Chapter 313 <>! ! !
Chapter 313 <>! ! !
"Kexin, I..."
Amidst the fragrance of gardenias filling the room, the smile on Jiang Ling's face slowly faded, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
He looked into Kexin's bright eyes, his voice a little hoarse, "I have something to tell you..."
Ouyang Kexin's heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition creeping into her heart. But she still forced a bright smile, gently tugged at Jiang Ling's sleeve, and said softly:
"Ah... well, please speak freely, Sir Knight."
"Kexin can listen..."
"Come here for a second, and Miyu, come here too."
Jiang Ling called over Li Meiyu, who had been keeping her head down, and pulled Kexin to the door of the fitting room in the far corner of the wedding dress shop, avoiding the sight of the sales assistants.
"Hmph..." Li Meiyu snorted softly, trying to hide her wildly beating heart.
I'm finally going to say it.
They were going to tell this naive and innocent girl the whole truth.
She clutched the hem of her phoenix coronet and wedding gown tightly, her other hand unconsciously touching her slightly protruding belly, as if seeking some comfort from her unborn child.
Is it that the child has gained another stepmother, or that she has lost her best friend?
The baby, who usually kicks at the slightest touch, was quiet and still at this moment.
This unusual silence made her even more uneasy; her fingertips trembled slightly, and she even felt a slight urge to urinate.
"I... I'm taking off the hood now." Jiang Ling coughed lightly. "Kexin, there's something I've been keeping from you for a very long time..."
"Huh?" Kexin instinctively shrank back, her eyes darting around. "What is it...?"
"Actually...actually..."
Looking at her clear, innocent, and dewy eyes, like those of a fawn.
Jiang Ling suddenly found herself unable to say anything.
Perhaps... continuing to hide it might not be a bad thing? At least she's happy now.
"Huh?" Ouyang Kexin was taken aback, her little head shrinking back. "What is it...?"
"Hmm... Sir Knight, please speak." Kexin pursed her pink lower lip, her voice barely audible. "Perhaps... perhaps I already... um... understand?"
"All right."
Jiang Ling took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.
He raised his hand and slowly removed the cardboard hood that he had been wearing for a long time, revealing his charmingly handsome blond face.
Jiang Ling closed her eyes and resignedly spoke:
"I'm actually... Miyu's boyfriend. I'm the same person as the knight you know. My name is—Jiang Ling."
Oh dear—he said it out loud!
Li Meiyu suddenly closed her eyes, pressed her lips tightly together, and her long eyelashes trembled uncontrollably.
She was prepared for screams, crying, and even physical fights.
"Uh...oh..." Ouyang Kexin lowered her head and murmured softly, "I understand...So, should I continue to call you Mr. Knight, or Husband, or...something else?"
"Huh?" Li Meiyu opened her eyes in surprise. "What...?"
The anticipated collapse did not occur.
Ouyang Kexin lowered her head, staring at the tips of her white stockings, and murmured softly:
"I understand... So, should I continue to call you Mr. Knight, or Husband, or... something else?"
"Huh?"
Li Meiyu opened her eyes in surprise, her face filled with disbelief.
There were no hysterical shouts, no sisterly feuds or tearing each other apart.
There weren't even any tears as expected.
She looked at Kexin and saw that apart from her pale face and her tightly biting her lower lip, the little girl had only a knowing look in her eyes, as if to say, "Ah, so it is true."
Besides that, there were no other emotions.
"Kexin, you...you're not going to scold me?"
Jiang Ling was also stunned.
He had imagined countless possibilities.
I never expected such a calm reaction.
"what……"
Kexin looked up, her eyes a little red, but she still said softly, "Brother is a heartbreaker, a big bad guy... But, but... I actually... already knew."
"You and Miu, what kind of relationship do you have?"
These words completely surprised the two of them. Especially Li Meiyu, who couldn't understand how she had managed to hide it so well, so where she had slipped up.
"what?"
She rushed forward, grabbed Kexin's wrist, her voice trembling, "Kexin, when...when did you find out?"
I'm sorry... It was my fault for keeping it from you all this time. I was the one who told Jiang Ling not to tell you...
Ouyang Kexin's face instantly turned bright red. She lowered her head, her little fingers twisting together, her voice barely audible.
"These past seven days... you've been making quite a racket at night."
"There are so many other things that I can tell. Sister Meiyu, the way you look at Brother Ajiang is always a bit strange; when he wears a hood, you always secretly stare at him; you two are often seen together; your boyfriend and Brother Ajiang have a similar vibe; plus, they've never been seen together before; and... for the past seven days, Brother Ajiang has been showing me those weird DVDs. I'm a light sleeper, and I woke up shortly after he left the room in the middle of the night, and then I heard... you two playing video games together next door..."
Jiang Ling was taken aback. "That's not right, I put down the Silence Curtain..."
"Furthermore, the energy you gained after consuming the Pure Love Fragment was clearly... Conqueror's Haki!"
The day the fireworks were set off.
[Beep, Pure Love Fragment is being bound!]
[Target: Ouyang Kexin]
[Copying Ability: Conqueror's Haki]
Although it's absurd enough that a soft and cute loli mother is bound to Conqueror's Haki.
But in any case.
She shouldn't have the hearing to penetrate the curtain of silence!
Could this be another conspiracy by Niu Niu Tian Dao?
Jiang Ling hurriedly looked up, but didn't notice Niu Niu Tiandao's lecherous aura. She had no idea where Niu Niu Tiandao had gone to make her fortune.
"Kexin, how did you hear that?"
"Hmm..." Kexin's face turned even redder, and her head drooped even lower. "It's just... I always feel weird, and I can hear things for no reason."
And ever since that day, I've always felt a tightness in my chest, and sometimes... I can even hear Xiaobai's voice..."
"I always thought it was a hallucination because I sleep with Brother A-Jiang every day and I'm a bit sleep-deprived and have neurasthenia... But now it seems it wasn't a hallucination."
"Now it seems it wasn't fake."
[Open the box, reveal the sinister eyes! Activate!]
Jiang Ling immediately leaned forward, staring into her eyes. Mysterious golden runes emanated from the depths of his eyes, forming a clear line of small characters in the air:
Name: Ouyang Kexin
[Grade: A+ cup]
[Number of charging cycles: 1677]
[Preferences: Ginger, desserts, tomato and egg noodles, cinnamon dogs, cute things...]
[Hidden Technique: Conqueror's Haki (Beginner); Due to a slight mental shock, he awakened "Observation Haki (Beginner)" and "Armament Haki (Beginner)" through indirect application.]
Jiang Ling: 666, Kexin-chan, did you turn it on or off?
"Come on, Kexin, try to force out that tight feeling in your chest!"
Seeing that she seemed genuinely unconcerned about her relationship with Meiyu, Jiang Ling finally felt relieved and smiled encouragingly:
"I didn't expect you to be so talented! You actually awakened all three types of Haki!"
"No wonder I could hear the noise through the veil of silence..."
"Three colors... domineering?" Ouyang Kexin tilted her head, not understanding what domineering meant.
"It's something really powerful. Come on, do as I say..."
Before Jiang Ling could finish speaking, a fierce and adorable aura burst forth from Ouyang Kexin.
If Jiang Ling's Conqueror's Haki relies on extreme intimidation and killing intent, capable of instantly rendering someone powerless, then Ke Xin's Conqueror's Haki relies on extreme cuteness—that soft and slightly aggrieved aura spreads out, and even someone as mentally strong as Jiang Ling loses all desire to fight against it, only wanting to hold her in his arms and comfort her.
At the same time, a pale pink Observation Haki spread out from her center.
A thin layer of black Armament Haki was also covering her clenched little fist.
Seeing the two of them happily studying the domineering aura, Li Meiyu breathed a long sigh of relief, finally putting her mind at ease after several days of anxiety.
She smiled and leaned closer, taking Kexin's arm. "Hey, Kexin, come home with us later. There are several of my friends there, I'll introduce you..."
"Huh?"
Kexin's smile froze instantly.
She mechanically turned her head to look at Li Meiyu:
"What...sisters?"
"Ah... that's right, that stinky blond guy has other girls besides you and me."
Li Meiyu scratched her head and said somewhat embarrassedly.
Ouyang Kexin: (。・ˇ_ˇ・。:)
Her little head slowly drooped down, and the corners of her mouth drooped.
An invisible, terrifying sense of oppression suddenly erupted from her center!
"Brother A-Jiang's wives...aren't only Miyu and me?"
"What... there are other people here?"
[Opening the Box: A Sinful Eye] issued a strong warning.
[Attention! Attention! Extremely strong mental fluctuations detected in the target; their hidden abilities have undergone a dramatic change!]
[Conqueror's Haki (Beginner)] → [Conqueror's Haki: Entanglement (Top Level)]
[Observation Haki (Beginner)] → [Observation Haki: Voice of All Things (Advanced)]
[Armament Haki (Beginner)] → [Armament Haki: Ryuo (Top-Tier)]
Jiang Ling: <(ºOº)>!!
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