Thank goodness my sister-in-law happened to mention this once before…
Otherwise, I’d have had no idea how to bluff my way through this!
But the Shadow Chief wasn’t fooled.
After a moment of silence, he simply asked,
“So… you think I’m handsome?”
“I…”
Ling Yue finally realized what he was asking.
Her face instantly turned bright red.
You’re asking an unmarried young lady to tell a man he’s handsome?
Do you even know what that implies?
Are you really this adorably clueless, or are you pretending?
The Shadow Chief mistook her hesitation for deception.
The light in his sapphire-blue eyes immediately dimmed.
“You lied to me.”
“No, no! I didn’t!”
Ling Yue wanted to cry.
This kind of adorable fool is even harder to deal with than my sister-in-law!
Fortunately, Ling Yue’s elder brother wasn’t around to hear her thoughts.
Otherwise, he’d definitely have laughed in her face.
“Your sister-in-law may be easy for you to handle.”
“For me? Not so much.”
Ling Yue racked her brain.
After a long pause, with her cheeks burning crimson, she finally forced out the words,
“Y-You’re…”
“You’re very handsome.”
“Among all the men I’ve ever met…”
“You’re the most handsome one…”
“…except for my elder brother.”
The Shadow Chief’s dim blue eyes instantly lit up.
“Really?”
Ling Yue nodded so hard it was almost frantic.
“Really!”
“I swear! If I’m lying, you can call me a puppy!”
“Mmm.”
The Shadow Chief immediately brightened.
The corners of his lips unconsciously curved upward.
Even the tips of his ears turned faintly pink.
Oh my goodness…
Who could possibly withstand a pure-hearted young man looking like this?
Ling Yue clutched her wildly pounding heart and hurriedly looked away.
The tiny version of herself inside her head was already in tears.
Big Brother…
It’s seriously so hard not to fall for someone like this!
This is torture!
Reality soon proved…
Things could always get worse.
Clearly in an excellent mood, the Shadow Chief sincerely praised her in return.
“You’re beautiful too.”
“The most beautiful.”
Ling Yue: …
Mother!
Big Brother!
Sister-in-law!
Somebody save me!
Ahhh!
This is going to kill me!
By the end of the meal, Ling Yue’s heart was in complete turmoil.
At the same time, she had gained a much better understanding of the Shadow Chief.
What Shadow Chief?
He was simply a young man who knew nothing about social etiquette.
He genuinely had no idea which things were appropriate to say to a young woman…
And which absolutely weren’t.
Ling Yue couldn’t help wondering…
Just what kind of environment could produce someone like him?
…No.
Wait.
That wasn’t right.
Sister Yuanyuan had once told her:
“The moment you become curious about someone, that’s the beginning of falling in love.”
She couldn’t allow herself to become interested in the Shadow Chief.
Nor did she want her future husband to die young…
Or to end up separated from her children.
The thought immediately sobered her.
She forcibly suppressed the tiny spark that had just begun to ignite in her heart.
So…
After they finished eating, just as the Shadow Chief happily prepared to escort her home…
Ling Yue suddenly stepped back several paces, deliberately putting some distance between them.
She gave him a respectful curtsy.
“Thank you very much for your help today, Lord Shadow Chief.”
“I’ll never forget your kindness.”
“It’s getting late.”
“You should head back as well.”
Every sentence was filled with formal honorifics.
Each “Lord Shadow Chief” made him frown a little more.
He looked at her silently for a long moment before speaking.
“Yin Jue.”
Ling Yue frowned in confusion.
He looked at her seriously.
“Yin Jue.”
“My name.”
In other words…
Stop calling me ‘Lord.’
I don’t like it.
Ling Yue lowered her eyes.
“I’m merely a commoner.”
“How could I dare address Your Lordship by name?”
After speaking, she deliberately glanced at the darkening sky.
“It’s really getting late.”
“If I don’t go home now, my elder brother will be angry.”
“Lord Shadow Chief…”
“You should return early as well.”
She curtsied once more.
Then she turned around and walked away without looking back.
The Shadow Chief watched her retreating figure.
An indescribable feeling spread from his heart throughout his entire body.
It was…
Extremely uncomfortable.
Confused, he pressed a hand against his chest.
After thinking for a while…
He decided to go find Second Brother first.
Could something really be wrong with my body?
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