180 Resentful Jealousy (2/2)

He turned to the culprit with a scowl. Rin indifferently glanced at him and said, ”Those who are too quick to judge understand nothing. Also, it's impolite.”

Aiguo frowned and quickly retorted back, ”But she was looking and talking to you like you were lower than her!”

Rin sighed. ”That's common in society. Miss Yun is someone of a higher class. It's only reasonable she speaks with greater authority.”

Aiguo was silent. He propped his cheeks with his palms and quietly muttered to himself, ”That doesn't give her the right to look at you with resentment…”

Sitting on the side, Bai Han let out a mocking snort. ”I wonder whose fault that is.”

The two looked at him with a look of confusion. At this time, with Yun Suyin following behind him, An Sun set himself down across from the three.

”Ah, you've returned!” Elder Cai entered the dining area with a smile spread across his face. Following closely behind him was Yun Ting, who quietly peeked from behind at the newcomers.

Elder Cai glanced at the girl sitting beside Bai Han and was momentarily stunned before he recovered himself with a smile.

”And I see you've finally found you're granddaughter.”

”Yes.” Bai Han smiled kindly. ”Thank you for helping us search for her and for providing us a place to rest.”

Elder Cai nonchalantly waved his hand. ”Of course, of course! You all must be hungry, right? I'll inform the staff to bring everyone something to eat for dinner!”

Bai Han nodded before he focused his attention back to his granddaughter. Meanwhile, slumped in his seat, Aiguo felt an intense stare on him, causing his gaze to shift to the side.

When he met a pair of large, doe eyes staring at him, he blinked. The moment Yun Ting noticed his gaze; she quickly lowered her head and scurried behind Elder Cai.

Aiguo stared in her direction and silently huffed.

Girl's were weird...

When the food arrived, everyone was seated in the inn's reserved dining room. While they were eating, Rin, Aiguo, and Bai Han were silent. Not that they had the chance to speak as Yun Suyin continued to talk endlessly to the attractive young man beside her.

An Sun didn't speak much as he ate, but the infatuated young girl continued to converse with him with smiles. Not once did he utter a full sentence to her besides a few curt replies or sounds.

While Aiguo and Bai Han's expressions had hardened with silent irritability, Rin simply enjoyed her meal with a silent expression as if not hearing Yun Suyin's chattering. Although, her eyes could not conceal her feelings of content as she ate the delicious food before her with swift movements.

Even though this behavior couldn't be considered dignified or elegant, her innocent and honest expressions made it hard to have an unfavorable impression of her. Elder Cai chuckled in amusement at Bai Han's granddaughter's reactions.

In the middle of eating, a hand reached for a poached egg and a large portion of beef dumplings before setting them in Rin's bowl. She hadn't thought much at the moment as she ate while murmuring a silent ”thank you”, when the chopsticks in her hand froze.

To her surprise, when she looked up, An Sun was browsing through the various dishes before he placed more food in her bowl with rapid movements. At that moment, everyone went silent. Unbothered, An Sun's eyes met her questioning gaze.

”Do you not like them?” The left eyebrow on his face rose.

Rin was startled. She looked down at her bowl only to notice the food he had placed in there were indeed her favorites.

Had he been watching which ones she was eating more of from the beginning?

At that moment, her lips curled up and an amused smile blossomed on her face as she looked at him with gratefulness. It was like nothing changed from when she left.

She was relieved things seemed to be the same between them, despite the deceiving of her gender.

”Thank you,” She nodded and bowed her head to continue eating, her cheeks quickly filling up.

Though he wasn't smiling, An Sun's eyes glinted with amusement by the time she lowered her head to eat. Occurring at the same time, everyone watched the two's exchange with various expressions. Two looked at the scene with a scowl on their faces, another with a faint smile, and as for the last – a complexity of contempt.

Yun Suyin clenched her hands under her wide sleeves, feeling her fingernails pierce into the skin of her palms. She understood nothing could happen between them, yet she couldn't help but feel a crawling suspicion toward their relationship.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms. During the middle of the night, Rin suddenly heard a knock on her door. To her surprise, An Sun and Bai Han stood on the other side.

”What's the matter?” She creased her brows.

Bai Han looked around before he ushered her forward. ”Come with us. We need to discuss something.”

Tilting her head in confusion, Rin nonetheless agreed and followed the two men down the hall. The same time they left, another door opened and watched their departing figures with an intense gaze.

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