Chapter 238 (2/2)

However, it didn’t bother Ye Lang. He continued munching happily on his breakfast!

“It didn’t matter then, but it’s important now. I want to be fair again!” pleaded Edward as he gazed outside as if he had something on his mind.

“What’s up?” Ye Lang stopped to stare at Edward’s blackened face. Edward’s wistful eyes suddenly turned melancholic.

“Do you know what I’m here for?” asked Edward, as if waiting for Ye Lang’s answer.

“If you don’t tell me, how would I know?” came a direct answer. Edward hadn’t talked much about it, and he didn’t ask.

“...” Edward was stunned for a moment, “Cough, cough. I’ll tell you now. I’m not here to bring you around…”

“I know that. We hired a horse carriage after we left the mountains. I didn’t need you anymore!” interrupted Ye Lang.

“...”

Fuck, even if you didn’t need me, you don’t have to be this honest!

“Alright, I’ll be honest. I’m here for my beloved!” Edward decided to go straight to the point before Ye Lang gave him a heart attack.

“Oh…” Ye Lang nodded, then didn’t say anything else.

Edward was a little awkward. Why wasn’t he saying something? For example…

“Don’t you want to know who I love? Or what I’m here for?”

“That’s none of my business! I’m leaving soon for Sheng City. I don’t have time to meet your beloved,” Ye Lang finished the last of his youtiao breadstick and soymilk, then prepared to pay.

He was going to leave for Sheng City immediately. Even if he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have cared about Edward’s ‘beloved’ either, why now?

“Wait, this is all your fault. You must take responsibility for this, or don’t even think of leaving!!” Edward was starting to throw a tantrum. Ye Lang was likely to even leave him for dead! He grabbed Ye Lang’s arm and wouldn’t let go.

Everyone was staring at them now. They’d stopped whatever they were doing, and their mouths opened very, very wide!

They’d mistaken them for lovers, that Ye Lang was dumping Edward!

Well, technically, he was! Oh dear!

“We’re not whatever you think we are!” explained Edward, soon realising what everyone must be thinking.

“What?” asked Ye Lang.

“...Turn me back now! How can I meet Kesha when I’m this black!!” Edward didn’t feel like explaining, so this would be enough to make everyone understand.

So they were talking about his skin turning black, and he was going to look for this Ms Kesha. He was straight after all. However, Ms Kesha would never love this odd pile of coal!

Everyone shook their heads, then continued with their meals. They all agreed on one thing- he would never succeed in winning Kesha’s heart!

Ms Kesha was the pearl of the owner of Alexandria. She was loved by thousands, an angel sent from the heavens. With her beauty and grace, she was the ideal woman of the entire city, even having admirers across the Ai La Empire.

How would an odd pile of coal like Edward catch this angel’s eye? Perhaps if she were blind!!

“If you can’t meet her, then don’t! You won’t die from not meeting her!” came Ye Lang’s casual reply. It wasn’t his problem anyway.