Chapter 856: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 856: The Truth Behind Breaking the Engagement (2)
“Mmm, it smells so good! I’d be happy to have this every day for meals,” Liu Tinglan eagerly nodded and, before Mo Yan could hand her the sweet soup, she took the bowl from her hands.
The large bowl of sweet soup quickly emptied, and Liu Tinglan, still wanting more, licked the sweet residue from her lips. Looking at Mo Yan, who had placed the bowl back on the table, she sighed, “Yan Yan, you’re so good-looking, you can make money, cook well, and even make delicious sweet soups. If I were a man, I’d go to Uncle Mo and ask to marry you!”
Then her tone changed, sounding displeased, “You’re so great, but that person surnamed Xiao managed to win you over. Hmph, he’s really lucky!”
Mo Yan, hearing this, couldn’t help but laugh and poke her forehead. “What nonsense are you talking about? You should let Uncle and Aunt see how you’re acting now.”
Liu Tinglan muttered, “It’s true! That guy is so cold and indifferent. What could you possibly see in him?”
Mo Yan smiled nonchalantly. “You don’t understand the saying, ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ do you? Brother Shen has his flaws, too, but you’re still moved, aren’t you?”
Upon hearing this, Liu Tinglan’s pale face flushed with embarrassment. She didn’t even bother asking who Xi Shi was, and angrily said, “Who’s moved? Don’t make things up!”
“Oh~ So Sister Lan isn’t moved?” Mo Yan dragged out her words, then pretended to be sorrowful. “How pitiful. Brother Shen has shown such genuine affection for you, even risking his life to suck out snake venom for you. Such deep feelings, but it looks like they’ll go to waste.”
Hearing this, Liu Tinglan’s face turned even redder. Annoyed, she grabbed a pillow from the bed and threw it at Mo Yan, who was “talking nonsense.”
Mo Yan’s pillow was one she had made herself, filled with soft cotton, not like those hard, potentially deadly porcelain or wooden pillows.
Mo Yan easily caught the pillow mid-air and placed it back where it had been. Her smile faded, and she looked at Liu Tinglan, who was now slightly uneasy. She said seriously, “Even I, an outsider, can see that Brother Shen has feelings for you. Don’t you feel anything at all, Sister Lan?”
Liu Tinglan was taken aback by the question. The smile faded from her face, and after a long silence, she finally spoke. “What’s the use of noticing? What does it matter? Knowing there’s no outcome, obsessing over it will only cause pain.”
Mo Yan sighed and pulled the blanket aside, sitting on the bed. “Sister Lan, if you haven’t tried, how do you know there’s no result? I know you’re concerned about the engagement with the Du family and don’t want the Liu family’s reputation ruined by you, but if the problem lies with Young Master Du, would you be willing to fight for your own happiness?”
When Liu Tinglan heard this, she instinctively sensed something was wrong. She grabbed Mo Yan’s hand and asked seriously, “What problem could Young Master Du have? Yan Yan, are you hiding something from me?”
Mo Yan shook her head, looking solemn. “I’m not hiding anything, but there are some things you need to know.”
Liu Tinglan looked at her friend with nervous eyes, her heartbeat loud in her ears. She had an inkling of what Mo Yan was about to say, but she didn’t know how to act once her suspicions were confirmed.
Seeing her friend’s anxiety, Mo Yan gently reassured her. “What I’m about to say will only help you. Don’t carry any burden after hearing it. The decision of what to do is in your hands.”
Though she said this, Mo Yan had already decided to “interfere” to prevent her friend from walking down a dark path alone.
Liu Tinglan took a few deep breaths and said calmly, “Yan Yan, go ahead, I can handle it.”
(End of Chapter)
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