Chapter 87 Bright, Moon, Slave
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh.
Unexpectedly, Yuwen Ye, a man who is so serious and aloof, has such an interesting friend.
Seeing Pei Xingyuan cursing and swearing, almost getting into a fight with Lei Yu, the young masters beside him advised, "Alright, Xingyuan, whose nickname is better than whose? We're not strangers here, no one's laughing at you."
Pei Xingyuan then sat down angrily.
Even after sitting down, he was still furious and pointed at several young masters from prominent families, calling out their nicknames.
Upon listening, none of them really sounded better than the others; they were all called "Little Pig," "Ce," and there was even one called "Dog."
However, he stopped when he pointed to Shang Ruyi.
"Sister-in-law, do you have a nickname?"
Shang Ruyi stammered, "No, no."
Seeing her like this, Pei Xingyuan knew she definitely had one, and hurriedly said, "Hey, everyone here has already said their nicknames—" Someone immediately said that it was clearly you who called her that, but he ignored it and continued, "If you are family, you should also say your nicknames to everyone!"
Then, he said to Yuwen Ye, "Brother Fengchen, don't you agree?"
Yuwen Ye, who had been sitting to the side drinking and seemingly oblivious to the noise around him, raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced down at Shang Ruyi.
Do you have one?
"..."
Shang Ruyi's face immediately turned redder.
Seeing this, the young masters all joined in the laughter, saying, "If even Brother Fengchen doesn't know, that would be going too far."
"Yes, sister-in-law, we are not outsiders here."
Seeing this, Shang Ruyi knew she was in a difficult situation. Besides, nicknames were just something to joke about, and no one would really care—except for Pei Xingyuan. So she coughed lightly and said softly, "My, my nickname is—"
Everyone pricked up their ears.
Yuwen Ye stopped holding the cup to his lips.
"Ming, Yue, slave."
The private room fell silent immediately.
Shang Ruyi sensed that something was off in the atmosphere of the private room. She looked at everyone and saw strange and complicated expressions on their faces.
Yuwen Ye put down his wine glass and looked down at her.
After a long pause, Pei Xingyuan finally smiled and asked, "Why does my sister-in-law have such a strange nickname?"
Since she had already brought it up, Shang Ruyi smiled frankly and said, "When I was a child, I was naughty. When I accompanied my father on a mission to the Turks, I saw that the moon on the grassland was big and round, like a jade plate. So I rode my horse and chased after it, determined to pick it down. My father saw how much I liked the moon and asked me if I would like to be a moon slave. I said yes, and my father gave me the nickname 'Bright Moon Slave'."
After hearing this story, the private room became even quieter.
After a long while, Pei Xingyuan tapped his palm heavily with his fan and said, "Good, really good. This nickname may be common, but it's so elegantly common, which is truly rare."
Lei Yu, who was standing nearby, let out a cold snort.
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Please excuse my poor appearance."
Everyone said no, just smiled and brushed it off. But when Shang Ruyi picked up her chopsticks to pick up some food, she noticed that Yuwen Ye, sitting next to her, was looking at her with a complicated expression.
"What's wrong?"
She looked down in confusion, but there was nothing wrong with her.
Yuwen Ye paused for a moment, shook his head, and looked away.
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