Chapter 62: Guan Yue's Order

  I instinctively took a few steps back and apologized: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't see anyone behind me..." It wasn't until halfway through my apology that I got a clear look at his face, and suddenly I was covered in cold sweat. My hand stretched out and pointed to the bridge of his nose: "You... you... you... are the one from that time..."

  That man who snuck into the student council building and injured Yasser... (author's note: The one who held a gun and almost knocked Yasser unconscious, but fortunately was blocked by Xiaocha)... is likely from one of the seven major families that Minye said... Last time this guy came to the student council to steal information about my father... So this time he also wants to investigate something about my father? Or... Ah! Since Minye already knows that my mother was taken away by the Guan Yue family, it's unlikely that the other five major families don't know either... His purpose is just to attend Guan Yue Youhe's birthday party... or does he also plan to take away my mother?!

  Perhaps because I was wearing women's clothing, the guy didn't recognize me. He just furrowed his brow and looked at me coldly, asking: "What is it?"

  "No... I don't know you." I immediately turned my head away, pretending nothing had happened and was about to leave. But this person suddenly remembered something and stretched out his hand to grab my shoulder: "Wait a minute... I think I've seen you somewhere before."

  My back was drenched in cold sweat, pouring down like a waterfall. My entire head creaked as I turned it around with great effort to put on a foolish smile: "Dear sir, how could you possibly have seen someone as insignificant as me? It's only I who have been watching you from afar... If you can remember me, that would be my greatest fortune in three lifetimes."

  When he saw my expression, his hand immediately moved away from my shoulder, although there was still a bit of doubt, but at least he didn't pursue it further, and just coldly said: "Sorry, I made a mistake."

  "It's...it doesn't matter." I stiffly replied and immediately ran away like a bird in flight...while running, I thought to myself, even if he recognizes me, what's the big deal---?! Am I worrying too much for nothing...?

  I took a deep breath and crouched down at a certain corner to do a squatting pose... It's really, you see, I originally didn't want to wander around randomly, but now it seems that not wandering around will also lead to trouble, and wandering around might lead to even bigger trouble. I think I'll just obediently hide in this corner and wait until midnight notifies me before continuing to search for the place where my mother is being detained.

  Squatting against the warm wall, my eyelids somehow felt a strong urge to close. I shook my head to wake myself up, but soon dozed off again... It was all because this corner was too quiet, and this wall was too warm... As I muttered to myself, I started to nod off again... In the end, I couldn't resist the great god of sleep and began to drift off with my eyes half-closed. In my dream, I saw myself charging into a dark and narrow room with a brick in hand to rescue my mother. Then I saw Guan Yuanyu, that scoundrel, holding a whip and about to hit me. With one angry swing, I smashed the brick down on him, leaving a bright red blood mark on his forehead. I stood there, laughing maniacally: "Hahahaha! You little brat finally got what was coming to you, serves you right!!!"

  "What did you do to Young Master!!!!!! You unreasonable woman!!!!!!" Suddenly, several shrill female voices pierced my eardrums, and I turned around with a scowl, waving my hand: "So noisy, so noisy!"

  "What!!! You... you actually said we... said we were too noisy... You... you..." Those female voices grew sharper and sharper, almost piercing my eardrums. I couldn't help but open my eyes and glare at them, pointing at their foreheads that had been wiped clean of powder: "Chatter, chatter, gossip, gossip! Are you women ever going to stop?! Do you think this is a musical performance or something? Go to the stage! This is a banquet! Palace intrigue? Go time-traveling, this is modern times! As girls, don't you have any upbringing or morals at all? All day long, only knowing how to stir up trouble and gossip in other people's ears. If I'm not bothered by you, then you should be bothered. If you want to talk, go somewhere else and talk, don't disturb my sleep. I need to rest well so I can take care of things!"

  When I finished saying all those words, I suddenly remembered that I was attending Guan Yu's birthday banquet and now I'm unfortunately playing the role of a virtuous, gentle and elegant lady... Unfortunately, this lady is now furiously scolding some women who don't know manners or family education (in her eyes) with an astonishing momentum, by the way, all the nobles around who could hear her angry roar have already turned their heads...

  Oh no!!!! What did I just do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  The first thing I did was to pull someone's body over and bury my face in their chest... The cool yet slightly warm sensation, I roughly estimated the person's physique and gender... Ah, with my head down and waist bent, it just fit perfectly against his chest (which means if I lifted my head up, we should be about the same height), and his shoulders weren't very broad, only enough to hold my one head... As for the gender, it was a guy, obviously no breasts.

  Wait... wait, what?! It's a guy?! I actually pulled over a guy and even buried myself in his chest! Oh my god, oh my god! Is this really something I did?! Kill me now!!!

  I was completely shocked and immediately lifted my head, pushing away the person I had just pulled over, then quickly retreated a few steps in terror, staring at the beautiful young man in front of me... (Author: It was you who took the initiative to put your hands on someone else's chest, and now you're pushing him away and retreating so far? Can't you see that the one being taken advantage of is someone else?)

  That young man had rosy lips and white teeth, his smooth skin was as inviting as milk jelly. The smile on his face was warm but not condescending, bright but not provocative, he looked like the type of person who was very likable. Moreover, he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, an inexplicable aura emanated from all over his body, making people involuntarily surrender to his charm. It's just a pity that his forehead seemed to have been hit by a wine glass, and there was also a trickle of red wine flowing down...

  My mind immediately turned to the scene where I was beating Guan Yu in my dream just now... no way... no way, it wasn't that I sleepwalked and accidentally...

  He saw me hiding so far away, thinking I was afraid of the trouble I had just caused. He smiled slightly and walked closer to me, blocking my entire body from view, just covering up the sight of those passing nobles: "Don't worry... it's my own fault that I got hurt when I approached you, I won't blame you..."

  I shifted my gaze from his forehead to his face, the twitching corners of his mouth almost catching up with the high-speed spinning motor: "Uh... oh..." completely at a loss for what to say, not even thinking of uttering the three words "I'm sorry"...

  What kind of situation is this, beating up the distinguished guests at the banquet... disrupting the banquet scene... and also bringing along teasing beautiful young men... The crimes I committed at this banquet can no longer be forgiven by Buddha.

  "Are you here alone at the banquet? If you don't mind, can I be your partner for tonight's banquet?" The young man still had a smile on his face. But what he said made my ears tremble with fear... Tonight's banquet partner?! How am I supposed to go save my mom then...... That Min Ye guy is taking so long to greet the family members -＿-! Could it be that he has forgotten about me?

  "No, no need... Ah... Haha, actually I already..." Just as I was about to explain something, my arm was suddenly pulled and my body leaned against a broad shoulder. A faint scent of incense wafted from the folds of his formal attire... Then a warm and dignified voice sounded above my head: "She is my companion, please find another young lady, Lord Guan Yue."

  It's Min Ye!!! It's really Min Ye!!! This damn guy has finally come to rescue me from the depths of despair, waaahhh... Now that Min Ye is here, that little devil should be here too, right?

  I lifted my head from his shoulder and looked around, turning my head twice but still couldn't see the little ghost's shadow. Min Ye whispered in my ear: "He was taken away by his father and is now being lectured... I warned you not to run around, didn't listen to me, now look what happened."

  A bead of sweat on my forehead...... Please, just now I was standing still and almost got recognized, now I moved a bit and caused trouble again. Do you want me to move or not?!

  The young man named Guan Yueling opposite heard Min Ye say this, still smiled politely: "That really disturbed you, your companion is a very good girl. Welcome to 'Zero's Mysterious Leaf Castle', I hope you can have a happy time at my brother's birthday party."

  Brother? He's actually Guan Yuexiu River's younger brother? Twins? Doesn't seem like it... But I feel like his age is similar to Guan Yuexiu River's, hmm... However, I haven't seen Guan Yuexiu River in a few years now, so he should be taller than this young man by now.

  I don't know how long it took, but suddenly in the middle of the night, someone pulled me and I came to my senses. The crowd around me had already dispersed, and that person named Guan Yueling was also gone... Only I stood there, lost in thought for so long.