing All Secrets

The once quiet riverbank suddenly filled with the muffled thuds of fists meeting flesh and the rising sounds of screams.

The homeless man initially intended to rush over to shield the young girl, but before he could make it, he saw her charging forward, wordlessly swinging her fist into the side of the face of the person who was running at the front and had been shouting the loudest.

In that instant, he thought he even vaguely saw the person’s teeth flying out!

An embodiment of ’actions speak louder than words’.

Then ensued a one-sided beating.

Only it was the reverse of what he had expected.

It was the girl, pummeling the three on the other side.

The night was inherently quiet, making the sound of fists hitting flesh especially clear, causing his teeth to ache involuntarily.

Fortunately, the beating ended quickly.

The three who were chasing him were in a half-drunken state; they had just chased him for several minutes, significantly impairing their brain’s control over their bodies, and their previous aggression was fueled merely by a fierce impulse, hoping to intimidate their target into backing down before any real harm was done.

But this time, they not only provoked someone unafraid of them, but someone who hit harder.

The outcome was destined to be grim.

However, after knocking them down so they couldn’t get back up, Jiang Lingxi swayed as well.

Not from injury, just purely from hunger.

Fighting requires energy, and the last meal she had was lunch with Tong Yue, so she was already hungry by then, only lacking appetite, which made her skip dinner entirely.

Having just beaten people ruthlessly, the intense exercise only made her hungrier.

"Are you, are you okay?"

The homeless man, frightened, subconsciously took two steps forward, but looking at his dirty hands, he hesitated to offer support, "Did you, uh, get hurt just now?"

Jiang Lingxi didn’t feel like talking, merely pursed her lips and shook her head at him, turning to leave the now noisy place, when suddenly her vision went black.

The homeless man saw her suddenly fall backward and couldn’t care about anything else, hurriedly reaching out to catch her, only to be preempted by a figure swiftly rushing over.

With immense willpower, Jiang Lingxi overcame the momentary dizziness and realized she was in a cool, fragrant embrace.

The familiar scent instantly dissolved the willpower she had barely gathered, "Yunqing?"

Shen Yunqing held her waist tightly, his eyes filled with pity, "Yes, I’m here."

Jiang Lingxi simply let herself lean against him, took a moment and asked, "What are you doing here?"

This was her first time going out late at night to clear her head since waking up in this world.

Even though she was too hungry to think, she was sure she hadn’t informed anyone beforehand, so no one should know she would wander here alone.

Shen Yunqing, who should have been resting in Xiyuan, appearing here was quite unexpected for her.

"Let’s go back first." Shen Yunqing knew exactly what she was most concerned about right now, and without hesitation, pretended to be weak, "It’s late, I’m a bit cold."

Jiang Lingxi, who still wanted to find a quiet corner to sit for a while longer, hesitated, but nodded, "Alright."

"Here."

Jiang Lingxi looked at Shen Yunqing crouching in front of her and reached out to wrap her arms around his neck.

The homeless man watched wide-eyed as the newcomer carried off the quiet yet fierce young girl, then looked at the three tattooed men on the ground who couldn’t get up, utterly perplexed, "What kind of show is this?"

*

"Mr. Shen, you’re back."

Shen Yunqing nodded towards the approaching residential manager, "Could you please press the elevator for me?"

"Certainly, you’re welcome."

As Jiang Lingxi, who was beginning to feel sleepy from the leftover calming scent, heard the conversation, she opened her eyes and looked over, seeing the manager of the building she lived in pressing the elevator, "Back?"

What does that mean?

She patted Shen Yunqing’s shoulder: "You were here before?"

The manager held the elevator door open, smiled, and replied, "Mr. Shen sat in the lobby for almost three hours earlier."

Even though she didn’t understand why Miss Jiang, who had apparently already returned home, Mr. Shen came looking for someone but couldn’t even get into the room, and after going downstairs didn’t leave but just waited in the lobby, and didn’t go up to speak when Miss Jiang came down but quietly followed her after she went out.

Their behavior through the night was puzzling to her, but her professionalism as a high-end residential property manager told her this wasn’t something she should be curious about, and even if she was, she had to keep it strictly to herself and not question it.

But the question could still be answered.

Shen Yunqing glanced at her, and the manager wisely shut her mouth.

Once the two were in the elevator, she quietly muttered: "No matter what status, the road for a man chasing the girl he likes is equally bumpy!" and yawned again, "Equally exhausting too."

Heading back home, Jiang Lingxi was fully awake.

Recalling everything she had done that night, she felt a rare embarrassment.

But she quickly stopped caring about all that after changing her clothes, when walking out of the closet she saw the supper already laid out on the dining table.

"Only one place nearby serves Cantonese dim sum at this hour, have some first, an empty stomach isn’t good for you."

Facing Shen Yunqing, speaking as if coaxing a child, Jiang Lingxi hesitated at her throat; even though she didn’t have much appetite, she still obediently accepted the chopsticks and spoon.

After eating a basket of shrimp dumplings and a basket of steamed ribs, followed by a small bowl of porridge, Jiang Lingxi put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, leaned back, and looked at the person sitting opposite, "Tell me, when did you arrive?"

Shen Yunqing poured another glass of water and handed it over before replying, "After Changning sent you back, he messaged me, saying you looked a bit tired and hadn’t had dinner."

Jiang Lingxi was silent for a moment, reviewing that message, "Why is there a problem with that?"

Looking a bit tired was natural, given she had been busy lately, and now she finally had a chance to relax, and without others around except Changning, she let herself slacken a little.

Not having dinner was merely because she didn’t feel like eating. Besides, occasionally skipping dinner is normal, right?

After all, even she didn’t see any issue here; how would an outsider?

Who knew someone would notice something unexpected from just a single message!

"Your Majesty," Shen Yunqing suddenly changed his form of address, "the manor you secretly bought in the outskirts of the capital, where not even the manager knows your real identity, was originally my mother’s dowry."

Jiang Lingxi, holding the water up to her lips to drink, almost spat it out at this revelation.

"Cough, cough, cough, then the things I did at the manor..." she closed her eyes, finding this reality hard to accept, "you wouldn’t know all about them, would you?"

Shen Yunqing nodded honestly, "More or less."

Jiang Lingxi immediately wanted to avoid facing him; she was fully aware of what she had done there!

But Shen Yunqing was intent on clarifying everything, "Qing Yuan said that you would occasionally instruct her before bed and then disappear. So I secretly followed you once and discovered you were going to that manor on the outskirts of the capital, where you fished by the pond for an entire night, just returning before dawn for morning court."

"That time you cut grass, you even nicked your finger, and lied saying a sword dance injured you."

"The flowers you planted actually died, I quietly replaced them during the day. Since you don’t visit often, you didn’t notice."

"The first time you delivered a lamb, even the manager said you handled it excellently."

...

Jiang Lingxi put down the cup and directly covered his mouth, "Alright, enough."

Her secrets just got totally exposed like this!

"Your Majesty," Shen Yunqing firmly moved her hand away from his lips, "from then on, I realized you are human, not a deity."

"Even though seated high in the bright hall, you have the right to indulge yourself."

"I’ve always wanted to say, but never had the opportunity, your way of relaxing is so pure and straightforward."

"It was also then that I first felt the thrill of heart flutter."

"I beg Your Majesty’s forgiveness for my intrusion during those times; I was simply worried and couldn’t help myself."

"In the future, may I accompany Your Majesty in these habits?"

Jiang Lingxi withdrew her hand, and after two seconds of silence, "Delivering lambs?"

Shen Yunqing: "...I can learn."