The Side Character Wants to Lie Flat-Chapter 29: Moved

Li Ji didn’t want the mastermind to get their way. The best solution was to pretend nothing had happened, secretly dispose of the two female assassins, and minimize the incident’s impact.

Hua Manman sighed. ’To think Prince Zhao, who looks so splendid, is actually surrounded by so much danger.’

’Looks like being a villain isn’t easy at all!’

Li Ji raised an eyebrow. ’So, in this woman’s mind, I’m the villain.’

He wasn’t angry. On the contrary, he found it amusing.

He smiled and asked, "Did that scare you?"

Hua Manman immediately put on an act, saying shyly,

"As long as you are here, my Prince, I fear nothing."

’I give myself full marks for that answer!’

’Such a perfect answer! I’m practically moving myself to tears!’

’There’s no way Prince Zhao won’t be moved by this!’

Li Ji reached out, his fingertips brushing her jaw. He said with a faint, unreadable smile,

"Tomorrow is your ceremonial third-day visit home. I will accompany you."

By rights, Prince Zhao had no need to personally escort a mere nanny on her visit home.

Yet he had offered to accompany her, clearly intending to bolster her prestige.

Hua Manman was both flattered and startled.

Li Ji’s fingertips rested on her chin.

Her chin was lifted, revealing her vulnerable neck.

The position made her feel completely defenseless.

Li Ji asked, "I’m treating you so well. Are you moved?"

Hua Manman stiffened. "I... I daren’t move."

Li Ji: "Hmm?"

Hua Manman: "Moved! I’m moved! I’m incredibly moved!"

Only then did Li Ji smile in satisfaction and release her chin.

...

Li Lou was in a foul mood today.

He had deliberately spread the rumor that Prince Zhao had assaulted his own mother, hoping to ruin the prince’s reputation and make him lose his right of succession.

But who would have thought that the Emperor would merely summon Prince Zhao to the palace, give him a mild scolding, and then casually drop the matter?

Li Lou’s entire scheme had come to nothing.

How could he possibly accept this?

Just then, Eldest Princess Ningyang came to the Duke Zhen Country Mansion to visit Princess Rouwan. Li Lou tried to put on a brave face and approach her, hoping to curry favor, but was instead ruthlessly reprimanded by the Eldest Princess.

Li Lou left the Duke Zhen Country Mansion in disgrace.

He took his attendant to a brothel, intending to drink away his bitter resentment.

He downed cup after cup of wine.

But instead of diminishing, his resentment only grew.

He slammed his cup on the table and spat bitterly,

"He’s already a cripple! Why does the Emperor still favor him so much?!"

Before, you could argue it was because Prince Zhao was a valiant and brilliant warrior, and the Emperor cherished such talent. That would explain the Emperor’s particular fondness for him.

But now Prince Zhao is disabled! Why does the Emperor still protect him at every turn?

’Has the Emperor gone senile?!’

Before he knew it, Li Lou was drunk.

His mind was a complete fog, and he drifted in a daze.

He couldn’t stop himself from collapsing onto the table and passing out.

When he woke, he found himself in a small, dimly lit room.

His hands and feet were bound so tightly he couldn’t move.

Intense anxiety seized him, and he screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Someone! Help me! Is anyone out there?!"

The door was pushed open from the outside.

Li Ji was pushed in, seated in his wheelchair.

The moment he saw him, the muscles in Li Lou’s face twitched violently, and his expression turned hideous.

"You! You’re the one who brought me here? What are you planning to do?

I’m warning you, if you dare lay a finger on me, I’ll tell my aunt! I won’t let you get away with this!"