Jie’er immediately put her hands on her hips, ready to give him a lesson in liberation of thought. Unexpectedly, she saw the man frowning, pouting, with what seemed like water swirling in his eyes, looking like he might cry at any moment, a pitiful little wife look!
If it were a woman, she would definitely feel heartbroken. But, but the person standing in front of her is a big, living man! Disgusting!
Jie’er immediately slapped away his hand clutching her sleeve, shouting, “Pervert, quickly remove your claws from this lady’s body…” Oops, she accidentally said what she was thinking out loud.
A handsome face instantly enlarged in front of her eyes, “Little Jie’er, what does ‘pervert’ mean?
Hmph, humans are born from their mother’s womb, demons are born from their mother’s womb. If a demon is born from a human mother, then it’s a half-demon.” Jie’er rudely pointed her nose at someone, reciting Tang Seng’s classic line that she knew by heart!
Wait a minute, “You, what did you just call me?” Jie’er suddenly realized something and nervously asked.
“Little Jie’er, sounds nice, right? But from now on, only I’m allowed to call you that!” Someone laughed triumphantly, like a child begging for candy.
Jie’er unceremoniously slapped his head, “Nice your foot! Who gave you permission to call me that? And how much did you overhear me saying just now?”
Could it be???
Someone let out a wail, then looked hurt at Jie’er: “Little Jie’er, you’re so heartless, trying to murder your husband! I wasn’t—”
Receiving a murderous look, he quickly changed his tone: “Uh! Actually, it wasn’t much. I was just passing by under the tree and heard Little Jie’er talking about something about being unbeatable at wall-climbing, and I got curious and stopped to see what was going on, and then…”
……
Phew, Jie’er breathed a sigh of relief, thinking her identity might have been exposed!
Jie’er glared fiercely at the man again, saying bluntly: “Hey, thanks for saving me. I, this lady, am magnanimous and will forgive you for eavesdropping. We’re even now. From now on, you go your way, I’ll go mine. Even if we meet face to face, we must pretend not to know each other!”
“Little Jie’er, I’m not called ‘hey’, my name is Lu Xuyran!” It seemed he had a selective hearing system, only listening to what he wanted to hear.
Really? Want me to lend you a handkerchief to wave with? Jie’er rolled her eyes impatiently, too lazy to argue, and tried to walk away.
“Little Jie’er, don’t you want to see what Ye Lüsheng looks like?”
Lu Xuyran successfully stopped Jie’er’s departure. Seeing her stop, a triumphant smile appeared on his face as he continued to tempt her: “I can help you with that!”
“Really? You can really help me meet him?” Jie’er immediately turned around, almost forgetting her original purpose due to his interruption.
Lu Xuyran looked proud: “Of course! I was originally planning to go to the Ye Wang Mansion. Helping you is a piece of cake. But can you tell me why you’re so interested in Ye Lüsheng’s appearance? Secretly, I’m much more handsome than that cold guy!”
Looking at his self-absorbed appearance, he was truly annoying!
“Hehe… It’s because I just arrived and heard everyone in the capital talking about how handsome, elegant, talented, and skilled Ye Lüsheng is. Jie’er has never heard of such a legendary person and is curious to verify if he’s really as the rumors say!”
At the critical moment, her brain worked quickly, making up a reason without batting an eye.
“Uh! Is that really so? When did that guy become so famous? I didn’t know. Has Little Jie’er heard anyone talking about me?” Lu Xuyran first dismissed it with a wave, then looked at Xu Jie’er with an expectant face, looking just like a child.
……
“No—way—” Jie’er deliberately dragged out the tone, enjoying watching his self-admiring bubble slowly disappear. How satisfying!
“Hmph, those people have no taste. With me, such a handsome young man, they actually only talk about that annoying big ice block!” He deliberately snorted, showing a classic case of “sour grapes”.
“Who did you call an annoying big ice block?” A cold and slightly magnetic voice came from behind Jie’er, like a cold wind passing by.
Jie’er instinctively turned around, unexpectedly meeting a pair of cold, deep, and unfathomable eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, embedded in a face as sharp as a carved sculpture, showing no emotion. She instinctively moved closer to Lu Xuyran, sensing this man was dangerous!
“Hehe, Sheng, you’re back! I was just about to look for you!” Someone quickly laughed and tried to change the subject.
What?
Is he Ye Lüsheng?
Hearing this, Jie’er looked up again, only to find Ye Lüsheng was also looking her way. Too late to hide, Jie’er thought to herself: Dead, dead, if he sees his long-unseen wife suddenly appearing, standing close to another man, who knows what he might do.
Unexpectedly, Ye Lüsheng’s gaze just swept past Jie’er without lingering.
“Why was the ‘Number One Imperial Physician’ sign taken down? Otherwise, why is the famous Imperial Physician Lu not staying in his own medicine hut, but running here to gossip?” Ye Lüsheng’s indifferent voice carried a sense of authority.
What? This pretty boy is an imperial physician?
Are you kidding?
“Hehe, Sheng, don’t be so unfriendly to an old friend!” Lu Xuyran said while pushing Jie’er in front of him: “Little Jie’er, I just picked her up at your doorstep!
Picked? Damn pretty boy, does he treat her like trash! Jie’er didn’t hesitate to stomp hard on his right foot, “Lu Xuruan, are you looking to die? Who are you calling trash?”
A pig-like wail immediately echoed through the sky, “Little Jie’er, can’t you be gentler? Woo—my poor foot is definitely broken, you’ll have to take responsibility!”
“Shut up and get away from me!” Jie’er glared at him with a murderous look, raising her foot to stomp again, successfully making the guy obediently shut his mouth.
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Sleeping for a Thousand Years (12)
Ye Lusheng stared thoughtfully at Xu Jie’er, saying in a deep voice: “Miss Jie’er, what brings you to the Ye Wang Mansion?”
Jie’er was momentarily stunned, unable to react. He actually called her “Miss Jie’er” – could he have not recognized her? This was too absurd! Even if they hadn’t seen each other for half a year, how could he forget her so completely?
Never mind, she’d wait and see!
Jie’er signaled Lu Xuruan with her eyes to help her out. She couldn’t possibly admit she came specifically to spy, right? That would make her look like a crazy fan. Although, she was kind of a crazy fan, but it was better to keep a low profile.
The guy cooperated immediately, saying: “Lusheng, don’t be so serious, you’ll scare our little Jie’er. I was just joking. Jie’er is with me – she’s a very, very important friend of mine.”
Jie’er was speechless, protesting with her eyes: Big brother, we’re not even that close. What “very, very important friend”…
Lu Xuruan ignored her murderous gaze and continued casually: “I have some things to take care of these next few days, so I wanted to leave her here to stay for a few days. You’ll take good care of her, right?” What was he doing, making decisions without asking her opinion? When did she say she was moving into the Wang Mansion?
Ye Lusheng slightly furrowed his brow, giving Jie’er a meaningful glance before walking towards the mansion gate without a word.
“Haha, little Jie’er, he agreed! Let’s go!” Lu Xuruan grabbed the still-shocked Jie’er and quickly followed, whispering in her ear: “Now you can study that big ice block up close. Don’t thank me too much!” His expression was as if he’d done her some great favor!
She really wanted to bite him to death.
What should she do? Actually stay in the Wang Mansion? But Butterfly was still at the inn! Jie’er was inwardly groaning…
