Chapter 508. Love Rival? (1/2)
Zhu Junyang suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Could this be some sort of ‘bad premonition’? He glanced at his so-called ‘younger female cousin’ and met a pair of beautiful, watery eyes. Although she and Xiaocao both had a pair of watery, big eyes, Xiaocao’s eyes were always clear, bright, and full of life, which made others unable to resist smiling at her. She, on the other hand, had eyes that were like a deep pond in the morning. It was shrouded by a layer of fog and carried a sense of mysteriousness.
He couldn’t help but concentrate all his energy to find out what his ‘younger cousin’ was thinking about at this time, but he was surprised to find that he couldn’t perceive anything. It felt like he got rebounded by something, making his forehead faintly swell with pain.
‘So strange, I have never had this kind of feeling before.’ Although he couldn’t perceive Xiaocao’s thoughts, she was like a completely transparent person that his consciousness could freely shuttle through. However, there seemed to be something protecting his so-called ‘younger cousin’. It was resisting and guarding against his consciousness. Could it be…that she practiced some sort of martial arts? Zhu Junyang frowned and looked at Wu Junling with an inquiring gaze.
Seeing that her older cousin was looking at her, Wu Junling revealed a pure smile and a shy expression on her face. With her head slightly bowed, she showed her long and tender neck. She knew that many men wouldn’t be able to resist her looks. Could it be that, on their first meeting after so many years, her older cousin was also deeply attracted to her? Wasn’t this want she wanted? With this thought, she slightly lifted her head and looked at the intoxicatingly handsome face.
Seeing her younger daughter’s action, Jiang Meiyi looked at her nephew’s incomparably handsome face. Her eyes slightly flickered. Her older stepsister’s son had been granted the title of ‘royal prince’ at a young age. He was also given an important job and was a rather capable subject of the emperor. If her daughter could marry into such a family and marry her nephew with such a promising future, it would certainly be a great help to the Wu Family in the future. Thus, there was an extra hint of smile on her stern-looking face.
“Hey! Miss Yu, your Royal Prince Yang is about to be snatched away. Aren’t you going to quickly do something?” Ning Donghuan revealed a rascally smile and looked as if he was waiting for a good show.
Yu Xiaocao glanced at the tall man beside her, and scolded in her mind, ‘Attracting bees and butterflies.’ Then, she said in an indifferent tone, “If it’s something that can be easily taken away, then it must not belong to you. Do you think that it’s worth it to have a bloody fight over something that doesn’t belong to you?”
In regard to their ‘flirting glances’, Yu Xiaocao felt somewhat sulky in her heart. No wonder people often said, ‘It was easy for something to happen between maternal cousins!’ Sure enough, there was truth in the famous saying ‘prevent fire, anti-theft, and guard against younger female cousins’!
Ning Donghuan quickly nodded like he was pounding garlic, and as if he was trying to fan the fire, he said, “Miss Yu is open-minded! It’s hard to find a toad with two legs, but how can there be a shortage of talented youths with two legs in the capital? Don’t you have one…no…two right in front of you?” After he finished speaking, he looked at his second older brother, ‘Why did you poke me with your fan?’
This fool was a little too loud and attracted the attention of Wu Junling. As if a breeze had passed by a deep pond, ripples appeared in the depth of her eyes, ‘It’s true that the capital was full of handsome men and beautiful women. The two handsome men in front of her each had their own style. One was free and unrestrained, and there was a slight sense of fatal charm in his wicked smile. The other one was a graceful, fairy-like beauty, and his gentleness could warm the bottom of one’s heart.
The noble maidens behind them were either passionate like fire, aloof like the moon, gentle like water, or playful like stars… Although she felt that she looked slightly better than them, the other parties each had their own unique charms. Could it be that…one of them had already claimed Older Cousin? No way! She must not allow something like that to happen. ‘No one can snatch something that I, Wu Junling, wants!’
Her gaze became distant, but her smile was still sweet and pure, “Older Cousin, aren’t you going to introduce them to us?”
Zhu Junyang looked deeply into her eyes. It seemed like he could penetrate into her skin and see the depth of her soul. Wu Junling felt a sense of fear due to his gaze, so she became more cautious in her behavior.
“It’s too late now. Aunt and Younger Cousin should hurry into the city. After you guys have settled down, I’ll introduce my friends to Younger Cousin. Official Yu and I need to report to the Ministry of Revenue. We still have work on hand, so I won’t send you off.” Looking away, Zhu Junyang had an indifferent expression on his face and a hint of coldness in his voice.
Wu Junling didn’t hide her disappointment and softly said, “Work is more important. Older Cousin, please go do what you need to do.”
Zhu Junyang watched as the Wu Family’s convoy entered the capital before he turned to look at Yu Xiaocao and said in a soft voice, “Are you going back to the Yu Residence or Fang Estate? I’ll follow you.”
With a bit of anger, Yu Xiaocao snorted, “I’m not going anywhere! Older brothers and sisters, I’ll treat you guys to a feast at Zhenxiu Restaurant. Are you guys coming?”
“Yes! Of course, I’m going!” Ning Donghuan cheered the most happily, “But, I know you’re just saying it casually. Without making a reservation half a month beforehand, you won’t be able to get a table in the main hall of Zhenxiu Restaurant, let alone a private room.”
Royal Princess Minglan gave the fool a sidelong glance, and then said to Xiaocao with a smile, “We want to go, but just look at our clothes. It looks like we just crawled out of the soil. We should quickly go home to wash up. Let’s go to Zhenxiu Restaurant on another day. At that time, it will be my treat. So you guys just wait for my invitation.”
Yuan Xueyan seemed to have noticed something, so she faintly said, “Younger Sister Xiaocao, everyone’s tired today, so let’s meet again on another day. Let Royal Prince Yang send you back. Rest earlier.”