Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Ch.57 - Love Rival

For a moment, Lin Qingyuan felt that the noisy crowd around him disappeared, leaving only him and the smiling beauty alone.

Lin Qingyuan fell into a daze. When others saw this, they noisily turned their head and called him: "Master Zhuangyuan is here, why should we be afraid? Compiler Lin, please come and help!"

Lin Qingyuan quickly recovered his mind. He secretly smiled at himself, laughing at his sudden strangeness. Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, Lin Qingyuan waved his hand resolutely: "No. Since eldest Miss Cheng has said so, how can I still be impetuous?"

Everyone roared: "Lin Zhuangyuan's scholarly talent is top-notch. I don't remember you backing off from debating with others before. Why are you so humble today?"

Lin Qingyuan's cheeks were a little red, but he couldn't lose his bearing in front of so many people. He said: "I am also a person with a younger sister. I can sympathize with eldest Miss Cheng's sincere feeling and don't want to overstep."

Seeing that Lin Qingyuan refused to help, the crowd was disappointed and went to find another helper noisily. Seeing them gone, Lin Qingyuan secretly sighed in relief. But when his nerve had just relaxed, he suddenly felt a shiver, and a chill ran along his spine. Lin Qingyuan quickly turned around and saw a person standing at the gate. The aura around the man was out of sync with the festivity at this place. Without showing any particular emotion on his face, he stared at Lin Qingyuan with a deep gaze.

Seeing his friend was here, Lin Qingyuan should feel relieved. Still, for an unknown reason, the nervousness as of being stared by something dangerous did not dissipate in the slightest, but became more obvious instead. Lin Qingyuan put on a smile and waved to the newly-came person: "Jingxing, why are you here?"

Other people in the courtyard were busy trying to pick up the bride, and most of them didn't notice Cheng Yuanjing's arrival. Cheng Yuanjing slowly walked on the pathway. He looked at Lin Qingyuan quietly and said: "This is Cheng family's manor. Why cannot I come?"

Lin Qingyuan was startled. What happened to Cheng Yuanjing? Although this man was indifferent, he wasn't arrogant and had a good sense of courtesy. Normally, Cheng Yuanjing would not be so rude.

Lin Qingyuan didn't put it into heart. He thought that Cheng Yuanjing simply didn't like crowds, so his temper was a bit irritable today. Lin Qingyuan smiled brightly and said: "Jingxing, it's a pity that you didn't help to block the gate earlier. Otherwise, how can those people break in so easily..."

When a man took a bride, it was natural that he would get blocked by his in-law family, and the new son-in-law couldn't get angry either. If the bride has many uncles and brothers, the groom would have to please them one by one. The male relatives were still okay, because female relatives were much fiercer when dealing with a new son-in-law. Sometimes they would even use a broom and rolling pin to beat the welcoming team. Asking some literary questions like Cheng Yujin did now was truly nothing.

Cheng Yuanjing didn't bother himself with today's wedding. He didn't even show his face. But just now, his servant reported that the welcoming team had arrived at the second miss' boudoir and was making trouble there. Cheng Yuanjing knew that with Cheng Yujin's character, she would never make trouble at her own initiative. Still, it wouldn't good if some of the men brashly charged in and collided with her.

Cheng Yuanjing couldn't help but worry about Cheng Yujin, so he went to the new bride's courtyard. Who ever thought that he would witness such a scene the moment he arrived?

Among the crowd, Cheng Yujin raised her head, and her gaze fell on Lin Qingyuan accurately. She smiled at him sweetly and even spoke with a plea of intimacy. On top of that, Cheng Yuanjing could see clearly how Lin Qingyuan fell into a daze.