Chapter 84 - Stalking Expedition

Yu Yingyi knocked on the door several times waiting for Feng Mian to answer, but there was only silence. She even tried pressing her ear onto the door to see if she could hear anything and she still couldn't hear anything.

This left Yingyi confused, usually, at this time Feng Mian would be in her room and Jia Yi was there too, what was different about today? She gave up trying to receive an answer and decided to head into the city again.

On her way down the hallway, Yingyi caught a glimpse of two figures turning around the corner. Growing curious, she silently sped up to see who they were.

When Yingyi saw who they were, she had to cover her mouth with her hand to make sure she wouldn't let out a scream because of how surprised she was.

In her peripheral vision, Jia Yi could be seen linking arms with Feng Mian, both wearing unique clothing as they headed towards the door.

Yu Yingyi wasn't sure if she was dreaming or not, she had to pinch her cheeks to make sure this was real life.

"Are they actually going out?!" Yu Yingyi murmured under her breath, eyes still widened due to her surprise..

Yu Yingyi watched them as they exited the door. Since there was no harm in following them, she decided to do just that. Though it was a bit difficult to do so because she wasn't wearing a disguise.

That was when her eyes caught the sight of Liya's old cloak that hung on the hanger, without any hesitation, she rushed over and quickly put it on. She didn't want to lose them in the city.

A warm breeze blew at her when she opened the door, Yingyi had to hold onto the hood of her cloak to make sure that it wouldn't fall otherwise she would have to reveal herself.

"This isn't stalking, this is just making sure they're safe. Yep, that sounds about right," Yu Yingiy muttered, reassuring herself.

Yu Yingyi kept a distance from the two, she took the path where there weren't many people while also having a clear view of Feng Mian and Jia Yi. This was perfect since she wouldn't also seem suspicious, stalking- following them would be easy.

Yu Yingyi smiled at the sight as her heart fluttered in happiness, her blue eyes sparkled at what she saw. Feng Mian and Jia Yi were linking arms, they both held a smile as they joked around with each other and laughed. What made it better was that it was all genuine, there was nothing fake going on between them.

A bright pink bubbly atmosphere could be seen radiating from the two, everyone who glanced at them was probably sure they were a couple too, Yu Yingyi would've thought they were a couple too if she didn't know them.

There was just one problem, it was that Song Feng Mian didn't know what love was, if she did, she and Jia Yi would be in a romantic relationship already.

Yingyi let out a frustrated sigh at this, how could Feng Mian be smart at everything except for love? But then again, love wasn't simple. Yu Yingyi experienced it firsthand.

Song Feng Mian and Jia Yi could be seen entering a merchant shop, Yu Yingyi quickly sped up and hid a spot where she couldn't be noticed by many people and had a clear view of what was happening inside the shop.

If Yingyi recalled correctly, the shop they just entered was known for its expensive valuables and their unique styles of jewelry, Yingyi never bothered to check it out since she didn't have that much money.

But since Feng Mian and Jia Yi were both parts of royalty, they had more than enough money in their hands. Yu Yingyi envied how much money they could spend carelessly.

Song Feng Mian and Jia Yi walked through the aisles of the store without knowing Yu Yingyi was watching them.

"Feng Mian! Look at this!" Jia Yi exclaimed, her green eyes glistened matching the jade piece on the center of the necklace.

"Oh? Do you like this?" asked Feng Mian.

"I do, except it's quite expensive, I don't think I have that much money on me right now," said Jia Yi, the glisten in her eyes wavering.

Song Feng Mian smiled, "It's okay, how much is it? I'll pay for it."

"Eh? Really?" Jia Yi asked, "But how will I repay you? The necklace is expensive."

It was more than just expensive, the necklace had a jade stone on the center of it, there was a golden design of a dragon on the center to represent the nation, and the chains of the necklace were made of gold. Despite that, it didn't feel heavy at all. No wonder it was expensive.

"You don't have to repay me with anything, you bringing me out here is already enough. I haven't felt this fresh before, the air is truly different out here," said Song Feng Mian.

"But still! I might feel bad later if I don't..." Jia Yi muttered.

"Don't worry, being able to experience the outside world means a lot to me, especially if you're the first one who brought me out here," Song Feng Mian smiled as she patted Jia Yi's soft head.

Jia Yi's cheeks were immediately dyed in a deep color of red, she couldn't help but blush at the comment, and the sensation of Feng Mian's hand on her head.

Song Feng Mian looked down to see Jia Yi's face burning and grew worried. "Are you okay? Your face is burning, are you perhaps sick?"

Jia Yi quickly moved to avoid Feng Mian's hand that was about to touch her face, she didn't need to turn any redder.

"Y-yes, I'm fine, it's just that it's quite hot in here," Jia Yi said with a nervous chuckle as she fanned herself with her palm.

Feng Mian didn't find anything suspicious and continued, "Is that so? Then let's hurry up, I don't want you to sweat since you'll get all sticky."

"Y-yes!"

Yu Yingyi who saw their interaction from outside was giggling, somehow, seeing Feng Mian being dense and Jia Yi being embarrassed was amusing to watch.

They didn't take long to finish up. When they were out of the store, Yu Yingyi could see Jia Yi holding up an extremely luxurious necklace that made her jaws drop in awe.

'Did Feng Mian pay for that?!'

Yu Yingyi couldn't imagine the price of the necklace, however, it didn't amount to when Feng Mian kissed Jia Yi on the forehead.

Jia Yi's reaction was priceless!

Yu Yingyi spent too much time thinking about how would the two would act when they would get together that she didn't realize they were already walking away.

She quickly recovered her composure and started trailing behind them, it was time to keep stalking- following them!