Chapter 13

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Hearing the unfamiliar voice that suddenly rang out, Tang Ran was stunned. Afterwards, she withdrew the hand that was testing Luo Zhan’s forehead temperature in a bit of a panic.

She knew that this was the Luo family’s residence, the Luo family that would be related to the Tang family through marriage. The people in the Tang family didn’t like her very much, and she was afraid of causing trouble for “Luo Xiu”, who was already in a bad situation in the Luo family.

But after waiting for several seconds, Tang Ran didn’t hear the “Luo Xiu” in front of her speak.

She hesitated and moved her hand a few inches along the white cane and tugged his sleeve secretly.

The girl’s voice was soft: “Luo Xiu, did someone just call out to you?”

”……”

Luo Zhan frowned slightly, looking at Luo Xiu with an unfriendly expression.

In the split second he saw Luo Xiu, countless ways to prove his innocence to the girl behind him had swept through his mind…

Not many people knew better than him how deep his older brother Luo Xiu’s mind was under that gentle and harmless smile. He didn’t want to reveal anything to Luo Xiu that might become his shortcoming, which naturally included his acquaintance with the Tang family’s illegitimate daughter.

But unfortunately, it seemed that he wouldn’t be very fond of any possible way this would end.

Luo Zhan was brought back to his senses by the tiny tug on his sleeve.

He lowered his head, the girl’s thin white fingers were pinching his clothes, but also carefully did this small action hidden behind him—probably determining Luo Xiu’s direction from the sound of his voice. She could even remind him to be careful as she hid.

Was this kind of careful and cautious nature something the Tang family has “bullied” out of her?

Thinking of this, some unwarranted cold fury surged in Luo Zhan’s heart.

He lowered his hand to hold the girl’s hand, then placed it back on the blind cane, “Mm, I heard you.” Luo Zhan paused, “Don’t worry about it, hold the cane well. Don’t move around, in case you fall.”

Tang Ran said softly, “I can go downstairs by myself, just have someone lead me there…. If someone’s looking for you, you go do your thing.”

”There is someone looking.”

Luo Zhan looked to the side of the stairs.

Under Luo Xiu’s meaningful gaze, Luo Zhan didn’t feel like thinking about the pros and cons, so he pretended not to see that person.

He looked back at the girl behind him, “It’s Luo Zhan.”

”……”

Luo Xiu by the stairs lightly narrowed his eyes. He inserted his hand into his trouser pockets, standing and watching his younger brother unconcernedly “performing a play” in front of him, for the little girl.

Tang Ran exposed a little uneasiness. She moved behind Luo Zhan and asked carefully in the softest voice: “Does he not like seeing me?”

Luo Zhan raised his eyebrows: “Why?”

“Didn’t you say that Luo Zhan likes people with pretty eyes?”

”…..” Luo Zhan coughed lightly and uncomfortably, “Then let’s ignore him.”

Hearing what he said, Tang Ran became even more worried.

She felt that this “Luo Xiu” was so blunt and didn’t know how to be tactful, which was why he was bullied by the arrogant young master Luo Zhan in the Luo family.

Tang Ran gently advised him, “If you ignore him, he will bully you even more in the future, why don’t you say hello?”

Luo Zhan lazily glanced back at Luo Xiu.

Tang Ran thought about it, “If you’re afraid of him, I’ll go with you.”

Luo Zhan turned back around, “Are you not afraid of him?”

”……”

Thinking of the young master of the Luo family’s “notorious” reputation, Tang Ran’s heart trembled a little.

Then she pursed her lips and answered honestly: “A little afraid. But the two of us together, it should be a little better…. you’ve sent me twice, I’ll accompany you.”

Probably because of nervousness, the girl gripped the blind stick tightly.

Hearing her speak in a soft and not self-aware tone of voice near his ear, some emotion flashed through Luo Zhan’s eyes.

He lowered his eyes, smiled and put his hand back on the girl’s cane.

Luo Zhan: “Next time.”

Tang Ran: “Next time?”

”En.” Luo Zhan led the girl down the stairs one step at a time, walking past Luo Xiu without a sideways glance: “Luo Zhan’s already left. Wait for next time, I’ll take you to him to say hello.”

The girl sighed in relief, the corners of her eyes curved down.

”Okay.”

”……”

By this time, Luo Xiu was very cooperative and did not make another sound.

Watching the two figures, one tall and one short, leaving, Luo Xiu lightly narrowed his eyes—

If it wasn’t an illusion, then, in these past dozen seconds, he had not only witnessed Luo Zhan’s self-directed drama, but he had also seen in his younger brother a patience that he had never shown before in the previous 18 to 19 years.

And that patience wasn’t for a person with pretty eyes that young master Luo would like, but for a little girl who was completely unable to see.

Luo Xiu turned around with interest and stopped the maid that was coming down from the second floor.

”Eldest young master, what is it?” The maid carefully asked for instructions.

Luo Xiu: “The little girl that Luo Zhan led in, is that the Tang family’s youngest miss?”

”It seems to be.” The maid nodded her head. “I heard that she got lost in the garden and got caught in the rain.”

Luo Xiu: “Luo Zhan personally sent her here?”

”Yes,” the maid nodded while saying in disbelief, “And she was wearing the young master’s jacket when she arrived—Eldest young master, as you know, the young master has very strong mysophobia, and the clothes were tossed around a lot. I was going to throw it out, but the young master wouldn’t let me.”

”Oh, so it’s like that.”

”……?”

The maid couldn’t understand what the “like that” Luo Xiu was talking about meant. Then she saw Luo Xiu smiling thoughtfully as he left.

.

Luo Zhan had someone lead Tang Ran into the main building, not daring to show himself all afternoon…

None of the young masters and young misses who followed their elders to celebrate Master Luo’s birthday didn’t know him. So, if they casually came up to greet him, he would have wasted half a day’s work.

As the time of the banquet approached, young master Luo spent the whole afternoon in his room, thinking about how he was going to pass the evening.

It was true that the little girl couldn’t see, but she was much more sensitive to sound than normal people—Luo Zhan was sure that if he opened his mouth in his true identity, he would immediately allow Tang Ran find out the truth.

After thinking hard about it for a while, Luo Zhan finally had an idea.

Consequently, before the dinner, the young people back at the balcony heard the news from the servants of the Luo family—

The young master of the Luo family, Luo Zhan, had hurt his voice this afternoon and was unable to speak this evening. According to his personality, he’d maintain his “living things, do not approach” Yama1 aura for a long time afterwards so anyone who wanted to live through the night would be better off not running into him.

When they found out the news, Bi Yushan was accompanying Tang Luoqian in the cluster of the young misses from influential families. Hearing the words, she suddenly clapped her hands: “No wonder my cousin was so cold to you today. It must’ve been because his throat was uncomfortable. When he’s in a bad mood, no one can receive a good look from him—this is the temper of a young master, can’t be changed.”

”Mm.” Tang Luoqian answered absentmindedly.

Bi Yushan asked, “What are you looking at, so fascinated?”

”……”

Following Tang Luoqian’s gaze, Bi Yushan saw the little girl sitting quietly in the corner of the balcony, holding her blind cane with her eyes closed. Bi Yushan stared blankly, “Why are you looking at her?”

Tang Luoqian snapped out of it, frowning as she turned back, “I heard that she was specifically found back in the afternoon.”

”Um, so?”

Tang Luoqian was worried: “People in the Luo family who could possibly send out such an order, wouldn’t it only be a few select people?”

Bi Yushan froze for a few seconds, breaking into laughter, “You don’t think she was sent back by Luo Zhan, do you?”

“……” Tang Luoqian twisted her head, and glanced at the familiar style of the girl’s jacket, frowning tensely without answering.

Bi Yushan snickered at her: “You have a truly serious case of paranoia. If you’d have guessed it was my older cousin Luo Xiu, that’s somewhat possible, but you guessed Luo Zhan. Isn’t that a joke?”

Tang Luoqian frowned, “You didn’t see what happened.”

”I know without even having to see it—who in this world doesn’t know what kind of personality Luo Zhan has? How would it be possible for him to send a little girl back specially?”

”……”

”And I’ve already told you.”

Seeing Tang Luoqian still wasn’t reassured, Bi Yushan moved towards her, tilting her head as she smiled.

”After living in the hospital as a child, my cousin’s been possessed or something; he only likes those with beautiful eyes—eyes like yours is more like it—that little blind person, how could he possibly consider her?”

Bi Yushan was elder master Luo’s most beloved granddaughter and she was also spoiled. Except for Luo Zhan, no one in the Luo family could control her.

Therefore, Tang Luoqian believed in Bi Yushan’s words. She nodded her head and put her heart down a little.

It was at this moment that the group of young people who knew Luo Zhan quite well noticed some movement and looked towards the entrance of the balcony. Then someone laughed—

”Young Master Luo, only when the banquet’s about to start, you’re finally willing to come down, huh?”

Author’s Note:

Luo Zhan: Hiding in the hole he dug, struggling to survive on the long road of chasing his wife ✓

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1 Yama/Enma: King of Hell. Like Hades. Which reminds me of the manga ‘Meido wa Koi no Enma’ which I absolutely adore. Or how they refer to Li Hong Yuan from Tyrannical Wang’s Beloved Wife which I’ve mentioned before.

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