Chapter 53 - Interrogation (1/2)

Lei Yong knit his brows and was quiet for a while, ”Anyway, you can't do as you like in the palace, you have to be more careful. Avoid getting into trouble and don't cause trouble. You also shouldn't do anything that will cause people to question or be suspicious of you. Prince Yi is both trouble and suspicious so make sure you stay away from him. Do you know how m-”

”Okay, okay...I understand, trust me I do. Again, it was really just a coincidence, we are not friends or anything, I really do understand.” Lei Xing interrupted already tired of Lei Yong's nagging.

...I've had enough of people's advice today and the last thing I need right now is nag session -_-)...

Lei Yong was still looking at Lei Xing skeptically, so she flashed him a forced smile to reassure him, then he sighed, ”I hope you do...How does the emperor treat you?”

Lei Xing inwardly groaned and simply replied, ”Good.”

...He gave me this stupid pass so I guess it's not bad -_-)...

They walked for a while in silence and then Lei Yong quietly asked, ”Are you happy?”

Lei Xing blinked and turned to look at him, no one had asked her that and looking at his expression, she really couldn't bring herself to lie.

Lei Yong seeing Lei Xing's confused face sighed again and then smiled, ”Don't worry, these things take time.”

”En, unlike yours.” Lei Xing responded with her eyes glancing behind them.

Lei Yong followed her line of sight and caught Tung Mei's eyes, who smiled and waved at him, causing him to jump and immediately faced forward. Lei Xing snorted, ”Well you both seem to be getting along great.”

...Yesterday you were behaving as if she were the bane to your existence and today here you are on a date...Tsundere much hahaha...

”Her father sent a letter asking for me to look after her...He is an old friend, so I can't decline his request...Plus she is a bit prone to getting in trouble...He treated me well before, so I have to...It's better to keep an eye on her.” Lei Yong haphazardly explained.

Lei Xing looked at him skeptically and nodded, ”I see...So when is the wedding?”

Lei Yong frowned and Lei Xing laughed, ”Since you're already ”looking after” her, you might as well just marry to her to prevent her from ”getting in trouble”, right? How long do you plan to ”keep an eye on her” for?”

”Well...It's just until she...” Lei Yong paused and seemed to be thinking.

”Gets married?” Lei Xing suggested.

”No.” Lei Yong swiftly responded.

”She shouldn't?” Lei Xing asked narrowing her eyes.

”Yes.” Lei Yong absentmindedly responded

”Yes?” Lei Xing asked with eyebrows raised.

”No, that's not it!” Lei Yong swiftly defended, ”It's just until she decides to go back home.” He finally thought up an answer.

”And if she doesn't decide to?” Lei Xing asked with an amused tone.

Lei Yong frowned and didn't respond.

Lei Xing snorted and then cleared her throat and pat Lei Yong on the back and repeated his ”reassuring” words, ”Don't worry, these things take time.”

While the siblings went ahead and were engaged in their discussion at the front. Tung Mei fell into step beside Ah Jin and nudged her, ”Hey, what's he doing here?”

Ah Jin didn't respond, and Tung Mei continued to ask, ”Don't tell me he followed Xing jie all the way here too?” When Ah Jin still didn't respond, Tung Mei cast her a questioning look and then asked, ”Don't tell me you're still angry?”

Still no response.

Tung Mei knit her brows and explained, ”I panicked...and it all worked out so just let it go...So tell me why is here?”

”I don't know.” Ah Jin flatly responded and after a pause added, ”Why are you still here?”

”I was told to find an opportunity for myself and so I did.” Tung Mei indignantly responded raising her head.

Ah Jin turned to her wide-eyed, ”Then you -”

Tung Mei swiftly interjected, ”Don't misunderstand, I just took advantage of an opportunity...I didn't do anything...much.” She finished mumbling the last word under her breath.

Ah Jin looked at her suspiciously and then asked, ”Does your father know you're here?”

Tung Mei nervously laughed, ”Well...no, but this is such a trivial matter and he's very busy, so let's not bother him, he doesn't need to know.” She finished nodding to reaffirm her conclusion.

Ah Jin gave her a blank stare, then Tung Mei sighed, ”Look I'm just here for myself and I'm not interested in anybody else, so as long as no one messes this up for me, I won't interfere with anyone else either. Really, I mean it.”

Ah Jin knit her brows, ”And what you did last night?”

”Ah, that...that was just...” Then she nervously laughed, ”It won't happen again!” Tung Mei said raising a hand to promise to show her resolution, ”So now we're good?” She asked smiling and blinking at Ah Jin.

”What do I care, it has nothing to do with me.” Ah Jin flatly responded.

”Great! Don't worry I'll make all this up to you in the future.” Tung Mei happily said.

”Please don't.” Ah Jin quietly said.