Chapter 425 - 424: I’m Getting Engaged to Him (10)
"But can a person’s heart truly be controlled by willpower, to simply decide it’s not in pain when it is?" Ling Chuxia’s eyes dropped, and suddenly she felt robbed of the courage to enter.
If she went in, wouldn’t she just ruin the atmosphere? Shi Che probably did not want to see her, and Mrs. Shi... she had never been too fond of her.
She decided to visit Madam another day.
Ling Chuxia lifted her gaze again and saw Ling Yunshu had already sliced the apple in two, handing half to Mrs. Shi and offering the other half to Shi Che. When he didn’t immediately take it, the servants nearby chuckled teasingly, "Miss Yun Shu, you might as well feed it directly to the young master."
And with that said, a suggestive laughter spread through the room. Ling Yunshu’s cheeks turned a rosy pink in an instant, and with a slightly coquettish glance at Shi Che, she shyly turned to Mrs. Shi, "Madam, look, they’re making fun of me."
Her words instantly drew a laugh from Mrs. Shi, her face alight with joy.
Ling Chuxia couldn’t watch any longer and turned to leave.
In the moment she turned, Shi Che lifted his eyes, a cool, detached light in his gaze fixated directly on Ling Yunshu. Ling Yunshu’s hand, holding the apple, trembled unconsciously, and her smile could not help but shrink.
She knew when to take a hint and certainly didn’t dare to overdo it.
So, just for an instant, her smile returned, but she pulled back her hand, pretending to be displeased, "I’m not going to feed him, I’ll eat it myself." And with that, she put the apple to her mouth and took a bite.
Mrs. Shi couldn’t help but shake her head and laugh, looking at Ling Yunshu with a hint of a sigh, "Yun Shu, you seem to have changed over the years, become livelier, but that’s good... Che’er is naturally taciturn, and if you were too, it would be too much for both of you together."
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunshu chuckled reproachfully, "Madam, that’s not true. I’m still the same as I always was."
She laughed, her gaze inadvertently sweeping to the door, where Ling Chuxia’s figure unexpectedly came into view, startling Ling Chuxia into a slight catch of breath.