Chapter 157 - 4.22 Who Is That?!
Lu Yizhou eyed the two newcomers with veiled annoyance. He knew that, sooner or later, he was going to meet the protagonists for they resided in the same Sect but... why now? Of all time, why should it be now? Furthermore, the two came in tandem as if they knew what Lu Yizhou was doing and intended to stop him at all cost. But judging from their behavior, it didn’t seem like a set up. Well, he had to blame the universe then.
"Shan-shidi, Ling-shimei." Lu Yizhou nodded in greetings and tried to keep his irritation in check. "What brings the two of you here?"
Ling Chuwei rolled her eyes. "Didn’t you hear what Shan-xiong said? Of course we are here because you’re not coming home! Father has been looking for you everywhere!"
Lu Yizhou frowned as he felt Heimo stiffening behind him. Tampering down the urge to check up on him, he asked. "What for?"
"How should I know?" Ling Chuwei shrugged. "It’s the two of you who often have meetings behind the doors. Right, Shan-xiong?" She bumped her shoulders on the man beside him, her eyes twinkling with delight whereas Shan Duoyin merely gave her an exasperated look.
"Anyway, I told Father that Jingxue-Jun is definitely fine. Who doesn’t want to have fun once in a while? He will come home on his own accord. But you know him, he’s so overprotective of you. Sheesh, I am his daughter but he doesn’t even show an ounce of attention for me like he did for you." Ling Chuwei babbled and linked her arms with Shan Duoyin, pulling him closer with a grin. "So I asked Shan-xiong here to accompany me and here we are! Oh, you have no idea..."
Hmm. Lu Yizhou took note of the two’s interaction. It seemed like something was already going on between the two, given that they had known each other since they were children.
For starters, Ling Chuwei was the kind of woman who wore her heart on her sleeve. Being the Sect Leader’s daughter gave her the privilege to do so and she certainly wasn’t ashamed to show her interest toward Shan Duoyin. On the other hand, Shan Duoyin only showed mild interest. Well, he played along with Ling Chuwei’s whims so it wasn’t like he was totally uninterested either.
Lu Yizhou almost sighed in relief. He didn’t want to be tangled with the rumors of arranged marriage with an unnecessary character when he was supposed to focus on Heimo.