Chapter 68: The Banquet
Lin Yanzhou lazily stood up and casually smoothed his sleeves.
“Let’s go.”
He wanted to see just how this so-called “senior brother” invited by the Xiao family would perform.
In a small courtyard not far away, it was unusually quiet.
The noise from outside could not reach here; only the occasional chirping of birds broke the stillness of this corner.
Bai Qingran sat before a mirror, gazing at the carefully applied makeup reflected within.
Her brows were lightly drawn, her lips adorned with cinnabar. A red-gold hairpiece inlaid with rubies rested upon her coiffed hair, making her look exceptionally splendid.
She raised her hand, her fingertips gently touching the cheek of the person in the mirror.
All the congratulations and flattery from the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with her.