ATBLM [QT] Chapter 152.1

For Ling Yuan, saying a few nice words to coax people was easy, but saying nice words to a woman was a novel experience.

Before he could figure out what to do to get the little cook to not ignore him, she seemed to have figured it out by herself and turned her head back.

She no longer brought up the topic of whether she was good or not and only said: “There’s still hot water on the stove in the house. I’ll go take a look.”

Ling Yuan watched her get up and withdraw as usual as if the resistance just now was just his own illusion. And, her performance over the next two days also reflected this point. The little cook became well-behaved again.

But, Ling Yuan knew clearly that it was not an illusion.

Even though the little cook behaved as obedient as before, he still felt a sense of distance. The two of them no longer had the same calmness when they got along.

During this period of time, everything in the Martial Arts Alliance was within his expectations. People who originally had doubts about his identity as the Owner of Mingshan Village shut up after he was attacked by the Demon Cult. They also had plans to discuss how to deal with the Demon Cult.

Everything was developing in the direction he expected and was under his control, except for that one person.

Not long ago, Ling Yuan never knew that a little girl who didn’t know martial arts and a little cook who seemed to be able to round and flatten anyone could have such a big influence on him.

Even though she seemed to be doing nothing, even though her actions still met his standards of being well-behaved, there was still something that made him unsatisfied.

“What are your plans for today?” Ling Yuan placed a piece on the chessboard and raised his head to ask the person in the corridor.

Jiang Rui was feeding a parrot. The bird was sent by Liu Xingfeng as an apology gift the day after he made those jokes.

“If the Owner of the village has no order, Sister Ningxiang would like to ask me out for a walk, is that okay?” She asked him through the birdcage.

Ling Yuan nodded and said with a smile: “Of course, if you want to leave the house, let Wang San accompany you.”

Wang San is the guard of Mingshan Village.

“Thank you, Owner.” After Jiang Rui fed the bird, she added some water to the small porcelain cup, went back to her room, tidied up, and went out.

Seeing her figure disappearing outside the door, Ling Yuan slowly narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. The chess piece held between his fingertips had not fallen down for a long time.

It had been several days since they arrived at Liu Mansion. Ling Yuan often went to discuss matters with people from the Martial Arts Alliance. Jiang Rui didn’t feel bored when she was alone, but Ningxiang couldn’t stand it anymore.

She didn’t live with Jiang Rui. She was surrounded by unfamiliar people, so she didn’t dare to go out alone for fear of meeting Young Master Gu and being teased. After being bored in the house alone for many days, she finally couldn’t help but come to Jiang Rui for a walk.

There were a lot of guests in the Liu Mansion, all of them from Jianghu. The two of them were afraid of getting into trouble if they bumped into each other, so they only walked around a small garden in the courtyard and soon found a pavilion to sit down and chat.

“When can we go back to Mingshan Villa? I miss Yunxiang and the others.” Ningxiang said with a sad face.

Jiang Rui comforted her, “It shouldn’t be too long. I see that the Owner of the village has been coming back earlier and earlier recently. I think they’ve almost finished discussing things.”

Hearing her mention of Ling Yuan, Ningxiang looked at her, hesitated to speak, held it in for a while, and finally said: “Sanniang, don’t think I’m too talkative. I don’t mean anything else by this, it’s just that you and the Owner of the village are like this now… Have you ever thought about what to do in the future?”

Jiang Rui knew what she wanted to say. She pursed her lips and smiled slightly, and then she said, “It’s not me who has the final say on what to do in the future.”

The breeze blew the petals of Begonia from nowhere and landed on the stone table in the pavilion. She picked it up and played with it.

After hearing this, Ningxiang’s eyebrows became a little more sad. She looked at the petals in her hand and sighed, “What you’re saying is that we don’t have the final say in what happens in the future. You and I are like these petals, they will go wherever they are blown by the wind.”

“But Sanniang, I think the Owner of the village has some affection for you. Although you may not be happy to hear this, things like love are a vain thing. You should take advantage of it while you have it and plan for yourself.”

Jiang Rui raised her eyes to look at her, waiting for her to speak.

Ningxiang looked around cautiously before continuing: “You also know our identities. There is no freedom anymore. There are many people who are old enough, and they can only be dragged out to match others at will. That’s why there are so many maids who want to climb up the ladder and become aunts. Are they willing to be humble? Obviously not. If you can be upright, who is willing to be inferior to others?”

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