TFWYH – Chapter 206 Mingling in a Brothel

“It’s no bother!”

The moment Su Yangyu faced Yanyan, the lofty arrogance he’d shown before vanished. His smile was warm and gentle.
“I’ve heard that Miss Yanyan is unmatched in both talent and grace. I wonder if I might be fortunate enough to witness it firsthand?”

“It would be my honor,” Yanyan replied with a faint smile, then helped Madam Hong down from the stage.

Before long, mother and daughter arrived at Su Yangyu’s table on the second floor.

Madam Hong first expressed her gratitude to Su Yangyu, then told him that from now on, any time he came, he’d receive a twenty-percent discount.

Su Yangyu was quite pleased with the perceptive madam.

Yanyan then stayed to share a few cups of wine with him.

Su Yangyu’s gaze was full of admiration, and his manner toward her was cautious and deeply respectful—as if terrified of offending the beauty even slightly.

That… was something Tang Wan hadn’t expected at all.

“He’s got good taste,” Tang Wan whispered to Ling Yu.

Ling Yu shot her a cool glance. “Don’t tell me you actually believe in love at first sight?”

Tang Wan nodded. “Of course. I fell in love with you at first sight.”

Ling Yu gave a dry laugh. “All love at first sight is just lust at first sight.”

Tang Wan nodded earnestly. “Agreed. So when are you going to let me sleep with you?”

Having been with her for some time, Ling Yu’s skin had thickened considerably. He answered calmly, “Since it’s lust at first sight, I can’t let you succeed so easily. Anything too easily obtained feels cheap.”

“…”

That actually sounded kind of reasonable. Tang Wan thought for a moment and countered, “Then if I don’t like you, will you let me sleep with you?”

Ling Yu smiled. “Keep dreaming.”

Tang Wan: …

Don’t push me, or I’ll just take you by force!

Back to Su Yangyu—
The more time he spent with Yanyan, the more she amazed him.

Not only was she breathtakingly beautiful, she was genuinely intelligent and cultured—no shallow “talented lady” posing for show.

And knowing she came from the pleasure quarters only deepened his tenderness toward her.

In the end, Su Yangyu left reluctantly, telling Yanyan that he would visit her often.

Yanyan thanked him politely and personally escorted the group out.

She then remained standing at the brothel’s doorway, watching as they departed into the night.

Su Yangyu kept glancing back again and again, even when she was no longer in sight—like a man who’d lost his soul.

Xie Wenjie teased, “I’d say Miss Yanyan likes you too. Otherwise, why would she stand there watching you leave?”

Su Yangyu’s face flushed red. “Really?” he asked uncertainly.

“Of course,” Xie Wenjie said. “A pity, though—a courtesan of the brothel and a young master of the Su family? Your parents would never allow it.”

At that, Su Yangyu’s mood soured.

Ling Yu, overhearing their conversation, cast a sidelong glance at the woman beside him, thinking: Su Yangyu’s imagining things again.

Yanyan wasn’t seeing him off—
She was clearly…

“Darling, did you finally realize how handsome I am?” Tang Wan interrupted his thoughts when she caught him staring.

Ling Yu: …

No, thank you!

—

After parting ways with Su Yangyu and his friends, the couple returned home.

But the moment they stepped through the gate, they were met by Jiang Shi’s stormy face—and the gloating looks of Ling Yue and Ling Chen.

Tang Wan, walking a step behind, froze. Seeing her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law all waiting in the courtyard, she instantly drew back her foot, not daring to enter.

Why aren’t they asleep yet?

She kept blinking at Ling Yu—Go on, hurry! Make Mother go to bed!

Ling Yu’s eye twitched. With no choice, he stepped forward. “Mother, why are you still up?”

“Oh, so you still remember to call me ‘Mother’?” Jiang Shi snapped furiously. “You’ve grown bold indeed—daring to go carousing in a brothel!”