After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 157 Wall-pinned, toes gripping the ground

Just then, the door was suddenly closed.

Before Ye Yuwu could react, Qi Jingyue grabbed her wrist.

Ye Yuwu: ?

She turned to look at Qi Jingyue, who was looking down at her. However, once the door to the storage room was closed, the light inside was very narrow and dim, making it difficult to see the expression on his face.

Ye Yuwu tried to break free from his hand, but she wasn't strong enough to shake him off.

"What do you want to do?"

She was a little angry and no longer cared about his identity. Before, she had been thinking that since he was unwilling to reveal his identity, she didn't know what his plan was to return to the bookstore.

She's just an ordinary citizen, someone she can't afford to offend, so she'd stay far away. Why is he grabbing her hand like this now?

"You're angry?"

"I didn't! How could I dare to be angry with Your Highness?"

Qi Jingyue laughed angrily, "And you say you're not angry?"

"Shouldn't I be angry?" Ye Yuwu's rebellious spirit resurfaced when she saw his smile.

Before she could finish speaking, Qi Jingyue's expression changed, and she took the opportunity to free her wrist from his grasp.

Then she walked to the door, trying to open it and go out, but found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open it, which meant that someone had closed the door from the outside.

Ye Yuwu frowned, realizing that she really couldn't open the door, so she started knocking on the door while calling out the names of Zhang Rouyan and the others.

Strangely, no one heard it. At this point, Ye Yuwu thought it was normal that no one could hear it because the storeroom was too remote.

At that moment, a deep, pleasant voice suddenly sounded behind her, startling Ye Yuwu.

"This door cannot be opened for the time being."

Ye Yuwu patted her startled chest, turned around, and bumped into his chest. She winced and touched her nose, then looked up at his face with annoyance.

"You closed the door."

From this angle, Ye Yuwu could only see his smooth, chiseled chin.

Qi Jingyue scoffed, "Is that what you think of me?"

"Isn't that right? Then why was the door closed as soon as you came in, and why did you walk into the storeroom for no reason? You don't usually come to the storeroom!" The more Ye Yuwu talked, the more she felt that this was the case.

"Heh, so you actually pay quite a bit of attention to me all this time." Hearing the last sentence, Qi Jingyue's anger subsided considerably.

Qi Jingyue blamed himself for overthinking things, and his mind immediately wandered to other things, failing to grasp Ye Yuwu's implied meaning.

As expected, Ye Yuwu was speechless and disgusted upon hearing her remarks.

At this moment, Qi Jingyue slowly took one step towards Ye Yuwu.

Ye Yuwu's alarm bells went off immediately. This scene, this atmosphere, could it be that they're going to pin me against the wall?

As soon as she had this thought, she heard a soft creak from the wooden door behind her. Ye Yuwu was forced to lean against the door, and a hand appeared next to her cheek.

The people eavesdropping outside exchanged glances in the shadows, their faces showing shock.

"No way! Is it really that exciting?!"

"No, I want to go in." An Xing couldn't stand it anymore and insisted on going in, but was stopped by Zhang Rouyan and the other person.

"What are you panicking for? It's not over yet! Wait a little longer! Don't forget our bet."

Unlike Zhang Rouyan and Xue Ting's excitement outside, Ye Yuwu was so shocked by this action that she was practically digging her toes into the ground.

Within a second of Qi Jingyue pinning her against the wall, she reacted quickly by slapping him.

It really was a slap. Because Qi Jingyue's face was relatively fair, even though Ye Yuwu only used a third of her strength, there was still a clear handprint on his face.

"Don't do that, really! It's so embarrassing!"

Qi Jingyue had already moved his hand away when she slapped him. When he turned his head, a red handprint was clearly visible on his handsome face in Ye Yuwu's eyes.

Qi Jingyue sneered, staring at the spot where his palm had been supporting him.

Ye Yuwu was startled by his sinister gaze, which seemed to look at her as if she were already dead.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It's because you were being so greasy just now, I couldn't help myself!"

"Your movements are greasy! Don't you want to turn around and look at the spot where I just slapped you?!"

What?! Ye Yuwu didn't understand what he meant. She subconsciously turned her head and saw a flying insect swatted to death on the wooden door. Moreover, this flying insect was right where Qi Jingyue's palm had just braced itself.

Even though the insect was dead, Ye Yuwu was still horrified when she saw it. She quickly walked away, keeping a distance from the dead insect.

Well, given all this, how could she not understand what was going on?!

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

"If I told you, you'd probably start jumping around and screaming again. There's not enough space for you to 'show off'!"

The last sentence, was it sarcastic?! Absolutely sarcastic?!

Even though it was mockery, Ye Yuwu knew she was in the wrong, so she could only give an awkward smile and say, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

"I'll go out and get you some medicine to apply, it'll go away quickly."

"Oh, then we won't be going out so soon."

"Why?"

"Don't look at me like that, I didn't do this!"

"Who else could it be but you? You've been staring at me the whole time since we came to the bookstore today; you're practically seeing right through my back!"

"You still know I'm watching you!" Qi Jingyue narrowed her eyes, staring fiercely at Ye Yuwu, her beautiful face filled with anger.

Ye Yuwu had no reason to feel guilty, but what was she guilty about?! She immediately straightened her back and retorted, "You're so obvious, how could I not feel it when you're being so obvious?!"

"Then why aren't you talking to me!"

"Why should I pay attention to you? You are the esteemed Crown Prince. I didn't even hold your concealment of your identity and your deception against me. Who knows what your purpose is in doing this?!"

Qi Jingyue laughed instead of getting angry, "You still say you're not angry."

Ye Yuwu rolled her eyes at him. "So, can we leave now?!"

"I already said it wasn't me. Today I saw that little girl Xueting acting strangely; she usually doesn't dare to talk to me."

Today, Zhang Rouyan and I kept glancing at me, thinking I hadn't noticed.

I didn't care about the two girls' opinions at first, but who knew that Xueting would ask me to come to the storeroom to get something? I wondered what she was up to.

So I went to the storeroom and saw you, but then the back door was closed. Don't you think that's a coincidence?

Qi Jingyue smiled casually, his captivating gaze seemingly sweeping across her face.

Ye Yuwu knew he was explaining to her. Then she remembered how Zhang Rouyan had looked when she came to her earlier; her expression had been very distant, as if she was hiding something.