Saving the Second Male Lead: What to Do When You Enter a Domineering Boss's Novel

"Nothing, just chatting." Joysa replied while gently rocking on the swing.

"Have you had dinner yet?"

"not yet."

"That's great. I don't have any either. Let's go back and eat." Nangong Xianyue took her hand that was on her knee and pulled her up with a little force.

Qiao Yisha stood up and wanted to pull her hand back, but Nangong Xianyue refused. Instead, he increased his strength and changed the posture of holding her hand to interlocking their fingers, and pulled her up the path back to the palace.

After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back to say, "Go back first and come back tomorrow."

Baiquan came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Oh, okay."

When Qiaoisa stepped into the archway, she looked back and saw Baiquan still standing there, his eyes still on them, with a lost and gloomy look on his face.

At the table, Qiao Yisha ate her food slowly. Thinking of Baiquan, she said, "Why did you ask her to come? To monitor me?"

"No, Yingge told me that you were bored, and Baiquan should have some common topics with you, so you just let her accompany you to pass the time."

She thought of what Bai Quan said, the purple flower and the red flower, which was nothing more than saying that she was the current red flower, and that she was a substitute.

She thought this was not impossible. She had no connection with Nangong Xianyue before. When they first met, Nangong Xianyue said something like he finally found her. Maybe he finally found a substitute.

She remained silent.

"Why? If you don't like her I'll tell her not to come."

"No, she's quite interesting."

"It's rare for someone to catch your eye."

"When are you going to take me out to play?" Joysa asked.

Nangong Xianyue was a little surprised, and the corners of her mouth curled up, "You really want to go out and play with me?"

"I'm so bored staying here all day." She complained with a bitter face.

"We can set off the day after tomorrow. We still have some finishing work to do. Once we finish it tomorrow, we can rest for a while and have some fun."

"Where to go?" she asked.

"Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"I don't know any place except Middle-earth," Joysa answered honestly.

"You can go anywhere except Zhongzhou. I know your intentions, Isa." Nangong Xianyue said with a smile.

Qiao Yisha didn't feel very disappointed. After all, Nangong Xianyue was very wary of her plan to escape, and she had long expected that Nangong Xianyue would never take her to Zhongzhou.

Nangong Xianyue held her hand that was on the table and said, "I'm sorry to have let you stay alone in the palace for the past two days."

Qiao Yisha pulled her hand back and said, "Haha, it's not just these two days. Since I came here, there has not been a single day that I haven't felt wronged."

During her stay here, her daily entertainment was to play with jewelry, take walks in the palace, and occasionally get a massage, do beauty treatments, or do handicrafts.

Nangong Xianyue was afraid that she would be bored, so she arranged for maids for her who were all clever and skillful enough to entertain her. It was indeed fresh at the beginning, but it was bound to become boring after a while.

"..."

Nangong Xianyue laughed, turned around and winked at Qiu Yi, and Qiu Yi turned and left.

After a while he came in with a gift box and placed it on the coffee table.

Qiao Yisha looked over curiously. Nangong Xianyue opened the gift box and took out a green top hat with a yellow ribbon. It looked luxurious and fashionable.

"I saw it when I passed by the window on a business trip. I thought it would suit you, so I brought it back."

Joysa took the hat and looked at it in her hand. It was impossible for her not to like it. She was just like any other girl and liked beautiful clothes and shoes.

"Do you like it?" Nangong Xianyue asked.

Joysa nodded. "But, when would it be useful?"

"Remember to bring it with you when you go out to play, you will need it." When Nangong Xianyue saw the light in her eyes, he knew that she liked it very much, and his mood also improved.

"Yeah." Joysa nodded, lowered her head and looked at the top hat over and over again.

"Let me help you put it on and try it on." Nangong Xianyue took the hat and put it on her head. The ribbon tied a big bow at her chin. She had thick golden brown curly hair that hung in front of her chest. Putting on the hat made her face look even more beautiful and charming.

"How is it? Am I beautiful?" She looked up at Nangong Xianyue, her amber pupils were slightly hazy, but she was full of energy, and her cheeks had a healthy redness, which made people's hearts moved.

"It's very beautiful and suits you very well." His fingertips were slightly cool as he stroked her face.

Compared to Qiao Yisha's beauty and youth, what he cherished more in his heart was her health, the rosy color of her skin, her voluptuous cheeks, and her bright eyes...

Qiao Yisha naturally had no idea what he was thinking at the moment. She ran to the mirror and fiddled with her hat. She liked today's gift more than those expensive dresses and jewelry. Nangong Xianyue could think of her when he occasionally glanced at the objects on the road, which made her feel a little proud, although she did not intend to respond to him.

"Can you take more photos for me? I've never been outside to play."

"Of course, if you have any other ideas, feel free to ask."

"Well... don't let so many people follow me. I want to be free. I can't run away if I'm around you anyway, and I don't know anywhere."

"can."

Joysa took off her hat and held it in her hand, "Then I'll change into a different dress every day."

"Sure, half a day, an hour is fine, so why don't you stay with me? I will always be so kind to you, giving you endless dresses to wear, endless jewelry to wear, and endless money to spend."

“That sounds really good.”

"These are the only ways I can think of to seduce you to stay with me." He chuckled.

He was happy to prepare these for Joysa, and it was also his pleasure, but he hoped that one day these things would rank ahead of her in her heart.

He walked closer and looked at her in the mirror. He stared at her with his narrow eyes and said in a low voice, "If you get tired of staying here, I'll take you home. I promise you'll like it there. It's much more interesting than this cold and empty palace."

"Home?" Qiao Yisha was curious. "Isn't your home in the palace?"

Nangong Xianyue shook her head. "My real home is in Dongzhou. I will return there eventually."

"What kind of place is your home?"

"It's called Fulse Gardens. It's an old castle. It's very beautiful. You'll see it."

"Castle?" Joysa's eyes lit up. "Is it the kind of castle in fairy tales?"

"Hmm...it should be much bigger."

"So... which is more beautiful, the palace or the castle?"

"...They both have their merits. If I had to choose, it would undoubtedly be Falls Castle."

"Is it full of flowers? Can you ride horses, play the piano, or even hold dances in it?"

"Yes, both are fine."

Seeing her excited and yearning expression, Nangong Xianyue couldn't help but laugh. How surprised she would be if one day she knew that she had lived there for ten years.

Qiaoisha almost blurted out that she wanted to go and take a look, but fortunately a bit of common sense held her back.

Nangong Xianyue asked, "My guess is right, you will like it. Do you want to go and have a look?"

He wanted to try to take Joysa back to Falls Garden, maybe that would make her remember something, but he didn't hold out much hope. After all, her amnesia was not a disease and could not be explained by science.

Qiao Yisha used a lot of willpower to refuse, shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's just play in Xizhou."

A castle? There are so many of them. Why do we have to go to Dongzhou to see it?