“…..”
Jian Mei had doubts that he was done so quickly, but Lu Xingwang had always been mysterious. Even if he asked, he probably wouldn’t be able to get anything, so it was better to keep his mouth shut.
He made up a decision and took a picture of the photo album and sent it to Lu Xingwang. “Look, my mother has bad taste.”
A clear image appeared on the pop-up page of the communication terminal. The person in the photo was standing in a sea of purple flowers, wearing a light floral skirt and had straight and slender legs. The ‘girl’ was wearing a straw hat while holding a small bunch of daisies in her hand, showing a smile as bright and brilliant as the sun.
This was Jian Mei’s appearance.
Lu Xingwang stood in the cold-light room with his gaze was fixed on the photo in an instant. He was obviously dressed as a girl, but strangely enough, it didn’t feel out of place. Perhaps in many times, the Jian Mei he had imagined in his mind also had such a clean appearance, bathed in sunlight and smiling without any worries.
Jian Mei was a little anxious and asked, “Do you think it’s weird?”
He regretted it a little bit after sending it out. He was afraid that he would be mocked.
Jian Mei was sitting on a rocking chair while holding his phone and scrolling the messages up and down. He felt a little lost in his heart, just when he was learning whether he could withdraw the message—
“Ding”
The phone vibrated.
Lu Xingwang replied to him honestly. [No.]
However…
The youth glanced at the fair skin, but quickly averted his gaze. His eyes darkened a little, he typed and told him: [Wear fewer skirts in the future.]
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Jian Mei looked at the message on the phone dumbfoundedly and even his hands holding the phone shook slightly.
[Who, who likes to wear skirts?!]
[Hey! I don’t have such a hobby ah!]
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Lu Xingwang’s brows furrowed unconsciously. “What is she doing here?”
“Young Lady Wen said she came to visit you.” Aruo lowered her head respectfully. “Her mother once made a verbal agreement of marriage with Imperial Concubine Lan for her and you. She’s regarded as your fiancée.”
Lu Xingwang had a slight impression of it. “Let her in.”
Aruo replied, “Yes.”
She was very calm from the start till the end. She didn’t say anything about His Highness was smiling at a picture of a girl when she came in— divulging such was tantamount to being silenced.
Outside the palace hall.
Wen Sheng was wearing a short yellow dress with her golden blonde hair braided into two. Her pointed oval face looked very bright and glowy. Her steps were light and elegant, it was very beautiful— this was the characteristic of a person with the divine power of the wind. It was the kind of divine power that many girls wanted to possess, so they would look very ethereal.
“Ding”
The automatic door opened.
The first thing that Wen Sheng saw when she entered the door was the youth standing in front of the arsenal. He was wearing a black uniform, standing straight and slender while playing with a small instrument in his slender hand. When he lowered his head, half of his face was revealed. The face was still very handsome, and his temperament was even nobler and colder. Such a person deserved to be the dream lover of half of the young ladies in Stan Star. No matter how many times she saw it, Wen Sheng’s heart would skip a beat.
Standing not far away, she whispered softly, “Your Highness…”
Lu Xingwang turned his face to the side slightly to look at her, causing the youth’s whole face to appear in Wen Sheng’s sight. There were red scars occupying half of his face, making the originally handsome face horrifying. In addition to his pair of expressionless black eyes, it was enough to scare people. Even Wen Sheng who was mentally prepared was stunned.
“You…”
Wen Sheng still couldn’t control her expression and all her thoughts were seen by Lu Xingwang.
Lu Xingwang said alienatedly, “Is there anything Young Lady Wen wants?”
The deep and pleasant to hear man’s voice pulled Wen Sheng back from her trance. She pursed her lips and said, “I heard that Your Highness is currently. Of course, I have to come and see you. After all, we…we have that kind of relationship. It’s right for me to be concerned and to care.”
It was really amusing how she cared about him after such a long time.
Lu Xingwang raised his eyebrows and asked indifferently, “Which kind?”
Wen Sheng’s heart seemed to have been stabbed.
This was too ironic. When she heard that she and Lu Xingwang had a verbal marriage agreement, she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep well every day. One time, she secretly went to see the third prince who was studying in the academy. At that time, Lu Xingwang had a lot of followers, but he was always alone. When she occasionally encountered him, he always looked cold and indifferent as if no one could enter in his eyes.
But still, she thought that His Highness was very handsome.
No one didn’t want to marry Lu Xingwang—an excellent and ambitious man, with family background and appearance that was one in a million. Such a man became his own fiancé.
While she was still immersed in her dreams, the warship that Lu Xingwang was on had an accident. Her family told her that his face was completely disfigured, his divine power was lost and he wouldn’t even live for more than four years. Her mother started to cry out that if she wanted to be engaged to Lu Xingwang, her life would be over and others would start to look at her with meaningful eyes.
Wen Sheng’s mood sank. She said, “It’s the engagement we previously decided. I’m here today to talk to Your Highness about the marriage contract…”
“If Young Lady Wen is talking about the marriage contract…” Lu Xingwang slowly placed down the mechanical components in his hands back on the table. “It was all jokes made by my mother at that time, and can’t be counted.”
Wen Sheng froze in place. “Wh…what?”
Why didn’t she ask first?
She was already in such a situation, but Lu Xingwang actually…didn’t look at her?
Lu Xingwang kept some distance from her, and said coldly, “Young Lady Wen has a good family background, and there will definitely be a better engagement waiting for you in the future.”
Wen Sheng understood his every word, but her eyes turned red for some reason. She was obviously here to withdraw from the engagement, but at this moment, unwillingness emerged in her heart for some unknown reasons, but she still said, “Has Your Highness ever liked me?”
……
There was silence for a moment.
With no expression on his face, Lu Xingwang replied to her, “Young Lady Wen, we haven’t met each other a few times in total.”
Wen Sheng immediately said, “That’s because Your Highness can’t remember it. In fact, we have met each other a lot of times, but…”
Her words got stuck in Lu Xingwang’s emotionless eyes, making her words unfinished. All kinds of thoughts rushed to her heart, and finally, Wen Sheng unexpectedly smiled in relief.
It was simply—
There wasn’t me in His Highness eyes.
Perhaps this was Lu Xingwang. Even he was in trouble, even if he had nothing, the youth’s mentality, and pride wouldn’t be affected. It was precisely because of this that he’d be the empire’s most outstanding heir. In fact, this was a good thing. At least the person she admired wouldn’t fall, but would still shine brightly.
But she was still unwilling.
Before leaving, Wen Sheng turned around to look at Lu Xingwang and finally said, “May I ask Your Highness a question?”
“You ask,” said Lu Xingwang.
“In Your Highness’ heart, is there someone you like?” She asked.
thanks for the chapter <3
Lu Xingwang : Of course I do.. But won’t be telling you ~
LXW: looking at Jian Mei’s photo No…?
Thank you for the chapter 💖💕💖💕💖
»Lu Xingwang’s lips hooked up as he looked at the that Jian Mei..« looked at the message
» I heard that Your Highness is currently.« is currently ill
» Such a man became his own fiancé. « her own fiancé
» Even he was in trouble, even if he had nothing..« Even if he was in trouble
».. because of this that he’d be the empire’s most outstanding heir.« he’d been the empire’s (? maybe, not sure but the sentence sounds wrong :’D)
Maybe not yet, but the is already a little bud in his heart >3
Thx for the ch ٩( >ヮ<)۶
Most definitely a secret Meimei far far away… Thanks for the chapter ❤️
Why ask honey? We already know the answer right JM ??!!
I kinda feel bad for her. Even after Lu Xingwan lost everything she still genuinely loved him. It’s quite unfortunate that my Meimei is so meng. 😔😔
Thanks for the chapter! 💞
+1
ahh we finally met the “fiance the ML never liked” trope..
PSA, this is a reminder not to follow the footsteps of the ML when it comes to your social life hshs
if you don’t actually reach out to others and willingly take risks to befriend them, there won’t be a Jian Mei thats stupid enough to make you a serious priority…
most “overbearing MLs” do not understand the fact that most relationships need time to grow and trust is built over time, don’t be pissy if no one trusts you after you push everyone away