However, Chu Moyu didn't think so. He kept looking for opportunities to talk to Chang Lili along the way, but Chang Lili ignored him. Then there was Jiang Yingxue. Jiang Yingxue was not arrogant at all. She was amused by Chu Moyu's words and smiled shyly.
Chang Lili was disappointed in him, thinking he was hopeless.
"Oh? The Jiang family of Jiangnan?" Chu Moyu said with a smile, "So it's Miss Jiang. Seeing is believing, Miss Jiang is indeed exceptionally intelligent."
Jiang Yingxue smiled and asked, "You flatter me. May I ask where Vice Envoy Chu's family is from?"
Chang Lili also became a little interested. She didn't know where Chu Moyu's family was from, and she was curious about what kind of family could raise such a prodigy.
Chu Moyu walked gracefully beside the two, toying with a fan in his hand, a faint smile in his eyes, and said, "I have no parents."
Chang Lili and Jiang Yingxue were both surprised: "Huh?"
Jiang Yingxue bluntly asked, "Don't your parents want you anymore?"
Chu Moyu, however, did not take it seriously, still wearing a half-smile: "There is one, but I perished in a fire when I was very young, and I was raised by my master."
Jiang Yingxue immediately looked apologetic and fell silent.
Chang Lili never expected that Chu Moyu's background was so pitiful.
Chu Moyu always had an invulnerable smile, but who knew that his background was like this?
While Jiang Yingxue's attention was drawn to the sugar figurines by the roadside, Chang Lili whispered to Chu Moyu, "I'm sorry. Jiang Yingxue is a very carefree person and doesn't know how to speak properly. She didn't mean it."
Chu Moyu smiled.
Chang Lili's memories of her parents were initially absent, and seeing Chu Moyu like this, she felt a strange mix of heartache and guilt.
Although no one said anything, it's very likely that she was just overthinking things. But that's just the kind of person Chang Lili is. It's not wrong to say she's heartless, but it's also not wrong to say she's thoughtful.
Jiang Yingxue was holding two things, one male and one female. The male was expressionless and was holding a wooden bird in his hand, while the female was radiant and wore a bright pearl on her head.
You can tell who this is at a glance.
After buying the sugar figurines, they continued walking. Chang Lili quietly fell behind the line, saying that she had left something there: "You don't need to wait for me, I'll be right there."
Then she ran back to the sugar figurine stall and said, "Master, make me two sugar figurines."
Chang Lili gestured and said, "A man and a woman, just like the young master from before, only a bit older."
The master understood immediately and drew two sugar figurines according to his request. Judging from their expressions, they did resemble Chu Moyu somewhat.
Chang Lili forcefully took the silver from her purse, paid the money, wrapped it in oil paper, and ran quickly to catch up with the two people in front of her.
Amidst the bustling crowds on the street, Chu Moyu's tall and slender figure stood out. Chang Lili quickly spotted him and Jiang Yingxue, and just as she was about to run over, she was bumped into.
The man helped Chang Lili up and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Chang Lili grabbed the timid man and said, "Give me back my things."
The man hurriedly shouted, "I just bumped into you by accident, what are you saying, young lady?"
Chang Lili gripped the man tightly and said, "Don't you know what you just stole from me? Hand it back right now, or I'll report you to the authorities!"
Seeing that she was a young girl, the man was not afraid at all and said confidently, "How dare you talk nonsense like that, little girl! I think you're the one who stole the money!"
The argument between the two was so intense that many people around them turned to look, and a few even gathered around.
Chang Lili noticed that the person she had grabbed was not only not flustered, but also seemed quite confident. She immediately guessed that his companions were among the people who surrounded him.
"Stop slandering me! You clearly stole my money!"
"Really? Then search me." The man shamelessly opened his arms to Chang Lili and squeezed against her. "You search me, you search me! If you can't find anything, then I'll search you."
As he spoke, he stroked his chin and gave Chang Lili a lewd look.
Someone nearby asked, "What's going on?"
"How could a young girl so easily accuse someone?"
"Yeah, are you trying to scam people out of their money?"
Chang Lili looked at those men with ill intentions, thinking that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so she broke free of their hands, turned around and left.
"Hey! Where are you going? You think you can just walk away after swearing at someone? It's not that simple." The scoundrel blocked Chang Lili's way. "Little girl, let's settle this properly."
Others gathered around, seemingly to help, but in reality, they were all subtly surrounding Chang Lili and even physically assaulting her.
"Didn't they say the money was lost? Hurry up and look for it."
"Yes, don't let it happen to yourself, that would be a laughing stock."
"Little girl, come on, let's go talk to the brothers and find out where your lost money is."
Chang Lili touched the hidden arrow in her sleeve, held back for a moment, and then kicked the person who was trying to touch her hand in the leg, sending him staggering back several steps until he was helped to his feet.
Everyone stared in astonishment at this seemingly fierce woman.
He looks thin, but he's incredibly strong!
Chang Lili snorted coldly. She usually dealt with government agencies and sawed off more wood than this man had stolen money. Was he just bullying her because she was a woman?
A bunch of bastards.
Just as she was about to teach these bastards a lesson, Chu Moyu and Jiang Yingxue pushed through the crowd and walked over.
Jiang Yingxue glanced at the menacing-looking group of people and asked with disgust, "What's going on?"
Chu Moyu also suppressed his smile and looked coldly at those people.
These street thugs, adept at reading situations, immediately realized the two newcomers were not to be trifled with. They hurriedly said, "Oh! You've actually called in reinforcements! Not only are you framing people, but you're also assaulting them! You wait! I'll report you to the authorities!"
"Where should we file a complaint?" Chang Lili, the most formidable person here, stepped out from behind Jiang Yingxue. "Come on, I'll go to the government office with you!"
Seeing that the other party was not someone to be trifled with, the group started cursing and were about to leave.
Chang Lili stopped the person again and said, "Give me back my things."
He then opened his palm.
The man stubbornly insisted, "What is it?"
"Do you want to suffer a little more?"
The man reluctantly handed over Chang Lili's purse, spitting on the ground, "Damn it, running into a woman like this... Ugh!"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly screamed. It turned out that Chu Moyu had grabbed his neck and was choking him as if he wanted to kill him. The man's screams grew fainter and fainter, and his face turned redder and redder as he stared in terror at the man in front of him who remained expressionless.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to her like that?"
Chang Lili was stunned when she saw Chu Moyu make a move for the first time. By the time she reacted and tried to persuade him, Chu Moyu had already very tactfully thrown the person who was so scared that he almost wet his pants on the ground.
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