On the other hand, Li Mei had already changed her mask to a new one she made just now. Thankfully, she had also accidentally stolen the rich guy's wallet, making it better for her to buy things from the market.
Thus, she even bought new outfits for herself, 'manly ones' and went into an alley. After wearing that outfit and mask, she finally relaxed. Even without make-up, she looked 'handsome' since the facemask made her feminine aspect disappear from her face.
The corners of her eyes looked sharp as she looked up, and even her jaws seemed firm if she pursed her lips. Despite smiling mildly, her lips would only form an enchanting look, giving her a mysterious aura.
When she walked out from the alley after hours of hard work, the first thing she did was to return to that original alley. Upon seeing the weak soldier still lying unconscious, she hesitated and walked over.
Even though she was a thief, she wasn't that much of a heartless woman who would leave behind a sick man to die just like that. Thus, after heading over, she shook him and said, "Hey, man, wake up."
But the soldier still wouldn't wake up. She pressed her forehead in dismay and finally decided to help him up.
Thus, she lifted him with much difficulty and dragged this guy's feet outside the alley. Since she had no shortfall of money, she could even hire a doctor for this guy. In any case, his attire did help her a lot to create a second identity for herself.
She dragged the man's legs and walked toward the closest hospital. A guard stood outside the door of a small room. The wooden door remained closed up as he looked at a 'man' dragging an unconscious soldier.
He nodded at them and moved aside, opening the door for them. "Please, get inside. The doctor is seeing another patient at the moment. Wait for a while."
Li Mei nodded. She went to the receptionist and booked the doctor. Then she went toward the seats and hurriedly placed the man there before finally relaxing there. She stretched her arms and massaged her shoulders.
Just as she was sitting there, wondering about how to become an official, the old couple beside her started talking to one another.
"Ah, our child is also the same as this weak, sick lad." The lady pointed at the unconscious soldier beside Li Mei. "He has always been out on the border, protecting us and returning with injuries one after another."
The old man sitting beside her grimaced upon hearing her words. He looked at his wife with a trace of sadness and said, "Ah, I wish we could see him…"
Just as they were talking about it, they heard a commotion outside the building. Li Mei didn't turn her head and only relaxed a little upon finding others' attention had diverted from her.
Li Mei continued to pretend to be a handsome lad who had a cold and calm expression on his face. It wasn't until footsteps echoed into the hallway and walked closer and closer until a young man stood right in front of her.
She didn't raise her head and continued to pretend as if she hadn't seen anyone just now. From her face, she almost looked calm and composed as if nothing terrible could happen. But on the inside, her heartbeat quickened.
From his clothes, she had already realized that this person was the young man from the hotel from whom she had stolen money and clothes!!!
Damn, what a coincidence! She hadn't expected this at all. Even if she did, she hadn't thought he would appear in front of her eyes right after she transformed her face into a completely different lad!
Maybe he came to her because she was wearing his robes….
Damn, she should have purchased something else and worn it! She just had to bump into him at such a time!
If only she hadn't shown the soldier some kindness, she wouldn't have fallen into this kind of predicament!
Her heart went, thump, thump, thump as she partly opened her eyes.
The man's beautiful silver boots appeared in front her eyes as soon as she glanced down. She blinked for a moment as the sound of her heartbeat echoed deep in her ears. It seemed to have increased her heartbeat even more, and for some reason, her heart turned warmer than before for the first time ever.
She swallowed the traces of emotion with difficulty and took deep breaths to calm her racing heartbeat. She closed her eyes again, not daring to look at the man's boots again.
Even though from the inside, she was extremely flustered, her entire face looked calm and composed from the outside.
Originally Prince Cao Haoran was about to go back when he witnessed a man wearing his favorite outfit that was stolen entering this place. Not just that, that person was even dragging an unconscious soldier here.
Prince Cao Haoran didn't really have to think too much before realizing what had happened.
This thief stole this imperial guard's outfit, barged inside the inn to steal his clothes and money pouch, and even dared to openly wear it like nothing happened.
Of course, there could be many outfits copies of the dress this little thief stole from him. But the original one was really a bit different and Cao Haoran could differentiate the real from the fake in a single glance. After all, he had personally guided the tailor to make this outfit.
From the intricate designs to even the color all chose by him. Even the costly cloth used for the creation was also chosen by him. How could he not realize it was his?
Thus, seeing that this thief was acting as he had turned into a blind young man, the corners of Cao Haoran's lips twitched as he impatiently tapped his foot on the ground, staring at the 'man' in front of his eyes. "This is mine."
He pointed toward the outfit. But what others saw was that he was pointing his finger toward the man and calling him 'mine?'
After seeing this, the fourth prince's face turned horrific as he stared at his elder brother. He had never thought the man would end up being gay some day! To actually speak those words in public in front of everyone….!
If he liked a man, he should have taken the young man aside and spoken those words. What was the point of saying those things in public like this?!
The fourth prince was so flustered after hearing his big brother's words that he failed to notice the color of the outfit the 'man' was wearing.