55 Money Makes One Dumb (2/2)
He didn't stay for anything else and left, jogging in the direction of the stables.
The horse appraisal was done; the provincial champion had gone to pick up the champion horse. Ye Shuang believed her work was done. With a relaxed mood, she joined the other socialites who had just returned from their horseback riding for afternoon tea.
In the drawing room, they ran into the group of gentlemen from the capital, which included the young master who had a bet with Yuan Ruan. The young master was surrounded by several of his friends, and Yuan Ruan stomped over angrily to argue with them after she overheard several words of provocation that were suspiciously loud. The other group of socialites laughed and sipped at their tea, showing no sign of helping Yuan Ruan.
Ye Shuang was confusing. ”Aren't any of you going to help her?”
”We don't intervene in the couple's bickering!” The girl who looked to be the eldest among the group shrugged and said impatiently, ”If this were someone else, yes, we would definitely stand behind her, but this Mr. Fang is purely using this opportunity to get close to Ruan Ruan… Cough! In today's day and age, if you like someone, just come out and say it. It's not like Ruan Ruan come from a bad family, if he likes her, he should just ask for her hand. I really don't see the point in all this when pretty much all of us know his real intention…”
”…” No wonder the group of socialites seemed to be on good terms with the people from the capital. Ye Shuang had thought that there would at least be wars of the words or something, but now she realized, this was merely a fake competition and a kind of ”date”. Earlier, Ye Shuang had thought she was imagining things, but after knowing the truth, she realized everyone in the circle had been clued into the fact that the young master was interested in the Yuan Ruan… well everyone except the parties involved, who thought no one knew. One of them didn't even know it herself.
This level of IQ… Ye Shuang rubbed her temples and by then truly understood the easy life of the rich.
So, it is true that money makes one dumb!
Right then, the provincial champion returned from the stables with a drawn face. He must have intended to walk over to talk to Ye Shuang, but when he saw the group of girls, his tanned skin almost burned to the color of tomato instantly. He rubbed his hands as was his habit when he was nervous before calling Ye Shuang's name.
Ye Shuang turned her head toward the voice and saw the young man wave at her. She then turned to look at Yuan Ruan in the middle of an argument. Ye Shuang thought about it before placing her cup down and standing up to join the young man. ”What's wrong? What's the problem?”
”Erm, sorry to trouble you again, but,” the young man hesitated, as if speaking with difficulty, ”do you mind appraising another horse for me? The mare you pointed out earlier is a no go.”
”Huh? Why?”