"It doesn't matter whether it's as I imagined. The important thing is that you all stay away from me. Please go back and tell her that I won't write that story anymore. The money can be regarded as my compensation for mental distress."
"Story? What story?"
Cheng Xiran told He Lianduo everything that Su Yunxiu had said to her. This made the latter burst into laughter. "You've misunderstood. I just treat her like a younger sister. I have no other feelings for her."
Cheng Xiran gave He Lianduo a disdainful look. Suddenly, she thought of a line of lyrics, "How many good younger sisters do you actually have?" And she subconsciously sang it out.
"Cheng Xiran, are you jealous?" He Lianduo walked around the table and came in front of her. Leaning over, he looked at her and said with a smile, "Those are just her own thoughts. I'll send her away."
Cheng Xiran endured the anger in her heart. She turned around and didn't look at him. "You've gone that far, but you still have the nerve to say you have no feelings for each other. Bah!"
"If you have something to say, just say it. I'll tell you everything." He Lianduo sat down on the soft couch without any hesitation. A faint fragrance of a woman wafted into his nose. When did she change her perfume?
In the past when he saw her, there was always a strong smell of perfume on her body. And she used to pester him. That's why he disliked her.
After a moment of silence, Cheng Xiran still couldn't hold it back. "That day you asked me to highly praise the emperor and the empress dowager in my article and asked me to curry favor at the palace banquet to get the amnesty order. Was it because of Su Yunxiu?"
So it was because of this.
"Yes, I did take advantage of you in this matter, but I had my reasons. It won't have any negative impact on you. Moreover, it can make Anecdotes in the Capital more well - known."
"Reasons? I think you just took a fancy to Su Yunxiu's beauty. You couldn't bear to let her be alone outside, so you found an excuse to trick me into helping you. You're just lust - driven." Cheng Xiran smacked her lips.
He Lianduo half - reclined on the soft couch and looked at Cheng Xiran sideways. "I have no such intentions. I just owed her father a favor years ago, and now I want to repay it through this opportunity."
Hearing this, Cheng Xiran got even angrier. She suddenly stood up and shouted, "You, a noble prince, why do you owe favors everywhere? It's the same with Jiang Yulang and Su Yunxiu. Don't tell me you got your position by owing favors!"
He Lianduo gently raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Cheng Xiran, are you angry because Su Yunxiu has moved into the prince's mansion, or because you have feelings for me in your heart?"
"What are you talking nonsense about? How could I have feelings for you? Don't be so self - indulgent." Cheng Xiran's face immediately flushed red. She kicked He Lianduo.
He Lianduo was caught off guard and got kicked. Although it didn't hurt, he still pretended to be in pain. "You're so cruel, woman. You kicked so hard. Am I right? Are you getting angry from embarrassment?"
Cheng Xiran's face suddenly changed. Pointing at He Lianduo, she shouted, "I've long lost interest in you. Now we're just business partners. Don't think otherwise. I can't stand so many women like Su Yunxiu around you."
Seeing her like this, He Lianduo was even more convinced of what Xue Lianyu had told him. So he deliberately got closer to her and teased, "If you really have no feelings for me, why is your face so red?"
Cheng Xiran touched her cheek. It was really hot. She couldn't help but snort, "I'm hot. Don't think it's because of you. You'd better go back to the mansion and comfort your little beauty."
Seeing how angry she was, He Lianduo joked with her for a few words and then left.