Chapter 313 A Rare Chance to Being Alone with Him!
On the diagonal path, Gu Xishu looked at them and covered her lips with a handkerchief in astonishment, seemingly frightened and about to pass out.
Wen Xichi, who was beside her, looked at them with his deep eyes and a gentle expression. He was dressed in a large blue garment embroidered with bamboos, which made him look like an elegant childe.
It seemed to have been a while since they stood on the path not far away and watched Qin Yuru and Qi Rongzhi quarrel. Watching the distance, Qin Wanru knew that they wouldn’t have heard much even if they had heard something.
They might even had heard nothing, since they had stayed here for a while. Qi Rongzhi happened to be facing this direction when talking, and she should have seen them if they had come closer.
Qin Wanru looked at the winding path thoughtfully.
Wen Xichi and Gu Xishu should have seen their actions, didn’t hear their conversation. But this delicate Miss Gu seemed to be frightened again. Gu Xishu was really “weak” as always!
“Cousin, let’s go!” Seeing Qin Wanru look towards them, Gu Xishu immediately dragged Wen Xichi’s sleeve and looked timid.
As if she was really frightened by Qin Wanru.
“Second Miss Qin!” Wen Xichi ignored her, strode forward and said with a slight smile.
“Third Young Master Wen!” Qin Wanru bowed sideways and stepped back slightly to keep a certain distance from him.
Being ignored by Wen Xichi, Gu Xishu gnashed her teeth secretly in anger, but dared not show her anger, because she knew that her third cousin was extremely intelligent.
She took two steps forward and stood behind Wen Xichi. Her bright eyes conveyed shyness, making her look cute and lovely.
“Second Miss Qin, were you… quarrelling with someone a moment ago?” Wen Xichi asked gently.
It meant that he did not see her slap Qin Yuru, but saw the quarrel between Qin Yuru and Qi Rongzhi? Qin Wanru was slightly relieved. She didn’t worry that Wen Xichi would say anything about it, but was not sure whether Gu Xishu would add inflammatory details to it.
“There were some disputes between First Miss Qi and my Big Sister. They didn’t get along well with each other in our mansion!” Qin Wanru smiled slightly with a little tenderness.
“Second Miss Qin, weren’t you helping First Miss Qi bully your Big Sister?” Gu Xishu involuntarily said.
“Miss, how do you know that? Would you like me to ask my Big Sister to come over and explain to you?” Qin Wanru raised her long eyelashes, with a faintly cold smile in her watery eyes.
“But, but we, we just saw First Miss Qi slap your Big Sister, but you didn’t say anything!” Gu Xishu didn’t actually see it clearly, but only saw Qi Rongzhi slap Qin Yuru and them seemingly quarrel with each other after that from a distance. After seeing Qin Wanru’s face clearly, Gu Xishu asked Wen Xichi to come over.
When they came over, both Qin Yuru and Qi Rongzhi had left.
“Miss Gu, What do you want to say?” Qin Wanru smiled meaningfully with a pair of clear watery eyes which made her look increasingly extraordinary pretty with delicate features.
Gu Xishu didn’t like Qin Wanru, and even felt disgusted at the first sight of her. Although her extraordinary pretty face now still seemed to be girlish, it made her feel threatened.
Her third cousin had rarely greeted a girl on his own initiative. Just because of this Gu Xishu would never like Qin Wanru.
“I… I don’t want to say anything… I just feel that First Miss Qin must feel pain…” Gu Xishu said softly and wiped the corner of her eye with a handkerchief, as if she really felt the injustice done to Qin Yuru.
“Get out of here, turn a corner, and then go straight!” Qin Wanru stepped aside to give way, reached out to point at the direction and said with a smile.
“What?” Gu Xishu didn’t understand what Qin Wanru meant and was dumbfounded for a moment.
“Get out of here, turn a corner, go straight, and then you can meet First Miss Qi. Thank you for feeling sorry for my sister. If you feel that sincerely, just catch up. I believe First Miss Qi will give you a satisfactory explanation! “Qin Wanru looked at Gu Xishu with a smile.
Gu Xishu’s face stiffened, and could barely maintain the tenderness on her face. She dragged the handkerchief in her hand forcefully. Of course, she understood what Qin Wanru meant. If she really felt sorry for the First Miss Qin, she should catch up to find the one who had slapped the First Miss Qin. If she didn’t catch up, she should just shut up.
She shouldn’t pretend to be sympathetic to someone without taking any action.
Gu Xishu understood Qin Wanru’s words, and could tell that her third cousin also understood from the subtle smile on his face.
She instantly felt aggrieved and ashamed, covered her face with a handkerchief and said with red eyes, “Second Miss Qin, how can you say that…?”
“I’ve always talked like that. Miss, do you know me?” Qin Wanru said in astonishment.
“Miss, this Miss is the one who took the hairpin you like. She then smashed the hairpin, and you paid for it!” Yujie sensitively said and pointed at Gu Xishu angrily.
“Ah, it’s you!” Qin Wanru seemed to realize that suddenly with surprise in her eyes and her butterfly-like long eyelashes fluttering twice, as if she had just recognized Gu Xishu.
“I, I…” Gu Xishu flushed with embarrassment.
“Yujie, have you kept the receipt?” Qin Wanru turned around and asked in a low voice.
“Yeah, Miss. The shopkeeper wrote it to thank you, explaining that the hairpin was smashed by another Miss who looked pitiful and you just paid for it!” Yujie said as Qin Wanru implied.
“That’s good. Miss, do you want to pay for it?” Qin Wanru asked with a smile.
She said gently with a pair of pretty watery eyes and raised the corners of her red and delicate lips, which made her look increasingly seductive. Her smile made her as elegant as a little fairy coming out of the painting.
However, Qin Wanru’s expression only made Gu Xishu feel that Qin Wanru was extremely detestable and wish she could tear apart Qin Wanru’s pretty face which aroused her jealousy.
“Third cousin, she, she is so…” She said to Wen Xichi in a whiny tone.
“Where’s the receipt?” Wen Xichi smiled slightly, looked at Qin Wanru’s small face with his pretty eyes, and asked gently.
“Third Young Master Wen, are you going to pay for it?” Qin Wanru said in disapproval, “Just forget it. I haven’t brought it with me anyway. Your cousin seems to be about to cry. I’ll leave now. Otherwise, if someone sees that in the distance, she will probably think that I bullied your cousin with you! ”
She implied that Gu Xishu just watched the fun in the distance when seeing Qi Rongzhi slap Qin Yuru.
Gu Xishu flushed in anger and gnashed her teeth secretly.
After finishing talking, Qin Wanru bowed sideways to Wen Xichi, and then turned to leave with Yujie.
Wen Xichi thoughtfully watched Qin Wanru resolutely leave with a slight smile. The little girl had a sharp tone and seemingly still remembered what he said last time.
“Third cousin, why, why is she so mean? It’s just a hairpin. I didn’t know that she had liked it and didn’t realize that I dropped it. If I know, I will have paid for it myself!” Gu Xishu gently dragged Wen Xichi’s sleeve and said with grievance.
Her red eyes were filled with tears, looking extremely pitiful.
Wen Xichi stepped back to keep a certain distance from Gu Xishu, with his gaze falling on Gu Xishu’s face. In the past, Wen Xichi would comfort Gu Xishu and even amuse her and buy some gifts to cheer her up. They had grown up together since childhood. Since he lost his sister, he had wholeheartedly treated Gu Xishu as his sister.
Since childhood, his sister had a good relationship with Gu Xishu. They were as close as sisters and had spent almost every minute together. After his sister passed away, Wen Xichi considered Gu Xishu his sister. Thus, he had spoiled and loved Gu Xishu dearly!
However, the face, which looked pitiful before, made him feel extremely tired. He slightly squinted his long and pretty eyes with not any trace of pity. Although his smile was still gentle, he acted indifferently almost without any emotions.
“Cousin, let’s go. Second brother is still waiting for us!”
“It’s so early. Second cousin won’t be so anxious. Third cousin, I’ve rarely come to Duke Xing’s Mansion. I heard that there is an excellent place here. Can we go and have a look?”
Gu Xishu didn’t want to go back now. She wanted to be alone with Wen Xichi. It was not very inconvenient to spend some time with Wen Xichi in Deputy Prime Minister’s Mansion with second cousin around. She wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and pretended to be generous. She knew that Wen Xichi did not like to hear someone gossip behind others.
“Where?” Wen Xichi said inadvertently. Even though he was unwilling to accompany Gu Xishu at all, he didn’t show it on his face and still looked gentle.
“I heard that the former heir of Duke Xing’s Mansion left a screen wall for writing in the mansion, and he had practiced calligraphy there since his childhood. Third cousin, shall we go and have a look?” Gu Xishu blinked and said in a sweet voice.
“The former heir of Duke Xing’s Mansion?” Wen Xichi frowned. “How did you know this?”
In Duke Xing’s Mansion, the former heir of Duke Xing’s Mansion was a taboo. She knew about the screen wall in an occasional opportunity and only talked about it with her second cousin.
“Uh… I heard that. Third cousin, let’s go and have a look now, okay? I heard that the former Heir of Duke Xing was a brilliant person full of talent with excellent calligraphy. I haven’t seen his calligraphy yet. Third cousin, take me there to have a look, okay?” Gu Xishu said in a sweet voice, considering her words very decent and reasonable.
Of course, she was aimed at pleasing Wen Xichi, who was very fond of calligraphy. Whenever there was a good script, he would definitely go and have a look.
She said that based on Wen Xichi’s favorite and expressed his heartfelt wish. Gu Xishu believed that Wen Xichi would definitely like it.
She sounded like begging him, but she looked slightly complacent with the corners of her mouth slightly raised. She did not believe that Wen Xichi would not agree when it came to his favorite.
Looking in the direction where Qin Wanru disappeared, she thought that although Qin Wanru was pretty, no one knew about her third cousin better than her…
“Okay, let’s go and have a look!”