Chapter 226 - Falling in Love and a Secret Promise (1/2)

Chapter 226 Falling in Love and a Secret Promise

Feng Yuran stepped on Yu Mingyong’s body and walked up to her, “What happened? Why are you still here? It’s getting late now. Let’s leave the manor together.” A cold smile hung on his handsome lips. He walked up to hold Mo Xuetong’s hand without any hesitation and left.

There was a strange look in his eyes which were so similar to the devil’s. His eyes shone with beauty under the sunlight and were extremely charming!

Was Feng Yuran angry? Why was he angry for no reason again…

Mo Xuetong did not understand why but knew that she should not annoy him at this juncture. She pulled her hand back slightly and said fearfully, “Your Highness, you’re hurting me.”

“You dared to cut your own neck. This barely hurts, what are you afraid of?” Feng Yuran turned around and settled his handsome gaze heatedly on Mo Xuetong. He suddenly smiled, which made him appear even more charming. However, he loosened his grip and did not pull her along.

Mo Ye backed away and tried to look as if she were not there. She seemed to understand why her master was so angry…

“It’s alright. It’s just a flesh wound.” Mo Xuetong understood what was happening and answered while biting her lips. However, she did not try to pull her hand from his grasp. Instead, she stopped at the artificial hill. It would ruin their reputation if they continued tugging around.

“Return the hairpin to me.” Feng Yuran narrowed his eyes slowly. He stretched his hand out and pulled the hairpin from her hair.

“No, you’ve already gifted it to me. You can’t take it back.” Mo Xuetong panicked and wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h the hairpin back. The hairpin was for her self-protection and it had already proven to be useful.

“I heard that the hairpin is extremely useful in cutting one’s neck.” Feng Yuran raised his brows and laughed devilishly. He continued, “You only need to jab it lightly and you’ll bleed immediately.”

“Your Highness. It was an accident.” Mo Xuetong bit her lips and said somewhat grievously. She patted down her hair, which had been messed up by him, with a pale slender hand.

Perhaps because she had done well in admitting her mistakes, Feng Yuran’s expression lightened after a moment’s of silence. He stuffed the hairpin into her hand and said with a frosty expression, “If I hear that you’re stabbing yourself with things again in the future, I will confiscate everything sharp from you.”

Mo Xuetong rolled her eyes secretly. She did not know why what she wore had anything to do with him. However, she also knew that the man was very unpredictable. She did not know what he heard and why he came to her place and acted so weirdly. She must not offend him.

She took the hairpin and pinned it in her hair, using the waters by the artificial hill to check on her reflection.

“Did Eldest Brother look you up for the consort-choosing? It has not even started and they’re all making trouble already. It is such a pity. No matter what he does, it has nothing to do with you. Even if he likes you, one has to see whether he has the ability to bring you into the King Chu Manor. “Feng Yuran smiled slightly. His expression had softened and he reached out to help Mo Xuetong tuck a loose lock of hair behind her ears.

His gaze made Mo Xuetong a little nervous. Her eyes wandered and she did not dare to look at him.

“Your beautiful dance today might have destroyed all those rumors about you, but it has also pushed you into the whirlpool that is the current situation. You will not be able to say that there is nothing going on between the two of us in the future, and you will never be able to break cleanly from the royal family. Is that what you want?” Feng Yuran leaned against the artificial hill, crossing his arms before his chest as he looked at her lazily.

That had not been Mo Xuetong’s intentions. She had just wanted to show off slightly to destroy those bad rumors about her. That was why she had revealed her achilles heal even though she could compete with Ling Fengyan and allowed Ling Fengyan to win. However, she did not expect Bai Yihao to ask her to dance.

One had to dance intently and carefully if they wanted to follow the music of his Qin. One could say that she had to follow the music and if she messed up the dance, all her previous efforts would have gone up in smoke. Now that she thought about it, Bai Yihao had had different intentions towards her since she entered the place. He had made the Fifth Princess jealous and allowed Mo Xuetong to gain the admiration and praise of everyone.

Even though she did not know what he wanted, Mo Xuetong understood that she seemed to have become one of his chess piece!

“I did not want that to happen, but it had to happen.” Mo Xuetong paused for a moment before replying lightly after having regained calmness.

“Since you cannot avoid it, and you have agreed to my request yesterday, then you’d better do as I said. You do not need to care about the consort selection and just go through with the motions.” Feng Yuran’s handsome lips curled up in a smile. The sun shone on his face. He was blindingly handsome.

Mo Xuetong paused. She felt her heart beat thunderously and she flushed for no reason. She turned her head around and refused to look at him. “What did I say last night?”

Her memory of last night was a blank. There were a few snippets that she felt so embarra.s.sed about so she did not dare to think about them. Was that really her! It must not be.

“I wanted to leave last night but you pulled on my s.h.i.+rt and told me to rest. I thought that since I was going to marry you in the future anyway, it would not be a big deal to rest. Then, I thought about it again and felt that you would definitely get angry at me when you wake up, so I peeled your hands from me and pushed you away before I escaped your clutches. Say, shouldn’t I be rewarded for this?” Feng Yuran jutted his handsome face out at her as if he was looking for a reward.

What he said was too embarra.s.sing and Mo Xuetong’s face burned. This person was really shameless. However, she knew that while he was exaggerating, what he said was the truth. She recalled that she refused to let him leave so she felt ashamed and annoyed. She could not help but glare at Feng Yuran angrily and said, “Your Highness…”

“You don’t have to say that so loudly. I can hear you. You were much nicer last night, and the way you hugged me…” Feng Yuran smiled like a fox.