CH 528

528: A Carefree Feng Wu is a Headache for Ming Xi

“You damn bastard! You stole my girlfriend. I hope you die squealing! I hope the rest of your life is shit and you never get it up again!” The guy cursed Noel so much.

“You ran off and committed a bunch of crimes just because he stole your girlfriend?” Juntian couldn’t wrap his head around it.

“Hmph!” the guy snorted.

“You ruined so many girls in my country just to get back at him? You’re really sick. Just wait for your sentence.” Juntian left with Feng Wu after speaking.

Noel kicked the guy before turning around and chasing after Feng Wu and her brother.

Since Noel was Feng Wu’s senior, Juntian arranged a room for Noel at their house.

Noel settled in smoothly. He flirted with girls so much it was only natural he’d be good with handling the opposite gender. Who knows how he did it, but he and Madam Lan became bosom buddies despite the difference in their age. They watched plays and discussed romance stories together, dissecting the paragraphs line by line.

If it weren’t for the age thing, you’d think they were dating.

Father Feng had some opinions about this and he tried to drive Noel away several times but never succeeded. In the end, even though he was angry, he had no choice but to stand aside and let them do what they liked to do.

Eventually though, Noel’s presence in the house ended being good for Father Feng. He and Madam Lan ended having a second spring time love.

The evening Feng Wu returned home, she told Ming Xi all about Noel. Ming Xi remembered Noel was a notorious playboy at school. Ming Xi wondered about the Flower King, of all the flirts to attract, it attracted such a rotten one.

He couldn’t do anything but smile wryly. It wasn’t like he was going to stop Feng Wu from talking to Noel. Even if Ming Xi didn’t want to admit it, Noel was a good person despite his flirtatious attitude with the ladies.

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“Xiao Meng, I adore you. Your face is as charming and delicate as a flower; your eyes shine like the morning stars; your skin is flawless as jade. Your beauty takes my breath away. Every time I see you, I’m afraid; it’s like I hear fireworks sounding in my ears. You’re so intoxicating!”

Noel was holding a girl’s hand as he affectionately sweet talked her.

The girl lowered her head shyly. She was blushing so hard it looked like her whole face was about to smoke.

“Xiao Meng, come here! Who is that faker next to you?! Why are you together like that?” A big, beefy man with a group of equally sturdy brothers headed over to the pair.

Noel and his latest conquest were quickly encircled.

“Shunshun, please let me go. We don’t have a relationship anymore. I love brother Noel now!” The girl glared at the man before shyly speaking those words.

“And this is. . . ?” What rotten luck; things this year were working out for him. Noel found a girl who was already spoken for again!

He still had a psychological scar from last time with Xiao A’s ex, so he didn't dare hook up with women casually. He’d observed this girl for several days and made sure she wasn’t romantically involved with another person before approaching her. He never expected the alluring boat he found was already tethered to a moor.

“Brother Noel, please don’t misunderstand. I’ve already broken up with him. I’m not in a relationship with him anymore!” Fearing Noel would misunderstand, the girl rushed to explain.

“What do you mean, we’re not in a relationship? Why didn’t you say that when I was buying you all that jewelry, and medicine and clothes, huh?! You cheap slut! You tell me this as soon as I come back from a mission, that you have no feelings for me anymore?!”

Why did those words sound so familiar? Noel felt like he was having a flashback.

“Shunshun, when I say I don’t have any feelings for you, I mean I don’t have any feelings for you. There’s nothing more to say!” Xiao Meng shouted out; her face completely cold.

Couples on dates nearby were watching the drama with interest.

Juntian, who had brought Feng Wu to the beach to see crabs, happened to see what was going on as well. He had no intentions on interfering and intended to only watch the fun from the side with his dear sister.

Noel had made a lot of trouble at home so it would be good if someone could teach him a lesson.

“Brother, what did that kid do? Why are so many people surrounding him?” A passerby asked the guy next to him.

“I heard the kid stole some guy’s girlfriend. That’s the ex there that showed up.”

“Wow, that kid is something else. How many times does this make this?”

“What do you mean? Does that kid get approached by a lot of exes?”

“I saw him a lot on the beach and each time it was with a different girl. He’d go in for kisses straight on the mouth. Just last week I saw him on dates with five different women! That girl there is the fifth one.”

Wow! Hot news indeed.

“Fuck! That kid has a girl for so many days out of the week? Can he handle that many girls at once?”

“Haha, well at least he gives it a rest two days out of the week right?”

“I reckon he must take all kinds of supplements to replenish his body on his days off; otherwise how could his body bear it?”

“True, that make sense. My family sells all kinds of aphrodisiac medicines. I should try and approach him. Maybe I’ll get a regular customer!”

“Your house sells aphrodisiac medicine? Tell me what kind you have. If you have any good ones, I’ll buy some from you.”

“Sure! Tell me what kind you’re looking for.”

The conversation between the two guys spiraled into something else entirely.

Juntian took Feng Wu’s hand and passed them by. Let that beast be beaten to a pulp. He was not going to stop it.

Feng Wu and Juntian happily caught crabs then grilled them to eat while poor Noel was beaten black and blue. Even his own mother would have had a hard time recognizing him.

After catching and eating crabs all afternoon, Feng Wu went home with her brother happy.

While Feng Wu was having a good time, Ming Xi was having a horrible time. In fact, he was enduring some trouble.

Two days ago, remnants of the Blood clan still in the human world had attacked the Moon empress in an assassination attempt. It failed because Hua Jin took the hit meant for the empress and as a result suffered serious injuries.

The Moon emperor asked her what she wanted as a reward for saving the empress’s life.

Unexpectedly, Hua Jin came straight out and said she wanted to marry Ming Xi. It was impossible though because Ming Xi flatly refused, firmly stating he would not marry her.

Hua Jin’s family were dissatisfied with his answer because they felt it was an opportunity for them to advance. They came every few days and helped Hua Jin harass Ming Xi. They refused to stop unless Ming Xi accepted Hua Jin.

Well basically it was chaos in the Ancient Silver Moon palace.

“Ming Xi!” The empress called out to her son.

“Mother Empress.” Ming Xi greeted her respectfully and politely.

“Ming Xi, can’t you try to accept Hua Jin? She’s a good girl; the two of you will be happy together.” The empress tried to convince her son.

Ming Xi flatly said, “My marriage is not a tool for repaying gratitude.”

“Don’t you like Hua Jin at all? That child grew up along side you. You really won’t give her a chance?!”

The gentle smile on Ming Xi’s face disappeared as he replied with four words, “I don’t like her.”

“OK, you don’t like her, but she saved Mother Empress. Why can’t you accept her for Mother Empress’s sake?” A pleading tone entered her voice. She knew how much Hua Jin loved Ming Xi and the child got such a serious injury protecting her. She would try her best to fulfill the wish.

“No Mother Empress, I have already said, my marriage is not to be used to repay gratitude.” He turned and left, not caring what she said.

The emperor called Ming Xi to his study sometime after that.

“Father, if you called to persuade me to take Hua Jin as my wife, then you don’t need to say anything more.” Ming Xi preemptively cut off the conversation.

“You dislike Hua Jin that much?” The Moon emperor smiled gently.

Ming Xi silently looked down at the floor.

“Forget it. When has Father Emperor ever forced you to do something you didn’t want to do? This matter of marriage has always been decided by each Moon emperor himself. Didn’t Father Emperor choose Mother Empress ourselves?”

No matter who you choose to be the Moon empress, as long as it is someone you like, Father Emperor will always support you.” The Moon emperor said lovingly.

“Many thanks to Father Emperor for your grace.”

“The four great emperors bear the heavy responsibility of protecting the human world. We have no freedom as long as we sit on our throne. Marriage is the only chance any of us gets to choose freely. We can’t avoid our responsibility to the world, but we can choose the empress of our liking. If that freedom is lost, then what is the point of sitting in such a position?

Don’t blame your mother. It is just that your mother’s family has certain ideas. If your mother comes to persuade you to marry Hua Jin, just pretend you do not hear. The other issues, Father Emperor will resolve for you,” said the Moon emperor.

Ming Xi was moved by his father’s words. A warmth flowed between them. “Father Emperor. . . ”

Hua Jin’s family came to make trouble several times but were severely punished by the good-natured Moon emperor. They didn’t dare provoke farther so they had to let Hua Jin’s mother, the Moon empress’s sister, pester the Moon empress.”

The Moon empress was bothered every day to the point her life was miserable.

She wanted to talk to her son, but her son kept ignoring her. She wanted to talk to her husband about the marriage offer, but her husband pretended not to hear. What had she done wrong?! Why were both father and son ignoring her?!