Chapter 1688: Chapter 1674
Chu Ge gently stroked her hair and softened his tone quite a bit, "Some things are useless to avoid, what must be faced still needs to be faced."
Wen Zaao took a deep breath; how could he not know this? But it’s easier said than done. To really face it would require immense courage, and at least for now, she didn’t have it.
She didn’t know how to face Zhou Ang, so she turned her head to Chu Ge and said, "You all eat tonight, I’m going out."
She put down the things she was holding, didn’t even take her bag, and turned to leave, but was grabbed by Chu Ge, "I’ve already said it, you always avoid things like this, it’s simply not a solution."
Chu Ge held onto Wen Zaao’s arm, feeling it tremble, and spoke again, "Besides, he’s here to see you. If you know he’s here for you and you still leave, it’s pretty obvious, you’re avoiding him, wouldn’t that only make him more suspicious?"
Wen Zaao felt a bit dispirited; if Zhou Ang found out she was deliberately avoiding him, he would only dig deeper into the matter.
"Then what should I do?" Wen Zaao said somewhat frustrated, she wasn’t ready to see him yet and didn’t know what kind of mood or state to face him with.
"It’s very simple, just do what you usually do."
Chu Ge said nonchalantly, "I know it’s a bit hard for you, but think about it, Zhou Ang has a heart condition, you can’t just tell him the content of the letter, right?"
"Of course not!"
Wen Zaao refused decisively; if she told Zhou Ang the content of the letter, his heart surely couldn’t take it.
Chu Ge smiled slightly, "That’s right, you can’t tell him the content of the letter, so you can only silently bear it all by yourself."
"..." Wen Zaao pressed her lips, "Isn’t there any other way?"
"Have you ever thought that back then, Zhou Ang, like you, was very young, and what his father did had nothing to do with him, he was unaware, as the saying goes, ’those who don’t know are not guilty,’ right? Besides, why should the grudges of adults involve you?"
Wen Zaao shook off his arm and said angrily, "It’s not your family who died, of course, it’s easy for you to speak lightly."
Her words carried a trace of sobbing.
Chu Ge’s eyes darkened, "You often watch palace dramas, don’t you? Those things shown on TV, often happened in our dynasty too."
Wen Zaao was stunned, she looked up at Chu Ge. She had watched many palace dramas, all about intrigues for favor in the harem.
She pressed her lips lightly again, already not in a good mood, she had no energy left to cheer up Chu Ge.
"Okay, okay, I won’t go out then."
Wen Zaao hurried to say, truly worried that she might hear some tragic stories from Chu Ge’s mouth.
Chu Ge’s lips curled slightly, "Judging by the time, Zhou Ang should be arriving soon, you should go wash your face, it’s best not to let him notice anything."
Wen Zaao nodded, turned, and went back to the bedroom.
Just as she entered, the doorbell rang, Chu Ge went to open the door, Zhou Ang stood at the entrance carrying two bags.
"Chu Ge, has Zaozao come back?" As soon as the door opened, Zhou Ang quickly asked.
His tone was filled with urgency.
Chu Ge nodded and gestured for him to come in, "She’s back."
Wen Zaao leaned against the door, hearing what Zhou Ang just said, felt even more uneasy inside.
She took a deep breath, then walked to the wardrobe, took out some home clothes to change into. Luckily, her room had a separate bathroom, giving her a bit more time to adjust.
Outside, there soon came the sound of clattering, as Zhou Ang cleaned up while asking Chu Ge, "Do you know what’s wrong with Zaozao? Did someone bully her?"
Chu Ge shook his head, not saying anything.
Zhou Ang suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Chu Ge, his face slightly serious, "Chu Ge, tell me honestly, did you bully her?"
He suddenly considered that although Chu Ge came from ancient times, he was still a man, and staying with Zaozao might be inconvenient, what if he ever just acted upon instinct...
Thinking so, Zhou Ang’s face darkened more.
Of course, Chu Ge didn’t know what Zhou Ang was thinking, he just lightly shook his head, "I didn’t bully her."
Zhou Ang’s expression relaxed a bit, "As long as you didn’t bully her. By the way, it’s really not convenient for a grown man to live here. Tonight you should move to my place. It’ll be better for Zaozao’s reputation."
A grown man living in Zaozao’s house, if seen by neighbors, would make it hard for her to get married in the future.
Chu Ge was puzzled, "I’m staying here quite well, no need to move."
He completely didn’t understand Zhou Ang’s meaning and directly refused.
Zhou Ang felt a bit frustrated, "Of course you’re living well, Zaozao is kind to everyone, but Zaozao is a girl, a man and a woman shouldn’t be alone under the same roof, it’s easy for people to talk."
Chu Ge suddenly understood, he thought for a moment, then nodded, "Hearing you say that, it does seem right, I overlooked it."
Zhou Ang gave a small grunt, more than overlooked, "After dinner pack your things and move to my place. Luckily, I have a spare room."
"No need."
Before Chu Ge could say anything, Wen Zaao walked out of the room, having changed into home clothes, washed her face, and came out of the room.
Upon seeing her, Zhou Ang hurriedly put down what he was holding, walked over to Wen Zaao, and asked with concern, "Zaozao, what’s wrong? What happened? Since last night you haven’t been answering your phone."
Wen Zaao glanced at Chu Ge, and Chu Ge gently shook his head at her, Wen Zaao took a deep breath and tried to adjust her mindset, then showed Zhou Ang a faint smile, "Nothing’s wrong, I just had my phone on silent and left it at home, didn’t take it with me all day."
Such an excuse was unbelievable, but since Wen Zaao said so, Zhou Ang couldn’t continue asking.
"I bought a lot of your favorite dishes, let’s have hotpot tonight."
Even though Wen Zaao forced a smile, Zhou Ang, with his understanding of her, could still see that she wasn’t as happy as she appeared.
He knew that if Wen Zaao didn’t want to talk about it, no matter how much he asked, she wouldn’t tell him anything.
Chu Ge had already sat down, unceremoniously taking the main seat when he saw Wen Zaao and Zhou Ang approaching, he smiled slightly and said, "Zaozao, Zhou Ang said he bought all your favorite foods, he’s really thoughtful."
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