The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1310 - 1310 638 Parting is Sweeter than a New Marriage

Chapter 1310: 638 Parting is Sweeter than a New Marriage (First Update) Chapter 1310: 638 Parting is Sweeter than a New Marriage (First Update) Xiao Hen was as if struck by lightning, frozen in place, and it took a good while before he violently realized the situation at hand.

He looked down at his own florid Academy attire and took off running!

Gu Jiao extended a light hand and, whoosh, grabbed the hem of his clothes, dragging him into the room, slamming the door shut, pinning him against it, and with her other hand, pushed a bolt into place behind his back!

All movements were fluid, executed in one go.

Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Hen, and Xiao Hen held his breath.

Was her action too cool, or was her gaze too lethal? Xiao Hen’s brain had gone blank for a moment.

Everything happened so suddenly, Xiao Hen simply couldn’t understand how she stayed behind, for she had said her goodbyes, and he had heard her leaving.

The truth turned out to be that it was the famous actor he had invited from the Opera House who had left.

Gu Jiao gave Xiao Hen a cold look, her fingertip sweeping across his handsome face, her eyes narrowing dangerously, “Husband, this look of yours really does tug at one’s heartstrings, from now on, should I call you Lord Xiao, or should I call you Beauty Xiao?”

Xiao Hen choked and his face flushed, looking at her with indignation, “You’re still mad? Who drugged me and left me behind in the first place? I haven’t settled this account with you yet!”

Gu Jiao’s eyes shifted, “Oh.”

She had forgotten about that.

Gu Jiao let go of his hem and began to straighten the clothes she had crumpled, instantly softening her gaze.

There it was again.

This girl would always act obedient when she was losing an argument.

He couldn’t forgive her so quickly; otherwise, she wouldn’t learn her lesson, and if something like this happened again, she would still abandon him!

Xiao Hen removed her hand and coldly sat down at the table.

Gu Jiao blinked and sat down next to him.

Gu Jiao reached for the teapot to pour him some tea.

“Hot!” He hurriedly blocked Gu Jiao’s hand, grabbed a thick cloth from the table, and took the teapot off the stove.

After doing so, he realized he shouldn’t have, as if he had already forgiven her, his expression turned cold again.

Apart from settling the score with Gu Jiao, another reason was to divert her attention, so she wouldn’t notice his cross-dressing.

Gu Jiao, with hands propped under her chin, looked at him, “Husband, so the top beauty from the Academy is you.”

That made sense; no wonder even Su Xue was jealous, her husband was the most beautiful, no objections!

Xiao Hen choked.

Fortunately, it was getting dark, and without the lights lit in the room, his flushed face could hardly be seen.

“Isn’t it all because of you?” he said seriously.

“Oh,” Gu Jiao curled her lips, watching him without blinking.

Xiao Hen, “I’m talking serious business here!”

Gu Jiao, “Mm.”

She kept her gaze fixed on him.

Xiao Hen felt so stared at he wished he could cover her eyes with his hand.

Gu Jiao with a slight smile said, “Husband, you have a certain charm dressed like this.”

Could this girl stop talking about it already!

If she hadn’t taken his enrollment documents, he wouldn’t have needed to take hers!

“How did you see through her earlier?” Xiao Hen desperately tried to steer the conversation elsewhere.

“Oh, that,” Gu Jiao said, “she told me herself.”

Xiao Hen was slightly startled, then saw Gu Jiao’s eyes flick toward a note on the table.

There were two kinds of handwriting on notes on the table, one obviously written with a non-dominant hand, all askew, and the other smooth with graceful characters.

Gu Jiao continued, “When I was about to leave, I dropped a dagger in front of her, and she caught it with her right hand.”

The dagger was deliberately dropped, just to test whether her right hand was truly injured or not.

Xiao Hen frowned, “Did you doubt her story from the beginning?”

Not really; Xiao Hen’s design was flawless with no apparent gaps, but Gu Jiao had her own standards of verification and logic, unaffected by objective facts.

Even if she already believed the truth, she must verify it herself, this was what her foster father had told her.

Gu Jiao pointed at the dummy made of pillows on the bed, “But, why did you put a fake made from pillows there?”

Xiao Hen raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear, “Just, for a lark.”

Gu Jiao, “…”

Finally, from Xiao Hen, Gu Jiao received the full story. It turns out she also had an enrollment form, and she grew more and more curious about that white-bearded monk, truly a considerate and kind-hearted religious person.

Besides, little Jingkong never mentioned Xiao Hen not because he was being secretive, but simply because he didn’t want to go to school.

Xiaoshun attended the Genius Class, and the best Genius Class in Yan Country was within the inner city, just a wall apart from the Canglan Women’s Academy.

Gu Jiao’s mouth twitched, so young and already skipping school?

Xiao Hen saw Gu Jiao looking as if she was shocked by the truth and sneered coldly, “Hmph, he only behaves in front of you.”

In private, who knows what kind of little devil he becomes!

“How’s Gu Yan doing?” Xiao Hen asked.

Gu Jiao said, “He’s woken up, now relying on medication. I’ve requested leave for him from the Academy, and it’s been approved. Mrs. Nangong found a mansion nearby, and Xiaoshun and I haven’t been staying at the Academy, we return there every evening.”

Hearing this, Xiao Hen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not knowing whether to be relieved that Gu Yan was temporarily fine or that she wasn’t staying in the male dormitory.

Xiao Hen said, “Alright, now that you’re here, we should switch back to our own identities.”

Gu Jiao quizzically asked, “Why switch back?”

Xiao Hen said indifferently, “What? You want to keep pretending to be a man? Spending your days with a bunch of men, what kind of decency is that!”

Gu Jiao looked at him and said, “But your identity is safer. Those who want to kill you would never guess you’d enter Yan Country under such an identity.”

Xiao Hen was momentarily unable to refute her because the truth was indeed as Gu Jiao had said. Since he had been in Yan Country, he hadn’t experienced any assassination attempts, and there was even an instance where he stayed in the same Inn as the Nangong Family, but the people from the Nangong Family walked right past him without recognizing him.

His current identity was indeed his strongest protection.

But—

Gu Jiao knew what he was worried about, “You don’t have to worry about me. Nangong Li has seen you and knows you don’t look like me. At most, he would think I’m someone with the same name or someone impersonating you. As long as we don’t make contact in public and don’t interact at all, no one will think we’ve switched identities.”

This era was not an information age; news didn’t spread as fast as one might think.

“We’ll be careful, we won’t give ourselves away,” Gu Jiao said and patted her chest, “This is the best arrangement for now, trust me!”

Xiao Hen looked at her deeply, his expression complex as he said, “You just want to fight, don’t you?” People from Tianqiong Academy can take a beating.

Gu Jiao’s face looked pained as she gazed back at him, “How could that be?”

Her guess was spot-on.

Under Gu Jiao’s impassioned, logical persuasion, and more importantly, by holding hands, Xiao Hen eventually agreed to the proposal of not switching identities for the time being.

As night had completely fallen, the two talked and forgot to light up the room. The interior was enshrouded in darkness, lit only by slivers of moonlight filtering through the gaps of the window bars.

How quickly time had passed, unperceived; time spent together can indeed fly by so fast.

“It’s getting late, I should leave,” Gu Jiao said.

“I’ll walk you out,” Xiao Hen said.

“No need, I can find my way out,” Gu Jiao remembered the way.

Xiao Hen paused, then said, “I want to walk you out.”

Gu Jiao didn’t refuse again.

The two of them left Xiao Hen’s bedroom, and Gu Jiao thought that the Linglong Pavilion would be as silent as his room, only to realize that everywhere else was bustling with noise, with only his little world as tranquil as if it were cut off from the rest of the world.

Gu Jiao said, “I will bring Xiaoshun back tomorrow.”

Xiao Hen sniffed, “Hmph, better to let him stay in the outer city, he’s a nuisance when he’s back here.”

Although he spoke dismissively, his tone wasn’t harsh.

Gu Jiao curved her lips, “I understand.”

The two avoided people from the Academy as they made their way to a spot that was easiest to climb over.

“Just escort me up to here,” Gu Jiao said, “It’s not safe for you to go out like this.”

Xiao Hen frowned, bringing up the most awkward topic, right?

“Alright, I’m off.” Gu Jiao stepped forward and swiftly climbed to the top of the wall.

Xiao Hen hadn’t reacted at all, “Just, just leaving like that?”

Weren’t there any admonishments?

Eat well, drink lots of water, don’t flirt with those high-born ladies?

“Oh.” Gu Jiao brought her leg that had already crossed back over, hopped down, approached Xiao Hen, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his cheek.

Xiao Hen was slightly startled, “I… I didn’t mean that…”

Gu Jiao pondered, “Then, is it this?”

Once again on tiptoe, she grabbed his collar and kissed his lips.

Xiao Hen’s mind blew up!

Gu Jiao just gently pressed against him before letting go, unaware that before her heels could touch the ground again, Xiao Hen suddenly encircled her waist and pulled her into his arms.

Xiao Hen pinned her against the cold wall, one hand holding her slender waist, the other protecting her back from the wall.

Yearning intensified by the night, his breathing grew heavier as he gazed at her with deep eyes, lowered his head, and covered her lips with a domineering yet tender kiss.

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