Chapter 512 - Chapter 512: Chapter 512: Old Affairs from the Past (1/2)

Chapter 512: Chapter 512: Old Affairs from the Past

Elder Leisure, apparently delighted by Liu Sisi’s informal speech, guffawed heartily.

His laughter boomed through the room: “Perfect! It’s too boring eating alone as an old man! Servant, bring another set of chopsticks and a bowl.”

In a relaxed manner, Liu Sisi sat down across from Elder Leisure, chuckling, “Thank you, old gentleman.”

Shortly, her utensils were brought. Smiling at Elder Leisure, Sisi picked up her silver chopsticks and began to eat.

Appearing easy-going, she occasionally tested the limits of the old man sitting across from her.

Gradually, she realized that no matter what she did, Elder Leisure just laughed graciously, without any hint of reproof.

It was only after she had satiated her hunger, dropping her silver chopsticks, that she looked at the old man across from her who had barely eaten anything.

“Old gentleman, you have been living here all alone, with no one around. Don’t you find it boring?”

“Who says I’m alone?”

Caught off guard, Elder Leisure chuckled at her insinuating smile, “She is always with me, remaining forever by my side.”

“Him?”

Liu Sisi raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, right, you must not have met her yet. Come, let me take you to see her. Now that you’re grown up, you should meet her.”

Without a second thought, Elder Leisure stood up and led Liu Sisi out of the room.

Shocked beyond belief, Liu Sisi found his unique and spontaneous behavior quite peculiar – he just suggested a visit and off they went.

Despite her bewilderment, she quickly rose and followed him.

At the door, Elder Leisure turned to look at her, “Let’s go!”

As she followed Elder Leisure, she instinctively maintained some distance from him, raising his eyebrows in confusion.

“Why are you so slow?”

“Hmm? We’re here,” she responded

Raising her pace, Liu Sisi found herself walking abreast with the old man. She gave him a smile as she matched his stride.

Despite her gentle exterior, countless thoughts roiled in her mind. She was so tense that she didn’t even notice her fingernails digging into her palms.

The people around here attached a lot of importance to their positions when standing or sitting. Now that he had asked her to walk alongside him, it meant a lot!

Even if he was now a “dethroned prince”, he had once held the status of a former Crown Prince. Initially, she thought it was his kindness that spared her life, and she took his remark about her “freedom to roam the world” lightly. However, the current situation made her reassess his real intentions.

What had she done to warrant such a step from him?

Although her mind was at a loss, her face wore an unusually sweet smile.

Elder Leisure led Liu Sisi up and around, picking wildflowers from the roadside as they passed by. They wound their way through a grove of sweetgum trees, and a plum orchard now in ruins, finally reaching the top of a hill where Elder Leisure halted.

He gestured towards the vast and beautiful scenery around them, unable to help but burst into laughter.

“Sisi, what do you think of the view here?”

His tall and straight figure was accentuated by his black mink coat, his upturned eyes and sword-like eyebrows adding to his aura of dominance.

Making eye contact, Liu Sisi quickly averted her gaze, casting a quick glance around her.

But before she could speak, Elder Leisure, looking pleased, preempted her.