A few minutes later, Xie Moyao returned and handed Li Feng two room cards. "I’ve already arranged our accommodations. Let’s take Wen Wen over."
The two room cards didn’t arouse Li Feng’s suspicion. Whenever the three of them traveled together, they always booked two rooms. He would have one room to himself, while his sister and his girlfriend shared the other. The reason was simple: his girlfriend was too conservative and maintained that there could be no premarital sex. This peculiar request was surprisingly supported by his parents, who had specifically warned him about it, leaving him with no choice.
Besides, having his girlfriend look after his sister wasn’t a bad arrangent. If Wen Wen slept alone, she would inevitably kick her blankets all over the place during the night. It was good to have soone there to take care of her. Plus, it ant he could ga with his friends all night, playing as late as he wanted without anyone bothering him. It was freeing, which was why he didn’t mind the setup.
They were staying in a small courtyard house. Besides the main building, there were guest rooms on the left and right sides, making it a small courtyard with three rooms in total. Their rooms were the east and west wings.
"Oh, the main house is occupied," Xie Moyao explained nonchalantly.
Li Feng didn’t think much of it. After dropping the two won off at the west wing and reminding Xie Moyao to take good care of his sister, he returned to the east wing.
While the room’s exterior looked classically antique, the interior was furnished like a five-star hotel, equipped with every modern anity. He eagerly turned on his computer, logged into the ga, put on his headphones, and shouted to his friends, "I’m here, let’s go for a five-stack!"
anwhile, as he was gaming, in the west wing room, Xie Moyao had just finished tucking Li Wenwen in. She bit her lip, her expression fraught with conflict. She didn’t know if what she was doing tonight was right or wrong.
KNOCK, KNOCK!
The sound echoed through the room, and Xie Moyao’s heart leaped into her throat. What was to co would eventually co; there was no avoiding it.
She composed herself, walked slowly to the door, and opened it.
"Why is it you?" she asked, her voice tinged with surprise.
Standing in the doorway, Li Feng frowned. "If not , who else would it be?"
"Oh, no, that’s not what I ant. It’s just... it’s so late. Do you need sothing?" Xie Moyao quickly masked her expression.
"Need sothing? Of course, it’s about Wen Wen. I think she drank too much and her stomach is probably upset. I got so hangover dicine from the car. Give this to her," Li Feng said, handing her the dicine. "Oh, and don’t sleep tonight. Keep an eye on her and make sure nothing happens."
With that, he turned and hurried away, muttering, "Damn it, I’m jungling this ga. There’s no way I’m losing again."
Standing at the door, Xie Moyao watched him go. Only after the door to the opposite room closed did she slowly turn around. A look of pained struggle washed over her calm face. He has never had eyes for , only for his sister.
She suddenly laughed, and her smile was like a daffodil in bloom.
After helping Li Wenwen sit up and take the hangover dicine, she turned off the lights and left the room.
The door of the main house in the courtyard was gently knocked on.
With a creak, the door opened, revealing the face of a handso man. He smiled and nodded at the person outside. "You ca after all."
"Yes, I ca."
"Have you thought it through?" he asked again.
The woman at the door nodded slowly but resolutely. "I have."
"No regrets?"
"Will you ever stop?" she snapped, a flush of embarrassed anger on her face.
"I get it."
"Ah!" The woman gasped as she felt her body beco weightless, suddenly scooped up by the waist. In a panic, she wrapped her arms around his neck and tilted her head back to gaze up at him, montarily infatuated.
Once she composed herself, she realized the man before her was far more handso and charismatic than her boyfriend. "You’re so handso and rich, you can’t be lacking for won. Why are you still interested in..."
"Interested in what? Abducting maidens?" the man asked, looking down at her as he held her.
His gaze made her blush, and she turned her head away, unable to et his eyes. "You know that’s not what I an. I’m here of my own free will now."
"Oh? So before, it wasn’t of your own free will? Are you saying I was abducting a maiden?"
Xie Moyao grew slightly annoyed. She seed to despise those words. "Why are you so fixated on that phrase? I told you that’s not what I ant."
"Then what did you an?" Sun Dasheng asked, his teasing tone gone.
"Since you don’t lack won, why did you pursue ?" Xie Moyao finally voiced the question in her heart, her gaze burning into him.
"Interesting," Sun Dasheng said with a smile, eting her stare directly. He reached out, hooked a finger under her chin, and gently tilted it up. "You tell . Why do you think?"
"Is it because I’m different from your other won?" Xie Moyao guessed.
Sun Dasheng couldn’t help but study her for a few more monts before offering genuine praise. "You’re very smart."
"So I’m right, then?" A small, proud smile touched the corners of Xie Moyao’s lips.
It was as if God had not only opened a door for her but several windows as well. Since childhood, she had been beautiful and had excelled academically. She was a quick study, picking up anything with ease. One could say she was truly proficient in all the traditional arts.
The classical, high-bred aura that had so captivated Sun Dasheng was not sothing that could be feigned simply by wearing a Hanfu. It was the result of her innate, scholarly grace—a radiance that blossod from a cultured mind.
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