Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife – o
Chapter 844: An Yiqing and Guh Siyi Confrontation (5)

Chapter 844: Chapter 844: An Yiqing and Guh Siyi Confrontation (5)

Deeply inhaling, Guh Siyi struggled to suppress the anger rising in her heart. Recently, due to some reasons related to her cultivation, her emotions were indeed difficult to control, but once she got past this period, her abilities would advance by leaps and bounds, making her the only woman worthy of Ye Lin!

"Ye Lin, it’s been a long time, how have you been lately?"

Guh Siyi walked straight past An Yiqing, all smiles as she affectionately greeted Ye Lin, making everyone around involuntarily gasp.

The Eldest Miss Guh’s move was simply too extreme! Couldn’t she see An Yiqing right there? It was clearly a deliberate snub! No wonder Guh Siyi had managed to secure her position as the most eligible lady of Xuandu City a few years ago—with her tactics and schemes, she truly had some genuine skills!

In such an awkward situation, no one knew how the Daughter of the An Family should respond, and everyone eagerly awaited what would happen next.

However, as the person concerned, An Yiqing did not seem upset by Guh Siyi’s disregard. Extending her hand, she stopped Ruan Xue, Gu Tingting, and Shen Feng who were about to pounce, and shook her head with a gentle smile.

"Be patient."

With just four simple words, she steadied the agitated minds of a few explosive young ladies.

Meanwhile, Guh Siyi walked right past An Yiqing to stand before Ye Lin, her voice gentle yet straightforward as she greeted him. This time, she smartly did not ask if Ye Lin still remembered her but merely engaged in some amiable small talk to close the distance between them.

Guh Siyi’s mind was clicking away with calculations, but the unpredictable Master Gu always managed to make the situation odd.

He neither left nor avoided her; he simply remained silent and unseeing of Guh Siyi, treating her with the same disregard she had shown An Yiqing.

The atmosphere instantly turned awkward. In the grand villa, the volume of conversation dropped, and everyone held their breath in anticipation of what would happen next.

However, ten seconds passed... then half a minute... the formidable Master Gu remained like an iceberg, freezing Guh Siyi’s smiling face almost into rigidity.

Just then, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Ah Lin, I’m hungry..." The voice was soft and sweet, tinged with a hint of coyness.

Ye Lin, who had been standing still, suddenly looked up, not even glancing at Guh Siyi as he strode past her.

"Why are you hungry? What would you like to eat?" He walked over and stood by An Yiqing, his cold expression melting into a pool of tenderness, causing the surrounding guests to shudder in shock.

"Um... there’s too much sourness here, I’d like some sweets." An Yiqing blinked innocently, her eyes full of cunning.

Ye Lin affectionately stroked An Yiqing’s hair, speaking softly, "I’ll make something right away, have a drink first." With that, he picked up a glass of kiwi juice from the table and placed it in front of An Yiqing, then turned to Bai Yiming and said, "Take me to the kitchen; Qing isn’t used to the food from outside."

At that moment, aside from the still echoing music and the footsteps of Ye Lin and Bai Yiming, all the guests stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the departing figure of Ye Lin.

What had they just heard? Were they experiencing auditory hallucinations?

The most distinguished descendant of the First Ancient Martial Family of Xuandu City, the youngest general of Xuandu City, Third Young Master Guh, cooked for a woman himself?! All because his woman couldn’t get used to food from outside?!

Damn, had they seen a ghost?!

Such a noble man, cooking for a woman himself!

Watching the clear-eyed An Yiqing, the women present were all moved. Perhaps, only such a beautiful woman could make that high and mighty man wash his hands and cook soup!

However, unlike everyone’s shock and sigh, Guh Siyi only felt rage burning inside her, as if her whole body was about to explode.

"Sister Siyi, don’t get angry," whispered Huang Yiyi, who was following behind, her heart pounding with fear. Now, Guh Siyi’s aura was somewhat frightening, her whole body exuding a dangerous air. Even though Huang Yiyi had practiced martial arts, her legs were shaking.

However, Huang Yiyi’s words were of no use, Guh Siyi’s malevolent aura grew even stronger.

An Yiqing sharply sensed the hostile aura coming from behind and quickly turned around, her piercing gaze accurately fell on Guh Siyi’s gloomy face.

She had encountered this aura a few days ago!

An Yiqing was certain, this Guh Siyi before her was the same masked woman who had tried to assassinate her!

Thinking of the grudges between the two, a cold smile formed in An Yiqing’s heart. It seemed Guh Siyi really had some issues with her thinking!

"Miss Guh, this is our first meeting, yet you look somewhat familiar to me," An Yiqing said as she gracefully stepped forward, her penetrating gaze unmasked as it landed on Guh Siyi’s face.

Guh Siyi was startled, quickly recovering from her anger. Her eyes flickered briefly, and she glanced coldly at An Yiqing, saying lightly, "Miss An must be mistaken. I have been in Country Jin for the past five years and haven’t returned here. Could it be that Ye Lin mentioned me to you?"

An Yiqing smiled slightly, unconcerned with Guh Siyi’s obvious provocation.

"Miss Guh is joking. Ye Lin is always so icy; he never talks about personal matters with outsiders. But seeing Miss Guh’s appearance does remind me of your sister, Miss Siqing." Watching Guh Siyi’s changing expression, An Yiqing continued her pursuit, "Miss Siqing just passed away a few months ago. I always heard about the deep sibling love between you two. What a pity that Miss Guh didn’t return earlier!"

Guh Siyi’s expression changed again and again, unable to utter a word in response to An Yiqing’s subtle yet sharp inquiries.

What could she say? Guh Siqing had spoken ill of her. Guh Siyi hadn’t dug up her body and whipped it, which was already merciful. How could she be expected to perform mourning rituals for Guh Siqing?!

But, seeing the changing expressions of the surrounding guests, Guh Siyi knew she had to smooth things over.

"I was conducting academic research at a school in Country Jin these past few months, and my phone was turned off for many days. It wasn’t until recently that I was granted permission to contact people back home. The death of Siqing grieved me deeply as her sister. When I returned to the country, I went to her grave and swore to dismember the person who killed her!" Guh Siyi’s gaze was like that of a deadly serpent, tightly locked onto An Yiqing’s eyes, trying to find something in her gaze.

However, to her disappointment, An Yiqing’s gaze remained clear, not even blinking once.