Chapter 221

221 MEET YOUR IN-LAWS?

As his pair of lips touched the skin on the forehead, he could feel the warmth radiating from the skin. Zhu Ge’s body froze, but his forehead was warm. Bai Chen even thought that the man might catch a cold, but he didn’t think it was because Zhu Ge didn’t look sick. The man looked healthy, and that was why Bai Chen immediately dismissed the thought.

Zhu Ge’s forehead did feel warm, but it didn’t burn, and on the contrary, it felt comfortable when Bai Chen’s lips touched the skin. If he didn’t remember that he still had goals to achieve today, then he would have definitely let his lips press against the skin a little longer, but he immediately pulled away when he remembered that they still had to continue their journey.

The Prince simply muttered “let’s go” without looking at Zhu Ge, and even if he didn’t hear the answer from the taller man, he could see how the man was carefully starting to walk in front of him in a certain direction.

Bai Chen had no choice but to follow the man even if he didn’t know where the man would take him, but for some reason, he didn’t feel any hesitation while doing so. He somehow trusted Zhu Ge as the man continued to lead him somewhere, and even if the two of them were enveloped in silence after continuing their journey, Bai Chen felt safe in his heart.

With every step he took, he could feel his heart pounding behind his ribs. That was also how he felt when his lips were still on Zhu Ge’s forehead, but he pretended as if nothing had happened and just silently followed the taller man.

After all, Bai Chen was still a man with high self-esteem, and that was why he acted as if he was unaffected by the innocent kiss on the forehead earlier.

The two of them continued walking in silence, and just like when Bai Chen first walked through the forest, he could feel both the ground and the leaves in the forest were wet, and he could even feel wetness on his feet even if he was walking while wearing a pair of shoes now.

After all, Bai Chen knew that the materials used for the shoes in this world and his previous world were different. In this world, shoes were made of thinner material, and the sole was also quite thin to block out the outside of the foot. That was why he could still feel the wetness under his feet even though they were now covered in shoes.

They continued walking as if their journey would never end, but Bai Chen’s blue eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a house in the middle of the forest. It might be more appropriate to call the place a hut since it was only a small building made of simple materials, but Bai Chen was still surprised to see the building standing alone in the middle of the forest.

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“Is that your house?” Bai Chen couldn’t contain his curiosity, and that was why he immediately asked a question as he and Zhu Ge continued to walk toward the hut.

He walked behind the man in red, but he knew that the man was pointing his long legs at the hut, and that was why he was able to form a theory that the hut was Zhu Ge’s house.

“Mhm,” replied Zhu Ge. “I built the house myself, and I think it’s good enough to live on even if sometimes some holes pop up in the roof and let the water wash over me when it rains.”

The answer from the black-haired man was calm, and the man still had his back to Bai Chen as they continued walking together, but Bai Chen could guess that the man was grinning innocently as he told the short story about the hut.

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Zhu Ge called the place a house, and that was why Bai Chen couldn’t bear to tell the man that it was just a hut they were talking about. From a distance, Bai Chen could also see that the hut was slightly tilted, perhaps because of its age or something, but he couldn’t say that in front of Zhu Ge as the man proudly introduced the pitiful building as his house.

In the end, Bai Chen let his lips form a thin line as the two of them continued walking, and in no time, they arrived in front of the hut.

The hut looked pitiful from afar and looked even worse when Bai Chen got a better look at it. The walls of the hut were indeed made of wood, and the roof was made of thatch. Bai Chen now understood why the roof could have holes so easily.

“Welcome to my house,” Zhu Ge announced as the two of them stood in front of the small hut, and he even looked at the shorter man with a proud smile.

It was indeed a proud smile on Zhu Ge’s face, and even Bai Chen was confused by that smile. Zhu Ge only lived in a pitiful hut, but it seemed that he was happy and proud, and that was why the Prince was confused by the look on Zhu Ge’s face.

‘I didn’t expect that this man would be a grateful person. I often thought that he was just an ungrateful brat, but maybe I’ve been wrong all along,’ thought Bai Chen as he suddenly felt guilty for misjudging the taller man.

He secretly admired Zhu Ge because that man was a very grateful person who could accept his bitter fate, but then Bai Chen suddenly remembered something as he once again turned to the house.

His forehead was decorated with thin creases as he asked, “Do you live here with your parents? Am I going to meet your parents today?”

At that thought, Bai Chen suddenly felt nervous all of a sudden, and perhaps Zhu Ge could sense his nervousness as he immediately replied, “Why are you suddenly asking about my parents? Are you so impatient to meet your in-laws?”