Chapter 153 Battleground?

Chapter 153: A Love Battlefield?

Cheng Ge finished the smoked fish as if no one else were around, then put down his chopsticks, and lay flat back in the chair without moving.

Lv Rou knew his ways well and gently patted his shoulder: "Young master, you can't lie down right after eating. You need to go for a walk in the yard to help with digestion."

"Huh?" Cheng Ge pulled a long face, reluctantly stood up, and put on an act: "Sister Lv Rou, my head's still spinning..."

Lv Rou smiled softly and gently helped him up: "If you're dizzy, you need to move around more. Behave."

Cheng Ge leaned his head sideways and nuzzled the back of Lv Rou's hand, his voice completely lacking its usual arrogance: "Sister Lv Rou, I want braised duck for lunch, please."

Lv Rou smoothed his disheveled hair and agreed without a second thought: "I'll make it for you at noon."

His completely different demeanor from usual made the few people present feel a twinge of sourness in their hearts.

Zhou Zhan felt especially uncomfortable, his brows tightly furrowed, his chest felt tight.

Watching Cheng Ge act so adorably clingy and dependent in front of Lv Rou, an inexplicable bitterness rose in his chest.

Zhou Zhan quietly looked away, trying not to see that scene.

But Cheng Ge's soft voice and affectionate movements kept stabbing into him like needles.

Thinking back to the past, when had this fellow ever spoken to him in such a gentle tone?

If provoked too much, he would even resort to violence without a second thought, striking mercilessly.

He clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white, secretly annoyed at himself for having such weird feelings.

Seeing this, Zhou Yinyun was momentarily dazed.

An uncontrollable image flashed through his mind of Caicai clutching his lapels that day, half leaning against his chest, her face tear-streaked.

That look, that tone, that demeanor—all so like his sweetheart.

For an instant, Cheng Ge's face rapidly overlapped with that of Caicai's, making him momentarily unable to tell who was before him.

Cheng Ge keenly sensed something was off, feeling the atmosphere suddenly turn a bit strange.

He subtly scanned the room without moving his head, taking in everyone's reactions—

Zhou Zhan's hand was pressed against the table edge, his knuckles white from clenching his fist, his gaze fixed on Lv Rou's hand supporting him.

Zhou Yinyun's eyes were darting around, occasionally darting back and forth between Cheng Ge and Lv Rou, his brows locked so tightly they could crush a fly.

Zhou Mingqi appeared the most composed on the surface, but the teacup before him had long been untouched.

The tea had already cooled, and water droplets on the rim dripped onto his dragon robe, leaving dark patches.

As for Yun Xunyu, a habitual smile hung on his lips, but his narrow, phoenix-like eyes were slanted his way.

His fingertips tapped the tabletop in an irregular rhythm, producing a disconcerting "thump, thump, thump" sound.

Cheng Ge's heart skipped a beat. He quickly looked away and swallowed hard.

His mind uncontrollably flashed back to the earlier scene when these people had pressed him about his relationship with Lv Rou—

Each person's facial expressions and actions at that moment flashed through his mind one by one.

All that anger, gloom, doubt, scrutiny...

The more he thought, the more scared Cheng Ge got, cold sweat breaking out on his back.

Suddenly, a flash of white light shot through his mind, and a terrifying thought struck him.

Holy crap! These people... couldn't they be coveting Sister Lv Rou?!?

In an instant, Cheng Ge felt as if struck by lightning, frozen in place. The more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

No wonder they were so unusual today, no wonder they kept giving him a hard time—it was all because... of jealousy?!

He secretly glanced at his gentle and lovely sister Lv Rou beside her—she was carefully adjusting his collar, her eyes full of tenderness.

Then he looked at those powerful men—their gazes on Lv Rou were like hungry wolves eyeing a plump sheep!

Alarms went off in Cheng Ge's mind. Had he... been thrown into a love battlefield???

Cheng Ge: Damn it! This pack of wolves in sheep's clothing! How dare they!!!!

No way! No way!!!

Sister Lv Rou had already gone through terrible torment at the hands of that bastard Zhang Qinghang, that dead dog, leaving deep physical and mental scars.

For her to even function like a normal person without losing her mind already took immense willpower.

He had originally planned to let time heal her wounds, but he never expected her to become a target again.

Oh, shit!

Cheng Ge's gaze swept over the pack of hungry beasts before him.

Each of these people held high positions of power, while he was just a lowly Fourth-Rank Official.

If these people were to do something beastly to Sister Lv Rou, his abilities alone probably couldn't stop them.

The more he thought, the more alarmed he became. In his mind, a full-blown historical romance melodrama series had already begun—

"Act One: The Raging Crown Prince's Forced Love"

Zhou Zhan, that hot-tempered brute, locks Sister Lv Rou in his bedchamber, red-eyed, grabbing her chin: "Woman, you can never escape me!" Sister Lv Rou trembles in the corner, tears falling like pearls off a broken string.

"Act Two: The Obsessive Heir's Imprisonment Game"

Zhou Yinyun, that paranoid man, locks Sister Lv Rou in a villa, saying ominously: "If I can't have your heart, then I'll have your body!" Sister Lv Rou gazes at the moon outside the window in despair, clutching a white silk ribbon.

"Act Three: The Emperor's Mind Games and Torturous Love"

Zhou Mingqi, that emperor, places Sister Lv Rou under house arrest in the deep palace, caressing his jade thumb ring slowly: "Defying an imperial decree means the entire clan will be exterminated." Sister Lv Rou kneels on the ground, ashen-faced, placed before her a cup of poisoned wine.

"Act Four: The Perverted Prince's Taming Sessions"

The scariest is Yun Xunyu, that freak! Cheng Ge seems to see him in a bright red wedding robe, smirking in a perverted way as he lifts Sister Lv Rou's chin: "Darling, let's play a game..." Sister Lv Rou passes out from sheer terror!

"No! Absolutely not!" Cheng Ge suddenly slammed the table and stood up, startling everyone.

Lv Rou looked at him worriedly: "Young master, what's wrong?"

Hearing the commotion, everyone turned their gazes to him, confusion written on their faces.

Cheng Ge's face turned red, and like a mother hen protecting her chicks, he spread his arms, shielding Lv Rou behind him.

Everyone: "???" Did the poison get to his brain?