CHAPTER 610: CHAPTER 197: XIAO JINXING SUDDENLY CHANGES HIS WAYS (FIRST UPDATE)

After Ye Qichi finished explaining Xie Ruotong’s situation to Xiao Jinxing, she turned to leave.

"Wait." Xiao Jinxing called out to her.

Is there anything else?!

Ye Qichi was somewhat impatient.

She’d rather spend her time in her laboratory right now.

She’d rather go see Xie Ruotong.

"After the start of spring, the weather has been better than before," Xiao Jinxing suddenly said.

Ye Qichi’s eyes widened.

She wondered if she had misheard something.

What does it matter if the weather is nice... Since when did this damn Prince care about that?

And she thought Xiao Jinxing would talk to her about matters at the border or the deceit within the Imperial Palace.

But out of the blue, he comes up with something completely irrelevant... making it truly creepy.

Xiao Jinxing saw that Ye Qichi had no reaction for a long time, and his face quickly darkened.

Little Wu beside him was almost freaking out.

If the Prince wants to invite the Princess out for a walk, just say it straight.

Why beat around the bush.

Can’t you see that the Princess has no expectations of you?!

"This Prince is going out for a walk!" Xiao Jinxing finally lost his patience, his voice somewhat cold.

"Then go out." Ye Qichi said calmly, "You don’t need to explain to me, I won’t be looking for you for anything."

"Ye Qichi!" Xiao Jinxing’s face turned dark.

Ye Qichi was utterly confused.

This lunatic, he’s gone crazy again.

"Accompany this Prince to the streets," Xiao Jinxing commanded.

It was clearly a command.

But if you look closely, you could see that Xiao Jinxing’s ears were somewhat red.

Ye Qichi rolled her eyes.

She doesn’t like shopping.

Besides, what fun would it be to go shopping with Xiao Jinxing?

This man is very stingy.

The things she likes, he wouldn’t buy for her.

"Did you hear me?!" Xiao Jinxing, not having received a response from Ye Qichi, raised his voice again.

"I heard you." Ye Qichi was annoyed, "When are you going out?!"

"Right now!"

"If it’s now, then now, what are you snapping at!" Ye Qichi was also getting angry.

Xiao Jinxing saw that Ye Qichi was angry.

He held back and didn’t say anything.

He stood up, impressively flounced his robes, and walked ahead with large strides.

Little Wu naturally followed close behind.

Ye Qichi had no choice but to follow and asked Little Wu, "Has your Prince been hit on the head with a door?!"

Why is he suddenly acting so strange!

Little Wu was so terrified upon hearing the Princess’s words that his legs went weak.

The Princess really, really says whatever comes to her mind.

If the Prince hears this.

Won’t he be strangled to death!

"Hurry up!" Xiao Jinxing urged from the front.

He saw that Little Wu and Ye Qichi were not keeping up.

Little Wu dared not delay and quickly caught up.

He always felt that the Prince’s glance at him just now was not right.

Was it because he just stood too close to the Princess?!

He must be careful in the future, to maintain a proper distance from the Princess.

Ye Qichi followed Xiao Jinxing onto the carriage.

On the carriage, Ye Qichi also remained silent.

Xiao Jinxing’s face turned even uglier.

"Nothing to say?" Xiao Jinxing asked coldly.

Ye Qichi frowned.

Is this guy really sick?!

Suddenly, Ye Qichi felt goosebumps all over and a chill down her spine.

If something deviates from the norm, there must be a demon at work!

Could it be.

Xiao Jinxing is going to make a move on her again?!

"What do you want to say?" Ye Qichi couldn’t help but scout her surroundings.

In the bustling streets of Xun City, it shouldn’t be, that something happens, right?!

"Speak your mind!" Xiao Jinxing said coldly.

"How is the war situation at the border now?" Ye Qichi thought for a moment and brought up a topic.

They were talking about going to war just a few days ago.

These past few days have somehow quieted down again.

"The war report came back yesterday, we won a battle." Xiao Jinxing replied.

"That means, you and Xiao Jinsen can hold off on going to the border for now." No wonder Xiao Jinxing seemed so leisurely today, even taking her out for a stroll.

"It depends on the outcome of the next few battles."

"Oh." Ye Qichi didn’t ask any further.

After all, there wasn’t much else to say.

She remained silent.

And the carriage fell into silence once more.

Xiao Jinxing glared at Ye Qichi several times.

Ye Qichi simply closed her eyes, out of sight, out of mind.

Better to speak half a sentence less than to waste words on an unagreeable Prince.

She isn’t one to flatter him needlessly, either.

Xiao Jinxing noticed Ye Qichi closing her eyes.

The emotions he had were seemingly withdrawn again.

Ye Qichi had exhausted quite a bit of energy trying to save Xie Ruotong.

She was evidently too tired at the moment.

As for Xie Ruotong, he didn’t have any particular expectations.

If she’s useful, then use her; if not, then forget about her.

Ye Qichi’s kindness towards Xie Ruotong, however, was somewhat beyond his expectations.

It seemed that Ye Qichi didn’t have many friends.

Having one who is truly sincere might not be such a bad thing.

He suddenly reached out.

Reaching out to touch Ye Qichi’s body.

He was planning to let her rest on his lap to make her more comfortable, like that one time...

But the moment he touched Ye Qichi’s body,

Ye Qichi abruptly dodged away.

As if she had been attacked by a ferocious beast, her face completely changed.

She looked at Xiao Jinxing warily, "What are you trying to do!"

"What do you think I’m trying to do!" Xiao Jinxing was so angry his face turned green.

"Definitely nothing good." Ye Qichi was certain.

Her heart was still beating somewhat fast.

She truly felt that the Prince was about to go off the rails again.

"Ye Qichi!" Xiao Jinxing gritted his teeth.

"Stop the carriage!" Ye Qichi shouted loudly at Little Wu.

Little Wu promptly brought it to a halt.

One can never guess what would happen between the Prince and the Princess when they are alone together.

Whenever the two are together, peace seems elusive.

"I want to get off the carriage now," Ye Qichi said hurriedly.

Who knows what horrifying thing might happen if she stays any longer with the Prince in a confined space alone.

Ye Qichi dropped the remark and lifted the curtain to get down.

Xiao Jinxing furrowed his brows tightly.

He followed Ye Qichi down from the carriage.

At this moment, they had already arrived at the bustling market in Xun City.

Ye Qichi actually didn’t have many chances to shop like this before.

She had several times with Gu Xingchuan.

Later, worried that Gu Xingchuan might develop feelings for her, she deliberately avoided him, and thus rarely wandered the streets anymore.

Now, looking at this noisy scene,

She felt an inexplicable little excitement.

She glanced at Xiao Jinxing beside her and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

"Just walking around." Xiao Jinxing answered.

Really just strolling around aimlessly, not... up to something?!

"Then I’ll go where I like."

Xiao Jinxing indifferently nodded his head.

Ye Qichi then stopped caring about Xiao Jinxing’s mood.

She went straight to an upscale rouge store, contemplating that Xie Ruotong would soon be by her side, she should prepare a set of high-end makeup for her.

She took out two boxes of rouge.

Comparing them side by side.

The powder quality differed, and so did the flush it rendered on the cheeks.

Undecided for a moment, she turned to ask Xiao Jinxing, "Which one do you think looks better on the face?"

Xiao Jinxing looked closely for a moment.

Figuring that a straight man’s perspective probably couldn’t discern the subtleties.

It was just a casual question.

Just as she was about to choose one of the boxes,

"Then buy both boxes." Xiao Jinxing stated bluntly.