Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Chapter 161 The Passionate Dragon Jiaojiao

Shen Qingyao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and then she nodded gently.

However, behind this seemingly easy action lies endless bitterness deep in her heart.

The bitterness surged into her heart like a tide, but she swallowed it all down with her strong will, not letting anyone notice a thing.

At this moment, every word spoken between Shen Qingyao and Ruan Hongshuang outside the tent was clearly heard by Si Jingnian.

Si Jingnian stood quietly at the doorway, like a statue, motionless.

Upon hearing these words, he seemed to be frozen in place, falling into a brief state of daze.

After a long while, he seemed to wake up from a dream, slowly turned around, and walked away with heavy steps toward his own tent.

Night fell, and all was quiet. As the world slept soundly, a dark figure slipped silently into Shen Qingyao's tent like a ghost.

While half-asleep, Shen Qingyao suddenly felt an immense pressure descend upon her body.

Before she could fully wake up, she realized that something heavy was straddling her.

Shen Qingyao's anger was instantly ignited. She tried her best to suppress it and barely opened her eyes.

As far as the eye could see, there was a small figure lying on top of him.

Her once clear, watery eyes had turned icy cold, radiating a chilling aura as she stared intently at the arrogant little brat.

"Go down!"

Shen Qingyao's voice was clear and cold, containing a long-suppressed anger. This angry shout was like a thunderclap, making the little dumpling tremble all over.

The dragon was clearly frightened. It dared not make any further rash moves and quickly rolled off Shen Qingyao's body using both its hands and feet.

"Mommy, I'm back! Please don't be angry, okay? I just forgot the time when I went out to play."

Long Jiaojiao lay pitifully on the ground, raised her chubby little face, and began to whine and beg Shen Qingyao in a childish voice.

Its little mouth was slightly pouting, and its big eyes were blinking, making it look absolutely adorable.

Shen Qingyao glared at her fiercely, then turned over angrily, closed her eyes tightly, as if trying to shut out everything from the outside world and continue to immerse herself in her dream.

Clearly, she had no patience for Long Jiaojiao at this moment and didn't want to pay any attention to this mischievous fellow.

Just a few days ago, when they had barely escaped from the ancient tomb in a sorry state, they hadn't even gotten their feet firmly on the ground yet.

The little guy, Long Jiaojiao, vanished without a trace in an instant, like a bolt of lightning.

They were gone for several days, and not a trace of them could be seen.

At first, Long Jiaojiao confidently claimed that she would go and scout the way for everyone, but everyone with eyes could see that she was just making an excuse to slip away and take the opportunity to have fun outside.

Otherwise, how could the little guy still be missing even after they had all returned to camp safely?

At this moment, Long Jiaojiao keenly noticed the displeasure on Shen Qingyao's face. Her originally smiling face immediately drooped like an eggplant hit by frost.

Although she knew in her heart that she had indeed gone too far this time, she was so ashamed that she blushed and couldn't utter a word for a long time. In the end, she had no choice but to use all her charm and coquettishness to beg for forgiveness.

Long Jiaojiao blinked her big, watery eyes, looking pitifully at Shen Qingyao, and said in a sweet, coquettish voice:

"Mommy, I really know I was wrong! Please don't be angry with me... I promise you, from now on I will be obedient and will never run away for days at a time like this again, making you worry! Okay?"

As she spoke, she raised her round, chubby little hand high above her head and extended three short fingers, making a solemn oath gesture.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Long Jiaojiao pleaded, Shen Qingyao remained unmoved, keeping her eyes tightly closed, pretending not to hear anything, and continuing to feign sleep.

Seeing that Shen Qingyao ignored her and treated her as if she didn't exist, Long Jiaojiao's delicate face fell down, and her cherry-like mouth drooped down as if she was about to cry.

However, Shen Qingyao seemed to have no heart of stone and remained unresponsive.

At this point, Long Jiaojiao could no longer hold back and let out a few suppressed sobs. The sound was intermittent, pitiful, and made people feel sorry for her.

Hearing the sobbing, Shen Qingyao's brows twitched slightly involuntarily, but in the end she couldn't harden her heart. She slowly turned her body to the side and slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

What came into view was the pitiful dragon Jiaojiao staring at him.

Her big, watery eyes were fixed on him, her little mouth slightly pouting. She looked incredibly cute, with a touch of endearing vulnerability.

Just then, a puppy that Shen Qingyao had picked up when she was a child suddenly popped into her mind.

The little dog had looked at him with the same pitiful expression, so similar to the dragon in front of him! Both were so cute, and both were so heartbreaking.

However, Shen Qingyao knew very well that Long Jiaojiao's pitiful appearance was most likely something she had picked up from others while running around playing these past few days.

Back in the ancient tomb, this little girl was fearless and arrogant, with an attitude of daring to challenge heaven and earth. No one would have thought that she would know how to play the victim!

Despite knowing perfectly well that Long Jiaojiao was feigning pitifulness, Shen Qingyao just couldn't bring herself to continue blaming her.

After all, how many people could truly remain unmoved by such an adorable little guy?

"This will never happen again!"

Shen Qingyao said with a stern face.

Upon hearing this, Long Jiaojiao, who had been crying uncontrollably, immediately stopped sobbing and, as if the rain had stopped and the sun had come out, burst into laughter.

She was so excited that she danced around, shaking her little head wildly, looking just like a mischievous and adorable little elf.

"Thank you, Mother! You're so good to me, Mother is the best!"

The dragon cried out joyfully, its voice clear and melodious, as if it could pierce through the clouds.

When she got excited, she rushed forward, hugged Shen Qingyao's neck tightly, and then kissed Shen Qingyao's cheeks several times.

Shen Qingyao was caught off guard by Long Jiaojiao's sudden action and was stunned for a moment.

When I came to my senses, I found my face was wet and sticky, covered in saliva.

Looking at the enthusiastic little guy in front of her, Shen Qingyao couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Several black lines appeared on her forehead, and her temples began to throb incessantly.