Chapter 298 : A Rose Wedding 24 (1/2)

“Hi, lil princess! Did you sleep well last night?”

Rui Yi was already blocking the door when morning came. Though his handsome face was all smiles, his eyes weren’t focused on her as he tried to peek inside the room.

Shi Sheng, “…”

‘I didn’t get any sleep at all thanks to him! Yet he has the gall to ask! Who gave him the cheek to do so? I’ll tell godfather to tie him up and take him away! Today! Otherwise I’ll(bbb) be angered to death!’

When Rui Yi saw Xi Yin emerge from the room, he immediately straightened out his expression and scrutinised the latter—much like how one would judge whether an item was worth the money.

“Doesn’t seem particularly special apart from his good looks,” was Rui Yi’s judgement.

“Good looks are enough.” Shi Sheng retorted faintly.

Rui Yi gave her an aggrieved look. “Lil princess, you can’t be this shallow when judging people!”

“But I’m just that shallow.” Shi Sheng spoke with a sincere expression.

Rui Yi, “…”

He wanted to reach out to grab Shi Sheng, but she immediately stepped back. “Hey now, don’t try to touch me while we’re talking!”

Rui Yi, “…”

‘Lil princess, you’ve changed. At least before, you still gave me hugsies. But now you have a man, you won’t even give me any hugsies anymore! Ouch!’

“What’s so good about him?” Rui Yi complained.

“His looks.”

Rui Yi felt like he’d taken a critical hit. Yet, the man who his little princess was protecting appeared to have a triumphant expression on his face.

‘Wanna scratch him to death! He actually dared to snatch my lil princess!’

In the end, Rui Yi was dragged away by the steward.

Once he’d returned to the castle, Rui Yi’s expression was cold and he appeared to emit an arrogant aura that told others to stay at a distance.

“Big bro.” Seeing Rui Yi come in, Ling Xiang obediently called him.

Rui Yi aloofly looked at her before harrumphing and heading upstairs.

To be honest, Ling Xiang felt like breaking down at this point. ‘Just what is going on with this family?!’

Yesterday, Ke Er had merely arranged for her accommodations but hadn’t seen her since.

Ling Xiang had a bad feeling. ‘Do they know something?’

However, she suppressed it. ‘The servants are respectful to me, so I shouldn’t have been found out. And that woman is still trapped outside—there’s no way she could’ve broken Master’s formation.’

During Ling Xiang’s stay in the castle, she rarely got to see Ke Er. She did get to see Rui Yi often, but he was always in a bad mood so she was either ignored or mocked whenever she tried to talk to him.

After Ling Xiang had gotten acquainted with the people in the castle, she began exploring the castle, not knowing that her every move was being watched.

Ke Er rapped his desk as he appeared to ponder. “What do you think she’s looking for?”

The steward shook his head. “There’s nothing of particular value here.”

“Have you found anyone who entered with her?”

“She came alone. I’ve investigated all the people who came into contact with her ever since but found no issues with them.” The steward diligently replied.

“Hmph!” Ke Er’s scoffed coldly, “A fox will always reveal its tail[1].”

Because Ke Er had deliberately let her do as she pleased, Ling Xiang nearly scoured the entire castle. However, it was clear she didn’t find what she was looking for.

And since the Vampiric Feast was about to begin, she could only give up for now.

The Vampiric Feast was being held at the largest castle in the territories.

This was once the residence of the Vampire King. But ever since the last one died, it had remained vacant. Now it had turned into a public venue for the occasional gathering.

Ling Xiang and Ke Er arrived at the castle together. It was surrounded by brilliantly blooming roses.