Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 934 - 932_1

Chapter 934: Chapter 932_1

Jingrui was usually reserved, so just touching Zhu Yan’s hand like that was enough to make Zhu Yan too shy to meet his gaze. Feeling a bit embarrassed himself, his face heated up, though he wasn’t sure if it was visibly red.

Jingrui could no longer stay there. If someone saw that his face was red, it would be too embarrassing!

He cleared his throat in an attempt to hide his awkwardness before saying, "Let’s go!"

Zhu Yan, too nervous to run off again, stiffly nodded her consent and followed Jingrui into the room.

Fang Wanping’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets when she saw Jingrui take Zhu Yan’s hand!

This Zhu Yan was absolutely shameless! Openly seducing the Magistrate, no wonder he had agreed to an arranged marriage with her! She must’ve been shameless in her advances!

It’s not like she came from a prestigious family or was astonishingly beautiful! How could she even compare to herself?!

In frustration, she tried to intervene as they left together, "Magistrate!"

Jingrui paused and turned back, asking coldly, "What is it?"

Fang Wanping was startled, mumbling a quick, "Nothing."

Jingrui was not pleased and retorted, "This is not the government office. You don’t need to address me as ’Magistrate’ every time you see me!"

He didn’t want his status to be flaunted about, and every time she called him ’Magistrate’, he felt obligated to respond.

Elated, Fang Wanping asked, her face flushing, "Then how should I address you?"

Jingrui frowned at the question. Was he supposed to teach her how to address him? He wasn’t her father!

Ignoring her, he turned back to Zhu Yan and they left together.

Leaving a self-satisfied Fang Wanping behind, she was quite a sight.

Zhu Yan felt as if she had floated back to her room. Closing the door behind her, she leaned against it while clutching her heart, her mind reeling from the incident. She glanced at the hand that Jingrui had held; the touch seemed to linger. Unconsciously, she clenched her fist, as if she wanted to trap the warmth of his touch, but then quickly released it, swinging her hand about. She was so embarrassed by her silly actions.

Her face reddened even more. She was driving herself crazy with these thoughts! What was she doing?!

Unable to control herself, she ran back to her bed and buried her face into the soft pillow. Ahhh! How embarrassing!

Zhu Yan suddenly remembered the words Jingrui had said when he first came into her room. Lifting her head, she mumbled to herself, "He said... I am good enough for him?"

Upon recalling his words, Zhu Yan buried her face in the pillow again, rolling around in excitement.

Xiao’er, who had been waiting for Zhu Yan’s return at a table in the room, was quite surprised by the scene. With a serious face, she confirmed, "Yes, my brother did indeed say that!"

Zhu Yan, who had been rolling on the bed, froze instantly. Then she abruptly sat up, "Ah! When did you start sitting there?"

How did she not know that there were others in her room?!

"I’ve been sitting here all along!" Xiao’er answered innocently.

"Why didn’t you say something when I came in!" Zhu Yan remembered her actions just now, and felt like she would die of embarrassment. Xiao’er was really mean!

Xiao’er was trying her best not to laugh, "I had no idea that you wouldn’t notice an actual person sitting right here!"

Having been stunned by Zhu Yan’s actions, she didn’t react at all!

Zhu Yan acknowledged that she had been too nervous and too excited to notice Xiao’er sitting there. But she needed to get her dignity back from Xiao’er, who had been laughing at her.

She took a deep breath, and with a threatening tone, she asked, "So, what did you see?"

Xiao’er instinctively stood up and fearlessly declared, "I saw everything!"

"Good, very good!" Zhu Yan started looking around, searching for a weapon.

"What are you looking for?" Xiao’er started heading towards the door.

"Scissors!"

"Why are you looking for scissors?"

"To kill the witness!"

"No, I know I was wrong! I’ll definitely tell my brother about your behavior just now!" Xiao’er added fuel to the fire, aiming to get Zhu Yan all fired up.

"Shen Xiao’er, I’m going to kill you!" Hearing Xiao’er’s words, Zhu Yan was driven to the point of chasing after Xiao’er to hit her.

Xiao’er quickly ran out, heading in the direction of Jingrui’s room. As she ran, she shouted, "Brother, brother, help! I need to tell you something very important!"

Zhu Yan turned pale from fear. Quickly, she sprinted out about 50 meters, grabbed Xiao’er’s hand, and covered her mouth, "My goodness, please don’t say anything else. I’m scared of you!"

Jingrui’s room was just next door. Hearing the commotion, he stepped out to see what was happening. Looking at the two of them, he raised an eyebrow, "What are you two doing?"

Seeing Jingrui, Zhu Yan quickly released Xiao’er. Oh no, her image was completely ruined.

"Brother, Sister Yan was just..."

Zhu Yan quickly covered Xiao’er’s mouth again. Oh well, the damage was already done! He had seen everything! She smiled at Jingrui and said, "Nothing, we were just playing around!"

Jingrui glanced at Zhu Yan, and then the playful gleam in Xiao’er’s eyes. He could almost guess what had happened!

His sister must have waited in Zhu Yan’s room instead of going back to her own room. Seeing Zhu Yan feeling shy, she must’ve teased her!

Although his sister seemed mature and composed on the surface, she could be quite mischievous. She wouldn’t rest until someone was left completely embarrassed. Realizing this, Jingrui gave Xiao’er a stern look, "Don’t bully Miss Zhu. Respect your elders!"

Being silenced by Zhu Yan, Xiao’er was shocked. She felt a deep sense of betrayal! As expected, when a man marries, he forgets his mother. And if he forgets his mother, then of course he’ll forget his sister!

Couldn’t it be more obvious who was bullying whom? Who was the one whose mouth was covered, unable to speak?!

That’s it! Once they’re married, she wouldn’t be giving a wedding gift! She’d just freeload!

Upon hearing Jingrui’s words, Zhu Yan’s face flushed even redder. She quickly let go of Xiao’er and tried to explain, "No, Xiao’er wasn’t bullying me!"

"You don’t need to defend her. I know how she is very well. She’s just a little rambunctious. She means no harm." Jingrui gave Xiao’er another stern look, hinting her to not go too far with her jokes.

Xiao’er was not afraid and responded immediately, "Brother, are you really my brother? Did mom and dad pick me up from somewhere? Sister Yan, you stole my brother. He doesn’t even care about me now!"

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