Chapter 454
Chapter 454 Heartbeat
‘Am I seeing things?’ Lin Wanrong exclaimed, quickly pivoting his body to shield Xiao Yuruo. A red thread remained tightly bound around both of their ankles. The two looked into each other's eyes; Eldest Miss's gaze was soft as water, and she nestled unmoving in his arms.
Turning his head, Lin Wanrong saw an enchanting woman standing before him, sword in hand. Her eyebrows were like willow leaves in spring, and her eyes as calm as autumn waters. Her tiny, red lips slightly opened and closed as she breathed rapidly. Her face alternated between red and white, clearly quite angry. She was dressed in a pale red robe, looking travel-worn as if she had rushed here from a great distance.
"Xian'er?!" Lin Wanrong was elated. He leapt out of the sedan chair and was about to dash forward when he felt his feet being hindered. Looking down, he noticed the red thread binding him and Eldest Miss together, rendering them unable to move. Qin Xian'er stared at the tightly bound thread, bit her red lips, hummed and said nothing.
"Xian'er, what are you doing here? When did you come back?" Lin Wanrong gave a couple of awkward laughs. His face flushed with embarrassment. ‘This girl Xian'er seems to have a grudge against Eldest Miss. Last time, she cut the red thread with her sword, leaving Eldest Miss devastated. Almost the same thing happened again; thankfully, I was quick-witted.’
Qin Xian'er did not respond to his words. She looked Xiao Yuruo up and down, sneering, "Isn't this the Eldest Miss of the Xiao family? What are you doing tying up my husband with that red thread? Didn't you drive him out of the Xiao residence the day he returned from Shandong?"
Xiao Yuruo's pretty face flushed, and she clung tightly to Lin Wanrong's sleeve, softly saying, "Miss Qin, what are you talking about? When did I ever drive him away? He came back that day with some questionable women. I merely advised him. On the other hand, since when did you marry him, to be calling him 'my husband' so liberally?"
"You wouldn't know, then," Qin Xian'er took a step forward, grasping Lin Wanrong's hand and declared loudly, "We wandered together at Weishan Lake; we were alone on a boat during sunset. My master personally acted as our matchmaker. I have already married him and we are a loving couple. There's no need for you to know."
Xiao Yuruo studied her from head to toe, shaking her head lightly and smiling, "A loving couple? I doubt it. Miss Qin, your eyebrows are not dispersed and your hair is not styled like a married woman's. Where is this 'loving couple' you speak of?"