Xuan Yuan Heng's face was extremely gloomy. As he reached out, wanting to snatch the item back, Ling Chi Yuan directly pocketed it and said coldly, "Heh, money is a good thing. As long as the money is plentiful, you can have anything you want."
Xuan Yuan Heng's eyes were full of disbelief. He even said coldly, "No, it's impossible. This item was given to her by my own hands. She said she would protect it well, and would not take it out even if she had to use it."
Ling Chi Yuan scoffed, "You believe such nonsense?"
Ling Chi Yuan said sarcastically, "This item was taken out by that woman, and she herself asked for only five taels of silver."
"However, that woman seems to have fallen into a dinheiro-induced stupor, not even knowing the value of such a good thing, and sold it for merely five taels of silver."
"Oh, and it was her who set the price."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Xuan Yuan Heng shouted gloomily, his eyes filled with rage.
Ling Chi Yuan scoffed again, "Heh, if you don't believe me, you can go ask around. The people there all know about it."
"That woman covered her face, did she think no one would know who she was?"
"Heh, that woman hung all her previous possessions on herself, almost directly telling others, 'I am Xuan Yuan Heng's woman.' Such a fool, I wouldn't even want her if she were given to me."
"I just didn't expect anyone to still treat her like a treasure. Truly a joke of the century."
"Oh, and that woman sold many things, some of which have already been resold by others."
"If His Highness the Regent thinks I'm babbling nonsense, you can investigate. These matters and items can definitely be investigated."
Ling Chi Yuan said, a smile spreading across his face.
Looking at Xuan Yuan Heng's pained expression, the stifled anger in his heart seemed to have disappeared.
Hmph, fighting with him, trying to cause him trouble, he would never give anyone that chance.
Old Master Ling was listening with great interest. At this moment, Old Master Ling suddenly spoke, "Someone, take the young master down. He's offending people here."
"It's fortunate that His Highness the Regent is benevolent and didn't kill you."
"If it were someone else, your head would likely have been chopped off by now."
Ling Chi Yuan was reluctant to leave, but since the Old Master had spoken, he couldn't stay any longer.
Also, he seemed to have said quite a lot earlier, and the remaining words were indeed not suitable to be spoken.
If he completely offended the person in front of him, his life from then on would not be easy.
Thinking this, he obediently followed.
...
Ten days later.
Feng Ran saw Ling Chi Yuan again.
She thought, this time, Ling Chi Yuan appeared earlier than before.
However, Ling Chi Yuan's expression seemed rather unpleasant this time, and his mood also appeared to be quite bad. Compared to before, he seemed quite different.
"Talk with me for a while, I've been feeling so stifled lately."
"Talk about what?" Feng Ran asked with some confusion. She didn't think there was much she and Ling Chi Yuan could talk about.
"Anything is fine," Ling Chi Yuan said. As he finished this sentence, he seemed to recall something and immediately said with a wronged tone, "What's wrong? Have you not seen me these past few days, and you have nothing you want to say to me?"
"Not even your innermost thoughts?"
"Feng Ran, I know you're not very talkative. But, for my sake today, and considering how hard I've worked these past few days, can you say a few words?"
"..."
"Don't you miss me these past few days? Do you really have nothing to say to me?"
"Then, just tell me what you ate and what happened these past few days, that should be fine." Ling Chi Yuan said pitifully, his coaxing manner truly left one speechless.
Feng Ran had never seen a man who could act more spoiled than a young lady.
Moreover, someone like Ling Chi Yuan had nothing to do with acting spoiled.
Yet, the man in front of her was indeed acting spoiled.
Later, Feng Ran fell silent, saying nothing more.
"Feng Ran, if you're not talking, is it because you think I'm saying the wrong thing? And that what I'm doing is also wrong?"
"Or, do you think I have some kind of problem?"
"..." Feng Ran sighed helplessly. What she wanted to say was that with so many people watching, sometimes, she couldn't even speak some words.
She was wondering, did Ling Chi Yuan truly not care at all?
"Ling Chi Yuan, if you continue like this, I'm leaving." Feng Ran, angered, directly called out Ling Chi Yuan's full name.
Ling Chi Yuan's face was full of smiles.
"Feng Ran, aren't you calling me Young Master Ling anymore?"
Feng Ran: "..."
She was truly rendered completely speechless by Ling Chi Yuan. She even wondered if when she first met Ling Chi Yuan, he wasn't like this, but when did Ling Chi Yuan become this way?
The person in front of her had now made her completely unable to see through him.
"Feng Ran, this hairpin was specially made for me. I oversaw the entire process. This hairpin suits you very well, it's tailor-made for you."
Ling Chi Yuan said, and his hand obediently inserted the hairpin into Feng Ran's hair.
Looking at the hairpin in Feng Ran's hair, his face was full of smiles.
Feng Ran did not refuse, which meant that she definitely held a special place in his heart.
Feng Ran was truly startled. She reached out, instinctively wanting to remove the hairpin, and even said with some trepidation, "Young Master Ling, no, I cannot accept this. This is too precious."
"Young Master Ling, I cannot accept it, I..."
Before Feng Ran could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Ling Chi Yuan.
"Alright, we've arrived. Can we talk about anything tomorrow?"
"I brought you here today mainly to meet my sworn brother."
"We grew up together since childhood."
"Young Master Ling, my status is not worthy of you, and I will only bring shame upon you."
Seeing Feng Ran about to leave, Ling Chi Yuan quickly grabbed her hand and looked at her pleadingly, "Feng Ran, can't you give me a chance?"
"It just so happens that I'm hosting a banquet for them today. And I've already bragged to them. If you leave without appearing, I will surely become their laughingstock. How will I be able to face them then?"
"Most importantly, I've already told them that if I don't bring you with me, I'm afraid I'll lose all face."
Feng Ran, who had initially refused, could only reluctantly agree now.
She truly couldn't stand seeing Ling Chi Yuan begging her so earnestly.