Chapter 42 (2/2)

It seemed to her that she should not have listened to advice she had received four years before, which had ood cause Now it appeared so of a mistake It would be difficult to resolve this situation

As they sat in silence, Lady Liu suddenly got the feeling that it eakening her position After all, she was his elder She cleared her throat ”Your father is now an official at the Treasury,” she said ”Have you come to the capital to prepare for next year's iht to the Treasury for work?”

Fan Xian smiled ”I shall do as Father says” He paused for a mo the truth There were a few people he wanted to meet with in the capital Lady Liu was one of them, as was Fei Jie and his little sister Ruoruo But the person he waswas definitely his father

He was very curious as to how Count Sinan had caught the eye of his mother, the head of the illustrious Ye faht of the dead woman as his mother, but never much considered Count Sinan to be his father This was perhaps a quirk of the male mentality

”Your father will return shortly”

As she said this, there was a slight clattering outside the door to the inner courtyard The servant girls hurried to greet whoever it was, but the noise cairls were unable to bar the way A young woman walked in

She wasn't particularly pretty, but she was exceptionally neatly-dressed, hat seemed to be a somewhat delicate and faintly indifferent disposition The indifference was not that of an iceher - but rather of someone who had yet to discover their own self-confidence, and so created an apathetic de at odds with the world around the of a young noblewo woman looked Fan Xian in the face Her cold expression softened until it finally an to spread on her cheeks She opened her htly rearranged her garentle, clear voice that seemed both polite and boastful ”Good day, brother”

Fan Xian smiled, and held out his hand to support her ”Ruoruo, there's no need to be so polite”

The two exchanged glances and faint, earnest sed letters for many years In this world, each was the person the other one knew most deeply

But the sound of a clumsy child immediately broke their tender reunion

”Hey, are you Fan Xian?”

Fan Xian turned to face the youngster who had entered He was rather chubby, and the left side of his face was covered in unsightly moles His face seeht disgust