Seeing this, Cheng Xiran went to the side and personally poured a cup of warm tea for him. She also specially presented some snacks she had bought out of boredom this morning to him with both hands. Softening her tone on purpose, she said, "Your Highness, have something to eat. I can tell you must be hungry."
Without waiting for his reply or any expression on his face, she continued, "By the way, Your Highness, what have you been up to these two days? I haven't seen you around."
Helian Duo slightly raised his eyebrows, picked up a piece of candied fruit wrapped in paper, looked around and said, "It's nothing. I just took Lian Yu with me to handle some matters. Why, do you miss him?"
"How could that be? I have absolutely no interest in that playboy Xue Lianyu..." Cheng Xiran forced a smile on her face and then said, "Your Highness, rest assured. I've already sent people to investigate this matter and there are already some clues. I believe it won't be long before this matter can be resolved smoothly."
Seeing her confident look, Helian Duo didn't say anything more. Although he and Xue Lianyu had gone south, he had also secretly sent people to keep an eye on the newspaper office. So even though he hadn't seen all these things with his own eyes, he knew a thing or two about them.
Since she thought she could handle it, he might as well let her have a try first. She always had to learn about the ways of the world.
Seeing Helian Duo sipping his tea and eating the candied fruit indifferently, Cheng Xiran slowly stepped back to the side. Actually, she still wanted to ask about what happened to them during their trip south. But thinking that it was probably confidential information and her identity was a bit awkward, it didn't really matter if she didn't know.
One was quietly reading a book while the other was carefully eating. But they were still startled by a scream from Xue Lianyu.
"Xiran, what on earth did you do to me during the days I was away? Why, on my way back from outside, I not only suffered a lot of reproaches but also received a lot of blessings. People said they were optimistic about me being with you, and some even said they wanted me and the blockhead to compete for you to see who would win your heart in the end. What's all this about!"
Xue Lianyu looked dusty and bewildered, which made Cheng Xiran a bit helpless.
"Why didn't you come back together?"
Hearing her question, Xue Lianyu naturally gave her a fierce glare. His tone was slightly accusatory: "You've got a nerve to ask. You know, I was originally with him. But I sacrificed my good looks to cover for him."
After saying that, he snatched the candied fruit in front of Helian Duo and started eating. He stared at Cheng Xiran longingly, obviously waiting for her explanation. She had no choice but to explain the matter all over again, while Helian Duo listened patiently.
"Cheng Xiran, you've really given me a hard time. Let me tell you, if Ruoyue ignores me when I get back, you'll be in big trouble!"
Xue Lianyu looked miserable with a drooping face. After looking at Cheng Xiran on his own, he got up and left directly. Presumably, he was going to look for his Miss Ruoyue.
Helian Duo pursed his thin lips slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say a word. After just finishing a cup of tea, he suddenly said, "This tea tastes so bad. If you're free this afternoon, go to the prince's mansion. I have excellent tea there."
With that, he was about to leave, but Cheng Xiran felt quite confused and stopped him: "Can't you just send someone to deliver it?"
Helian Duo turned around and took in the little expression of dissatisfaction on her face. He said impatiently, "I tell you to go and get it, so just go. Where do you get all these useless words?"
It seemed that he had encountered something bad or difficult to solve, or else why would he be showing her a bad face?