Chapter 130 - Advances (1/2)
Lu Yin Ze had just finished dancing with Young Miss of Tang and his friend, Song Xuantin.
Since he was done with this responsibility he went back to his table.
It took him a long time to go back to his table since guest after guest would meet him halfway and would greet him. Some people even start a small conversation with him. Since he wants them to have a good impression of him and to establish himself in the empire he mingled with them.
So with patience, he greeted them back and politely respond to their conversation. However, the more he stays in that certain circle, the more people would gather and the crowd would get bigger. It was still overwhelming for him so he excused himself when he saw that.
He finally reached his table and drank a couple of sips. He found it more comfortable when he has his own space.
He looked at the front were some couples were dancing. Song Xuantin and Gu Zhen were nowhere. He couldn't spot Xiong Zhi too. Young Miss Tang and First Young Master Guan Guri were chatting while dancing.
”Second Young Master...” A middle-aged man greeted him and strike a conversation. Lu Yin Ze recognized him as he got introduced by his grandfather. Behind the middle-aged man were some people from the empire. Lu Yin Ze greeted them too and start to have a conversation with them.
After a while, they began to gather some crowd again. Lu Yin Ze feeling a bit suffocated and dizzy by the people's question after question, excused himself and began to distance. He seriously needs to take a breather after some time.
He went behind the fountain where there was no people.
Lu Yin Ze takes a deep breath. He inhaled the relaxing fragrance of the garden. As his eyes were close to feel the breeze and to hear the rushing of the water a voice interrupted this serene moment,
”The luxury garden is really nice isn't it?” A sweet voice makes Lu Yin Ze opened his eyes.
Xiong Wuyue smiles sweetly.
”You're here, Young miss- ” Lu Yin Ze forgot her name but he knows she was a cousin of Xiong Zhi. Since he doesn't know how to address her he called in the most formal way possible.
”--Xiong.”
Xiong Wuyue did not notice it. She took a step nearer to him and copied what Lu Yin Ze did earlier.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Inhaling the scent of the garden and feeling the breeze. She opened her eyes with a smile on her pretty face.
Then she looked to Lu Yin Ze and prepared to give him a gaze that any man could fall.
However, when she turned to him, Lu Yin Ze was not looking at her. His eyes were ahead.
Seeing that Lu Yin Ze did not even look at her made Xiong Wuyue embarrassed.
She coughed to get his attention.
Lu Yin Ze looked at her.
”You are making me uncomfortable by calling me the Young Miss of Xiong. There is only a Young Miss of Xiong, that's my cousin, Xiong Zhi. You can call me by my name. Wuyue is fine.”
Lu Yin Ze just stayed silent and did not comment. Regarding calling each other by their first name was a bit sensitive to every person. But this cousin of Xiong Zhi did not thinks so. Lu Yin Ze did not judge her and stay silent. He just politely smiles.
”The Luxury garden is so big. I bet you like to stroll more rather than meet the crowd?” Xiong Wuyue started a conversation and to give Lu Yin Ze a suggestion to stroll in the garden with her.
”I'm just taking a breather.” Lu Yin Ze said the truth.
He planned to go back to the crowd anyway. He just needs to calm his mind from time to time.
”Oh.” Again, Xiong Wuyue's suggestion was ignored.
'Or maybe, he is clueless?'
The more Xiong Wuyue looks at his beautiful innocent face the more she was convinced that Lu Yin Ze doesn't get her hints. So she tried more.
”Second young master, you are really good at dancing. My cousin and Young Miss Tang are really lucky to have one dance with you.” Xiong Wuyue fluttered her eyelashes to act cuter. Any man would be daze seeing her flirt like this and would take the hint and initiative to dance with her.
However, Lu Yin Ze unintentionally or not ignored her hints and shook his head.