Chapter 49: Both Sisters Are Useful in Their Own Way
“The Jiang family has four sons and two daughters. The two daughters will definitely be married off, and the other three sons have no intention of competing with Jiang Chenglang for the family fortune.”
“Therefore, if he wants to get in with the Jiang family, it’s indeed a smart idea to start with the daughters of the Jiang family. Unfortunately... it looks like Jiang Yu will not amount to much.”
Feng Junhao sneered, “I was wondering why you suddenly asked me to tutor her today. I didn’t know that you had this idea. After all, Jiang Yu has just returned after years of living with a small family.”
“So what if she’s originally a swan? After living with the ducks for so long, she will only ever be an ugly duckling.”
Feng Wenshu clicked his tongue and said, “Indeed. I originally wanted to poach Jiang Yu from right under Feng Linbai’s nose, but after looking at her today...”
“Dad,” Feng Junhao said somewhat incredulously. “When people compare the two Jiang sisters, all will definitely choose Jiang Wan.”
“You can’t say that.”
Feng Wenshu shook his head. “No matter how great Jiang Wan is, she is still just the stepdaughter of the Jiang family. She doesn’t have strong blood ties with the brothers of the Jiang family.”.
“Jiang Chenglang is only being so nice to her because she was a daughter who was brought in by her stepmother. But now that the real daughter is back, how the dynamic of the Jiang family will change... is still uncertain.”
Feng Junhao thought for a moment and said, “Dad, what you said makes sense.”
People from wealthy families have always valued blood bonds over all else.
“So, it’s always better to give yourself more than one option.”
Feng Wenshu said, “You can try to get in touch with both the sisters of the Jiang family. Both of them will be useful in their own way. I know that Jiang Wan is in the same class as you. Jiang Yu... let’s just leave it for now.”
Feng Junhao smiled. “I understand, Dad.”
...
Feng Junhao and Feng Wenshu finally left. The world returned to silence.
Jiang Yu sat back on the stone bench. She brought the cup to her lips and recoiled. The tea had gone cold.
Feng Linbai seemed to read her mind. “I’ll get someone to change the tea for you.”
Jiang Yu shook her head. “I want to have some lemonade instead.”
“Alright then.” Feng Linbai laughed. “I’ll get someone to prepare it for you.”
She didn’t like the Earl Grey tea that had been prepared for her. She only wanted to drink lemonade.
He had not thought it through. After their last meeting, he should have made a point to remember this fact. It was because he wanted to prepare something special for her, thus he decided to change things up.
Next time, he will not forget.
A maid quickly brought the lemonade over.
Jiang Yu held a cup of lemonade and sipped it slowly. She glanced at Feng Linbai and asked, “Why aren’t you getting up?”
Feng Linbai replied nonchalantly, “Because you’re still sitting down.”
Jiang Yu paused.
Was he trying to throw the responsibility to her?
She refused to carry it.
She put down her cup and stood up. “Then I’ll stand up now.”
Only then did Feng Linbai slowly get to his feet.
The first time they met, Feng Linbai had been sitting in a wheelchair. The second time they met, they were sitting and chatting.
This time, as the two of them stood close to each other, only then did Jiang Yu realize that Feng Linbai was tall in stature.
As a girl, anyone could hardly call her short but she barely reached Feng Linbai’s shoulder.
He had to be at least 6 feet, right?
As he felt Jiang Yu’s gaze on him, Feng Linbai settled into a good mood.
He liked the feeling of the little lady’s gaze on him. It was best if she only looked at him.
“Let’s go.”
Jiang Yu looked at him and said. “Don’t you need to bring something?”
Chapter 50: Honest to the Point of Being Shameless
“I don’t need a white cane.”
Jiang Yu frowned.
Although Feng Linbai had walked very smoothly back in the house and had not bumped into anything, that was indoors and no one else would appear.
But this time, they were in an outdoor space. Any normal person would be afraid if they walked outside with their eyes closed. Even if this was the Feng family home, who knew how many people would secretly want to see Feng Linbai become a joke.
Jiang Yu was wearing a sports jacket today. She handed over the sleeves of her jacket and said, “Why don’t you hold on to my sleeve?”
Feng Linbai was amused by the little lady’s actions.
She was indeed very cute. was she concerned about him?
Moreover, because of his close proximity to Jiang Yu, Feng Linbai could smell Jiang Yu’s scent.
Perhaps it was because she had just finished eating the cake, the little girl had the sweet scent of matcha on her.
Feng Linbai was pleased, but he put on a hesitant expression and said worriedly, “I’m afraid that if I get scared later, I might accidentally tear off your clothes.”
Jiang Yu: “...”
She thought about it and realized that it was really possible.
Jiang Yu remained silent. Feng Linbai suggested instead, “Why don’t... you hold my hand? But you don’t have to. Or, you could just hook your finger through mine?”
His face carried an innocent expression as if he didn’t think there was anything wrong with his suggestion.
Jiang Yu quickly rejected, “No.”
She wasn’t in the habit of being so close to others, let alone such an intimate action.
After being rejected, Feng Linbai seemed to be a little hurt.
His good-looking face was despondent as he said, “Since you don’t want to, then let’s just remain this way. I’m fine with it. I’ve walked this path many times and I’m already used to it.”
Jiang Yu was silent for a moment before she whispered, “Feng Linbai.”
Feng Linbai asked, “What?”
Jiang Yu said in all seriousness, “I know you have good hearing. You clearly heard it.”
Feng Linbai maintained his smile, looking as if he did not want to admit his mistake.
But Jiang Yu was mistaken. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to admit his mistake. Instead, he was thinking, “Fine, I’ll give it to you. What do you think we should do instead...?”
Feng Linbai replied with a smile, “I heard you. Thank you for the compliment.”
Jiang Yu sighed. This person was really shameless.
However, the strangest thing was, she didn’t find him annoying.
Perhaps it was because... he was such an honest person because of his lack of shame?
“There’s no way I’m holding hands with you,” Jiang Yu insisted. “Get someone to bring a rope. We’ll just hold the ends of the rope.”
Even though she knew that Feng Linbai wouldn’t trip, Jiang Yu still said, “Go ahead. I won’t let you fall.”
Feng Linbai’s lips curled into a smile. He said slowly, “Thank you, Yu’er.”
A shiver went down Jiang Yu’s spine.
This form of address was a little... gross.
“You can just call me by my name.”
“Calling one’s given name feels so formal,” Feng Linbai said frankly. “Haven’t you noticed that I’m trying to get close to you?”
“I’ve noticed,” Jiang Yu replied slowly. “But even if you don’t get close to me, I’ll still cure your eyes. So...”
“But,” Feng Linbai interrupted as he asked curiously, “Isn’t a name just a code name after all? I just thought you wouldn’t mind these things. After all, there are people who call you Little Yu. It doesn’t seem too much for me to call you Yu’er.”
Chapter 51: I Regret Now, so Much Regret
Jiang Yu: “...”
After a brief pause, she let out a sigh and said, “I think you should not be called by this name. You should change to one that carries the word ‘bai’.”
Feng Linbai was unabashed, in fact, he was elated. “No matter what Yu’er calls me, I will accept it.”
Jiang Yu: “Today, the conversation is really awkward.”
She had long guessed that Feng Linbai must have planted a mole in the Jiang family, otherwise, how would he have been able to send an invitation at such a crucial moment.
However, she was still surprised that Feng Linbai was so open-minded and made no effort to hide his emotions.
In the book, Feng Linbai had been described by the author as a very mysterious character. Even after he passed away due to illness three years later, his true identity was never revealed. This had always remained one of the mysteries of the book.
The little sister in her group had made many guesses about this detail in front of her. However, she was not the author, so she would never know what the author was thinking.
After all, Feng Lin Bai was only a male supporting character in the book.
According to her little sister’s hypothesis, the author probably just wanted to create a male supporting character to give some competition to the male lead. However, upon writing the story, she had not expected the popularity of the male supporting character to outweigh that of the male lead, so she simply killed him off in the book.
Before they got to know each other, Jiang Yu did not have any opinions of Feng Linbai. After the last few encounters though, she started to understand something deeply...
His shamelessness.
However, Feng Linbai was indeed right about this.
Jiang Chenglang called her Xiao Yu and she had accepted it. Why couldn’t she accept Yu’er as a title?
Thinking about it, it didn’t seem like it should be a problem.
However, his request to hold hands earlier was a little too much.
Jiang Yu was a little unhappy. Just then, a servant brought over a rope.
Feng Linbai held on to one end of the rope. After the servant left, he said casually, “I’m part of the Feng family. Simply put, I’m the fifth young master, but I don’t have anyone close to me.”
“It’s not easy to meet someone who treats me well, so I can’t help but want to get closer. If I offended you earlier, please forgive me.”
The smile on Feng Linbai’s lips turned bitter. “You know, when you’ve been in the dark for so long, you always want to find some light.”
Jiang Yu held onto the other end of the rope and commented, “You’re really good at talking.”
Feng Linbai gave the same reply once more, “Thank you for the compliment.”
Jiang Yu had never come into contact with such a man before. She tugged on one end of the rope and said, “Stop talking nonsense and let’s go.”
“Sure.”
Jiang Yu went at a slow pace and Feng Linbai followed behind her slowly.
Jiang Yu felt that she had been played by Feng Linbai and she wasn’t happy about it. She couldn’t help but say in a spiteful tone, “You really should walk around more or you won’t be able to do in the future.”
Feng Linbai couldn’t help but laugh. This little girl had quite a sharp tongue.
He originally wanted to say, “That’s why I need you to walk more with me” but he swallowed his words.
He had provoked the little lady earlier because he wanted to take a step closer. It was better not to take an inch and wait for a mile instead. Otherwise, the little lady would be unhappy and run away.
Without waiting for Feng Linbai’s reply, Jiang Yu turned around and looked at him. She saw that he had his head down and could not discern what he was thinking.
She turned around again and said to him, “This road is about to come to an end. There will be a turning soon.”
Feng Linbai grunted.
He felt the thin rope in his hand and suddenly felt annoyed.
If he had not horsed around so much and teased the little lady earlier, he might have been about to hold onto her sleeve now.
If that had happened, perhaps he could “accidentally” touch the little lady’s hand.
But now?
A cold rope is no comparison to a sleeve that could catch her temperature.
Feng Linbai: I regret now, so much regret.