Chapter 181: Undercurrent IV (2/2)

Shang Yue pondered over the issue before asking carefully, ”What does Lan Lan think?”

Mrs Shang’s expression soured even further. ”Sigh, it’s because we don’t know what Lan’re is thinking that we’re all troubled! We asked, but she never answered!” This was the root of the problem. No one knew what Lan’er thought of the matter, so none of them dared to make any moves against the cursed Wang Xing! What if, even in the slightest chance, that their princess took a liking towards this Wang Xing?

Mrs Shang’s troubled expression was mostly an act. She knew that her youngest daughter was always solitary and disliked socializing. As she aged day by day, this nature of hers did not change. Under the doting love of her elder relatives and her elder cousins’ care, she maintained an innocent heart. However, that was what worried Mrs Shang. Lan knew nothing of how the real world worked, and her solitary behavior had always made Mrs Shang worried for her future!

Mrs Shang had secretly arranged for many young and handsome men to introduce themselves to her youngest daughter, but every time without fail, her daughter would be scared as a rabbit, her fearful eyes a soft spot for all the older members of the family. This made Mrs Shang fret even more. All her attempts had met with failure, and Shang Lan expressed no interest in getting to know any of them. This was a constant worry for Mrs Shang!

However, that odd Wang Xing was now a sign of hope for Mrs Shang!

To think that Lan’er would invite him to dance by her own initiative! When Mrs Shang first heard of it, she thought she heard wrong! However, when she found out that Wang Xing had kissed Lan’er, she almost fainted. She rushed to her daughter’s room, for fear of Lan’er doing anything unexpected! However, when she arrived, Lan’er was pressing her face into her blanket, unwilling to talk, only moaning through the blanket. She had no idea whether Lan’er was really crying!

However, seeing that Lan’er was not doing anything dangerous, Mrs Shang relaxed, and could finally dedicate her mind to thinking about the incident. Her youngest daughter’s future worried her most. If Lan’er can find a man of her choosing, Mrs Shang would accept him as he was. For a wealthy family like hers, political marriages were almost obligatory! Mrs Shang knew this, and so had asked for Shang Zhangming to swear before their wedding that their children would have the right to decide their own marriage partners, free of interference from anyone in the Shang family!

For Lan’er to react so violently against this man, how could Mrs Shang not detect the cracks in her emotions?

This desire was also noticed by Shang Yue.

Shang Yue and Shang Lan were very close to each other, and Shang Lan would ever share her thoughts with her second elder sister.

After absorbing the news, Shang Yue’s heart finally calmed down. She swept her fringe and spoke steadily, ”Alright, it looks like what’s most important now is Lan Lan’s thoughts on the matter. If we know that, the next step will be obvious!” Shang Yue had never felt so curious about a man like this. It was interesting that he could make Sister Lan react like that. If she was not about to visit Sister Lan now, Shang Yue would have headed straight to Wang Xing and see if he was actually born with three heads and six limbs!

Shang Yue came to Shang Lan’s room and knocked twice lightly as she spoke softly, ”Lan Lan, it’s me!”

”Ah!” A tender voice came from within, and then some clunking sounds. Shang Yue could not help but smiled. The door opened into a tiny slit, revealing a pair of bashful eyes, looking carefully outside.

As expected, it was Shang Yue, alone. The door opened wide. ”Second elder sis!” She exclaimed with a pleasant surprise, and leapt forward to embrace Shang Yue. Shang Yue held the little princess lightly in her arms, patting Shang Lan’s back softly.

After the initial surprise, Shang Lan’s glowing eyes began to mist.

”Second elder sis!” Her voice this time was closer to a sob, filled with unspoken grievance.

”Don’t cry, don’t cry, my good Lan’er!” Shang Yue’s motions became even gentler as she consoled Shang Lan. ”Let us go inside and talk!”

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”You don’t know how silly he looked like when he’s eating! Like he’s been starving for ages! I’ve never seen anyone eat like that in front of Daddy, not even Brother Ling!”

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”It’s even funnier at the ball! When Third Elder Sis and Brother Ling, and Third Elder Sis greeted him, do you know what he said? Heehee, he said, what do you want from me! Heehee, I’ve never seen anyone so dumb!”

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”He stood alone in the corner, bored, like everyone around him was from a different world than him, what a lonely person! For some reason he reminded me of myself, and I almost cried! Second elder sis, don’t you dare laugh at me! I was really sad back then, I don’t know, and I thought of asking him for a dance! I said don’t laugh!”

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”His dancing is quite peculiar, looking so serious all the time, heehee, but he’s no good at it, he’s so rigid, like a rock! But his steps were all so precise!”

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”At the end he threw me high up, and it felt wonderful, it’s like I was flying! His eyes were still so serious!”

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”But in the end, he … He …”

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After a long session with her sister, Shang Yue finally understood the entire incident!

Right now, all she wanted was to know more about Wang Xing. She believed she knew what Younger Sister Lan was thinking now; after meeting Wang Xing, she and her mother can then discuss on how to proceed.

Ye Chong was practicing meditation in his room. Mu had ascertained that the room had no surveillance in place - the Shang family probably would not dare to offend their honored guests!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Mu warned, ”It’s a woman!”

Ye Chong opened the door and saw a woman he had never met before! Ye Chong suddenly felt a wave of gratitude - luckily it was Mu right now and not Shang!

The woman spoke first, ”Hi there, you must be Mr Wang Xing!”

”I am!” Ye Chong studied the woman casually. He quickly decided that the other party could not harm him physically.

The woman smiled and spoke warmly, ”I’m Shang Yue, hmm, the elder sister of that girl you danced with that day, may I come in?”

”The girl I danced with?” Ye Chong thought in surprise. This woman had a completely different aura than that princess! The woman before him now had a calm steadiness, a quality Ye Chong had never seen before in a member of the opposite sex. While Ye Chong knew he was not good at faces, he was still quite confident with his intuition.

Ye Chong did not know why she was here, but he still stepped to the side and replied plainly, ”Please!”

They stood face to face, close to each other. This suited Ye Chong - at this distance, if the other party did any sudden movements, she would not be able to avoid his attack.

Ye Chong looked straight into her eyes, and Shang Yue also did not avert her gaze. They looked at each other calmly. Shang Yue’s mouth slowly arched into a smile, and her tiny lips looked incredibly sensuous. However, Ye Chong was obviously unaffected, his expression unchanged since he first set eyes on Shang Yue.

Ye Chong felt that the staring was getting pointless, and looking at the other party’s expression, she did not seem likely to back down first. He decided to initiate the conversation. ”Why are you here?”

Shang Yue swept her fringe lightly to the side. She knew that it was better to be straightforward with a person like him. ”I’d like to know what you feel about my younger sister!”

”Your younger sister?” Ye Chong looked at the woman before him in bafflement.

”Yes! The one you danced with last night!” Shang Yue’s eyes shone with determination.

”What I feel?” Ye Chong confusion did not subside.

”Yes! What you feel!” Shang Yue repeated.

”Why should I answer that?” Ye Chong looked coldly at the woman. The unexpected question made him wary.

Shang Yue found herself speechless. While her expression was still calm, Ye Chong could still see from the way she swept her fringe that she was a little startled. This further convinced him that the other party was up to no good. However, he could not understand how it was related to his dancing with the girl last night.

Could it be because he danced with her? It could not be, she had initiated the dance.

Or could it be because he licked her? That was not very plausible either. Ye Chong remembered that the girl’s neck was completely undamaged! This was too strange!

Ye Chong was not aware of the severity of things.

Ye Chong’s rudeness offended Shang Yue, but her smile only grew sweeter. The mole above her brow looked enticing, and her exquisite profile was suddenly looking very attractive! Her eyes sparkled alluringly like stars through a mist.

Shang Yue stepped closer.

Ye Chong looked coldly at Shang Yue, waiting for her next move.

Shang Yue closed in on Ye Chong, looking up at him with bewitching eyes and spoke demurely, ”Mr Wang, why don’t you tell me! I really want to know!” Her voice was soft and husky.

Shang Yue had never failed with this method. With her usual decorous demeanor, her transformation in character always managed to bewitch her targets. Shang Yue was intelligent, and rarely encountered situations that she could not overcome; she had only used this method twice so far.

When she saw Wang Xing at the door, she knew instantly that he would not be easy to handle. She opted for a straightforward approach, since she believed that she would quickly be ushered out otherwise. The other party was obviously not a patient man!

She did not expect him to face ignorance! That was what infuriated her.

With this method, she could still continue pursuing the question while checking if the man was susceptible to such approaches.

She was not without preparation. On her left wrist was an emergency beeper. Once she pressed on its button, the guards outside would come to her. After all, she was not inclined to be taken advantage of!

Their faces nearly touched, and Shang Yue’s breath kissed on Ye Chong’s face.

Her snow white skin and red lips were accentuated by a faint fragrant scent and that enticing little mole!

Ye Chong suddenly felt his chest burn inside, like something was stoked to life within.

Shang Yue’s vaguely parting lips were beckoning to him!

Without realizing it, Ye Chong moved forward and kissed!

Shang Yue was shocked! She did not expect him to really make a move! She suddenly felt a strong sense of abhorrence for him. To think that he was actually such a lewd person!

While she was shocked, she still maintained some composure. Her right hand reached towards her left wrist. Once she activated her beeper, she would be safe!

However, even in a daze, Ye Chong’s body still reacted quickly. He grabbed onto Shang Yue’s hands, his right hand quickly searching and obtaining the beeper. Ye Chong threw the item without looking towards the bed! The bedding was soft as feathers, and the emergency beeper sank into it!

He was still kissing her!

Wang Xing’s hands grabbed hold of her like steel roots, and Shang Yue could not escape!

With the tightly closed door and excellent soundproofing, she could not be heard even if she screamed with all she had!

”I’m done for!” That was Shang Yue’s last thoughts!