Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 445 - 424: Second Update

Chapter 445: Chapter 424: Second Update

Ju Nanyi tried not to think, as still as an old monk in meditation, and the pain in his left arm indeed helped him a lot at this moment. Ju Nanyi didn’t dare to approach again, but simply hearing that voice made him lose control of himself, as images and sensations from just before filled his mind.

Zheng Nianru also realized something was amiss by now, her body seemingly out of her own control, and she wasn’t inexperienced, so she naturally knew what this feeling was.

Zheng Nianru immediately thought of the bizarre aroma from the medicine pill, yes, it must be that kind of drug. Zheng Nianru’s body felt like ants were crawling all over her, incessantly rubbing herself provided no relief from that feeling. She knew a bit about this sort of drug, but out of fear of death and care for her body, she had never used it.

However, there were people around her who had used it, crying, begging, dignity completely lost, Zheng Nianru closed her eyes. As she speculated a few guesses about her kidnapper, her body uncontrollably craved something, Zheng Nianru knew what it was craving. Only right now it seemed like she could bear it to some extent. If she had known it would be like this, she would never have delayed for such a long time and would have spat it out earlier.

Ju Nanyi couldn’t sit still any longer, he stood up to look for stones. He wasn’t sure if the water here was stagnant or flowing, but because of a certain odor in the cave, he had clearly seen Zheng Nianru frowning earlier.

Fortunately, there was water in the cave, and there were quite a few of the kind of stones he was looking for, which had grooves carved by dripping water. Ju Nanyi picked one that was neither too big nor too small.

Once the water was boiled, Ju Nanyi refilled the bamboo tube with water. The woman on the stone surface was no longer curled up like a boneless cat as before, but writhing, his jacket on her body moving like a snake with the young girl’s movement.

Ju Nanyi looked away and handed over the bamboo tube.

"Commandery Princess, have some water. It’s been boiled and has cooled for a bit, it’s not hot," Ju Nanyi said, perhaps drinking more water could alleviate the effect of the drug.

Zheng Nianru, feeling feverish and groggy, saw Ju Nanyi coming over, hazy but handsomer than in her memory, beckoned to him, just like every time Ju Nanyi did something to her great satisfaction, just like she got what she wanted.

"Come here," Zheng Nianru said impatiently while sitting, the jacket loosely revealing a tantalizing glimpse, a deadly seduction with every move of her extended finger. Zheng Nianru, in the haze of memories of her previous life intermingling with this one, saw Ju Nanyi as already within her grasp.

Ju Nanyi’s breath hitched, the déjà vu driving him crazy, yet the following moment his rationality told her that with the same person, how could any action be different. Besides, at this moment, she was still groggy and never quite the willful person.

But Ju Nanyi still, as if possessed, went over to her, almost masochistically, enduring the torment of his inner thoughts, yet unwilling to neglect the woman before him.

"I need to find some more food," he thought. There wasn’t any in the cave, and the pool was deep; he didn’t dare to explore it, let alone leave her alone here.

Zheng Nianru had already hooked onto the man’s robe.

"What’s the rush." Zheng Nianru’s eyes were flirtatious, herself unaware of her own immensely seductive appearance at that moment. In a daze, the man before her transformed into another person—Zheng Congyuan, standing there, helpless and unable to scold or let go of her.

Zheng Nianru couldn’t help but smile, as the person in front of her changed again. Her rationality was flickering, but she suddenly remembered her current situation, the man before was Ju Nanyi, the person she did not want to entangle with in this life.

Zheng Nianru’s gaze turned cold, like a cloud covering the blazing sun, the words the man intended to say were choked back, Zheng Nianru had already withdrawn her hand, turned away, and even tightened the clothes on her body, as if changing into another person instantly.

Ju Nanyi’s heart sank a little, his gesture meant to push the woman away to calm her seemed to mock him instead.

But... perhaps it’s for the better... he himself didn’t even know if he could maintain his Concentration Power...

Ju Nanyi turned, ready to check the cave entrance, but then he heard a murmuring voice behind him.

"No, don’t do this," Zheng Nianru muttered to herself, her consciousness sliding towards the abyss of confusion, "Don’t, don’t come any closer."

Ju Nanyi paused slightly, turned to check on Zheng Nianru’s condition, but the woman, as though startled, threw off his hand and shook her head, looking at him.

"Don’t come any closer, I’ve been drugged with that medicine, you should know... don’t take advantage of someone in peril..." Zheng Nianru struggled to hold onto her sanity, knowing she couldn’t restrain herself, and it was doubtful whether Ju Nanyi could restrain himself either. No matter how chivalrous Ju Nanyi appeared on the surface, once he had a taste of such matters, he had never been able to control himself.

Ju Nanyi’s heart began to slowly sink bit by bit, and at that moment, he suddenly realized that this life’s Zheng Nianru was different from her in his past life, fundamentally different. She... she had never once considered the possibility with him, even though this was an excellent opportunity given by the heavens. Perhaps, from today onwards, they could have become involved with each other.

At that moment, Ju Nanyi was so lucid that he could hear in her every word of rejection the truest thoughts of the woman before him, even her breathing carried rejection with a determination he had never seen before, as she steeled herself to calm down.

Ju Nanyi felt as if he was suddenly drenched by a torrential downpour; his confidence crumbled in an instant, reduced to dust, and with a gust of wind, not even residue remained.

His intuition was not wrong. He had never caught her eye, let alone her heart. If he had realized this from the beginning, perhaps he wouldn’t feel so desolate now.

Ju Nanyi turned and left without looking back. He needed to calm down, he needed to calm himself. She was rejecting him, and she never rejected anyone. She wouldn’t refuse any cat or dog, yet she was refusing him.

Ju Nanyi felt like going mad, preferring to jump off from the cave entrance rather than accept this reality. However, just as he reached the entrance, the sunlight pierced into his eyes, causing him to feel dizzy, and he suddenly realized a problem.

Zheng Nianru must be rejecting him because she had fallen for someone else.

Yes, the her from his past life had suddenly changed from a certain point, and the usual throng of admirers had also been completely dismissed. Was it because he had killed the most favored man by her side? Or was it the consecutive deaths of Prince Duan and Zheng Congyuan? Indeed, from then on, there was never another person by her side.

But that man...

He hasn’t appeared yet, how could she possibly...

Whom did she fall in love with? Impossible, the her of now simply couldn’t have fallen for anyone.

Ju Nanyi suddenly panicked, it couldn’t be, things had not yet reached the point of being absolutely uncontrollable, he still had time to prevent that man’s appearance. If he remembered correctly, the man of now was still just a child, not yet arrived in Zheng Capital at the turning point of destiny.

Ju Nanyi took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down, forcing himself not to entertain wild thoughts. Everything would have clues to follow, he was overthinking, he was being paranoid. Perhaps, the current Zheng Nianru was a stranger to him, their acquaintanceship was still a year away, he was being too eager.