TFWYH – Chapter 845 My Mother Said I Was Ugly

Ling Yue rubbed her forehead with one hand while picking up her chopsticks with the other, placing food into his bowl.

“Stop staring at me and eat.”

“The food at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant is famous. Their chef is amazing.”

The Shadow Chief’s gaze immediately shifted to her fair, slender hand.

Before long, his bowl was piled into a little mountain.

It felt…

Strange.

In all his life…

No one had ever served him food before.

The Shadow Chief quietly looked back up at Ling Yue.

He watched as she used the same pair of chopsticks she’d used to serve him to pick up a piece of food and put it into her own mouth.

Her naturally rosy lips parted and closed gently.

They glistened with a faint sheen of oil.

Gulp.

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

Suddenly…

He felt hungry.

But it wasn’t the same kind of hunger he usually felt.

Exactly how it was different…

He couldn’t explain.

It just…

Didn’t feel right.

Meanwhile, Ling Yue was dying inside.

Why is he still staring at me?!

The little version of herself in her mind was already screaming in frustration.

Outwardly, however, she forced herself to remain calm.

No, I have to say something.

This atmosphere…

For some reason it feels kind of dangerous.

She picked up her teacup, held it to her lips, and asked casually, trying to break the awkward silence.

“Earlier, you said you scared me.”

“What did you mean by that?”

The Shadow Chief answered honestly,

“I’m ugly.”

“I scared you.”

“Pfft—!”

“Cough! Cough, cough!”

Ling Yue spat out an entire mouthful of tea.

“Are you alright?”

The Shadow Chief frowned.

He hesitated for a moment before gently patting her back.

Ling Yue shook her head.

After finally stopping her coughing fit, she stared at him in disbelief.

“You call yourself ugly?”

“If you’re ugly, then wouldn’t every man in the world be ugly too?”

“Including my handsome elder brother!”

The Shadow Chief blinked, confusion filling his blue eyes.

“My mother said…”

“Blue eyes.”

“Monster.”

“Ugly.”

Ling Yue: …

Your mother seriously has issues.

…Wait.

Looking at the Shadow Chief’s adorably clueless expression…

She suddenly found it strangely familiar.

That’s right!

Her sister-in-law used to be exactly like this!

Powerful.

Beautiful.

And…

Hopelessly dense.

She always used one word when two would do.

Half the time she couldn’t understand what other people meant and simply looked at them with a blank expression.

Although Ling Yue couldn’t see the Shadow Chief’s face…

The bewildered innocence in his eyes…

Was exactly the same as her sister-in-law’s back then.

The same familiar formula.

The same familiar flavor.

Adorably clueless.

Ling Yue thought for a moment before cautiously asking,

“So… just because your mother said you were ugly…”

“You’ve been wearing a mask all this time?”

The Shadow Chief nodded seriously.

“I scare people.”

“That’s bad.”

“…”

Your mother definitely fooled you.

And the worst part is—you actually believed her.

He’s really just like my sister-in-law.

Completely adorably dense.

For some reason…

Ling Yue suddenly felt much more at ease.

After all, she had plenty of experience dealing with adorably clueless people.

So she immediately asked,

“Look at my elder brother.”

“Do you think he’s ugly?”

The Shadow Chief shook his head.

Ling Yue continued,

“Since you can tell what’s beautiful and what’s ugly…”

“Then why do you think you’re ugly?”

The Shadow Chief repeated with complete seriousness,

“Blue eyes.”

“Monster.”

Ling Yue was speechless.

“…Then shouldn’t you be covering your eyes instead?”

“Why are you covering your face?”

The Shadow Chief froze.

Confusion completely overtook him.

…Right.

If that was the problem…

Wouldn’t covering his eyes be enough?

Then why had he been hiding his face all these years?

Seeing the look in his eyes that practically said, That actually makes sense. Why didn’t I think of that?, Ling Yue hurriedly said,

“Listen to me.”

“Your mother lied to you.”

“You’re not ugly at all.”

“You’re very handsome.”

“And your eyes are beautiful too.”

The Shadow Chief looked at her skeptically.

“Really?”

Ling Yue nodded vigorously.

“Absolutely.”

“I once read one of my elder brother’s books.”

“It said that on the far side of the sea live people just like you.”

“They have blond or white hair, very fair skin, and eyes that can be blue, brown, or even violet.”

“They’re called…”

She frowned, trying to remember.

“…Ah!”

“I’ve got it.”

“They’re called the People of the Western Regions.” (Literally: “people with distinctive-colored features,” an ancient Chinese term for Western/Central Asian or European-looking peoples.)