Book 16: Chapter 38
“How do you know about this?”
Being as clever as he was, Ming Feizhen knew it was not something to talk about. He pushed his chest out and slightly tugged up a corner of his lips. Instead of getting mad, though, Song Yanluo blurted, “Y-you eavesdropped on me?”
Impressive, Lass! I heard you were superior to your brother in martial arts and wits, but you figured that out somehow? Is Jingan in on this? You seven ladies sure are you united.
Ming Feizhen wanted to scare Song Yanluo, but her exposing him led to him being scared enough to have delusions.
Song Yanluo: He’s so rude! No matter how obsessed you are with my beauty, nobody would eavesdrop on me every day, would they? I never mentioned Third Brother’s situation, either; I only ever mumbled it to myself, yet he heard everything. No wonder why there’s no sight of him day or night. He’s as crooked as Hua Yumeng. But, while he’s rude, my beauty is partly to blame.
Ming Feizhen, who still could not figure out what was on her mind, thought she was pitying him with her sigh.
Song Yanluo looked up at Ming Feizhen without any pity and said, “It’s been hard on you.”
Despite all the shameless things he had done since his debut, he had done enough of them to no longer feel ashamed of himself. This was the first time a girl under twenty was pitying him. As much as he wanted to rebut her, considering his shifu could have been close by, he decided it was wiser to strike a deal with her than be confrontational.
Ming Feizhen held his hands up in salute. “Let us be direct, then. Miss Yan, I wish to tell you that I…”