Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

45. Nancheng Lie is sounding out Keqi

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

“What happened to you?” When Nancheng Lie, who was completely drenched, appeared at the door, Keqi couldn’t help frowning, although he was a calm man. “Have you just robbed a bank or something?”

“This is for you.” Nancheng Lie took a bag from his bosom, took off his coat and threw it on the floor. Then he walked into Han Mingxu’s bedroom. “I’m sorry I left suddenly a few hours ago. This is compensation for you. Please forgive me.” With that, he walked into the bathroom, naked to the waist, and gave the owner no chance to refuse.

A strange expression appeared on Keqi’s face. He held the bag and didn’t know whether to open it or not. He knew that he would regret it if he opened the bag. But sometime people would do something against their will. So, he opened it.

There was nothing precious in the bag. It was just a bowl of instant noodles with eggs. As the heir of Leiluo Kingdom, Keqi disdained to eat cheap food. However, for some unknown reason, he wobbled.

Keqi looked up at the glass door of the bathroom. The sound of crackling was heard in the bathroom. Obviously, Nancheng Lie was taking a shower now.

‘Nancheng Lie…’ A complex look flickered through Keqi’s eyes. ‘You are a strange person. You seem unconcerned about everything, but your relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind. You are worthy of the title of young master of the Nancheng family. I never dare look down on you. But even in this case, I’m touched by you.’

Keqi touched his chest. ‘How can I be moved by him? The last thing I need is his kindness.’ He picked up the chopsticks and began to eat noodles. He knew Nancheng Lie was staring at him. The instant noodles must be Han Mingxu’s favorite food. At the thought of that man killed by him, Keqi felt a tinge of jealousy.

‘Is her really Xu?… I guess he is.’ Nancheng Lie lay in the bathtub and looked out through the glass door. Although the temperature in the bathroom was misting the glass, Nancheng Lie could clearly see that the man outside was eating noodles.

Ah…

He buried his head in the water. The gentleness of the water could not smooth his conflicting feelings, but Li Qinghao’s figure was clearly reflected in the lake of his heart.

‘His lonely receding figure; his noble elegant temperament; his aloof smile. He… He’s so similar to Xu in temperament!

As for the man outside, he is in sharp contrast to the Mingxu I remembered.

They are both noble and elegant, but compared with the man outside, in my memory Xu was simpler and more elegant. Xu’s elegance is mingled with a sort of aloofness, while this man’s elegance is mingled with a touch of coldness.

Although they both often look at others with a faint smile, this man’s smile is full of cold calculation while Xu’s smile is leisurely and tolerant. In the past, he always tolerated my flamboyant style and wayward behavior. When he was angry, he called me Nancheng Lie. What about this man? He usually looks coldly from the sidelines at me,’ Nancheng Lie thought to himself.

With a bang, the door of the bathroom was slid open. Keqi already ate all the noodles in the lunchbox, and there was even no soup left.

“In Leiluo Kingdom, even if I am too tired to eat, I can’t ignore the court etiquette. This bowl of noodles is a kind of enjoyment and luck to me. I’m lucky enough to have you by my side. You won’t stay away from me because of my identity and status,” said Keqi, while he was clearing the table. He was telling the truth. If he was really Han Mingxu, he believed that Nancheng Lie would never betray Han Mingxu and… Han Mingxu would certainly become the next king of Leiluo Kingdom because of the support of the Nancheng family.

But for Keqi, the throne was not what he really wanted. He yearned for freedom from the bottom of his heart! He wanted to leave everything all behind and fly to the kingdom of freedom.