Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child

Chapter 407: Sentimental

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After leaving the dining hall, Xiao Juan went straight to the study.

He prepared to continue sleeping in the study tonight.

He unintentionally saw the neatly placed pieces of bookmark papers on the desk and could not help but feel angry.

He wanted to burn all those bookmarks.

But he was afraid that doing so would make Niaoniao angry.

He could only suppress his anger. He thought that out of sight, out of mind. He lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, preparing to sleep.

In the end, he couldn’t fall asleep.

He was thinking about something. Even with his eyes closed, his mind was still thinking about what had happened during the day.

Did Niaoniao really have another lover?

Was he about to be abandoned?

Could Niaoniao really obtain happiness by following that actor?

It was said that actors were heartless. Could she have been deceived by that actor?

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He couldn’t sleep.

At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Yu Niaoniao’s voice came through the door.

“Your Highness, are you asleep?”

Xiao Juan immediately sat up.

He walked quickly to the door and reached for it, but stopped when his fingers touched it.

His emotions were in a mess now. He was afraid that he would lose control after seeing Niaoniao.

He didn’t want to scare her.

Therefore, he could only suppress the urge to open the door and speak to Yu Niaoniao through the door.

“What is it?”

Yu Niaoniao asked carefully, “If you’re not asleep, can you let me in? The materials for my bookmarks are still on the desk. I want to do the final finishing.”

Xiao Juan felt as if someone had poured cold water on him. The surging emotions in his heart were immediately extinguished.

His entire heart turned cold.

So she had come to him in the middle of the night for those damn bookmarks.

So she had come to him in the middle of the night for those damn bookmarks.

She had come to prepare a gift for another man, not for him at all.

He almost flattered himself again.

Xiao Juan slowly opened the door.

Without looking at the girl standing outside the door, he turned around, walked around the screen, and sat back on the edge of the bed.

From the beginning to the end, it was as if he had not seen Yu Niaoniao.

Yu Niaoniao was still holding a food box.

That was supper she had specially made for Xiao Juan. He had only eaten half a bowl of rice tonight. He must be hungry now.

She knew that Xiao Juan might not open the door for her, so she deliberately used the bookmarks as an excuse to make Xiao Juan open the door to her study.

But before she could speak, Xiao Juan turned around and left.

That cold attitude hurt Yu Niaoniao a little.

But she quickly perked up and walked into the study with the food box. She placed the food box on the small table and turned to Xiao Juan.

“I’ve prepared supper for you. Come and eat.”

Xiao Juan’s answer was still very cold. “I’m not hungry.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “But I’ve already made it. If you don’t eat it, you can only throw away all this food.”

She sounded aggrieved.

Xiao Juan could not stand this.

A moment later he came out from behind the screen.

He walked over to the small table and sat down.

A smile immediately appeared on Yu Niaoniao’s face again. She opened the food box and took out a bowl of hot beef ramen.

There was also a plate of cucumber salad and a plate of pickles she had marinated herself.

Xiao Juan silently picked up his chopsticks and buried his head in his noodles.

The noodles were very chewy in the mouth. With the big bone soup as the foundation, they were fragrant and delicious. The beef was braised and cut into pieces. It was salty and delicious. Coupled with the crisp and refreshing cucumber salad and pickles, everything could be said to be just right!

Yu Niaoniao looked at him eating and was especially satisfied.

In the past, Madam Xie had liked to see her and Feng Lianghan eat. At that time, she did not understand why. Now, she finally understood.

Making delicacies for important people to eat, and seeing that they liked it very much created a sense of achievement for the people who cooked.

Xiao Juan noticed that Niaoniao had been standing at the side and not moving, so he asked.

“Aren’t you going to get the bookmarks?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “Yes, I’ll get it done now. Eat slowly.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “Yes, I’ll get it done now. Eat slowly.”

She went to the desk, took out her tools, and cut the notepaper into equal sizes. Then she used the paste to glue them to the thin bamboo slices she had prepared in advance.

These bamboo pieces had been specially polished. Their surfaces were very smooth, and the words Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation were engraved on the back.

After pasting the paper, Yu Niaoniao took out a bundle of colorful silk pendants.

There was a small hole under the bamboo slice in advance. She only needed to pierce the thread of the silk pendant through it and knot it tightly.

A small bookmark was done!

Xiao Juan finished the noodles and felt much better.

He turned to look at Niaoniao and saw her carefully threading the wire in front of the candlelight.

His mood, which had finally improved, suddenly worsened.

He couldn’t help but say, “It’s so late. Can’t you do it tomorrow?”

The light was bad at night, but she still had to do such a delicate job. Wasn’t she afraid of hurting her eyes?

Was it worth it to go to all this trouble for an actor?

He was going to sleep in the study tonight, but she still had to light the lamp to do things. It would definitely affect his sleep.

She said hurriedly, “I’ll pack my things and take them back to the bedroom to do them. Go to sleep.”

When Xiao Juan heard this, he was even more unhappy.

She actually had to go back to the room to continue working. Was she going to sleep tonight?!

He got up and walked over, snatching the bookmark from her hand.

“Leave your things here. Go to sleep.”

Yu Niaoniao said awkwardly, “But I promised to send these things over tomorrow. I can’t go back on my word.”

Xiao Juan frowned harder and harder, feeling more and more annoyed.

But he held back and said, “I’ll do it for you.”

Yu Niaoniao was surprised. “Can you do it?”

Xiao Juan glanced at the bookmark in his hand. The structure was very simple, so he said.

“Yes, I can.”

Yu Niaoniao hesitated for a moment before finally rejecting his kindness.

“You still have to get up early tomorrow to go to the Justice Department. You’re so busy. You can’t take up your precious rest time because of a small matter like mine. You should sleep early. We’ll do these things tomorrow.”

Xiao Juan was angry when he saw these bookmarks.

He had endured it and wanted to help make the bookmarks for Niaoniao. When he heard her say that, he said without hesitation.

“Then go to sleep.”

Yu Niaoniao looked at the screen beside her. She knew that there was a bed behind the screen. That place was usually used for a nap. Now, it had been requisitioned by Xiao Juan.

He had slept here last night. It still seemed that way tonight.

Yu Niaoniao asked carefully.

“Can I stay tonight?”

Xiao Juan avoided her gaze and turned to look elsewhere. He said coldly, “No.”

Yu Niaoniao refused to give up. “Why? I’m not fat. I won’t take up too much of your space.”

Xiao Juan said, “No means no. Leave quickly.”

His tone was very cold and there was no room for negotiation.

Yu Niaoniao rolled her eyes and pounced on Xiao Juan to hug his waist. She acted shamelessly on the spot.

“I don’t care. I’m going to sleep here tonight. Don’t even think about chasing me away!”

She thought that since she had taken the initiative, Xiao Juan would not push her away again if he was still a man.

In the next moment, her acupoints were pressed by Xiao Juan.

Xiao Juan picked her up and walked around the screen. He placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

“Since you insist on sleeping here, we’ll do as you wish, your acupoints will be unlocked in an hour. Sleep in peace.”

With that, he got up and left..