OBS Chapter 297 Sudden Confession
Chapter 297 Sudden Confession
Early in the morning of this day, the sky was as blue as a mirror, the sun was bright and gentle, and a breeze blew gently, bringing bursts of fresh and pleasant air.
Dugu Xin, Dugu Moyan, and Dugu Jingyao all woke up early as usual. Dressed in light training clothes, they walked briskly outside the tent to begin their day's training.
Dugu Xin stood by, watching Dugu Jingyao and Dugu Moyan practice together with a focused gaze. He would occasionally step forward to personally demonstrate standard movements and patiently help them correct any imperfections in their form. The siblings followed Dugu Xin's instructions with rapt attention, adjusting their movements, their faces brimming with seriousness and effort.
It had been a long time since they had experienced such a moment, as if they had been transported back to their childhood. Back then, they had been doing the same thing, accompanied by their father, facing the rising sun, sweating, and growing up together. This familiar and warm feeling filled the siblings' hearts with emotion and joy.
After a period of morning exercise, everyone felt refreshed and invigorated. They greeted each other and returned to their tents to clean up and wash up. Soon, they were out of the tents again and on the wide lawn outside.
Several soft blankets had been laid out on the grass, and Dugu Xin and the others slowly walked over and sat down. At that moment, the attendants brought the carefully prepared breakfast and placed it among the blankets. The aroma of the food filled the air, making everyone salivate.
Dugu Jingyao picked up her bowl and chopsticks to enjoy her breakfast. She turned to look at Liu Jingyue, who was smiling beside her, and asked softly, "Yuer, was yesterday's birthday party a surprise?"
Hearing this, Liu Jingyue nodded hurriedly and responded: "Yeah, of course! This is much more novel and interesting than the birthday party I prepared for my sister before!" After saying this, her eyes sparkled with excitement.
Dugu Jingyao smiled slightly when she heard this, her eyes full of doting, and then she said: "As long as you like it. By the way, I prepared a special gift for you yesterday, I wonder if you like it?" As she said that, she winked at Liu Jingyue.
When Liu Jingyue first heard the news, she was stunned, as if time had stopped. After a while, she came back to her senses, as if waking from a dream, and couldn't help but feel an indescribable joy in her heart.
It turned out that her mother's sudden arrival was not accidental, but a surprise carefully planned by her sister! All of this actually happened, not just a dream.
Thinking of this, Liu Jingyue's face blossomed with a bright smile. She took her arm affectionately and said, "Sister, you are so thoughtful. I appreciate your kindness. Of course, I love it very much!"
Dugu Jingyao looked at her innocent and lovely sister tenderly, reached out and gently stroked the pair of playful buns on her head, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, stop acting like a spoiled child and eat your meal well."
Liu Jingyue nodded obediently, responded with "hmm", and then sat down at the dinner table happily, ready to enjoy the delicious meal.
However, at this moment, the atmosphere on the other side of the table seemed a little strange.
Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu both looked very strange. Sometimes they lowered their heads in thought, and sometimes they secretly exchanged glances, as if they were hiding something from everyone.
This unusual behavior not only attracted the attention of Dugu Jingyao and Murong Linzhi, but even Dugu Xin noticed something was wrong.
Dugu Xin frowned, looking at his son Dugu Moyan in confusion, and asked with concern, "Moyan, what's wrong with you today? You look absent-minded. Did you drink too much yesterday and have no appetite now?"
After hearing this, Dugu Moyan hesitated for a moment before slowly replying, "Dad, I'm really fine. I just don't feel very hungry. Maybe it's because I ate too much mutton last night..." As he spoke, he gently rubbed his stomach, as if to prove that what he said was true.
Dugu Xin looked at his son's appearance. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he didn't ask any more questions. He could only say: "Okay, but even if you are not hungry, you still have to eat less. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day." After saying that, he looked at Dugu Moyan with concern.
At this time, Murong Linzhi on the side also quickly responded: "Uncle Dugu is right. Breakfast is very important to each of us, even if it is just a little bit." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Shen Zhenzhu, who was sitting on the other side and also didn't move her chopsticks much, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu exchanged a glance and nodded, agreeing with what they had said. They fell silent, lowering their heads and beginning to eat in silence. For a moment, the only sounds in the dining room were the gentle chewing sounds and the clinking of cutlery.
After everyone finished breakfast, Dugu Xin looked at the time, then turned his head and exchanged glances with Chu Xiaoyi beside him. The two nodded in understanding and immediately decided to go straight to the military camp.
Dugu Xin thought that Dugu Moyan looked a little listless today, perhaps because she was feeling a little unwell. He was also worried about letting a girl go back alone, so it would be better to have a boy to take care of her along the way.
So, Dugu Xin turned around and said to Dugu Moyan, "Moyan, you don't have to go with us to the military camp today. You will be responsible for escorting Yao'er and the other girls back to the mansion." As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xiaoyi said, "That's right, Xinghan, you will also accompany Moyan to escort everyone back. This way, the journey will be safer."
The two men agreed in unison and split into two groups, one riding horses to the military camp and the other taking carriages back to the city.
Dugu Moyan and Chu Xinghan politely extended their hands to help the women get on the carriages. However, when it was Shen Zhenzhu's turn, she withdrew her hand slightly. Dugu Moyan whispered, "Sister Zhenzhu, why are you suddenly so distant from me? What did I do wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhenzhu thought it would be better not to do anything unusual to attract everyone's attention, so she forced a smile and said, "Master Dugu, you are worrying too much." Then she helped Dugu Moyan's hand and got into the carriage.
Dugu Moyan was at a loss for what to do with Shen Zhenzhu's sudden change in addressing him, but his thoughts were surprisingly consistent with Shen Zhenzhu's. He thought it was inappropriate to make any unusual moves at this time, so he just withdrew his hand, got on the horse in front of the carriage, and returned to the Yunnan Palace absent-mindedly.
After returning home, Dugu Moyan thought about whether he should ask Shen Zhenzhu what happened. However, he was afraid that going directly to look for Shen Zhenzhu would be too abrupt, so he did not go to look for her.
That night, Dugu Moyan happened to go to a small banquet with Dugu Xin. Because of his current high status, he drank quite a lot of wine.
When he returned to the palace and Langyuexuan, he felt more and more uncomfortable, so when no one was paying attention, he ordered Shadow not to let anyone disturb his rest.
Shadow answered and stepped outside the door to stand guard.
Dugu Moyan, relying on his experience of playing in the backyard as a child, carefully found Liyunyuan where Shen Zhenzhu lived.
However, he did not choose to enter through the main gate, but chose to climb through the window. He first took a sneak peek and found that there was no one in the inner room of the main hall, so he entered the room through the window. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Shen Zhenzhu came back from outside with Hongrui and Suci.
Since Shen Zhenzhu was in a bad mood that day, she quickly washed up and asked Su Ci and Hong Rui to leave first, saying that she wanted to be alone.
After Hongrui and Suci left, Shen Zhenzhu extinguished the candle and sat on the bed in a daze. Dugu Moyan felt that it was time and appeared in front of Shen Zhenzhu.
Shen Zhenzhu thought she was hallucinating because of her daytime thoughts, but then she smelled the alcohol from Dugu Moyan, and at that moment she realized that the person in front of her was Dugu Moyan!
Just as she was about to scream, Dugu Moyan covered her mouth and said, "Shh, Sister Pearl, don't scream. I just want to ask you something, and then I'll leave!"
Shen Zhenzhu nodded, and Dugu Moyan let go.
Shen Zhenzhu asked with some doubt at first: "Have you been drinking?"
Dugu Moyan lowered his head and said softly, "I accompanied Dad to a banquet and drank a little."
Shen Zhenzhu was actually a little worried about him, but when she thought about how she had been upset all day because of what happened yesterday, and he was out having a party, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and just asked, "What's the matter? Tell me!"
Dugu Moyan mustered up the courage to ask, "Sister Zhenzhu, do you hate me?"
Shen Zhenzhu shook her head, and Dugu Moyan continued to ask: "Then why are you hiding from me?"
Shen Zhenzhu didn't say anything. Dugu Moyan actually took her hand and said, "Do you know how tormented I was when I saw you chatting with other men yesterday? I even wanted to rush up and beat them up! But what right did I have? It wasn't until later that I realized, Zhenzhu, I like you!"
Shen Zhenzhu was a little overwhelmed by this sudden confession. She was stunned for a moment. Dugu Moyan thought that his sudden confession was abrupt, so he quickly let go of her hand and said, "I'm sorry, Zhenzhu, I'm drunk. I'm rude. I'll leave first."
Seeing that Dugu Moyan was about to leave, Shen Zhenzhu reached out and grabbed Dugu Moyan, saying in one breath, "Brother Moyan, to be honest, when so many girls surrounded you yesterday, I also felt mixed emotions. That's when I realized that I might also..."
She didn't continue, but Dugu Moyan understood what she meant. Dugu Moyan didn't expect Shen Zhenzhu to like him. He wanted to jump three feet high at this moment, but he restrained his inner excitement, turned around, and hugged Shen Zhenzhu into his arms.
The two of them hugged each other in silence for a long time. Dugu Moyan finally let go of her hand and said, "Zhenzhu, since we already understand each other's feelings, I will definitely work hard to give you a happy life in the future! You rest first, I'm going back."
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Zhenzhu to react, Dugu Moyan flashed and climbed out of the window. Facing such a Dugu Moyan, Shen Zhenzhu stood there for a moment, then smiled, and then went back to bed and lay down. Not long after, she fell into a sweet dream.