In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1212 - 1124: Isn’t it a bit too late to start pulling away now?

Chapter 1212: Chapter 1124: Isn’t it a bit too late to start pulling away now?

Following Xiaoxizi’s footsteps, Su Ke advanced along the uneven path through the disorderly garden. Fortunately, he encountered no one along the way.

Yet, Su Ke dared not be careless, vigilantly scanning his surroundings.

Once caught, he would be unable to explain himself even with eight mouths, and he might even implicate his older sister.

"Uncle-in-law, we are here."

Xiaoxizi suddenly halted, not moving forward.

Su Ke then focused and saw that this place was a quiet courtyard of the side palace hall. The slanting sun drew a long, hazy shadow on the stone steps, partially illuminating a clump of blooming winter jasmine with a surreal aura encroaching upon him.

"Where is she? Didn’t you say she wanted to see me?"

Suddenly, Su Ke doubted the wisdom of his risky venture here.

"Impatience won’t hasten the cooking of hot tofu, Uncle-in-law. Look over there."

Xiaoxizi flicked his sacred whisk.

Su Ke looked but saw nothing. Turning back, he saw Xiaoxizi had already retreated to a corner of the path and stood still, facing away from him.

Feeling somewhat uneasy and intrigued, Su Ke wanted to catch up but ultimately squatted down and walked towards the direction Xiaoxizi had indicated.

Ahead was a lush clump of Sacred Birth roses, and although the weather had warmed, the flowers were not yet blooming. The dense rose bushes formed a thick floral wall, forcing Su Ke to approach slowly.

Suddenly, a flicker of a garment’s hem flashed through the flowers, then disappeared.

Startled, Su Ke quickly followed.

The figure ahead seemed to have noticed Su Ke’s pursuit and appeared to start running.

Despite his quick pace, Su Ke was hindered by the floral wall. When he rounded it, the figure had already turned a corner.

"Qin Shuan’er, stop running!"

Su Ke couldn’t hold back and shouted loudly.

However, the figure ahead did not stop and instead ran even faster.

A rush of adrenaline surged through Su Ke, hastening his own pace. The courtyard was not large, and running along the floral wall, he came upon a small pavilion. The figure ahead paused suddenly, stopping and stealthily hiding behind the bushes.

Seeing this, Su Ke, delighted, dashed forward and grabbed her, unable to resist mocking, "Qin Shuan’er, you..."

"Shh! Don’t speak so loudly."

Qin Shuan’er stopped him from speaking and instead pulled him backward.

Though Su Ke glimpsed only briefly, he saw clearly that in the garden ahead, several people were gathering and laughing, among them appeared to be his older sister.

Was she trying not to be seen by her sister?

Thinking this, Su Ke relaxed and let Qin Shuan’er lead him by the hand back the way they came.

Watching her walk ahead, Su Ke felt an inexplicable lightness as if the stone slabs pressing on his chest had vanished, the gloom dissipated, leaving him markedly at ease. He couldn’t help but secretly raise the corners of his mouth, a feeling named joy bubbling within him.

Qin Shuan’er now also realized her uncharacteristic behavior; she had been busy pulling Su Ke away, and once they were out of sight from the crowd, she finally stopped and took a deep breath.

"That was close!"

She patted her chest quietly, turning back to smile at Su Ke: "Luckily we ran before we were spotted. Otherwise, if third auntie’s people had found us, it would have been difficult to explain."

The joy on Su Ke’s face had disappeared when she turned back, and at her words, he suddenly remembered that she was already betrothed, and he immediately scoffed.

"How come, am I that disgraceful? You had the guts to arrange for me to meet you here, but not the guts to let others know?"

Qin Shuan’er opened her mouth but felt she couldn’t explain.

"You... I, I just... You’re being completely unreasonable!"

She said angrily, only realizing at that moment that she was still holding Su Ke’s hand, which scared her so much that she forcefully threw his hand away and stepped backward.

Su Ke’s eyes instantly clouded over with a chilly layer as he moved towards her aggressively.

"Are you only scared now? We’ve known each other for over a decade, and only now you realize I’m unreasonable? What were you doing before! Don’t you think that drawing a line between us at this moment is a little too late?"

Qin Shuan’er also backed up two steps, until she was cornered against the flower wall with no way out.

She wanted to speak, but his demeanor left her speechless.

But Su Ke had no intention of letting her off the hook!

"What exactly do you want, huh?"

He advanced step by step, not intending to drop the issue: "Qin Shuan’er, tell me, what situation do you want me, Su Ke, to be in before you’ll stop?"

"I... I don’t understand what you mean..."

Qin Shuan’er dodged subconsciously.

Her heart was pounding chaotically! An issue she had always tried to ignore seemed poised to burst forth.

"You don’t understand? Even now, you still want to play games with me? Do you think, in your heart, I, Su Ke, am just an object for you to summon or dismiss at will?"

Su Ke suddenly roared in a low voice!

As those eyes bore into her, they conveyed something distinct.

The slow encroaching, the overwhelming pressure, made Qin Shuan’er breathless, unable to move, unable to explain.

His eyes were less than five inches from hers.

This aggressive Su Ke was something she had never seen before—cold, domineering, dangerous, and sinister!

Yet, the conflicting sensations oddly blended together, giving her an unparalleled sense of fear.

When had the neighborhood big brother who always led her in play as they grew up become such a man! He burst into her senses so abruptly that she reflexively closed her eyes and screamed, her voice trembling violently.

"Su Ke, let me go! Let go of me... I came to talk to you!"

His breath fanned her face, but the sensation of being relentlessly stared at, like prey, didn’t fade, leaving Qin Shuan’er too scared to move, instinctively closing her eyes like an ostrich.

After a long while, the pressure before her suddenly lightened, and then the oppressive feeling started to fade. She then slowly opened her eyes.

Su Ke stood a mere foot away with his arms crossed, a lazy posture that paradoxically conveyed extreme danger. He seemed like a leopard fixated on its prey, ready to pounce at any moment and bite down.

"Weren’t you saying you had questions to ask, why aren’t you speaking now?"

Su Ke’s fingers lightly tapped on his elbow.

Qin Shuan’er moved her lips, but facing him like this, she felt as if she had lost the ability to organize her words.

She was initially furious!

Angry that Su Ke could disregard her like this, indifferent to her feelings, which is why she had purposefully provoked him when they met on the second floor of the teahouse on Bangpeng Street.

But after he left, her heart was filled with regret, anger, and worry.

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