Chapter 208 Interaction

Last night, neither of them had really rested, and they had only just managed to close their eyes for a brief moment.

Who knew that before dawn even broke, these two men, already tasting the thrill, were at it again, shamelessly persistent!

Even clay has a bit of earth in it!

Pushed to the brink of collapse, both Su Hewan and Yu Qing erupted in a startlingly synchronized reaction.

Summoning the last ounce of their strength, they mercilessly kicked the men off the bed with all their might!

Yes, Shen Jue and Lu Yan clutching their lower backs wasn’t from overwork—it was from hitting the hard floor of the inn!

And yet, these two culprits had the audacity to sit there openly chatting as if nothing had happened, making them sleep until the afternoon.

“Shen Jue, you shameless pervert! My waist is about to break, and you actually have the face to reminisce?!”

Su Hewan’s inner roar echoed in her mind.

“Lu Yan, you beast in human skin! If I let you succeed again, I won’t even bear the surname Yu!”

Yu Qing’s thoughts exploded in Lu Yan’s mind like thunder.

Hearing these two deafening mental blasts, Shen Jue and Lu Yan’s expressions changed instantly.

The authority they had displayed just moments ago vanished.

Shen Jue almost immediately stood, trying to appease Su Hewan as he gently held her hand and pushed her onto a chair.

“Wanwan, you’re awake! Why didn’t you call me? Sit down, I’ll massage your shoulders.”

The dignified Director of the Eastern Depot now stood skillfully behind Su Hewan, softly kneading her sore shoulders.

Lu Yan wasn’t to be outdone; he wrapped Yu Qing’s waist, holding her protectively in his arms.

“Qingqing, are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare it. Last night… this morning, it was my fault. Don’t be angry.”

The icy face now carried clumsy attempts at charm and tenderness.

For a moment, the scene was both heartwarming and comical.

Su Hewan enjoyed Shen Jue’s massage, snorting coldly, but couldn’t help the inner commentary:

【These two men have completely let themselves go.】

【In the capital, they look all proper and dignified; outside the city, they’re shameless like bandits!】

Hearing her thoughts, Shen Jue’s lips curved into a helpless yet indulgent smile, and his hands grew gentler.

After a belated lunch, the convoy finally set off again.

Knowing they were in the wrong, the two men didn’t dare approach the carriage this time.

Su Hewan and Yu Qing boarded the carriage, ignoring them entirely from start to finish.

The curtains were drawn mercilessly, completely blocking their view.

Lu Yan and Shen Jue touched their noses awkwardly and mounted their horses.

Riding alongside the carriage, their backs looked woefully dejected.

Shen Jue, listening to faint sounds from inside the carriage, sighed inwardly.

He hadn’t handled things well this morning and had pushed them too far. Tonight, he’d need to think of a way to properly make it up to them.

Lu Yan turned his head and caught Shen Jue’s gaze.

These two, who usually fought to the death in court, now saw a trace of mutual regret and sympathy in each other’s eyes.

Alright!

Same thought—no one needed to ridicule the other.

Meanwhile, inside the spacious, comfortable carriage,

Su Hewan and Yu Qing lay sprawled across the soft cushions, completely unguarded.

Each massaging their painfully sore lower backs.

“Wanwan, I see it now—men are all liars!”

Yu Qing complained through gritted teeth while rubbing her waist.

“All that ice-cold, abstinent type, all that high-and-mighty Commander act—they’re just reincarnated starving ghosts!”

Su Hewan sighed in agreement and shifted to a slightly more comfortable position.

“Who says otherwise? I originally thought I was holding a political drama full of schemes and betrayals.”

“Now it seems this is clearly just a little flirtatious romance!”

The two of them exchanged a glance, noticing the marks on each other’s necks that couldn’t be hidden. Embarrassed yet shy, they both let out a sigh.

The carriage moved slowly along the bumpy official road.

Inside, Su Hewan and Yu Qing each occupied one side of the soft couch, ignoring the two troublemakers outside.

Outside the window, two tall, strong horses walked side by side, unhurried.

The Eastern Depot’s Grand Supervisor and the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s Commander, usually commanding the court with authority…

Now looked like two roosters defeated in a fight.

Lu Yan lowered his voice, speaking coldly in a tone only the other could hear.

“Supervisor Shen, aren’t you usually so proud of understanding romance?”

“Why are you suddenly mute now, unable to even say a comforting word to a woman?”

Shen Jue glanced at him sideways, his dark red sleeve fluttering lightly in the wind.

A mocking smile curled on his lips.

“Master Lu, you’re so imposing. Why not use your Embroidered Uniform Guard methods, force Miss Yu to confess, and then get her to forgive you?”

The two exchanged their usual banter, then both fell into a gloom-laden silence.

After a while, Shen Jue let out an almost imperceptible sigh.

“Enough. Don’t just stand there like a blockhead.”

“Up ahead is Qingfeng Town. You go buy some jewelry and makeup that girls like.”

“I’ll get some osmanthus sugar cakes and sour plum soup from Xu Ji.”

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical of the suggestion.

“Will that even work?”

Shen Jue looked at him as if he were an idiot.

“Women need to be coaxed. If you can’t put that scowl of yours aside, you’re doomed to stay single forever!”

Lu Yan snorted coldly at the jab—but unusually, he didn’t argue.

Half an hour later.

The carriage stopped outside the post station in Qingfeng Town.

The curtain was carefully lifted from outside, leaving a narrow gap.

Shen Jue’s handsome face appeared, holding a plate of steaming osmanthus sugar cakes.

“Wanwan, after such a long ride, you must be hungry, right?”

His voice was gentle, his eyes full of a pleading smile.

On the other side, Lu Yan stiffly lifted the other window curtain.

In his hand was a finely crafted mutton-fat jade bell hairpin, clumsily but deliberately placed into Yu Qing’s lap.

“For you.”

The three dry words couldn’t hide the faint redness at the edge of his ears.

Su Hewan looked at the translucent sugar cake before her; much of her anger had already faded.

【At least he has some conscience—he knows I love sweets the most.】

【But this old fox definitely has ulterior motives; I can’t give him a good reaction so quickly!】

Shen Jue, hearing her thoughts, smiled even more mischievously.

He boldly got into the carriage, ignoring Su Hewan’s cold expression, and pinched a piece of sugar cake, bringing it to her lips.

“All my faults are my own. Wanwan, if you’re still upset, hit me, scold me—just don’t let yourself go hungry.”

The mighty Grand Supervisor of the Eastern Depot, bending down and acting so humble—if the court ministers saw this, their jaws would probably drop.

On the other side, Yu Qing looked at the jade hairpin in her hand, then at Lu Yan’s cold yet awkward face outside the window.

【This wooden block actually figured it out? He even knows to buy jewelry as a gift?】

【Though his attitude is a bit off, this hairpin is actually quite valuable…】

Lu Yan noticed her inner wavering.