Chapter 43 - Meeting Enemies On Narrow Road (2)

"What do you want to eat, Hua'er?" Nan Luo asked in nonchalant tone as if what had happened before was nothing.

"Anything is fine."

Nan Hua was not picky about food. She didn't usually care that much about what she ate as long as it made her full. Besides, there were many times when she had to scavenge food in order to survive.

"Then, we're going to eat noodles." Nan Luo had decided. "The restaurant is still a bit away, so we're going to walk for a bit."

"Ok."

The two of them walked in neither fast nor slow pace. They were enjoying the rare walk since they were usually confined inside the residence to study. Aside from going to academy, Nan Luo himself rarely go anywhere.

Nan Hua's attention landed on the commotion in front of them. A girl who was wearing a veil was angry and berated the shopkeeper there. Looking at the name of the shop, Nan Hua seemed to remember that it belonged to Long Family.

"There are a lot of commotion nearby. Should we take detour?" Nan Luo's manservant asked in low voice.

Nan Luo furrowed his brows. "Hua'er, do you want to take detour. Such unsightly sight is not for us."

"Too late."

"Mhm?" Nan Luo's eyes narrowed.

Musical instrument?

Nan Hua was confused since she had no memory of the time before she sudden came here. However, Nan Luo stepped forward with his hand stretched to protect Nan Hua behind him. "For someone who continues to create a mess, you sure talk big, Miss Long."

"I'm still young and naturally it meant that I still have time to learn."

Nan Hua looked at Long Xu Nian and continued. "If you're young, shouldn't it be the same as me?"

That's.... true.

Long Xu Nian scoffed. She looked at Nan Hua and felt even more annoyed. "A flower in the vase is indeed beautiful. It can be adored from day to night and taken care by others properly so that it would be able to bloom all the time."

Seeing Nan Hua's beautiful appearance, even Long Xu Nian felt her teeth hurt. Nan Hua had exquisite face. She had fair skin and her face was round, looking adorable. Her eyebrows gave her elegant feeling.

When she was quiet, she seemed to be like a shy and cold girl. It made one wanted to come closer and tried to melt the cold layer around her and protect the fragile looking girl. If one had to describe her, they would say that she looked like a porcelain doll.

Long Xu Nian disliked this young girl's appearance very much.

Nan Hua arched her eyebrows. Was this young girl saying that she was nothing more than a beauty that could only be admired? She might be a bit dense, but she was not stupid enough to not understand metaphor.

"A thorny rose was beautiful but taking care of it was so troublesome because of so many thorns. Isn't it better to pick a flower without thorns, Miss Long?" Nan Hua asked back.