Xiao Xiao leaned closer and squeezed Mei’er out of the way. “Mei’er, can you just stop trying to snatch Brother Lan away from me all the time? I don’t even get the chance to talk to her.”
“You can go talk to the nerd.”
“Ah-Fei is no fun at all. He is so nerdy and stuffy. All he ever does is read books. Brother Lan is much better. Even if he doesn’t talk at all, I can still look at him the entire day.”
Mei’er saw the tug at the corners of Feng Tianlan’s mouth and laughed even harder than before. With such a close friend by her side, life was really quite wonderful.
Chen Xinyi was seated by another campfire with an extremely begrudging look in her eyes as she watched how Feng Tianlan had both his arms draped over two women, one on either side. She could get over it if he fancied that Mei’er who was as alluring as a fairy. But why did he even like that Xiao Xiao, who was taller, stronger, and even more manly than any average man? She was even kind of silly!
She was a hundred times better than that Xiao Xiao, wasn’t she?
“Sister, you like Master Shen?” Chen Xinlu saw that resentful look in Chen Xinyi’s eyes and asked with great certainty. Throughout the entire journey, she had seen how much hidden bitterness her sister harbored. Her sister’s affection for Master Shen was written all over her face. She was just short of saying it aloud.
Chen Xinyi withdrew her gaze and said, “Don’t spout nonsense. A lady should speak less of these. Don’t you even want any of the dignity and honor that a lady should have?”
“Just like him if you like him. Master Shen is not only handsome and suave, he is also talented and learned in an unconventional way. He is only seventeen years old, and yet he’s already a Dark Supreme. He will be promoted to a Heavenly Supreme in the future. It’s very normal for you to like such a good man.”
With the secret that she held close to heart being revealed, Chen Xinyi blushed shyly and lowered her head to look at the firelight. Then she directed her gaze right through the fire and looked begrudgingly at Feng Tianlan, who was leaning against a tree trunk not far away while talking to Xiao Xiao and Mei’er.
Chen Xinlu cast a glance in her direction and went on to say, “That Mei’er looks like she is not wearing any clothes at all. Yet even with her voice so gentle and charming, and no matter how she keeps trying to cling onto Master Shen’s body, can’t you see that Master Shen consistently wears a cold expression on his face? Those are just the wiles of a brothel girl. Master Shen is just fooling around with her, that’s all.”
Chen Xinyi looked towards Mei’er and saw that Mei’er had pressed her big, fair bosom against Feng Tianlan’s arm again. Biting her lower lip lightly, she muttered softly under her breath, “Shameless.”
As a woman, how could she cling onto a man so shamelessly like this?
Chen Xinlu laughed and said, “And that Xiao Xiao, who is taller than a man, with arms thicker than your thighs and a face with harsh facial features. She is not petite like a woman should be, and neither is she adorable nor gentle. She does not make a presentable partner either.”
Chen Xinyi looked at Xiao Xiao and felt that Chen Xinlu was spot on again. Taller than a man, with arms thicker than her thighs, and as for that face, chubby with a tinge of pink, Xiao Xiao was indeed somewhat adorable. But Chen Xinyi would never admit a thought like this.
“Needless to say, my sister is not only beautiful, but also gentle and generous. Our Chen family is also considered to be one of the respected aristocratic family in Xi Yuan Nation. At the end of the day, the one who’s most compatible with Master Shen, is still you, my sister.”
Chen Xinyi frowned as she watched Feng Tianlan talking and laughing with Mei’er and Xiao Xiao. She frowned more deeply. Even with that said, Master Shen did not even take a single look at her. He did not even tell them his name, only saying that his surname was Shen.
Seeing that Chen Xinyi was now tempted, Chen Xinlu was quick to put her victorious pursuit to good use and went on to say, “So, my sister, if you like him, you should take the initiative. If not, after we enter the city, they will hand over the goods and leave. There goes your chance as well.”
“But…” Chen Xinyi bit her lip. Upon thinking that Master Shen would leave, she became a little anxious.
“Those two women are not suitable to be presented in public. Master Shen is just fooling around with them. Men still like women to take the initiative. So long as you are more proactive and say that you are willing to serve and wait on him alongside them as their sisters, Master Shen will accept you. And for the sake of a bright future, he will definitely come to the Chen family as early as he can to make a marriage proposal.”