"Sister, what do you think of Brother Wangquan?" Dongfang Qinlan asked in her clear voice.
As if completely caught off guard by Dongfang Qinlan's question, Dongfang Huaizhu put down her chopsticks, then paused for a moment. After a brief thought, she replied seriously, "He's a good man."
"Just a good man? That's all?" Dongfang Qinlan seemed quite dissatisfied with Dongfang Huaizhu's answer. She angrily sat up from the bed and glared at her sister.
"Come on, this is an adult's matter. Kids shouldn't interfere." Dongfang Huaizhu couldn't outwit this little smarty Dongfang Qinlan, so she quickly found an excuse to end the topic.
"You're always bringing up my age!" Dongfang Qinlan pouted like two little buns and turned her head to the side.
Just then, Dongfang Qinlan's eyes suddenly lit up. She grabbed an object on the bed and excitedly held it up.
"Look! You two are so secretive. Brother Wangquan BaYe's hairpin is still here!"
Dongfang Huaizhu's eyes sharpened. She stood up and rushed to Dongfang Qinlan in a few quick steps.
She took the hairpin from Dongfang Qinlan's hand and carefully examined it.
"It's definitely not my hairpin. I suppose he left it here last night," Dongfang Huaizhu said, shaking her head calmly.
"Ohoho! Accidentally left it behind. Sister, you're still hiding things from me! I bet it's a token of love left by Brother Wangquan!" Dongfang Qinlan grasped the edge of the bed with both hands to support herself. Her legs swayed back and forth on the ground as her big, mischievous eyes stared at Dongfang Huaizhu.
Seeing Dongfang Qinlan's naughty look, Dongfang Huaizhu couldn't help but feel playful. She quietly tiptoed up to Dongfang Qinlan and suddenly reached out to tickle her.
Dongfang Qinlan never expected that her usually gentle and simple sister would do such a thing. She was immediately caught off guard.
In an instant, Dongfang Qinlan was pinned down on the bed by Dongfang Huaizhu and couldn't help bursting into laughter. "Stop, sister! I was wrong! Please stop! Hahaha!"
Dongfang Huaizhu finally got the chance to teach this little smarty a lesson. How could she let it go easily? For a moment, the whole room was filled with the sisters' laughter.
However, just then, a man's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Junior sister, are you in there?" Jin Renfeng's voice sounded from outside.
Dongfang Huaizhu instantly stopped her movements and stared intently at the door. Dongfang Qinlan also stopped laughing.
Then, Dongfang Huaizhu said, "Senior brother, what's the matter?"
Through the door, Jin Renfeng said with a smile, "Junior sister Huaizhu, are you afraid of your senior brother that you won't open the door?"
Dongfang Huaizhu's expression darkened. According to the plot, this was definitely not the time to fall out with Jin Renfeng. So she took a few steps forward and opened the door.
Jin Renfeng was dressed in a yellow robe. His thick red hair cascaded down his back like a waterfall. His sharp eyes stared straight at Dongfang Huaizhu.
"Senior brother," Dongfang Huaizhu greeted him calmly.
Jin Renfeng grabbed the door and pulled it open. Then he showed an innocent smile. "I heard that the eldest young master of the Wangquan family sent you back last night. I was worried all night. So as soon as it dawned, I came to check on your safety."
Dongfang Huaizhu's eyes sharpened. If anyone could endanger her safety, it would be this Jin Renfeng right in front of her!
"Senior brother, you're joking. Young master Wangquan is a rare good man. He sent me and Qinlan back because he was worried about our safety. You don't have to worry about it," Dongfang Huaizhu said calmly, staring into Jin Renfeng's eyes.
"I advise junior sister to be more careful. The people of the Wangquan family are quite mysterious according to the rumors. Whether they're good or bad, junior sister should be on guard. Don't end up being harmed without even knowing it," Jin Renfeng said with a smile, as if mocking Dongfang Huaizhu's naivety.
However, Dongfang Huaizhu was neither naive nor stupid. She could tell who was good and who was bad at a glance. Jin Renfeng was shifting the blame at this moment, thinking that Dongfang Huaizhu was a fool.
"Senior brother is right. I should be more careful. Thank you for your reminder," Dongfang Huaizhu didn't want to fall out with Jin Renfeng at this moment, so she just went along with his words.
"Hey! You, Jin Renfeng! I'm warning you, don't speak ill of Brother Wangquan!" At this moment, Dongfang Qinlan inside the room couldn't stand it anymore. She put her hands on her hips and angrily walked towards Jin Renfeng.
"Little junior sister is here too!" Jin Renfeng quickly bent down and said with a forced smile.
"I've told you many times, call me senior sister!" Dongfang Qinlan knocked on Jin Renfeng's head fiercely.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Jin Renfeng couldn't outwit this little girl. He just greeted Dongfang Huaizhu and then took the opportunity to escape.
"Humph, this Jin Renfeng is getting more and more arrogant. He dared to speak ill of Brother Wangquan right in front of sister without even asking my permission," Dongfang Qinlan said angrily, looking at Jin Renfeng's retreating back.
On the contrary, Dongfang Huaizhu looked worried. She said, "Little sister, don't be so rude to senior brother in the future."
"What's the big deal," Dongfang Qinlan said disdainfully. But immediately, seeing Dongfang Huaizhu's worried look, she put away her unruly attitude and obediently stood aside.
"This Jin Renfeng seems to be a gentleman on the surface, but we don't know what he's really like behind his back. Listen to sister. When you don't know someone well, you should always be in awe. It's a way to protect yourself in the jianghu," Dongfang Huaizhu said, looking into the distance.
Dongfang Qinlan shook her head. She didn't seem to fully understand what Dongfang Huaizhu said. She just looked at her and nodded.
Seeing Dongfang Qinlan's obedient look, Dongfang Huaizhu's eyes were filled with tenderness. She gently stroked her head.
After Dongfang Qinlan left the room, Dongfang Huaizhu was left alone.
She closed the door and walked into the room. She reached out from behind and there was a hairpin in her hand, the very one left by Wangquan BaYe.
Dongfang Huaizhu looked at the hairpin in her hand softly. She couldn't help holding it up in front of her eyes and examining it carefully, as if the hairpin in her hand was no longer just a hairpin but Wangquan BaYe himself.
She ran her fingers over the patterns on the hairpin again and again.
Wangquan BaYe, although Dongfang Huaizhu didn't want to admit it, seeing the hairpin in front of her, her heart still trembled uncontrollably.