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The carriage of the Lu Family slowly made its way into Chang’an City, with the setting sun in the west and dusk falling. This time, they took a shortcut and would be home in another two or three quarters of an hour.
However, they were stopped on Huaihua Street.
“What do you want?” Xu Erge stepped forward, questioning the people blocking the carriage, while his sturdy hand rested on the butcher knife at his waist, calculating his chances of winning if a fight were to break out. Regardless, he would protect the young lady of the Lu Family.
“We don’t want to do anything. May I ask if Second Miss Lu is in the carriage?”
Inside the carriage, Lu Songli frowned. Had her identity been exposed? In response to the inquiry from outside, she coldly said, “So what if I am or if I’m not?”
“Second Miss Lu, our young lady has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come out for a meeting.”
“Miss, she’s from the Zhao family.” Mo Bing whispered from behind the carriage curtain. She had already gone out when the carriage was stopped.
Good people don’t come, and those who come are not good. This was the inner city, and she was not afraid of anything. Lu Songli decisively opened the curtain of the carriage.
Zhao Yutan took a few steps forward, “A Li—”
Seeing Zhao Yutan, Lu Songli felt unlucky! But she still got off the carriage.
Xu Erge followed closely, showing his protective intentions.
Lu Songli crossed her arms, “I’m here, so tell me why you had people block my carriage?”
“I have something to discuss with you.”
Lu Songli gestured for her to continue.
Zhao Yutan looked at the woman in front of her, and for a moment, fell silent.
As she waited for her to speak, Lu Songli stood casually, her gaze naturally falling on Zhao Yutan.
Zhao Yutan was truly beautiful, with a bold and striking appearance. Her facial features were bright and prominent, with a strong three-dimensional sense and full attacking power. When she appeared, she often made people’s eyes light up. It had to be said that a face like Zhao Yutan’s was more resistant to aging, with a longer period of attractiveness. In the original work, she was nearly thirty years old, weathered by the wind and frost, yet still managed to captivate Xie Zhan in his prime and marry him as his concubine despite being a widow.
However, at this moment, Lu Songli looked at the other party and, despite her appearance and demeanor, she couldn’t help but feel a lack of significance. Perhaps it was related to her temperament? Maybe it was due to her recent tough times, as she appeared a bit weary.
Lu Songli observed the scene with an appreciative gaze, seeing a peony that had been ravaged by wind and rain, a result of their family’s actions.
Unlike Lu Songli’s good mood, Zhao Yutan felt that the person in front of her was very unfamiliar.
Rather than being her good friend or best friend, Lu Songli was more like a shadow or follower. She was quiet and reserved, and Zhao Yutan had never really paid much attention to her.
At this moment, the setting sun cast a long shadow of Lu Songli, and the evening breeze lifted her skirt and the bangs on her forehead, revealing her full and clean forehead, delicate features, petite and pretty nose, and lips of moderate thickness.
Upon closer inspection, her features were delicate and refined, with soft and smooth facial lines.
This kind of appearance, actually it’s easy to give people a feeling of being petty and not being able to get on the stage. That’s how Lu Songli was in the past.
But now, the feeling she gives people is different from before. The more you look at her, the more attractive she becomes, giving people an urge to lift her chin and examine her carefully, to savor her beauty. What exactly is different?
Zhao Yutan looked at her with growing surprise. She never knew Lu Songli was this beautiful. She always followed behind her, with her head bowed and her eyes downcast, and Zhao Yutan had always overlooked her. She always knew she was beautiful, but now looking at Lu Songli, she felt a sense of being equally matched.
On the street in the evening, two girls with different appearances, one as gorgeous as a peony, the other as delicate as an orchid.
Under the setting sun, they confronted each other, one majestic, the other gentle. One was a rich and noble flower of the world, the other gave off a sense of aloof coldness, indifferent to the stars and moon, she stands alone in the world. The people around them were automatically blurred into the background.
Guo Yan watched from the side, feeling alarmed. She was originally accompanying her cousin, but she inexplicably felt like she was superfluous, unable to insert herself between them.
“Zhao Yutan, you can speak now.” Lu Songli spoke up, reminding her. What did she mean by just staring at her without saying anything?
Her voice broke the stagnant atmosphere between the two of them.
Guo Yàn also came to her senses. She was very unhappy with Lu Songli’s direct addressing of her cousin. “Lu Songli, what kind of attitude is that?” Besides, they had been waiting for her since noon, waiting for her so long, she was also very angry.
Lu Songli laughed. What kind of attitude? They had stopped her carriage for no reason, forcing her to get off, and they wanted her to have a good attitude? “My attitude is, if you have something to say, say it, if you have something to fart, fart it! If you don’t want to say anything, then get out of the way, good dogs don’t block the path!”
Guo Yan widened her eyes in anger, “How can you be so heartless? Have you forgotten who helped you integrate into the circle when you first arrived in Chang’an City? Who has always taken care of you? You are truly ungrateful.”
Lu Songli ignored Guo Yan and instead asked Zhao Yutan beside her, “Do you think the same way?”
Zhao Yutan remained silent.
Fine, silence is consent. You want to bring up these things, right? Who’s afraid of whom?
“Zhao Yutan, without mentioning the care my father has shown to your Zhao family over the years, guiding you to avoid numerous crises of losing your official position. Take these years since I joined your circle, have I ever refused any request from you, Zhao Yutan? Besides the initial care, what else have you done for me? The things I have done for you over the years have more than repaid that initial care.” The original owner really treated Zhao Yutan like a sister, and indeed had helped her a lot over the years. No matter how difficult the requests were, she gritted her teeth and helped.
“So you’re really so petty.” Guo Yan couldn’t believe it.
Lu Songli rolled her eyes, hypocrites, they were the ones who brought it up first! “Yes, I’m petty, you guys are so generous, so generous that you even remember that little bit of care from back then.”
Guo Yan choked up, about to speak, when Lu Songli shot her a glance, “I didn’t get off the carriage to listen to your nonsense. Besides, this is between me and Zhao Yutan, what’s it to you? Are you her lapdog, so eager to defend her?”
Her gaze was cold, and Guo Yan inexplicably dared not say more.
After giving Zhao Yutan a final glance, Lu Songli turned and walked away, not caring to explain!
“Li, wait—” Zhao Yutan stepped forward to stop her.