The Villainous Classmate is My Lucky Star Chapter 132
Translated by Pure (ko-fi)
Chapter 132 Does Lord Ye really mean duplicity or the addiction of Long-yang? (2)
When Wen Yantong came back that night, Chi Jingxi had already fallen asleep. She didn't dare to disturb anyone, and quietly washed herself before lying down on her couch.
Chi Jingxi didn’t call her up when he got up in the morning. As a result, Wen Yantong only woke up when the morning class was over. Li Boyuan caught her on her way to classes and punished her by making her copy several articles.
At noon, Mu Yang told her that he was going to go to the dining hall with Fu Zixian. Wen Yantong only thought that they had private matters to discuss, and agreed without thinking too much. It wasn't until the evening that she noticed Chi Jingxi suddenly became indifferent to her.
When she came back to the dorm at night, Wen Yantong took the initiative to say a few words, but Chi Jingxi's responses were all indifferent. It was as if they had gone back to the time when she first went to copy articles in Li Boyuan's room. The difference was that the current Chi Jingxi was no longer as repulsed but still maintained the same cold attitude.
Wen Yantong originally thought that he was throwing another tantrum, but soon receded that thought. Whenever Chi Jingxi was angry in the past, it was very easy to read his emotions, but this time she couldn't see any anger on his face at all. Nevertheless, she tried her best to show favor several times, but it was of no use.
She couldn't help being a little unhappy and went to bed to try to sleep it off.
The sound of someone pouring tea in the middle of the night woke her up. Wen Yantong vaguely guessed that it was Chi Jingxi, so she turned her head and looked at the screen.
As expected, it was Chi Jingxi. He was wearing a long dark robe with gold embroidery. His long black hair was let down as he stood by the screen with a cup in his hand.
He was looking at Wen Yantong with a complicated look.
Wen Yantong met his gaze at a glance, and her thoughts began to wander. But before she could speak, Chi Jingxi turned around.
She hastily called out, "Little Marquis."
Chi Jingxi paused when he turned back around, and stood in place. Although he didn't respond, he didn't move again.
Wen Yantong's voice was slightly hoarse, as soft as cotton, "Can you stop being angry with me?"
She didn't know what she did wrong.
Chi Jingxi was silent at first.
The air was filled with a faint scent of ink, which was the smell that Chi Jingxi always carried. This light fragrance seemed stronger in the warm space, as if covering Wen Yantong's whole body. The surrounding was quiet and peaceful, so much so that she could even hear her own heartbeat.
He moved his throat and finally replied, "I'm not angry with you."
After speaking, he walked to the table, drank the herbal tea in his cup in one gulp, and returned to his bed silently.
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Both Mu Yang and Fu Zixian noticed Wen Yantong's unhappiness. As soon as she arrived to class, she laid on the table listlessly, and was perfunctory when replying as if nothing could interest her.
She couldn't figure out the reason for Chi Jingxi's sudden change in attitude. And because he wouldn’t tell her either, she was very upset. Stuck at a deadend, she decided to push this matter aside and get down to business first.
After class that day, Mu Yang went to find Chi Jingxi and Cheng Xin. The classroom became silent after the rest of the people left one after another. Fu Zixian's surprised voice suddenly broke the quiet, "What did you say? You have the Little Marquis’ what?"
Wen Yantong covered his mouth in a panic. "Keep your voice down, don't let others hear!"
Fu Zixian nodded quickly.
Wen Yantong simply got up and pulled his arm, "Come with me, let's find a quiet place and talk."
The two then quietly made their way out of the classroom. Wu Yutian had been eavesdropping on the sidelines for a while. After a moment of contemplation, he also went out of the class, silently following Wen Yantong and Fu Zixian.
Wen Yantong and Fu Zixian really found a deserted location. It was the undeveloped forest behind the Academy, where Wen Yantong once fell.
Wu Yutian followed closely, and found that Wen Yantong often looked back, so he hid his figure very well. When the two of them stopped, he also squatted down nearby and listened carefully.
"Where did you find that thing?" Fu Zixian asked.
"I didn't pick it up, I took it secretly." Wen Yantong replied.
"You actually stole something from the Little Marquis!" Fu Zixian exclaimed in surprise.
"It’s fine. He owns many things, so if he loses a thing or two, he’ll never find out." Wen Yantong answered indifferently.
"Then where did you hide it?" Fu Zi asked.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place, so I want to hide under the tree behind the Little Marquis' bedroom." Wen Yantong calmly laid out.
"Really?"
"It just so happens that the Little Marquis is not here, I'll take you to have a look." Wen Yantong said.
So the two went towards Chi Jingxi's down. Wu Yutian was still in a state of shock, but he was afraid that he would miss out on a bigger secret if he were to lag behind, so he continued to follow them.
The three of them arrived at Chi Jingxi's bedroom in two separate groups. Most of the guards outside the dorm were taken away by Chi Jingxi. Wen Yantong took Fu Zixian to the back of the building, squatted under a tree, and dug for a while.
"Look! Here it is!" Wen Yantong pointed to the pit on the ground.
Fu Zixian was surprised, "Wow, you weren’t lying!"
Wen Yantong hurriedly filled the soil back into the hold. She then stepped on it with her feet, sprinkled some surrounding fallen leaves to further hide the evidence, and then took Fu Zixian away, "Of course, why would I lie about this? If the Little Marquis didn't find out, I'll dig it up the day after tomorrow. I plan to take it out and sell it..."
Once Wu Yutian made sure the two walked off without coming back, he quickly ran towards the tree, and dug around for a while. Sure enough, a red brocade box came into view. He opened it and found a jade tablet lying inside.
In addition to the golden ruyi pattern on the front, there was the name "Chi Jingxi" engraved on it.
Wu Yutian had heard of it, but hadn't seen it before. This kind of jade tablet was extremely important, it was a symbol of status, and it was necessary to carry it around when in public in Chaoge. Moreover, everyone’s tablet, marquis or prince, were all designed differently. If the tablet was lost, then it must be reported immediately, and then a new one would be made to replace it. His father was a minor seventh-rank official and did not have the right to attend imperial court, so he did not have this kind of jade tablet.
If Chi Jingxi really lost this jade token, he would definitely report it. After the report, this jade token would be rendered useless. So this jade token could indeed be exchanged for silver after the engraved name was scratched out.
And it wasn’t a small amount of silver either!
Wu Yutian did not expect that Wen Yantong, who was originally from a wealthy background, was so impoverished that he was so bold as to steal Chi Jingxi's jade tablet! If he was found out, he would definitely be imprisoned!
He was overjoyed from discovering this unexpected news. Wu Yutian was just about to put the tablet back, but on second thought, he picked up the brick next to him and smashed the jade tablet into pieces. Once all the pieces had been thrown into the brocade box, Wu Yutian buried it back into the ground. Following Wen Yantong’s example, he sprinkled dead leaves over it as a cover.
As he walked away, his small eyes were full of sinister intentions.
