Ch46 - The domineering president’s pampered runaway little wife

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Jian Mei didn’t expect that he’d be facing a black screen.

But Lu Xingwang had said that nothing was wrong and it wasn’t good to pry, so he hesitated before speaking, “So, did you… did you find something and that’s why you called me?”

Only then did Lu Xingwang remember his original intention. “Is it all right for you to talk now?”

Jian Mei replied, “I went home because the teacher didn’t assign any homework after the final exams. There’s nothing I need to do right now, so it’s fine.”

Lu Xingwang hummed in assent. He hoped that this farce would end before noon, so he said, “I’ll send you an account ID in a moment, add him as a friend and tell him that Lu Zhuang asked him to go to my location.”

Jian Mei was confused. “Why not tell him yourself?”

Lu Xingwang paused and replied, “It’s not convenient for me.”

It’s inconvenient, that’s interesting.

Jian Mei’s pea-sized brain couldn’t figure it out, but he’d definitely help as much as he could if his friend was in trouble. He said, “Okay, you can send it to me then.”

Afraid that he would be led astray, Lu Xingwang reminded him again, “Just send the message I told you, don’t talk to him.”

Jian Mei agreed. “Oh, okay.”

The call ended and Jian Mei received the account ID sent by Lu Xingwang. He copied the account ID and searched for it in the ‘Add Friends’ tab. After a while, the account [tn content="Qingshan Yijiu"] Still Green Hills [/tn] appeared, so Jian Mei added it without hesitation. The other party waited a short while before accepting.

Zuo Qingshan sent him a question mark. [?]

Jian Mei typed and replied to him, [Dazhuang-geasked me to add you.]

At the inn, Zuo Qingshan hadn’t reacted yet. After all, he didn’t know any Dazhuang-ge, so he replied. [You found the wrong personba.]

Jian Mei checked the account ID and replied, [There’s no mistake.]

[Dazhuang-gesaid to go to his location because it’s not convenient for him to text you right now.] Jian Mei dutifully delivered the message to him.

It was then that Zuo Qingshan finally realized who this so-called Dazhuang-gewas. Wasn’t this the identity he had made for His Highness? Did His Highness want to see him? Had something bad happened? He immediately stood up and prepared to leave for the military base. However, because he and Lu Xingwang had come here secretly, they couldn’t alert too many people or cause too big of a fight. Therefore, the local officers had no idea that he was coming. He could only change clothes and go over to see what had happened.

[By the way.] While he was walking, Zuo Qingshan remembered to ask, [Who are you?]

Jian Mei replied, [I’m Dazhuang-ge’s friend.]

Zuo Qingshan grinned. The straightforward major general quipped, [He has friends, too?]

Zuo Qingshan meant it as a joke, but for Jian Mei, these words were quite shocking. Confused, he sent a message to ask, [Does Dazhuang-gehave no friends?]

Why does this person keep calling His Highness Dazhuang-ge?

Even someone as stupid as Zuo Qingshan could sense something was wrong. No one would dare to call the prince a brother. Could it be a recruit who didn’t know Lu Xingwang’s identity? However, the recruits should be in the elimination exam now. How could someone have the opportunity to send him a message?

Suddenly, Zuo Qingshan, who had always been dim-witted, thought of a possibility. [You’re that kid!]

Jian Mei was stunned and retorted in defense. [What kid? I’m not a kid. I’m already in my second year of junior high school and I’ll turn 15 years old soon.]

The major general fell silent.

But after thinking about it, he was around the same age as His Highness, so there wasn’t much to make a fuss about.

Zuo Qingshan originally didn’t want to continue talking, but he became interested after learning that this wasthat child. As he walked outside, he sent a message to Jian Mei to ask, [Why do you call him Dazhuang-ge?]

Jian Mei asked in confusion. [Can’t I?]

Zuo Qingshan was speechless. If Lu Xingwang had agreed, then there was nothing wrong with it. However, [He’s the youngest in his family and doesn’t have any younger brothers.]

For the feudal-minded Stan Star, even if someone was older than you, or even if it was a close friend, as long as you weren’t blood-related, you couldn’t call someone with such a familial address. Naturally, Zuo Qingshan wanted to correct that, but he and Jian Mei were no longer on the same page. Jian Mei said, [So Dazhuang-gealso has brothers.]

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Zuo Qingshan, who had always been oppressed by Lu Xingwang, rolled his eyes in an exaggerated way. He sighed softly and replied to Jian Mei, [Yes, but his life isn’t easy either.]

Jian Mei asked, [Why?]

[His brothers don’t treat him well.] Zuo Qingshan didn’t lie. [His fierce stepmother even less. Every day, she regards him as a thorn in her eye.]

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He remembered that Lu Xingwang had once told him about his mother’s death, but he hadn’t expected Dazhuang-geto now be in a miserable situation. It turned out Dazhuang-gehad a stepmother who also brought along older step-brothers. No wonder Dazhuang-gecouldn’t go to school despite being the same age as him.My gosh, Dazhuang-ge has been living such a difficult life, but I didn’t notice at all!

Jian Mei was distraught and ruefully said, [It must be hard on him.]

In his heart, Zuo Qingshan also felt like he was having a hard time. He said a few sarcastic words, [Many people in this world are facing difficulties, but don’t get too torn up. I’ll tell you something: even though his family isn’t good to him, they’re actually quite rich, and not just ordinarily rich. Basically, he doesn’t have to worry about food and clothing.]

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If a person started to recall details, their memories would slowly become clear. Jian Mei caught onto the slightest clue and asked, “You said Dazhuang-gehas no friends, so you aren’t one?”

[Ah.] This question made Zuo Qingshan pause. He hesitated and replied, [We sort of work together. If you really must, you can also consider us friends. Honestly, I don’t think he has a bad personality, but he usually doesn’t get along with people.]

Zuo Qingshan, as usual, spoke without thinking, [I always thought that people like him don’t need friends and even if they do, it’s because they’re bored and just looking for a little amusement? After all, for him, benefits are above everything else. Otherwise, he really is just too bored and wants to have fun. Anyway, I think with his life experiences and status, he won’t truly go and make real friends.]

Jian Mei became silent.

He thought,Am I Dazhuang-ge’s amusement when he’s bored?

Zuo Qingshan didn’t realize that he had dug a hole for himself and was still immersed in prattling his thoughts at Jian Mei. He ended the conversation as he was arriving at the base and then was halted at the gate.

“Important military site, no trespassing allowed!” said the guard.

Zuo Qingshan took out his documents and showed them to him. He put away the playful smile he had when he was talking to Jian Mei and said, “Come and call your superior to see me.”

The young soldier at the gate had never met such a great man before and froze. He looked at the documents a few times and immediately said, “Please wait a moment.”

The young soldier returned to the lounge and called the battalion commander, who was still outside the research institute. The battalion commander couldn’t believe the situation when he received the call. “Are you serious? Is it really Zuo Qingshan?”

The soldier replied, “The documents aren’t fake.”

The battalion commander let out a low curse and hurriedly said to the others, “Go, go, go. Turn on the divine power blocking system and clean up the things at the scene. I will go out to pick him up.”

The others had never seen the battalion commander look like this; they had no idea what had happened.

The battalion commander ran out quickly. His heart skipped a beat when he saw Zuo Qingshan outside. He had a hunch that the major general had no good intentions for visiting here, but he still tried his best to please him and asked, “Major General, how did you have the free time to come here?”

Zuo Qingshan raised his brows. “Huh?! Can I not come?!”

The battalion flinched and hurriedly said, “Of course you can come.”

“Take me to the elimination exam site.”

The battalion commander was taken aback. “Do you want to watch the exam?”

Zuo Qingshan nodded lightly and threw a meaningful gaze at the battalion commander. “I heard that the admission rate of civilians here is very low, so I thought I should come and see why that is. The civilians who were eliminated this time will come to me one by one for an interview.”

This request caught the battalion commander off guard.

There wasn’t such a thing as admitting civilians in the past. Even if there was, there was no need to pay attention to it.

Zuo Qingshan saw that he wasn’t saying anything, so he kicked him and said angrily, “Hey, did you hear me?”

The battalion commander, who had been aggressively lecturing others earlier that morning, was kicked in the face but didn’t dare to speak out. “Yes, yes, yes.”

A paper couldn’t contain a fire, especially for Zuo Qingshan who came here to find fault. He had been holding back his anger for a long time. His subordinates obediently followed the newly released regulations. He was angry with himself, angry that he thought he had done a good job, but in all honesty, there were many loopholes. He could have found out earlier if he had been more attentive.

Zuo Qingshan scolded in anger while walking, “Why do these two people have other people’s guns in their supplies? Aren’t the traces of fire on the ground from fire divine power? When did you turn on the signal tower that blocks divine power? Do you think I’m blind? Huh?

“Because you’re doing things this way, if you don’t have a low acceptance rate, then who will?”

While Zuo Qingshan was scolding, the recruits who had participated in the elimination exam came out. The battalion commander still wanted to quibble. He was thinking about what to say when he caught a glimpse of Lu Xingwang, who had successfully obtained two badges and had come out uninjured. An idea flashed in his mind and he said, “Major General, you misunderstood. Our trial system isn’t completely unreasonable. You see, there are people who can finish the exam, right?

Zuo Qingshan threw a sideways glance at the nearby Lu Xingwang. But when he saw that face, he almost couldn’t hold back from laughing, so he could only turn his face away and pretend he didn’t see anything.

The battalion commander thought that Zuo Qingshan didn’t believe him and immediately beckoned Lu Xingwang. “Come here.”

Lu Xingwang paused for a moment before walking towards the battalion commander.

“Explain it to the major general. Have I treated you harshly? Haven’t I always adhered to justice and fairness?” Asked the battalion commander while winking at Lu Xingwang, signaling him to think before he spoke.

Lu Xingwang said to the major general, “He’s right.”

The battalion commander smiled proudly at Zuo Qingshan. “You heard it, Major General.”

“The aristocrats indeed aren’t treated harshly but are treated justly and fairly.” Lu Xingwang said unenthusiastically, “This was accomplished well.”

The battalion commander’s face became dark. He snarled, “You’re tired of living!”

“Major General, don’t listen to his nonsense. In order to train the new recruits, many of the rules I set for the elimination exam are very fair.” The battalion commander racked his brains and started to babble. “Look at the Third Prince, even though he has no divine power now, he’s still very powerful. I want them to see His Highness as an example and follow him. I think if His Highness the Third Prince was here today, he’d approve of my idea.”

“……”

Everything fell into silence.

Zuo Qingshan turned his face to the side and asked Lu Xingwang. “Do you agree?”

The battalion commander’s eyes gradually widened. He looked back in disbelief at the ugly-looking recruit standing not far away. The young man was standing upright, looking at him as if he was looking at an ant. He heard Lu Xingwang say, “I disagree.”

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The battalion commander watched in awe as Lu Xingwang washed his face with a potion that revealed his original appearance. After wiping his hands, Lu Xingwang looked at him and said unenthusiastically, “It’s still slightly difficult.”

At this moment, the battalion commander’s heart crumbled.

On the other side.

Jian Mei had been slightly dazed for the past two days.

He couldn’t stop recalling what Zuo Qingshan had said to him last time: that Dazhuang-gewas actually just bored, just looking for some fun, and didn’t really want to make real friends. At first, Jian Mei didn’t care about it, but after some careful consideration, he thought that what Zuo Qingshan had said wasn’t entirely unreasonable. After all, he didn’t seem to know anything about Dazhuang-ge, right?

If Dazhuang-geactually thought of him as a friend, would it be like this?

Always extending his own feelings to other people, he told Dazhuang-geabout everything every day, but Dazhuang-gerarely told him anything about himself.

The more Jian Mei thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He dejectedly went to school to get his report card. Many students were quite happy as winter vacation was coming soon and even gave gifts to each other.

Jian Mei met Cai Zhenzhen in the corridor. She was giving her friends the novel collection she kept on her desk because there were too many and she didn’t want to carry them home.

Upon seeing Jian Mei, Cai Zhenzhen waved to him. “Meimei.”

Jian Mei went over and asked, “What are you doing, Zhenzhen?”

Cai Zhenzhen hugged the books. “It’s nothing ah, I’m just giving out some novels.”

“Novels?” Jian Mei had only ever read non-fictional books and hadn’t read any novels. The study room at home was full of medical and famous books, so he became curious about the novels. “What novels?”

Cai Zhenzhen asked, “Have you never read one?”

Jian Mei shook his head honestly.

Cai Zhenzhen smiled and spread out a few books. “Here, these are novels.”

Jian Mei leaned over and saw the titles of the books. Most of them were called things likeVillainous Campus Idol, Don’t Kiss Me,His Highness’ Favorite,The Domineering President’s Pampered Runaway Little Wife, andThe Prince and My Sweet Kiss.

Jian Mei’s eyes widened. It was like he had been introduced to a whole new world. “It seems very interesting.”

Cai Zhenzhen didn’t expect that he had never read one before. She immediately stacked up the books and generously dropped them into Jian Mei’s hands. “I’ll give them all to you!”

Jian Mei was surprised. “For real?”

Cai Zhenzhen smiled. “For real. You just have to be careful and not be discovered by your parents.”

Her words and actions conveyed a sense of mystery. As if doing something bad, Jian Mei hid the books inside his bag.

When he got home, he found that his parents hadn’t returned yet, so he went back to his room. He didn’t have to do his homework at night during winter vacation and had nothing else to do for a while, so he opened the novel calledThe Domineering President’s Runaway Wife.

At first, he thought it was probably going to be a mediocre book, but he didn’t expect it would get better after reading a few chapters. After a while, Jian Mei grabbed a whole box of tissues to wipe his tears, especially after reading some very touching lines.

“You’re just my plaything, but you’re still delusionally trying to get close to me?”

“Oh, it’s just your wishful thinking.”

“To tell you the truth, I’ve never ever loved you.”

Jian Mei’s tears fell. In the middle of his heartbreak, his phone vibrated—Lu Xingwang was calling him. Only then did Jian Mei remember that because of Zuo Qingshan’s words, Jian Mei didn’t know how to face Dazhuang-ge, so he never sent any messages in the past two days. Maybe Lu Xingwang had noticed it as well, so he suddenly called him this time in concern.

Jian Mei had just read up to the part where the female lead decided to leave the male lead, but the male lead was bothered by this and felt that his plaything was leaving him, so he called the female lead for the first time. Jian Mei was very deep in the scene in the book.

When the call connected, Lu Xingwang asked, “How was your exam?”

Jian Mei sniffled.

Lu Xingwang’s lashes trembled. He immediately thought that Jian Mei hadn’t done well in the exam, so he said, “Just try harder next time.”

Jian Mei wiped his nose with a tissue, closed the book, and shed a few more tears.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Xingwang just returned to the palace. After taking a bath and changing his clothes, he had been checking the recent report files on the desk. He asked, “Why are you crying?”

Jian Mei said in a low voice, “It’s nothing.”

Lu Xingwang frowned slightly, but still asked, “What happened in the past two days? Did something happen?”

He guessed that either Jian Mei’s grades weren’t good or he had been scolded by his parents. While Lu Xingwang was thinking about how to comfort this kid, he heard a faint voice from the other end of the call,

“No…”

Lu Xingwang’s face turned gloomy. He thought about it for a moment, then reluctantly accepted that it was normal for Jian Mei to have a few little secrets since he was growing up.fter thinking about it, since Jian Mei had grown up, it was normal for him to have a few small secrets.

“Since you don’t want to say it, then forget it.” Lu Xingwang would never force him. “Rest early, I’ll hang up first.”

Jian Mei was startled and hurriedly called out to him in a small, crying voice, “Hey, hey, hey. Don’t hang up, don’t hang up.”

Lu Xingwang stopped and asked, “What happened then?”

Jian Mei pursed his lips. “It’s not because of an exam.”

Lu Xingwang raised his brows. “Then what’s the reason?”

The quick-witted prince matched the time with the events that happened recently and suddenly gained a cold countenance. “Did someone tell you something?”

Jian Mei heard the anger in his voice and hurriedly said, “No, no.”

“I…I’m just…” Jian Mei hesitated, but this child still couldn’t hold himself back. He took the bookThe Domineering President’s Pampered Runaway Little Wifeand asked softly, “I was just wondering, do you actually regard me as a good friend or just as an amusing plaything?”

Lu Xingwang was silent for a brief moment.

Jian Mei was anxious to no end when he heard His Highness ask, “Where did you learn those words?”

“Huh?” Jian Mei didn’t expect that he’d suddenly feel like his parents were interrogating him and became nervous. “From the novel I read.”

“……”

Lu Xingwang asked, “What novel?”

He also wanted to read it.

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