Chapter 488 (1/2)

Chapter 488

Chapter 488: Love Without Prospects

Translator: chuchutrain Editor: Rock, DavidT

”I came here to see our great talented lady, to see what sort of poetry she's composing right now . ” As Ling Chen smiled, she teased, ”I did not expect to see our little talent here deep in grief, sighing nonstop as though she had just lost her love . This really made me stop in shock . Come, tell sister, what sort of great work have you come out with?!”

Ling Chen clearly knew that Shui QianRou was not doing any sort of composition, but still chose to deliberately tease her . This was to soothe her worries, and this point was duly noted by Shui QianRou, filling her with grat.i.tude!

”You're the beautiful lady with worries!” 1 Shui QianRou rolled her eyes at her, after which she could not help but sigh . ”I won't hide this from sister . They're almost here, at most in another three days . ”

”I guessed as much . ” Ling Chen immediately kept her smile, not bothering to tease her anymore . ”Are you worried for your brother's safety?”

”It isn't so bad to the point that his well-being is threatened, but with this huge loss that brother has suffered, the family has already stripped him of his right for first-in-line successor of the family . I do not know what punishments await him, and furthermore, those three have always looked unfavorably at my brother . Humiliation will definitely be on the list!” Shui QianRou worriedly replied .

”Oh . ” Ling Chen's eyes flashed as she consoled, ”No matter what, your brother is still the son of the current family head, so who would dare to do anything to him? The humiliation in a way could serve as a driving force . Sister shouldn't be too worried about it . You have to take care of yourself, only then can you remain as the greatest support for your brother . ”

Shui QianRou's expression grew cold as she forced out, ”It might just be a small humiliation, but in the eyes of those three, elder brother isn't a person of respect even though he is the son of the Family Head . Instead, they treat him as a thorn in the eye . Elder brother's failure this time, they will definitely not let go of this heaven-sent opportunity for them! They would definitely go to all lengths to humiliate him, and with brother's pride, how could he bear it?!” As she spoke, her brows furrowed, and she continued with a hint of suspicion, ”Furthermore, this matter of elder brother getting into trouble is rather fishy . If Yu ManLou really possessed the strength to topple my Shui Family, then why did he wait til now in order to take action? I keep feeling as though there is something behind the scenes, but I just cannot fit the puzzle pieces together!”

Ling Chen gently smiled, ”Even if there's more than it meets the eye, there's no need for you to torture yourself like this, right? In addition, even if your three cousins come over, this place still belongs to the Ling Family, and they definitely have to give this elder sister some face . As such, protecting your elder brother shouldn't be too big a problem . ” She easily and deftly maneuvered Shui QianRou away from her suspicions, to the point that it was seamless . Even Ling Tian would blush in shame before her act!

Ever since Shui QianRou received the letter from her family, she had been pondering over this problem . While she was sworn sisters with Ling Chen, she had some measure of being able to ask for her help, but Shui QianHuan had constantly pestered Ling Chen during his time here such that he already aroused the ire of Ling Chen . For the latter not to kick him while he was down would already be a good thing, let alone giving him help . However, seeing Ling Chen voluntarily extend her help to aid her elder brother, Shui QianRou was overjoyed . She immediately jumped up and grabbed onto Ling Chen hands, mumbling in grat.i.tude, ”Then I'll have to really thank big sis . Ai, so long as I can temporarily secure my brother's well-being until he reaches Heavenly Wind Continent, then that would be enough . Little sister here has always been embarra.s.sed of my brother purposely making things difficult for you and so did not know how to open my mouth to ask… Don't worry big sis, this little sister here knows how to repay her saviors, there will come a day where we will repay you for your grat.i.tude . ”

But Ling Chen only laughed it off, ”We're sisters, and we value matters of the heart . Less of this talk about repayment, it will only hurt our relations.h.i.+p! However, there's something that I have to tell you beforehand . If little sister cannot achieve it, then we can forget about anything else . ”

Shui QianRou said, ”Big sis, just say the word . If I can do it, I will definitely not shy away from it . ”

A chilly look appeared in Ling Chen's eyes at this moment as she quietly said, ”Little sister has also mentioned it . This life and body of mine have long been a possession of my young n.o.ble, and as for your brother… heh, you should know that young n.o.ble cannot tolerate such matters the most . If the same problem persists in the future, then your elder brother would rather wish that he fell into the hands of his three compet.i.tors . We're sisters, so I'll just say this up front, if this continues, then big sister can only apologize to you . ”

Shui QianRou's face changed, but before she could say a word, Ling Chen continued, ”Big sister is also a woman, so I care the most about how the young n.o.ble looks at me . Little sister, you have to bear this in mind . ”

Shui QianRou sighed to herself . How could she not see the love her brother Shui QianHuan had towards Ling Chen? However, with the single sentence that Ling Chen spoke she knew that her brother did not even stand a chance at all and could not help but feel a little bitter inside her heart . With his life in the dumps, his future bleak and dark, and now having no hope for the love of his life, could her brother really handle all these multiple setbacks at once?

She originally thought of waiting for Shui QianHuan to return before going over to persuade Ling Chen . Even if it was a hypocritical show of affection to console him, it would still allow her elder brother to feel a lot better! However, now that Ling Chen had already stated such a term, if her brother continued to foolishly anger this powerful a.s.sistant, incurring her wrath, then her brother would merely be sending himself to his own grave!

A clamor sounded from afar, followed by the footsteps of someone hastily running over . Moments later, the voice of Shui QianRou's serving girl, Die'er, could be heard saying, ”Missy, good news, young n.o.ble… he is already back . ” While the content of her phrase sounded like good news, the worry and fright in her tone could not be masked, as though she had seen something frightening .