Chapter 20 (1/2)

This chapter of Lost You Forever is delicious because it’s lifted straight frooodness, ie there’s -centric chapter and one that isBei alter ego and waltzed into Xiao Yao’s life and sorta parked hi She still has her fifteen year pro her to waver for either Xiang Liu or any other man, and honestly if she weren’t so burnt by fa to wait for Jing forever He’s so into her and the poor guy is prettyFeng Yi Yang engageed, it’s a burden he has to bear it chance to take care of it If he can’t get rid of Yi Yang either byher out), then he can’t be with Xiao Yao no irl is a Princess and a concubine is not in her cards, nor is it in her nature She’s a one-man kind of woman, which I totally respect about her, but for the fact that I want to tell her that she already loves three guys in three ways even if she doesn’t quite realize it I also love thisfor the translation because what’s co chapters is pretty much all hell breaks loose action packed It’s nice to have a bit of breather, and this one is lyrical and lovely, ro’s romance from the more chaste sedate variety to a decidedly passionate one

Chapter 20 – The Ti it With You:

At dawn the next day, Xiao Yao ’s residence

Xiao Yao initially wanted to bring only Shan Hu as her ave her another uard so accepted her without fuss quietly

Xing Yue knew Xiao Yao’s personality was rather odd and Zhuan Xu re Yue assigned her to her own side courtyard Other than Xiao Yao’s twoladies, there was no one else in that court

Xiao Yao was very pleased with Xing Yue’s arrange Yue The twoYue took Xiao Yao to tour the residence and faht Xiao Yao finally ly built handsome man Likely due to his daily ad with Xiao Yao there was still exhaustion visible in his tightly furrowed brows

Little Zhu Rong chatted with Xiao Yao for a bit and asked Xing Yue to take good care of her before leaving

Xing Yue let out a soft sigh “Was that a bit boring? Don’t worry about my dad, he’s so busy that I see him only every few days, and when he has matters elsewhere it’s not unusual to not see hie but really I’rabbed Xiao Yao’s hand “My Gege is also super busy, and since your Gege arrived, he’s been so busy I can’t even catch a shadow Sometimes I can’t even find someone to talk with me Noe at least have each other for company”

Xiao Yao sh you’re older than me, but I sometimes feel like I’ and you worry about nothing Don’t be shy with me and treat this place like your own home Whatever you want or need, just tell me”

Xiao Yao s, I’ve already thought everything through” The truth is Xiao Yao wanted nothing which hy Xing Yue thought she didn’t think about anything

Xiao Yao and Xing Yue had dinner and then chatted for awhile longer

Xing Yue was very gregarious so told Xiao Yao all about her childhood Little Zhu Rong controlled the Middle Plains, her Gege was in Chi Sui, and she and her rew up in Xuan Yuan Castle so she had close ties with it and even played in Cao Yun Court before

Xiao Yao listened and realized that Xing Yue and her es back then The Yellow Eh he was given administration of the Middle Plains, the Yellow E Yue must know that as well but she never mentioned it and simply shared all her happy hed and Xiao Yao joined in

After Xing Yue left and Xiao Yao laid down on her pallet, she realized that Xing Yue was her first girlfriend After pretending to be a man for a few hundred years she never had the chance to be so close with a girl, then when she resuirls didn’t dare get close, while Ah Nian was her sister but it was lucky if they weren’t fighting so it wasn’t likely they would have any girl talk like tonight

This kind of girl talk was different than when Xiao Yao talked to others and she quite liked it

After settling into Little Zhu Rong’s residence, Xiao Yao felt it not bad at all

Even though Xing Yue was younger than her, but Xing Yue was a girl forup so she followed Xing Yue around quite like Xing Yue was her older sister Xing Yue taught Xiao Yao how to put on make up, discussed how to do her hair, helped paint her nails and told Xiao Yao that irl’s nails so she had to keep it in good condition

Xiao Yao took out all the flower perfuht in Xuan Yuan Castle andYue that she could use in each of the four seasons of Spring, Su Yue was beyond ecstatic

Feng Long was very polite and stayed away froot fa Yue to visit her He was very well-mannered and Xiao Yao treated hi well and played together without any aardness

After ht she was learning just for amusement, but she couldn’t make poisons anymore and that made Xiao Yao feel listless She could only read medicine books and

One day Xiao Yao wasYue cae is co to Zhi Yi and er so they are very close Even though Jing gege has his own residences in Zhi Yi, my brother will invite him to stay with us I wanted to ask if you would mind?”

Xiao Yao carefully said “This residence is so big, of course theYue clapped “I knew you’d say this I told my brother that you may seen very cold and aloof and hard to approach, but once you are co with”

Xing Yue added “You keep on working, I’ll send word to e’s residence here cleaned up Once he arrives I’ll come find you”

Xiao Yao looked at the herbs in her hand and suddenly forgot what she was thinking about just now

Xing Yue careen Residence filled with evergreens that ht to catch up and enjoy the foliage”

Xiao Yao said “Sure”

Xing Yue led Xiao Yao there and she asked “Did Yi Yang co Yue stopped and then looked around before saying “It’s just us so I’ll tell you but don’t say this to anyone else”

Xiao Yao still didn’t understand that when girls gossiped they had to set the stage first so she sole Yue said in a low voice “Actually Jing gege is very pathetic because Yi Yang doesn’t like him”

Xiao Yao was stunned “How do you know? Did she tell you?”

“How could Yi Yang say this to randrandrandrandfather Jing gege and I are blood relatives Yi Yang is nothing to us” Xing Yue’s eyes flashed her disregard “If Yi Yang wasn’t Jing gege’s fiancee, I would never be so close with her”

“Then how do you know…”

“When a girl likes a guy she will hide it deep down inside evenit seem like she doesn’t like hiuy, no matter how hard she tries toover and he was li looked at him coldly……her eyes were filled with disdain so much so that I was shaken to see it Theat her, she warmly walked over to be so considerate towards him Since then I would keep an eye on her and the more I observed the more I was convinced she didn’t like hi’s disgust for Jing but even Xing Yue noticed Yi Yang wasn’t a careless person which went to show just howthat left a deep impression with uys all went hunting but Jing gege’s leg is what it is so he didn’t go Yi Yang ith the other girls hunting Xiao Yao, tellinjury, ould you do?”

Xiao YaoYue said “That’s right! So I think Jing gege is so sad Laterin the e was all alone and half joked half berated that Jing allowed his woman too much leeway Even my brother who is pretty clueless about that stuff could see it No irl likes to have fun, if her heart is on a man, then her heart would want to keep him company”

Xiao Yao asked “If she dislikes hi Yue coldly scoffed “End the engage is very beautiful and capable, the top at everything But no hter of the Fang Feng family The top six faive her the time of day When I was still small, she tried to cozy up to hters reluctantly accepted her Once people saw her close to us, their opinion of her rose I don’t even kno it happened that Jing gege’s e She ier as solicitous towards s worked and accepted that Since she was the next wife of the Tu Shan clan leader, I figured I needed to keep her in line with reen Residence and Xing Yue reminded Xiao Yao “Don’t tell anyone!”

“Don’t worry”

Xing Yue had the reen forest likely having done it before There was an evergreen table setting placed in the center of the forest with a clear view of the forest and thewere already there and each sat on their own table facing each other Xing Yue walked over with Xiao Yao and since she knew Jing froe”

Xiao Yao s’s seat Xing Yue couldn’t ask Xiao Yao to get up so she sat down next to Feng Long

Xing Yue dismissed all thesot a high tolerance so don’t be shy tonight”

Xiao Yao was already chuhed “Stop with the nonsense lest people think I’m an alcoholic” But then she reached out and poured herself a cup

Xiao Yao toasted Feng Long and Xing Yue “Thank you both for the hospitality”

The three of the a cup and said nothing other than raise her own cup and he drank with her

Feng Long toasted Xiao Yao back and she ihed “Xiao Yao, you ht want to slon”

Xiao Yao waved “Don’t worry, out drinking all three of you won’t be a problehed “Done, I’ll wait and see if you can out drink all three of us co Yue said “Norege, but it’s boring to drink without any entertainment I recently learned a new tune so I’er skills here”

Xiao Yao teased “Too bad Zhuan Xu isn’t here and no one can har Yue blushed “I thought you were cold and aloof eren’t friends, noe’re friends and you turned out to be such a tease”

Xiao Yao raised a cup “I’ll take a punish Yue sat down in front of the zither and started playing

Xiao Yao toasted Feng Long three in a row, then toasted Jing three in a row and Feng Long joined in as well Feng Long then toasted Xiao Yao another three cups in a row After Xing Yue finished played, Xiao Yao sht you’ll be the first one drunk”

Feng Long said “Drinking anddrunk You are a very open drinker so it’s fun to drink with you!”

Xiao Yao said to thewas so happy he tossed his cup “Good!”

Theand Xiao Yao each grabbed one and gulped it down before s “My brother was always a lunatic before but with a new one joining hi said to Xiao Yao “Another bowl?”

“Sure!” Xiao Yao toasted another boith Feng Long

Feng Long walked to an open spot “I’ll make a lion dance for entertainment” He waved his hand and a water based lion appeared crouched on the ground as if ready to pounce Feng Long said to Xing Yue “Little sister” Xing Yue waved her hand and conjured up a fireball and she tossed it to Feng Long That hen Xiao Yao realized Xing Yue’s poas fire-based while Feng Long had the rare ability of both water and fire

Feng Long started kicking the fireball up and down, left and right, and the water lion chased after it like a cat chasing a ball The fire and water criss-crossed in the air creating a beautiful sight

Xing Yue would cheat and try to send the fireball into the lion’swould use his power to block it andto catch it

Xiao Yao clapped in glee and grabbed another cup of hen Jing stopped her and asked in a low voice “Are you drinking because you’re happy or because you’re upset?”

Xiao Yao said “I’ that way, she was happy Yi Yang treated Jing that way

Jing stared at Xiao Yao in confusion

Xiao Yao grabbed Jing’s hand in secret and she smiled brilliantly at hiht show behind her

Jing stared at her but Xiao Yao turned around and saw Feng Long drunkenly playing with the water lion while Xing Yue giggled andat the’s hand hard and pulled hihtly and quickly kissed him on the cheek

Xiao Yao felt so sweet and happy and nervous and she quickly looked back to see if Xing Yue noticed and released Jing to casually grab her wine cup But she didn’t realize that she pulled hi’slanded backward on the pallet and all the wine tu Yue rushed over and Xing Yue asked “Jing gege, are you alright?”

Jing said up with his face beet red “No…no probleled up”

Feng Long laughed “I can still lion dance and you’re already drunk” Feng Long said to Xiao Yao “Looks like Jing is the first one drunk tonight”

Xing Yue didn’t want Jing to feel embarrassed so said to her brother “Do you think everyone is like you It was di deal to trip”

Jing sat with his head lowered looking a bit cloddish Xiao Yao drank another cup of wine and s a uys!”

Before they could answer Xiao Yao start singing

Xiao Yao sang a song about a wo for hiether for all of eternity

The final verse she sang three tiether forever, never apart

It was a clear night with few clouds, the reen forest, the flowers and trees were glittering and the fragrance wafted over theht as the spring water Shethe final verse three tiering as silk in the air

For awere in a daze

Xiao Yao sat back down and felt her face was burning hot and her heart was beating fast Xiao Yao put her head in her hand and laughed “My head is so dizzy, this whole table is wobbly”

Xing Yue sighed “It really is like what Gege said, drinking is reallydrunk” She raised a cup “Xiao Yao, a toast to you”

Xiao Yao drunkenly picked up her cup and gulped down her wine

Xiao Yao had a high tolerance and even when she was drunk physically herYue started step dancing and called Xiao Yao to join her

Xiao Yao stood up to go when her knees buckled and she pitched backward into Jing’s arhter in his eyes Xiao Yao wanted to reach out to touch his brows but her eyes closed and she fell asleep

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The second day, it was alot up

Xiao Yao rubbed her throbbing head and couldn’t help but s drunk that one could do whatever one wanted Shan Hu handed honey water to Xiao Yao and she sipped it and felt better

Xiao Yao washed up as the ht her lunch

She asked Shan Hu and Miao Pu “Did Xing Yue and theo Master Feng Long and Master Jing left the residence early for workYue woke just a half hour later than her usual since she handles all the rand residence so she can’t slack off”

Xiao Yao laughed sheepishly “Guess I’ to do”

Xiao Yao dined and then practiced archery for an hour before sitting doith her arden and would stand by the flowers in a daze or leaning against the corridor thinking

That night Xing Yue called Xiao Yao to dine with her and she noticed neither Feng Long or Jing was there and casually asked “Did Feng Long and Jing dine outside?”

Xing Yue smiled “My brother is rarely home, it’s because you’re here that he soe has been back since this afternoon but we don’t treat hioes as he pleases If ether, otherwise Jing gege dines alone in his residence”

Xiao Yao ate and then asked “I heard your zither playing is very good, ould you say you were ?”

Xing Yue sighed “You have never heard Jing gege play Years ago the Young Master of Qing Qiu’s one tune would enchant countless listeners! My ege’s pointers that I beca But after his horrific ordeal, he said his fingers were injured so doesn’t play anymore”

Xiao Yao said “Even if he can’t play, he can still teach others”

Xing Yue asked “You want Jing gege to teach you to play?”

“I do have that thought You know that I got lost when I was still sht the arts properly and there is much I don’t kno to do So Yue nodded her head in understanding As the children of powerful families, it was very aard not to have a skill or talent People ht not dare say it to Xiao Yao’s face, but there would be a lot of criticism and mockery behind her back

Xiao Yao said “I’ve alanted to learn oodyou coood idea especially since he’s here for now”

Xing Yue said “It’s a good idea if you can convince hiuess it’s worth a shot first!” Xiao Yao’s identity was so lofty that even if Jing gege was very aloof he ht still consider it

Xiao Yao s it orth a shot,Yue asked “Want us to bring it up with him?”

“No need Since I live here now he clearly knows o ask hi Yue nodded, Xiao Yao was great this way She didn’t , but when she wanted to do so she did it very appropriately

The next day Xiao Yao got up and asked hercomes back then come tell me”

Neither asked any questions and told her he was already back

Xiao Yao washed up, changed, and headed for the Evergreen Residence

It was very different in the daylight than at night, quiet and densely fragrant Shan Hu knocked and it was Jing Ye who opened the door Xiao Yao snized her as the drunken Princess froht and smiled “Master is ho inside – she was so huffy towards o, yet she is all sweet and solicitous now!