Cai Wei shuffled back a bit, fearlessly looking at him, her teeth gritted in accusation: "Have you forgotten? When I was toiling to nurse your wounds at my home, you promised me that after your wounds healed, we would each walk our own separate path, never to meet again. Now, why won’t you keep your promise and keep appearing in front of me time and time again, even going so far as to kidnap me twice?"
The man stared at her fixedly, then after a moment, he responded with an icy tone: "Because I’m a despicable, shameless, devious scoundrel, so I can only do scoundrel-like deeds!"
It seemed that the cold-faced maid had relayed all her words to him, no wonder he behaved as if everyone owed him a debt!
Nevertheless, Cai Wei didn’t care about his awareness or attitude. She continued to mock: "It seems you have some self-awareness and correct understanding of yourself. Tell me, why did you kidnap me again? Don’t tell me it’s just to satisfy your perverted psyche, stripping women’s clothes for amusement?"
At these words, the man’s demeanor instantly turned chilly. His handsome face darkened, and the air seemed to thicken around them.
He growled, his voice as cold as ice, his eyes seemingly freezing over: "Is this how lowly you think of me?"
Cai Wei rolled her eyes, shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.
She had intended to throw up her hands in affirmation of his words, but she had to hold onto the blanket to cover her developing chest, so she abandoned the idea!
Seeing her regard him in this way, Nangong Yi’s eyes narrowed, and his exceptionally handsome face darkened further.
He laughed at himself.
"In your eyes, I’m a lowly scoundrel, utterly despicable. Who then is a upright gentleman? That Huo Yuan? How many times have you met him? How well do you know him? Do you even know what kind of a person he is? Calling him brother, even traveling hundreds of miles to meet him, where are your ’Women Rules’, ’Women Taming’ lessons?"
Confronted with the man’s aggressive questioning, Cai Wei grew so furious her scalp tingled. She freed a hand, picked up a jade pillow from the couch, and flung it at him.
Nangong Yi stood unmoving, raising his hand to catch the pillow when it flew to his face, then casually tossed it back onto the couch.
Cai Wei then threw a jade Ruyi, typically used as a rest pillow, at him. Nangong Yi sidestepped slightly to dodge, the immaculate jade Ruyi hitting the window frame and shattering on the floor.
Seeing she couldn’t hurt him, Cai Wei ceased her attack, glaring angrily at him, and shouted: "You pervert, madman, what gives you the right to stalk me all day and eavesdrop on my conversations? Who I associate with, whether or not I learn ’Women Rules’, is none of your damn business, do you need to meddle?"
Seeing her react so strongly, as if greatly wronged and ready to pounce at him at any moment, Nangong Yi’s brows furrowed. He took a few steps forward, got closer to Cai Wei, stared into her beautiful yet furious eyes, and said sternly: "It seems you have forgotten what I told you last night. I said I would marry you. You should have just stayed home obediently, and not be flirting with other men!"
Seeing him act like a husband catching his adulterous wife, Cai Wei burst into derisive laughter: "Excuse me, deity, are you saying I should submit just because you said you’ll marry me? Who do you think you are? My parents? The Emperor?"
Nangong Yi’s brows knotted tighter: "We’ve slept in the same bed, seen each other naked, even touched each other’s bodies. You even helped me pee. After all this, do you still want to marry someone else?"