"Can you hurry up? I didn't make an advance reservation at Drunken Immortal Tower today. If we're late, even showing Mu Tou's identity won't help. Don't blame me if we can't get to eat the delicious food then."
As soon as he said this, Chu Liyin made a quick getaway. "Then I'll hurry up and go reserve a table first. You guys should also be quick. Don't keep me waiting!"
Chu Liyin was getting cuter and cuter.
After a delicious dinner at Drunken Immortal Tower, Helian Duo made an excuse that he had important business regarding funds and asked Xue Lianyu to escort Cheng Xiran and Chu Liyin back home respectively while he left first.
Xue Lianyu propped his chin in one hand and stared absent-mindedly at Helian Duo's receding back. "I always feel like Mu Tou has been up to some big business these days, but no matter how I ask him, he just won't say. It's really frustrating."
Just as Cheng Xiran was about to respond, she saw Xue Lianyu stand up, stretch, and say, "Alright, ladies, let's go back. I have an appointment tonight and can't be late."
As he said this, he went downstairs to settle the bill. Cheng Xiran, out of simple curiosity and boredom, asked, "Who is he going to meet?"
"Who else? It's his newly - acquainted confidante, Ruo Yue, the top courtesan of Floret Pavilion." Chu Liyin sneered and continued, "He couldn't get in line yesterday during the day. Even when he went at night, he could only watch from afar. That's why he went to line up early this morning. Naturally, he won't miss it tonight."
Ruo Yue... The madam's words from last night still echoed in her ears. If he went there only to be unexpectedly turned away, wouldn't she be pestered by Xue Lianyu again?
Just thinking about him constantly asking her questions made her shudder. So she asked in a low voice, "Does he like Ruo Yue very much?"
"Who knows? Anyway, he said that he definitely doesn't have romantic feelings for Miss Ruo Yue. He just simply thinks that she understands his thoughts well and is well - versed in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, just like his own elder sister."
"So rather than saying he's going there for pleasure, it's better to say he's going there to chat with Miss Ruo Yue."
For some reason, after hearing what Chu Liyin said, Cheng Xiran felt even more uncertain. She began to struggle in her heart whether she should make things clear to Xue Lianyu.
Looking at the innocent - faced Chu Liyin, she couldn't help but wonder, "Why do you seem to know so many things about Mr. Xue? Have you been getting close to him recently?"
Chu Liyin pursed her thin lips. After a while, she replied, "I'm just bored. Sister, you spend most of your time writing manuscripts and at the newspaper office every day. I can't disturb your work, can I? And the prince is even busier all day. The only one who can play with me is him. I wouldn't have hung out with him if I had other playmates. Besides, Uncle Xue treats me very well."
Cheng Xiran didn't think there was anything wrong with this. She even thought it might be a good thing for Chu Liyin. Maybe it was because she often hung out with Xue Lianyu that she had become much more lively and cheerful than when they first met.
So she didn't ask any more questions. Chu Liyin gradually lowered her head to hide the faint blush on her cheeks.
After going downstairs, the three of them walked out of the still - bustling Drunken Immortal Tower. Outside, the lanterns were already lit.
After getting on the carriage, before Cheng Xiran could bring up what had happened last night, Xue Lianyu started to praise Ruo Yue again.