Chapter 57

57 Beauties usually come with sad backstories Part I

Amidst falling snow and winter wind, one man and one woman gazed at the banquet below in silence. Only a sound of a breeze that brought coldness to their skin was heard. Nothing was uttered between them.

There was nothing left for Ouyang Feilong to say to her. After this, it was up to her. He could only stand quietly beside her and let Bai Yu sink into her reverie.

A thick white coat was put on her small shoulders. “Thank you, Your Highness.”

“Before the snow gets heavier, you should not remain here too long.”

Bai Yu pulled her gaze back from the scenery below. She adjusted the coat that protected her from the weather as she tried to peer deep into the golden eyes that were still looking at the banquet ...Today was the first time she could carefully study him.

Ouyang Feilong, feeling her gaze, turned to meet her eyes. When their sights collided, they both immediately looked away. Bai Yu hurried kneeled down to pick up her hairpins that were thrown away a while ago.

Ouyang Feilong looked at the woman who had been so arrogant when she was in front of him. Yet a moment ago she averted her eyes, and he did too, without knowing a reason.

But for Bai Yu...she knew why she had to avoid that dragon eyes.

Normally, they would bicker every time they met, but this time was different. Furthermore, he was also the one who pulled her out from her muddled thoughts, so how could she go on staring back at him like that?

.....

She who had kept everything to herself all this time ended up being set free by the person who had never talked nicely to her before. Because of this, Bai Yu did not know how to act. And she thought Ouyang Feilong must be feeling the same as well.

“Benwang-”

“I-”

“You first.”

“Wangye first.”

Obvious! Very obvious!

Bai Yu unconsciously pressed her lips together, feeling nervous.

“What do you want to say?” It was Ouyang Feilong who could regain his calmness first.

“I just want to truly ask for Wangye’s forgiveness.” This time, Bai Yu was saying it honestly, and not just out of manner or politeness.

“About what?”

“About what happened a while ago. I was impolite.”

“Think of it as compensation for the force that you wished to be with benwang then.”

Bai Yu felt her face unreasonably heated up. She knew that Ouyang Feilong was not mocking her, but she started to feel embarrassed that she had said that phrase to him. Just how much did this Wangye misunderstand it as?

“I have to ask Wangye for forgiveness, for every inappropriate act I have committed up until now.” Today he was good to her, so she paid it back. Her determination that she would not be rude to Ouyang Feilong again now turned into her using the current atmosphere of friendliness to apologize to him.

Ouyang Feilong arched his brow at the woman who amiably curtsied to him. There was no deceit, unlike how she often tried to tease him before. He did not reply, his beautiful face remained as calm as indifferent.

Bai Yu squeezed the accessories she was holding. What did this awkwardness mean? Or did she and he were truly unable to be friendly?

“Benwang never takes offense, because benwang understands that that was your true nature.”

“Wha...” Was he going to say that she had always been hot-tempered, loud, and rude...

Was he forgiving her or riling her up even more?!

“If it makes Miss Bai more relaxed, you can act the same as always when you’re with benwang. Benwang will talk to your mother so that she won’t punish you for this matter again.”

Ouyang Feilong! You and I are truly forever enemies!

“I do not dare,” she sharply retorted. A moment ago, he was a nice man who calmed her down, but now he was provoking her again. Was this a required skill for being a general?!

“Could a fool like you ever ‘not dare’ to benwang?”

Bai Yu glared at the beauty who was turning back into the same foul-mouthed person. “If Your Highness does not take offense at my rudeness, from now on, I will consider Wangye a friend so that the things I did are not be considered offenses.”

“Benwang already has many friends.”

“I also have many friends as well.”

“Then there’s no need for benwang to be your friend.” Ouyang Feilong shrugged.

“But I’ve never had a friend like Wangye.” Bai Yu immediately went back on her words.

“You’re still a shameless woman.”

“But for me, Your Highness has now become a foul-mouthed beauty.”

Ouyang Feilong sighed. Her politeness evaporated into thin air. The little devil became bold again...This was fine. At least it was not as awkward as at first.

“I heard that you want to train martial arts at Yue mansion.” This was another thing that he almost forgot he wanted to talk to her about.

“How did you know?”

“Your brother told benwang.”

Damn you, brother! Are you a spy for him?

“Shifu likes people who are determined.”

“Shifu?”

“Benwang means your grandfather.”

So her grandfather was his master? She should have guessed it...his personality was copied and pasted exactly from her grandfather!

“How did you know that grandfather and I...” Did not even meet to talk about training.

“Before shifu accepted benwang as a disciple, benwang was also tested the same way. As long as you show shifu your determination, you’ll no longer be a fool.”

“If I pick up a sword and stop being a fool, will Wangye start learning how to sew?” Previously, she had written a reply to his letter out of anger, but right now she actually wanted to see it. An image of the beautiful general sewing a fragrance pouch for the lieutenant general floated into Bai Yu’s mind.

“Hehe”

“What kind of sound are you making?”

“I’m so turnt.” Again, she unconsciously used ‘weird language’ in front of him.

Ouyang Feilong studied the woman who was drifting away from the refined beauty she was known for while slowly coming closer to the definition of ‘eccentric’, which might be her true character.

“Benwang is returning to the palace. You should go back to Yue mansion too.”

“Wait”

Seeing that the general was immediately turning away, Bai Yu ran to block his way. She took Ouyang Feilong’s larger hands and turned them palm up before putting the hair accessories that she had picked up on them.

Ouyang Feilong was forced by the stern order from her gaze to keep still and waited for the little fool to collect the accessories from the ground until she could put them all on his palms.

“These pieces of stuff are all expensive and beautiful. You can’t treat them like that.”

“Then why does benwang have to hold them?” His brows knitted again at the sight of hair accessories of various sizes and styles that he had taken out from her hair being piled in his hands.

“You’re my friend. Consider this as doing me a small favor.”

These many decorations, even she herself had forgotten how many she had put on herself. Having to carry them all back on her own in this kind of cold weather was too hard. It was much better to make the culprit carry them back himself so that she could put her hands in the warmth of this cloak.

Eventually, Ouyang Feilong did as she wanted. Since he was the one who took them out, he had to take responsibility. He did not accept it because he considered her a friend like she had insisted. He did not hate the idea, he was just unsure about being a friend with this woman who was both foolish and eccentric.

“Wangye, did you know? An unmarried woman should never have her hair fully down in front of a man outside of her family. Otherwise, Wangye and I...”