Chapter 202 I Just...Reluctant
They were too far away, and Wen Xingluo couldn't see his expression clearly.
But I can guess that everything that happened today was his plan.
"Brother Yushi..." On the stone bridge, Wen Yueyin choked up and hugged Chen Yushi's neck, "I was scared just now, luckily you saved me...Brother Yushi, can you take me back?"
Chen Yushi tried to pry her hands apart.
Ke Wen Yueyin hugged her tightly, and kept trembling in her arms, looking so pitiful, as if he would faint at the next moment.
She could only look at Wen Xingluo.
Wen Xingluo smiled and said, "It's okay, just send her back."
That night, in Xiejinyuan.
Wen Xingluo changed into a light and soft nightgown and sat upright in front of the piano.
Thinking of the song Chen Yushi had played during the day, she tried to pluck the strings.
She really had no talent in music. She had no chance to come into contact with this kind of things in her previous life. In this life, she did take piano lessons at Baihe Academy, but her grades were mediocre and she could only play a few simple songs.
Fingertips dance on the strings.
The music played was muffled and obscure, completely different from the one played by Chen Yushi.
A sudden chuckle came from behind.
Wen Xingluo quickly pressed the strings and looked back.
Xie Guanlan came in through the window at some point, still carrying the fragrance of dew on his body.
She was annoyed and uncomfortably gathered her long hair. "Why did you break into someone else's bedroom in the middle of the night?"
Xie Guanlan sat down beside her. "I heard Chen Yushi went to the northeastern courtyard and hasn't come out since. First, Wen Rufeng and the others stayed to have dinner with him, and then he discussed music with Wen Yueyin. Your sister loves to pretend to be cultured, and I wonder how long this discussion will last tonight."
Wen Xingluo looked at his profile and knew that Wen Yueyin's fall into the water was deliberately designed by him.
She said, "Are you jealous?"
Xie Guanlan remained noncommittal.
"There's absolutely no chance between you and me, but I'm going to get married eventually." Wen Xingluo said frankly, "Chen Yushi is my best choice. Even for my sake, I hope you won't continue to target her."
Regarding Chen Yushi...
These few words caused anger to surge in Xie Guanlan's narrow eyes.
Wen Ningning actually said such harsh words to him for a man.
But he didn't kill Chen Yushi directly, which was already very tolerant.
The thought of her and Chen Yushi taking a boat trip on the lake, the thought of them being blessed by their grandmother, made him almost suffocate with jealousy.
Wen Ningning spoke nicely, saying that she had him in her heart and that her marriage with Chen Yushi was just superficial.
But as time goes by, who can guarantee that she won't be tempted?
Although Xie Guanlan had never touched a woman, he knew about the things between men and women.
Wen Ningning likes to watch "Spring Palace Fire Avoidance Picture" the most. Maybe one day when she feels like it, she will drag Chen Yushi to do that kind of thing!
That kind of thing...
How could Chen Yushi be worthy of doing this with her!
His expression remained silent, his eyes dark as he spoke, "I heard your sister mention yesterday that you wanted to learn the piano when you were little. I'll teach you."
Wen Xingluo was a little surprised, "Can you play the piano?"
Xie Guanlan did not answer.
He lowered his eyes and tuned the strings of the zither, then played the song that Chen Yushi had played during the day.
The slender fingertips flew over the strings, and the sound of the strings was as clear as heavenly music.
Wen Xingluo was stunned.
Although she was not proficient in music, she could tell that Xie Guanlan's piano skills were not inferior to Chen Yushi's.
She couldn't help but look at Xie Guanlan again.
He is good at too many things.
How did he learn all of this, one thing at a time?
Xie Guanlan didn't look away, pressed the strings and asked again, "Shall I teach you?"
Wen Xingluo nodded.
Xie Guanlan asked her to play first.
Wen Xingluo was looking at the music score and playing it haltingly due to her lack of skill. Just as she was getting anxious, a pair of large hands with distinct joints suddenly pressed down on her hands.
Only then did she realize that her entire body was held in Xie Guanlan's arms.
The young man's palm was burning hot, pressed tightly against the back of her hand, making her wonder if they were too close.
Her ears turned red, her whole body tensed up, and she made more mistakes.
“You have to play it like this.”
Xie Guanlan's voice sounded from above his head.
He held her hand, plucking and twisting it gently, as if he was not plucking the strings of a guitar, but the girl's heart.
The moonlight is shallow and the dim light is gentle.
Wen Xingluo breathed in the rich sandalwood scent of the young man, and as he held her hands, she gradually became absent-minded.
Just as his mind wandered to the heavens, Xie Guanlan's low, hoarse voice came from beside his ear, "He is like a peacock with its tail spread out. When he sees a girl, he has to discuss music. But I am different from him. No one knows that I am proficient in music. I am only willing to teach a little girl like Wen Ningning."
His breath was warm, spraying beside her ear. A strange tingling sensation quickly climbed up Wen Xingluo's spine, and her heart almost burst out of her chest.
She tilted her head to look at him.
In the cold moonlight, the young man wore a golden hairpin and red clothes, his face half-bright and half-dark. His overly deep and gorgeous features made him look like a demon in the summer night. The smile on his thin lips made him look like a seductive ghost, and his narrow eyes were filled with unbridled jealousy and possessiveness.
She stood up suddenly and Queen Cang retreated.
His lower back hit the zither stand, and the red lacquered peony zither made a low clanging sound.
She said anxiously, "Xie Guanlan..."
Xie Guanlan regained his composure and calmly suppressed his negative emotions. "Did I scare you?"
Wen Xingluo didn't say anything and stepped back further.
Xie Guanlan looked at her and chuckled, "Sorry. I just... can't accept it."
He came out of Xiejinyuan, and Xie Shian, who was guarding outside, hurried to meet him.
Xie Shian glanced at the boudoir and said, "Did Big Brother convince Ningning not to marry Chen Yushi?"
"No."
"Ah? What should we do then?!"
"Go and call your second brother back home."
Xie Shian was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Okay!"
Xie Yanchen returned home early the next morning.
Upon learning that Wen Xingluo was about to marry Chen Yushi, he held his chin and said, "Chen Yushi has a good reputation and is an upright man. Why don't you let Ningning marry him?"
Xie Shian yelled, "Now that Ningning is gone, who am I going to play with? And Chang'an is so far away, what if Ningning gets bullied there?"
Xie Yanchen nodded in understanding, then looked at Xie Guanlan curiously, "What about big brother? Why didn't big brother let Ningning marry Chen Yushi?"
Xie Shian is drinking tea.
Hearing this, he was suddenly stunned.
Yes, it is understandable that he doesn’t want Ningning to marry far away, but why is it for that, eldest brother?
When it comes to preventing Ningning from getting married, it seems that the eldest brother is even more active than him!
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