On White Crane Plain, twelve wooden houses were arranged in a row for the competition, identifiable only by participants’ badges. Across from the houses, a three-tiered marble platform was constructed for nobles and officials, while guards with spears surrounded the area.
My parents arrived earlier, and my brother had already entered the competition area. Just before the competition began, my younger sister, delayed by dressing, rushed in, lifting her skirt. She turned pale upon seeing me and exclaimed, “Sister, brother-in-law! I encountered a lewd man!”
The author has something to say: This is how things happened. The two were deadlocked for a year due to the knot in An Jin’s heart…
As for the lewd man my younger sister encountered, An Jin’s identity will be revealed in two to three chapters.
I’ll take a day off tomorrow to gather inspiration. Take care, everyone, and wait for me to return. Updates will resume the day after tomorrow (Sunday)!
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Lewd Strange Man
My younger sister’s face was filled with grief; her hair was slightly askew. “I was so scared… It was hard to shake him off!”
She had hired a sedan chair near White Crane Plain but noticed a tall man following her. In panic, she quickened her pace and took several detours, but the man remained behind her at a constant distance. Finally, she ran into White Crane Plain and found her group.
I asked, “Besides following you, did he do anything else unusual?”
My sister thought for a moment. “Not that I remember.”
I gently asked, “How do you know he’s definitely a lewd man?”
She raised her head confidently, putting her hands on her hips. For a moment, I saw a younger version of our mother. “Sneaking behind a young, beautiful lady like me, he must have bad intentions!”
I took a difficult breath. An Jin turned away, his mouth twitching, clearly trying hard not to laugh.
I said awkwardly, “Perhaps it’s a misunderstanding.”
“He looks like a bad person!”
There’s a strange bird perched on his shoulder, just like the rumored creepy uncle!” My sister was certain.
An Jin coughed several times. I was speechless. “A bird on the shoulder doesn’t mean anything.”
