Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 138: Heavenly Residence's New Owner

Translator: YTJS_  Editor: Perriemix

That took the wind right out of Ye Jiayao’s sails.

“Well… I’m not going to let this go. Just you wait!” Ye Jiayao huffed.

Xia Chunyu stifled his laughter and said, “I will wait.”

He inched closer to her, forcing her back against the wall. He propped her up with his arms, trapping her in his embrace, and asked in a low voice, “Now, care to explain how you fell into the water?”

It was Ye Jiayao’s turn to be distressed. She should have known that it would get back to him. He has spies everywhere!

“I wanted to swim. Am I not allowed to do that anymore?” She did not want to tell him about Little Jing’s confession because she knew that it would only cause more trouble.

“Really? You went to cruise the river with Little Jing and just ended up swimming in the water?” Xia Chunyu probed, his eyes narrowed into slits. “You fell so ill after that night swim that Little Jing even had you looked over the imperial physician, and you still don’t have anything to explain?”

How did he… the Jiangs!

Ye Jiayao snapped, “Why should I explain anything to you? What is it to you?”

For a second, he looked stunned before his face turned back to that cold calmness he was famous for. “What is it to me? Are you still not clear about that? Or are you really not concerned about my feelings? Or maybe, maybe you just enjoy the feeling of having two men running around you in circles?”

He might have sounded perfectly gentle when he said that, but Ye Jiayao could feel his suppressed anger and disappointment.

How was she supposed to answer these questions? Truthfully, she didn’t have faith in their future together. He was supposed to marry Liu Li! If His Majesty bestows a marriage, could he really defy an imperial decree for her?

Besides, Little Jing was a good friend. She couldn’t throw away their friendship just because the kid thinks he has feelings for her. Wasn’t there a middle ground? A balance?

The pain in her lower abdomen started to become distinct, pulsing.

“You’re putting too much thought in this. Isn’t Little Jing still a child?” Ye Jiayao said weakly.

Xia Chunyu lifted her chin up, forcing her to look at him. “Yaoyao, look at your guilt in my eyes. You know that Little Jing is no longer a child. Many men have already settled their marriage by the age of 16.

“Now, if you really like him that much, then, make a decision right now. I’m not going to fight a brother for a woman. I won’t force you to choose me because I will never allow my woman to think of another man when she is with me.”

He has his limits. He could allow her to run around and cook or open her own restaurant, but he could not tolerate other men.

Ye Jiayao couldn’t even concentrate on what he was saying because her stomach felt like it was trying to rip itself apart.

Xia Chunyu finally noticed her face getting paler and paler as beads of perspiration dotted her forehead.  Sh*t! I’ve seen this before.

“Yaoyao…”

She couldn’t answer him, the pain too much for her to bear. It felt like this was even worse than the previous times.

He immediately picked her up in his arms and brought her inside the carriage. “Go, go, go!”

Ye Jiayao huddled in his embrace, clinging tightly to his collar, gritting her teeth to prevent herself from crying out.  F*ck! Why the f*ck does it hurt so badly?