Chapter 991 - 993 Do you have someone you like_1
The next day
When Luo Linhao saw Mu Shaoling coming downstairs with panda eyes, he found it hard to ignore his mocking gaze.
Seeing that Dongyang hadn’t come down yet, Luo Linhao chuckled and said, "Brother Shaoling, looks like you had a passionate night and didn’t sleep well, huh?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaoling’s chopsticks snapped onto the table with a clatter.
He didn’t even finish his meal, just left the inn directly.
"What’s wrong with him?" Mu Shaofeng asked.
"Hmph, what can it be? Look how dark his face is, clearly frustrated desires, just like my cousin," Luo Linhao devoured a steamed bun before continuing, "Although Brother Shaoling may not be tender towards women, at least he is a gentleman. Even if he had burning desires, he wouldn’t do anything with a beauty in his arms. But after all, he’s a man, oh how he must suffer."
Dongyang had just come downstairs and happened to overhear this conversation, her cheeks flushed. So it really was because of that.
"Oh, you’re up? Come over and have some breakfast, the buns are delicious and hot."
Seeing Dongyang standing not far away, Luo Linhao eagerly called out to her.
"Where’s Mu Shaoling?"
"He’s had his fill and already went out."
"Oh," Dongyang took the steamed bun passed to her by Luo Linhao and, thinking it over, took it outside with her.
The horses were prepared outside, and a carriage was ready too, but Mu Shaoling was nowhere to be seen.
"Where’s Mu Shaoling?"
The guards pointed towards the carriage, and when Dongyang walked over and lifted the carriage curtain, she saw Mu Shaoling inside, resting with his eyes closed.
Just as Dongyang was debating whether to call out to him or not, Mu Shaoling suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at her, "Later I’ll arrange for someone to take you to the Prefect of Shandong, wait here for your guards and maidservants. Once they arrive, you should return to Yunnan."
The moment she heard that she should return to Yunnan, Dongyang became unhappy. She dropped her bun to the ground and exclaimed defiantly, "I refuse! I want to go to Capital City with you."
"I don’t like you! And I definitely won’t marry you, whether you go to Capital City or not, the result will be the same!"
"Why don’t you like me?" Dongyang felt suffocated when she heard this.
Ever since she had fallen in love with Mu Shaoling at first sight back in Yunnan, he had always said he didn’t like her.
Mu Shaoling, upon hearing her words, closed his eyes again, not intending to reply.
Dongyang thought about the information she had received from her father. Mu Shaoling was twenty-three this year and still unmarried. There were also no rumors of maids or concubines at home. In her view, such a man must either be ill or infatuated with love.
Being ill was definitely out of the question; the man was a divine healer after all.
"Do you have someone you love?"
"Hmm!"
This time Mu Shaoling nodded slightly.
Even though she had considered this possibility before, Dongyang still felt a twinge of heartache, but she quickly bounced back to full spirits.
"Hmph, what does it matter? Look at how old you are and still unmarried. It means either she doesn’t like you, she’s married, or she’s no longer in this world. Regardless of which it is, you two have no chance together. Since that’s the case, it means I still have a chance, so I definitely cannot return to Yunnan."
As she said this, she climbed into the carriage, sat close to Mu Shaoling, and started giggling while ignoring the look on his face.
Listening to her words, Mu Shaoling felt stifled. How old was he supposed to be? He was still very young, thank you very much.