Chapter 384 - 383: Would you mind if I sang a little tune?
Ye Xinyan watched Jiang Yifan’s rarely gentle and pleasant expression, thinking it was necessary to clarify things so as to avoid any misunderstandings.
She spoke seriously, "Lord Jiang, the reason I’m riding with you alone, following you to such a distant place, is simply to find a quiet and secluded spot. I have no other intentions. You know my reputation. Whether it is tarnished a bit more or less doesn’t matter much. As a man, you probably don’t care about these things, do you?"
Jiang Yifan’s originally cheerful face slowly grew solemn as he asked, "What do you think I want?"
"It’s best if you haven’t thought about it that way. I, a simple woman, am also scared that Lord Jiang might think I am using this opportunity to latch onto you. I am saying this to put your mind at ease."
Jiang Yifan was frustrated.
With everything said, Ye Xinyan stopped looking at Jiang Yifan. She sat down on the sheepskin, ungraciously entering a state of daydreaming and pondering.
In such a fine wilderness, if one could scream to vent the frustrations of the heart, how soothing it would be for the spirit. Unfortunately, there was still someone present to spoil the view. Indeed, the world hardly ever goes as one wishes; it was true that things don’t always meet one’s expectations.
She consoled herself, thinking it was already quite luxurious to have so much of the day to herself without any criticism or speculation from others.
Ye Xinyan, hoping to get rid of the irritating fellow, suddenly asked, "What about lunch? Shall we hunt a wild rabbit or something?"
Jiang Yifan, who was holding back anger and had just plucked a blade of grass, turned his head and explained, "In this wilderness, there are only wild rabbits and grass-eating rodents, but we lack water here to clean them. Don’t even think about hunting wild rabbits."