Chapter 120

Five days later, Zui Xiang Lou.

Qiao Nian arrived at 3 p.m. as Lin Ye said.

Today, Zui Xiang Lou was reserved. The waiter in the building recognized the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion, so he knew Qiao Nian's identity as soon as Qiao Nian got off the carriage and came to greet her immediately.

"Miss, the young Marquis has asked me to take you to the second floor." The waiter was very enthusiastic and led Qiao Nian to the largest private room on the second floor.

It was also the one that Lin Ye and Xiao Heng had reserved for many years.

Qiao Nian thanked him and the waiter left.

She pushed the door open and entered, but she didn't expect that there was already someone in the private room.

Xiao Heng was sitting at the table. There was no food on the table, only wine.

Qiao Nian didn't know what he was doing here. She was hesitating whether to go in, and then she heard Xiao Heng say, "Miss Qiao, sit down."

Now, if Qiao Nian didn't go in, it would seem like she was avoiding him.

After taking a deep breath, Qiao Nian entered the private room and sat down opposite Xiao Heng.

Several wine jugs on the table were empty, and the air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. It was obvious that Xiao Heng had drunk a lot.

Seeing him holding a cup and drinking, he couldn't help asking, "Why is General Xiao drinking alone here?"

Hearing this, Xiao Heng sneered, as if he had heard a joke, "Today, the kitchen is busy preparing dishes for the banquet, and they said that the dishes will be served in a while."

At this point, Xiao Heng raised his eyes and looked at Qiao Nian, "Why does Miss Qiao think I'm drinking alone? Because of you?"

"..."

Qiao Nian felt that her words just now were indeed redundant.

She should not say a word to him, so as not to be ridiculed by him in turn.

Seeing that Qiao Nian didn't say anything, Xiao Heng started drinking by himself again.

One cup after another.

Qiao Nian snorted in her heart, if this is not considered drinking alone, then what is?

She thought, could it be that Xiao Heng encountered some difficulties in the court?

Or, did he quarrel with Lin Yuan?

However, with the previous experience, Qiao Nian would not ask a single question even if she was so curious.

She just sat quietly opposite Xiao Heng, not looking at him, but looking around the room.

The layout of the room has changed slightly, but it is still the same as she remembered.

On the wall of the room, there are still traces of the long sword when she forced Xiao Heng to learn sword.

There is a stain on the corner of the wall not far away, which was left when Xiao Heng raised his hand to block her when she wanted to feed Xiao Heng soup.

Looking at those familiar marks, countless past memories also came flooding in.

Qiao Nian couldn't help but frowned tightly.

In fact, she didn't know that Xiao Heng didn't like her before.

Because Xiao Heng was cold and distant to everyone, but he would help her revenge and allow her little nonsense and willfulness, so at that time, Qiao Nian felt that Xiao Heng was special to her.

And this specialness was misunderstood by her as love.

It was not until Lin Yuan appeared that she knew what it was like for Xiao Heng to really like someone.

His smiling eyes, gentle tone, and indulgence in everything about her.

And, the reason he treated her so specially in the past was simply because she was Lin Ye's sister.

But even though she realized that Xiao Heng didn't like her, Qiao Nian still didn't give up.

Even when Mrs. Lin asked her to return the engagement to Lin Yuan, she ran to find Xiao Heng.

She wanted Xiao Heng to protect her and their engagement, but what did Xiao Heng say at that time?

Oh, he said: Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Miss Lin's behavior today was really too reckless.

Well, he said, she was reckless.

Perhaps, the memories of the past were too unbearable, and Qiao Nian couldn't sit still as she thought about it.

She didn't want to be alone with Xiao Heng, especially in such a private room full of memories.

Just as she was about to make an excuse to leave, Xiao Heng suddenly spoke, "Miss Qiao, do you have someone you like?"

"..."

Qiao Nian didn't know why Xiao Heng suddenly asked this.

Was she drunk?

She didn't say anything, but Xiao Heng didn't intend to let her go, and then asked, "I have a deputy general named Jing Yan, don't you like him, Miss Qiao?"

It wasn't until he mentioned Jing Yan that Qiao Nian understood Xiao Heng's purpose.

He should be venting his anger for Jing Yan, right?

After all, the words she asked Ning Shuang to bring to Jing Yan were too cold-blooded and ruthless.

Xiao Heng specifically emphasized that Jing Yan was his subordinate, so it was reasonable for him to vent his anger for Jing Yan.

However, Qiao Nian was no longer the same person she was three years ago, and she would not accept any grievances that did not belong to her.

So, he raised his eyebrows and said, "This matter is not something I can control. Why don't you go and talk to the young marquis?"

Hearing this, Xiao Heng's deep eyes stared at Qiao Nian, "What? Let your brother agree to let you be with Jing Yan?"

Qiao Nian nodded, "Yes!"

It was because Lin Ye didn't allow it that she had to say so many cruel words to Jing Yan, so naturally she should blame Lin Ye.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Qiao Nian's answer, Xiao Heng didn't speak.

And those eyes were still staring at her tightly.

Qiao Nian's heart began to get hairy.

I always felt that Xiao Heng would rush up and pierce her with a sword in the next moment.

Just when Qiao Nian was thinking about how she would escape if Xiao Heng really rushed up drunk, Xiao Heng suddenly spoke again.

But the voice was so muffled, "Do you really like Jing Yan?"

Qiao Nian was stunned, and her intuition told her that she seemed to have misunderstood something.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Heng asked, "What do you like about him?"

Facing Xiao Heng's eyes, Qiao Nian didn't know how to answer for a while.

What did she like about Jing Yan?

How could she like Jing Yan!

She just thought that Jing Yan's sincerity was rare, and she didn't want Lin Ye to hurt him!

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xiao Heng actually half of his body crossed the table and moved towards Qiao Nian.

The strong smell of alcohol stained his dark eyes with questioning, and even his voice seemed hoarse, "Hmm? What do you like about him?"

The distance was too close.

Qiao Nian frowned, and subconsciously wanted to stand up, "The general is drunk."

But before she stood up, Xiao Heng pushed her back to her seat.

The drunken eyes were very close to her, "Nian Nian, didn't you like me in the past? Why did you fall in love with someone else so quickly?"

These words made Qiao Nian's heart beat wildly.

She widened her eyes and tried to lean back, trying to stay as far away from him as possible, away from herself who liked him in the past!

But his big hand grabbed her neck, not giving her any chance to escape.

Only the slightly drunk voice asked, "Hmm? Speaking of it, do you like him more or me more?"

He asked as he approached.

Qiao Nian couldn't bear it anymore, and reached out to push him, but was imprisoned on the table by his other hand.

Seeing that the lips were about to touch hers, a cry of surprise came suddenly.

"Brother Heng!"