CH 89

Chapter 89: Talk About the Guqin

When Xiao Susu saw that the steward wasn’t leaving, her brows furrowed slightly. She looked up to find that Xiao En was currently sending the steward a look, so she became unhappy. “Is there something else?”

She had always been very kind towards the servants.

Of course, she didn’t really express anything right now. She simply disliked Lei Yufeng, because his existence was related to Mo Wenchen.

“Young Miss, the person that Stronghold Master Lei wishes to see is you.” The steward finally answered in a small voice. For a moment, she didn’t dare to look at Xiao Susu’s eyes. It was the first time that this young miss had talked to them in this kind of tone.

Xiao Susu bit her lips. She didn’t reply.

Her thoughts had been messy from the start and now it was even more of a mess.

She didn’t know what this Lei Yufeng was trying to do. What she was worried about was that he would, like Hua Qianzi, notice that she was different and then threaten her current lifestyle.

“Little Sister.” Xiao En never imagined that Xiao Susu would also be this hesitant in the face of something.

Back then, she hadn’t been flustered in the least while facing of Unyielding Clouds Nation’s ninth prince, Baili Mo’s attitude, nor had she been the slightest bit perturbed when facing the scheme that forced her to go to the Jasper Flower Banquet.

So why would this Stronghold Master Lei cause her to be so preoccupied?

This younger sister had been asleep for fifteen years. The moment she woke up, she had always been by his side, so logically, she shouldn’t have had any interactions with Lei Yufeng.

So why would she have this attitude?

It was like she was hiding from something.

Xiao En’s soft call allowed Xiao Susu’s emotions to calm back down.

She adjusted her expression and tugged her lips up in a faint smile.

“Oh, he wants to see me?” Following that, she nodded. “Have him wait for a bit, I’m going to go change.”

As she spoke, she turned to head back towards her own room.

She gazed in the mirror at her remarkably beautiful face. She lifted her chin. There was no way this face would make anyone think of Su Qiqi, so, she told herself, don’t be scared.

The large eyes reflected in the mirror seemed to contain Su Qiqi’s hesitation.

For a moment, Xiao Susu felt that her heart was very heavy, it felt like stone.

Her brain also felt very heavy.

Her heart sank so much that it was hard to breathe.

In this instant, she seemed to fall into endless darkness. She had one hand against the dressing table to support herself as she gasped for air. There was not the slightest ripple in her beautiful eyes and her red lips were slowly losing color.

In this moment, she felt like she was suffocating, like she was about to die.

All that there was was fear, pain, and unwillingness.

Her facial color became ashen.

“Little Sister, what’s wrong?”

Xiao En had at some point, already arrived by her side and was calling out to her carefully. He patted her shoulders gently, his expression filled with concern.

It seemed that this Lei Yufeng really affected his younger sister a lot.

Xiao Susu’s head instantly cleared and she abruptly closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, they were calm. She looked in the mirror at herself, then lifted her hands to pat her cheeks.

Her cheeks felt ice cold and a little numb.

The person she was going to see today was Lei Yufeng, it wasn’t even Mo Wenchen, yet she was already like this. If the person that had come today was Mo Wenchen, what would she do? If she was like this, how could she possibly get revenge?

She clenched her fists.

She had to get free from those fears by facing them. She’d like to see what exactly this Lei Yufeng had come to look for her for.

Xiao Mi was about to lose her military power and the Xiao family would soon lose all of its influence. The fact that he had purposefully picked this time to appear made it hard to believe that he wasn’t here for something.

“Big Brother, I’m fine. I probably just didn’t sleep well yesterday.” Xiao Susu collected her emotions and started combing her hair in front of the mirror. As usual, she just tied it with a simple hairtie. It was simple yet magnanimous and extremely beautiful.

That beauty was very natural and wasn’t too striking. However, it left a deep impression with just one glance.

Even in a crowd, she could be spotted with one glance.

Xiao Susu smoothed out her clothes, then stood up with a smile. “All right, we can’t let the guest wait too long, let’s go.”

Her face once again had its usual confidence. This was the shining and brilliant Xiao Susu that the Xiao family was used to.

Xiao En was a bit captivated. This younger sister of his was truly unreadable.

In the main hall, Lei Yufeng was dressed in purple. His features were handsome as always, but there was no expression on his face. He was sitting very formally and looked very aloof.

His manner was very fitting of a stronghold master.

It was Xiao Susu’s first time seeing Lei Yufeng this way. She was taken aback for a moment, then she graciously walked forward with a gentle expression that was also dignified. “Stronghold Master Lei, thank you for gracing us with your presence and excuse me for not coming out to meet you.”

Lei Yufeng had noticed Xiao Susu walking over early on. When he saw her attitude, he smiled as well. “Young Miss Xiao is being too polite.”

As he spoke, he got up as well.

He was being very well mannered, not arrogant at all.

He didn’t seem to have any intention of taking advantage of their current predicament.

Xiao Susu waved to indicate for Lei Yufeng to sit back down. She sat down on the main seat and instructed her servants to bring up tea.

Xiao En didn’t walk in with her. Although Xiao Susu didn’t mind, people of the Xiao family would, which was why Xiao En stayed outside the main hall.

However, he could see and hear everything that went on inside.

He was worried about having Xiao Susu see Lei Yufeng on her own.

This person’s intentions were unclear, so they had to be very careful.

The steward was also standing by the doors of the main hall, ready for any instructions from Xiao Susu.

There were also two guards by the doors that were standing there like pillars, guarding the area.

This was nothing strange in a place with a status like the Xiao residence, so Lei Yufeng didn’t notice anything.

He sat down with Xiao Susu, then lifted the tea to take a sip.

He nodded with a smile. “Good tea.”

Xiao Susu responded with a smile but didn’t say anything.

She was waiting for Lei Yufeng to speak.

In any case, he was the one that came here. The Xiao family had no intentions of trying to claim a relationship with him.

No matter what, even if she wanted to seek a connection with someone, she wouldn’t seek a connection with him.

The hostility in her heart was still present, but on the surface, no emotions showed.

She was generous and well mannered, which was very appropriate to the occasion.

The main hall was very quiet for a moment, but it wasn’t awkward because people like Lei Yufeng would never allowed themselves to be in such a situation.

He took another sip of the tea before setting the cup down. He looked up. He gave off an easy confidence with his brows slightly lifted and his eyes gleaming as he looked straight at Xiao Susu. “Young Miss Xiao’s skill at the guqin can said to be the best in the south boundary. Young Miss Xiao, do you study guqins? Or perhaps are you interested in it?”

He spoke very seriously.

It is only now that Xiao En realized that this person who was nominally called the overlord of the south boundary, the guardian deity, had actually came here to talk to Xiao Susu about the guqin.

It is truly a great disappointment.

They thought he had come because of Xiao Mi’s retirement.

However, thinking about it a different way, as long as he was interested in Xiao Susu, the Xiao family wouldn’t be in danger for the time being.

Hua Ruxue was very afraid of this new stronghold master after all.

Xiao Susu held the cup lightly. She had originally been planning to just allow the silence to go on, but unexpectedly, Lei Yufeng had spoken first. However, when she heard the word guqin, she tugged at the corners of her lips, causing her smile to contain a hint of irony.

Back then, hadn’t this person made that bet with Mo Wenchen just for Jiao Wei?

Internally, she was gritting her teeth, but on the surface she was still smiling. “Playing the guqin is only for the sake of refining one’s character. Guqin skill isn’t dependent on the guqin, but on the person playing. That’s why, I have no interest in guqins.”

Her answer was very direct.

There was no leeway in her response at all.

Following that, her clear eyes were fixed on Lei Yufeng, on his expression changes.

When Lei Yufeng saw her eyes, his anger which was about to explode abruptly disappeared. Indeed, what Xiao Susu said was right. However, he was solely fascinated with guqins and had never studied the topic of guqin skill.

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira