It's indeed time for the evening meal.
Lu Ziyuan stopped his actions, not intending to continue.
Seeing her turn away with a cold and indifferent look, he felt a bit annoyed and reached out to grab her chin, turning her towards him, and kissed her eyes, smiling, "Alright, let's have a meal first."
...True, he couldn't really let the girl labor on an empty stomach.
During the evening meal, Xie Wanqing dared not let him know she overheard those words, trying her best to behave as usual.
She couldn't just watch him go and kill Pei Yuqing.
She must save him!
But she didn't know how to do it.
This person was used to feigning compliance while acting the opposite. Even if she tore apart his façade and told him she had overheard their plan, he would probably just pretend to give up and secretly continue to look for an opportunity to strike.
How could she make him give up on killing Pei Yuqing!
This question lingered in her mind, without any solution, even as she lay in bed.
