240 Dreamy Feelings (1/2)
”Your father is really talented, and his plan is indeed very creative!” Jun Mo Xie burst out in admiration, and sighed. Though, he inwardly criticized that tiny creature — [even if someone was willing to die and go to hell for this… it would still not do any good; even this iron winged panther's parents wouldn't be able to explain any of this…]
[After all, this little thing has already overstepped every iron winged panther in the history. Even the ancestors of the iron winged panthers… or even the most powerful iron winged panther in history wouldn't be able to explain this!]
He looked at that little girl once again.
[This little girl is also a first-class talent in her own merit. Moreover, she has a very unique personality. She was annoyed just a moment ago; annoyed enough to start shouting. In fact, it seemed as if her eyes would start tearing. But her tears quickly turned to laughter as soon as recalled a funny incident. Even that tension on her face disappeared. This transformation was really… very adorable.]
”I also believe that my father's idea is very clever. It may seem very ineffective at first, but if one follows his directions closely, then this idea could turn out to be very interesting indeed… ha ha,” Dugu Xiao Yi seemed complacent, ”In fact, I spent a lot of energy in fabricating a good lie to cover up for you. But I couldn't come up with anything ample. My father can practically read my mind… It's like my mother always says, 'the wise often appear stupid to most people; that's their true beauty'. ”
[The wise often appear stupid to most people! True beauty?! Using such words to describe General Dugu Wudi… is an insult for these pitiful phrases.]
”So… how do we deal with this?” Jun Mo Xie was somewhat touched. This little girl was so pure that she had laid herself bare for other people's needs. She was the complete converse of Dugu Wudi, who was completely barbaric. He'd act without thinking instead of resolving the problem.
”Hmm, it'll pass for the time being,” Dugu Xiao Yi's nodded her head. ”It goes without saying that many people will try to spend a lot of money to purchase Little White. But I'll drive them all away. He is mine, and therefore they can all forget about their plans. Besides, he's the only eyewitness of our…” the volume of her sound kept reducing gradually. It eventually reached a point where only she could hear herself; Jun Mo Xie wasn't listening to her anyway.
After she was done speaking, Dugu Xiao Yi stopped for a while. She then turned her head and looked at Jun Mo Xie for a while before she spoke in a soft voice, ”My family received an invitation from the Jun family yesterday…”
”Oh?” Jun Mo Xie raised his eyebrows.
”I didn't know that you and my father had agreed on a bet!” Dugu Xiao Yi seemed a bit anxious yet angry as she stared with eyes wide open, ”You've actually dared to make a bet again my father… I really don't what you're thinking! Do you really think that a single bottle of wine could sell for over 10,000 silver taels? This is absolutely impossible; it simply cannot happen! However, you unexpectedly… humph! My father burst into laughter after receiving your invitation yesterday. He said that this bet would finally bring you under control. Ah… did my dad force you to make this bet…”
”Oh, he wants to bring me under control?! Hmm? I don't understand why you feel this bet is bad idea… when in reality I have carefully chosen this opportunity, and have sent the invitations as per my own wish. Besides, who could ever subjugate this unyielding young master…”
Jun Mo Xie stroked his chin, while his eyes shone brightly, [General Dugu certainly did not force me to make this bet. This was my own doing. As for bringing me under control through this wager is concerned…? It would be quite unpleasant to say who puts whom under check.]
The Young Master Jun hadn't forgotten that the Dugu Family would owe him an astronomical debt if his wine auction was successful. [However, when it comes to it, will General Dugu lower his head because of the debt?]
”Are you sure?” Dugu Xiao Yi asked with a look of concern in her eyes. It was obvious that she didn't want Jun Mo Xie to lose this bet. Therefore, she would rather that her father lost! ”But it will be ugly… how can you possibly beat my dad in this unfair game of gambling?”
”It is difficult to say whether it is… fair… or unfair…” Jun Mo Xie stopped after he solemnly spoke these three phrases. He was confident of his plan. In fact, even if this game was going to be unfair to someone, it would most likely not be so to the Young Master Jun. However, if this world's gavel did not fall in his favor by chance… he would still have a one-in-a-million contingency in place.
”How about I accompany my dad tomorrow?” Dugu Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly brightened as her expression changed. She lowered her head, and bit her teeth as she made up her mind, ”If he makes things difficult for you… I will start crying; and I will create a scene… I… I won't allow him to bully you! Please don't worry about it…”
The saying, 'A woman's heart is with the one she loves', is definitely not wrong. This little girl's mind was filled with concerns about Jun Mo Xie's wellbeing, and she was only contemplating means to prevent him from losing to her father. However, she had forgotten that if her old man lost, then her family would be burdened with a debt; and a very large one at that…
Jun Mo Xie had always been cool-headed, callous and cold-blooded in his approach. However, for the first time in his life — he softened up. This little girl was whole-heartedly thinking solely of his welfare. Jun Mo Xie was no fool; how could he not see it?
Men aren't made of stones; they can't be that heartless.