Chapter 159 - Wen Feng: Meeting a Mysterious Man (2) (1/2)

The handsome man scrutinized her movement and from the way she elegantly drank her tea, it seemed like she had a noble background. Whose daughter was she? The man curiously guessed Yao Ling's background.

Her movement was sophisticated. He could see the stubborn streak from her eyes, but at the same time cleverness. What a fox! He was so itchy and wanted to get his hands on her as soon as possible.

”This gu niang is only a simple peasant and comes to this town for a visit,” Yao Ling answered politely. She didn't want to divulge any information about herself and her entourage. She didn't trust this man and she felt like this man wanted something from her. She didn't realize that the man was targetting her --- to be precise.

”Oh... I never know that a simple peasant can have a maidservant by her side,” The man asked craftily. He could see the way the woman beside her kept trying to serve her, but it was stopped by the woman in front of her with a simple eye gesture.

”Gong zi is wrong. Xiao Yu is my sworn-sister, not my maidservant,” Yao Ling quickly came up with an explanation.

The man didn't uncover her lie. He could see from their clothing that it was made from high-quality silk and the embroidery also wasn't simple. No peasant would be able to afford these kinds of luxurious clothing. He liked her cautiousness and it proved to him that she wasn't an easy woman.

”Gu Niang, can I ask for your name?” The handsome man asked with an innocent face. He really wanted to know the woman's name.

Yao Ling was quite surprised by the man's question and it showed up on her face which made the man laughed inwardly. 'Is this woman really innocent?' He thought to himself.

Yao Ling decided not to tell him her name. ”Gong zi, we are not close enough for this gu niang to share this gu niang's name.” Yao Ling wanted him to know that she didn't want to become acquainted with him. With this kind of polite rejection, he should have understood, right?

However, she underestimated this man's shamelessness. ”Oh... then, I would like to get to know you better, Gu Niang. May I?”

Yao Ling was flabbergasted by the man's shamelessness. 'Does... does he try to court her?' Yao Ling thought to herself. However, she put that thought on the back of her mind. After all, she's a married woman and she's not interested in another man --- other than Yao Ying, of course. She didn't realize that in this city, no one knew that she was already married.

The man could see the real surprise in her eyes and he was able to make sure that the woman in front of him was indeed innocent. Her widened eyes looked so cute and it reminded him of a cute little kitten. When he knew that she wasn't going to answer him, he didn't push for an answer. Instead, he changed the direction of the conversation.

”How long will Gu Niang be staying here?” The man asked once again while tilting his head to the side.

”Gong zi, I don't think we are close enough to share those details,” Yao Ling tactfully said. She answered him with the same answer as before. What else could she say? If Yao Ying knew about this and he ate vinegar, she was pretty sure that she would receive a punishment later that night. No... no... no... she didn't want that to happen.

”Ah... but meeting with Gu Niang here, it must have been fate,” The man shamelessly said.

Yao Ling was quite irked by this man's brazen talk, but she needed to maintain her calmness. After all, this isn't An Yang and they are in the middle of an important mission.

The man could see that Yao Ling started to get annoyed from the way she clenched the cup tightly and it amused him. He was good at waiting too and he also knew when to retreat. He merely said, ”This one is just kidding, Gu Niang. Please don't feel offended! If it's indeed fate, we will surely meet again later.” After that, the man bade his goodbye and in his mind, he knew that they would certainly meet again for sure.

”This is the token of my gratefulness to you for sharing the table, Gu Niang,” The man said while smiling, not forgetting to fan himself elegantly. Before Yao Ling could reject him, the man quickly went out of the teahouse and was gone in a flash.