Free Web NovelChapter 415: Chapter 418: Don’t Do Anything Reckless
Chapter 418
Hua Manman was baffled.
"Who says I don’t care about you?"
"If you cared about me, how could you not even know I was angry?"
Just talking about it made Li Ji’s blood boil.
Beyond the anger, he couldn’t help but feel a little wronged.
He’d been so obvious last night, yet she hadn’t even noticed.
Hua Manman pouted. "You never said you were angry. How was I supposed to know? If you’re unhappy, you should just tell me directly."
Li Ji retorted, full of self-righteous indignation.
"If you cared about me, you would be attuned to my emotional changes at all times.
The fact that you didn’t notice I was angry can only mean one thing: you don’t care about me."
Hua Manman was left speechless by his line of reasoning.
Li Ji huffed again. "See? You’re speechless. You just don’t care about me."
Hua Manman said, "But aren’t I here now, showing you I care?"
Li Ji said, "This is a classic case of locking the barn door after the horse has bolted. It’s too late."
His antics had completely worn her down.
"What do you want me to do to make you feel better?"
Li Ji nonchalantly leaned against a nearby tree trunk. "My arms are sore from sword practice. I can’t even lift my chopsticks. You feed me."
’You damned man, could you be any more dramatic?!’ Hua Manman cursed inwardly.
Outwardly, she put on a professional, fake smile.
"Alright."
She picked up some noodles with her chopsticks and brought them to Li Ji’s lips.
But Li Ji refused to open his mouth, saying deliberately,
"Blow on them first, so I don’t burn my mouth."
Hua Manman was speechless. She had carried the bowl of noodles all the way from the dining hall to the rear courtyard; the soup was barely even warm anymore.
To appease this little drama king, Hua Manman could only blow on the noodles a couple of times before bringing them to his lips again.
This time, Li Ji finally deigned to open his precious mouth and eat the noodles she offered.
The chicken noodle soup was indeed delicious. Even though it was a little cold, it was still very tasty.
Li Ji’s long, narrow eyes narrowed slightly, looking quite content.
Seeing this, Hua Manman was suddenly reminded of the pug her grandfather used to have.
Whenever she fed the pug, it would have a similar expression on its face.
Li Ji, who heard her inner thoughts: "..."
He ground out through clenched teeth, "I’m not eating anymore."
Hua Manman was confused. "Why have you suddenly stopped eating?"
Li Ji snapped, "You’re thinking of me as a pug! How do you expect me to keep eating?!"
Hua Manman froze.
She had thought he was like a pug in her mind; she hadn’t said it out loud.
How did he know what she was thinking?
If it were a coincidence, it would be far too much of one.
Hua Manman let out a choked laugh. "You don’t have the Mind Reading Technique, do you?"
She had only asked it casually.
She didn’t even take the guess seriously; her tone was more of a joke.
Unexpectedly, Li Ji didn’t deny it.
He just watched her quietly, his gaze deep and dark.
The smile on Hua Manman’s face slowly stiffened.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
’No way, no way, no way! Don’t tell me I actually guessed it?!’
Li Ji hadn’t deliberately hidden the fact that he possessed the Mind Reading Technique from her. He just wanted to see how long it would take her to figure it out.
He never thought that after being together for so long, she would only now notice the existence of the Mind Reading Technique.
"You’re such an idiot, only figuring it out now."
Hua Manman was so shocked she almost dropped the bowl in her hands.
’The Mind Reading Technique actually exists in this world?!’
’If that damned man can read people’s thoughts, doesn’t that mean he heard all the times I cursed him in my head?’
’Oh my god!’
’I’m going to die! I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m so dead!’
Li Ji looked at her grimly. "Damned man?"
Hua Manman: "..."
She silently put down the bowl and chopsticks and turned away stiffly.
Li Ji asked, "Where are you going?"
Hua Manman, her will to live completely gone, said, "I’m going to go die."
Li Ji: "..."
It wasn’t that serious.
Hua Manman walked back stiffly, her arms and legs moving on the same side. She had to escape this epic scene of social death.
’I don’t want to be with that terrifying guy anymore, WAAAH!’
Hua Manman walked faster and faster, eventually breaking into a jog as she returned to the dining hall.
Seeing her run in, Si Yun jumped in fright.
"Your Highness, slow down! What if you fall?"
Hua Manman plopped down next to the dining table.
Breakfast was laid out on the table. Feihua Zhenren hadn’t started eating yet; he was waiting for the Prince and Princess Consort to join him.
He glanced behind the Princess Consort and asked curiously,
"Where is the Prince? Why didn’t he come back?"
Based on his understanding of Prince Zhao, no matter how angry the prince was, all it took was for the Princess Consort to act cute and all his anger would vanish.
Why were things different from what he’d expected today?
Hua Manman covered her face and said in agony,
"Don’t mention him to me. I don’t want to see him right now."
This made Feihua Zhenren even more curious.
Just a moment ago, it was Prince Zhao throwing a tantrum. How did it turn into the Princess Consort throwing a tantrum in the blink of an eye?
’This young couple is really interesting,’ he thought. ’They even take turns being angry.’
Feihua Zhenren asked, "So, are we eating now?"
Hua Manman said miserably, "You go ahead. I don’t have an appetite right now."
Si Yun quickly tried to persuade her.
"You’re pregnant, Your Highness. How can you not eat?
What will you do if you starve yourself and ruin your health?
Besides, even if you don’t have an appetite, you can’t let the baby in your belly go hungry, right?"
Hua Manman thought about it and realized she was right.
She had to eat something for the baby’s sake.
She could only force herself to cheer up and accept the chopsticks Si Yun handed her.
Feihua Zhenren had already picked up his bowl and chopsticks, unable to wait any longer, and began eating with gusto.
Hua Manman picked up a single noodle and slowly stuffed it into her mouth while calling out to the system in her mind,
’If Prince Zhao has the Mind Reading Technique, wouldn’t he have known about your existence a long time ago?’
The system was also completely bewildered right now.
It had originally thought that Manman was the only person in the world who knew of its existence.
It never expected to have missed Prince Zhao.
Hua Manman kept asking, ’How could Prince Zhao have the Mind Reading Technique? I don’t remember that being part of the plot in *Palace Intrigue*.’
The system wanted to cry. ’I don’t know either!’
It thought having to deal with a difficult host was miserable enough. Now, a Prince Zhao with the Mind Reading Technique had appeared. How was it supposed to survive?
The system said dejectedly, ’We have confidentiality clauses. The system’s identity cannot be known to outsiders.’
Hua Manman reminded it,
’Even if Prince Zhao found out about you, he did it through his own abilities. It has nothing to do with me. You can’t pin the blame on me!’
The system felt even more dejected.
According to the rules, if a host reveals the system’s existence, they are to receive a severe punishment.
But this really couldn’t be blamed on Hua Manman.
Who could have guessed that Prince Zhao was a cheater using a hack?!
The system said wretchedly,
’I have to go offline for a while to report this to headquarters and see how they want to handle it.
You’d better behave during this time. Don’t cause any trouble.’
Hearing that the system was about to scram, Hua Manman immediately perked up.
She was like a problem child happily seeing their parents off, her entire being radiating an air of glee.
’Don’t you worry, I definitely won’t cause any trouble!’
