Chapter 279 - 280: Offering a Hand-II
Jin Nu Yuan was once again rendered speechless by Li Lian’s words. Since they first met this morning on her arrival, Li Lian hadn’t stop calling and accusing her by words she was not. By calling her stalker, insane for hating herself and stomping on her own face’s reflection, and now stupid for not being able to understand her words.
Li Lian was well aware of Jin Nu Yuan’s glare even without the need to see the expression she had now, she could tell how angry she was for unable to remark back to the words she said before. If anything, Li Lian had learned the art to twist and turn other’s words to her use be it from Jin Nu Yuan or Xie Hue Lin. They may think they are better when it come to giving remarks to others but Li Lian wouldn’t let them use words to their advantage.
"You know, I say this only because I’m worried," started Jin Nu Yuan, her smile looking at Li Lian with a hint of pity, "Brother Wei doesn’t like women who talked back at others, making snappy comments. I think you should learn more not to talk what us unnecessary."
Li Jun Wei brought her hand to her lips and smiled back at Jin Nu Yuan, "I never make snappy comments about others especially when it comes to Jun Wei, and talking back in a manner Nu Yuan, If you ignore a person it would affect badly to you." Li Lian replied as if she was clueless about what Jin Nu Yuan was saying even though they both understand what they were talking of. Jin Nu Yuan glared at Li Lian until they came to Li Jun Wei’s room he often used when staying at the main house.
Seeing Li Lian entering, without ask, Jin Nu Yuan make herself a way inside, "It’s been long since I come to brother Wei’s room, he often come here and stay here at this seat at night to read books." and came the smug expression on the corner of Jin Nu Yuan’s lips.
"I can imagine that, Jun Wei love to read books before he sleeps at night." said Li Lian for the smug smile to disappear from the girl’s smile. "Nu Yuan I am fine if you want to stay in the room but I will have to change my clothes unless you came to see?" Li Lian tilted her head at the girl whose eyes widened again.
"What? No!" Jin Nu Yuan frowned at her, what was this woman saying?! Who would want to stay at one room with someone changing especially a stranger be it a woman or man.
Seeing Jin Nu Yuan bolted out with her feet dashing like a thunder, Li Lian shook her head and kept a smile on her lips. She took her clothes from the closet. As the maids and workers in Li Family was quick and adept at her works, as soon as Li Lian arrived, they had placed her clothes neatly on the closet. Although truth to be said, Li Lian wasn’t used to have her clothes touched and placed by others and preferred to do it herself for personal reasons. But she appreciate the work of the servants.
As Li Lian was told to rest, she didn’t know what she should do then laying down on the bed until time came when she had to prepare herself to the reunion. Madam Li’s careful consideration to let her rest was kind, when reaching the fluffy bed, Li Lian felt all her tire and went away as a bed was what she needed now after hours of sitting inside the car.
Li Lian rolled on the bed to the opposite side with her socks, looking at the desk that was old, she noticed that looking closely it was a desk use to study and by the sight of how the wood had become old and slightly hollow, Li Lian stood up from the bed by pushing her elbow and her feet paced on the ground to the study desk. Placing her hand on it, she saw no dust on her hand as it was cleaned everyday by the servants in the main house.
Li Lian began to pull one book that slightly stocked out than the rest as it was dark blue in color, bringing it to her hand, she read the title of the story book. "Le petit prince. The little prince."
Li Lian could tell by seeing the table in the room that it was the same table Li Jun Wei used since he was young. The book was perhaps one he also read in his childhood. She opened the pages, her hand stopped at the bottom corner of the book to see how the paper was neatly straight even though the cover of the book had turned tattered by the years it passed.