Coming Kingly Son-in-Law: Don't Provoke the First Daughter - Chapter 46

Chapter 46 Stroll
Gu Qiang disliked Shen Zhongbai so much that she even wanted to kill him, but she forced herself to stay with the disgusting man to irritate Gu Zhihua.

Shen Zhongbai’s eyes lit up. He stood up and responded to Gu Qiang, “OK. Great. I’ve heard the Prime Minister Mansion has a gorgeous view. If I can enjoy it with a beautiful girl, it will be wonderful.”

What he said was pleasant to the ears. Restraining her aversion to him, Gu Qiang rose slowly and stood together with him.

Prime Minister Gu was shrewd. Finding that Gu Qiang and Shen Zhongbai might have a happy ending, he decided to create more chances, so he told her, “Good idea. Go ahead.”

Then he turned around and told Ye, “I have a picture to enjoy with you. Let’s go.”

Ye’s face darkened. How could she leave first? Gu Zhihua was so obsessed with Shen Zhongbai. If the bitch Gu Qiang stayed with him, Gu Zhihua would get mad.

Therefore, when standing up, Ye pushed Gu Zhihua behind her and said to Shen Zhongbai, “Your Highness, please let Zhihua join you. Zhihua is also clear about the view here. Besides, you and the two girls are of the same age, so you must have a great deal in common to talk over, and it will be more enjoyable if you walk together.”

Then she looked at Prime Minister Gu with begging eyes. Though they didn’t get on well yesterday, their relationship improved now.

No hatred between a couple would last overnight. Everything would be dealt with after a good sleep.

Prime Minister Gu took Ye’s hint and told the Third Prince instantly, “That’s right. Please take our second daughter with you.”

Shen Zhongbai didn’t object. Anyway, his goal was to stay with Gu Qiang. Anyone else meant nothing to him.

In the backyard garden, Shen Zhongbai stood under a big tree in front of a rockery and looked up. Then he turned around and asked Gu Qiang smilingly, “Do you know what tree it is?”

Gu Qiang turned around to look at the tree mentioned by Shen Zhongbai, but she didn’t respond. Gu Zhihua walked over quickly and explained excitedly, “It is a rose tree. It will bloom in spring. That’s typical of our house.”

What Gu Zhihua said interested Shen Zhongbai. More precisely, he just turned around to look at her.

“Are you Qiang’s sister?” Shen Zhongbai took his eyes off Gu Zhihua and asked casually.

Gu Zhihua was surprised. Then she rubbed her hands on her dress, bit lips, and answered with a wry smile, “I am the second lady of the Prime Minister Mansion and Qiang’s sister.”

After saying that, Gu Zhihua felt sad. Anyone else could be unclear about her identity, but Shen Zhongbai couldn’t. She was so obsessed with him. However, he paid no attention to her.

Shen Zhongbai nodded indifferently and continued, “Do you know why the rose tree is planted in the backyard of the Prime Minister Mansion?”

Gu Zhihua’s face became pale. Why did he keep talking about the tree whose name had something to with Gu Qiang instead of talking about something related to her?

Gu Zhihua shook her head. Shen Zhongbai turned around suddenly to look at Gu Qiang affectionately, put a flower he got from nowhere on her head, and said, “Because of Qiang.”

Gu Zhihua rubbed her handkerchief again and made it creased. She wore a faint smile, but her heart seemed to be stabbed with ten thousand knives. The flower near Gu Qiang’s forehead swung in the breeze as if waving at Gu Zhihua complacently and ostentatiously.

Gu Qiang reached her hand slowly and almost couldn’t help taking the flower from her hair. But when she touched it, she met Shen Zhongbai’s eyes. Thus, her violent action became tender. She straightened it and asked while looking at Shen Zhongbai, “Your Highness, am I beautiful with the flower?”

Shen Zhongbai stroked Gu Qiang’s hair, nodded, and answered, “Of course. You look beautiful no matter what you wear.”

Gu Zhihua bit her lips hard and clenched her fists. She was close to tears but she swallowed them. She couldn’t cry in front of Gu Qiang, because the latter was just waiting for her tears.

If she cried, she would lose. Gu Zhihua had suffered a crushing defeat here. She couldn’t give up the last dignity. She was far from such a hopeless situation.

Gu Zhihua stood there with a smile and a strong will, but Shen Zhongbai didn’t know that one sentence was enough to destroy her seemingly strong fortress and make it scattered forever.

However, the heartbreaking sentence came at last.

Shen Zhongbai told Gu Zhihua, “Miss Gu, you are not needed here. You can leave now.”

She kept telling herself in the heart that she couldn’t go. If she left, Gu Qiang was sure to succeed seducing him shamelessly. Therefore, Gu Zhihua shook her head firmly and told Shen Zhongbai, “Your Highness, I won’t leave. I am more familiar with the backyard garden than my sister. I am more suitable to be with you than her.” She didn’t know why she could respond so courageously.

Shen Zhongbai was astonished. Perhaps because he was embarrassed, he turned around and approached Gu Zhihua coldly. His perfume surrounded her and made her dizzy. However, it was enjoyable for her to be so close to Shen Zhongbai.

“Do you regard yourself as someone important? Perhaps you don’t know my personality. If you still refuse to go away, don’t blame me for losing my temper.” Shen Zhongbai said.

Then he retracted his body as if he met someone annoying and wouldn’t like to stay here any longer.

At this moment, a servant came and said respectfully, “Your Highness, the Ninth Duke is here.”

As soon as he was done, Shen Zhongbai saw a man in white. The man was followed by an expressionless guard.

Shen Qianshan? Shen Zhongbai squinted his eyes. Then he turned around embarrassedly and said with a smile, “Qianshan, I didn’t expect you would come here. It has been ages since I saw you last time. How are you?”

Once arriving here, Shen Qianshan saw Gu Qiang who was looking at him too. She looked calm. When she saw him, she seemed excited, but the excitement disappeared immediately. Then she returned to that faint expression.

Shen Qianshan smiled and responded to Shen Zhongbai, “Thanks for your concern. I am fine.”

Then he stood beside Gu Qiang and smoothed her hair near the ear in a familiar way. His action was intimate, but she didn’t look surprised. It seemed that it was normal.

Shen Zhongbai was annoyed. After all, he came here first. Gu Qiang should accompany him. But Shen Qianshan appeared suddenly as if coming to see him specially. Last time, Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang played a trick on him in the palace. He still held the grudge.

“Qianshan, do you often come to the Prime Minister Mansion? Why are you so familiar?” Shen Zhongbai folded his fan and brought it up and down on the other hand. His light blue clothes fluttered in the breeze, and his back was straight. He stared at Shen Qianshan.

Shen Qianshan looked around and responded to Shen Zhongbai confusedly, “I am not familiar with anything in the Prime Minister Mansion, but I am familiar with Qiang.”

Finally, Shen Qianshan cast his eyes on Gu Qiang. She was wearing light-colored clothes. Many girls in the capital wore such clothes, but only she could set off the clothes.

Gu Qiang kept silent. She had a more intimate relationship with Shen Qianshan than with others in the yard indeed.

Because of Shen Qianshan’s appearance, Shen Zhongbai was in no mood to molest Gu Qiang, so he said to Shen Qianshan, “Now that you stay here with Qiang, I won’t bother you. See you.” Then he stopped playing his fan and left with his guard.

Gu Zhihua walked two steps forward, only to find she couldn’t catch up with Shen Zhongbai. What was worse, he walked so far and even didn’t turn around to look at her. During such a long period in the backyard garden, he didn’t cast his eyes on her for a moment.

However, the more heartless he was, the more obsessed Gu Zhihua was with him, just as a flying moth darted into the fire though it knew it was dangerous. The more dangerous the fire was, the more obsessive the moth was.

Shen Zhongbai disappeared gradually at the corner. After a long while, Gu Zhihua withdrew her eyes and turned around to look at Gu Qiang coldly. Her eyes were full of tears that had been restrained for a long time.

Shen Qianshan walked to the nearby pavilion and sat down cleverly. After he walked away, Gu Zhihua opened her mouth finally and her voice changed, “You know I like him. Why did you treat him in that way? Do you like him, too?”

Gu Qiang sneered, twitched the corners of her mouth, and then met Gu Zhihua’s eyes, “Do you think all women in the world like that man?”

“Then why did you do that?” Gu Zhihua raised her voice suddenly. Then she bit her lips hard to fight back tears.

Gu Qiang didn’t answer. Instead, she turned around to leave. Gu Zhihua rushed over and reached out her hands to grab Gu Qiang’s sleeves, but she failed.

Gu Qiang moved fast as if she didn’t want to give Gu Zhihua a chance to talk and vent her anger.

Gu Zhihua’s chest seemed to explode. Whether Gu Qiang liked Shen Zhongbai was not the most important. The point was whether he liked her. Gu Zhihua thought it urgent to find a chance to push for her marriage with Shen Zhongbai and try to win him before he paid too much attention to Gu Qiang.