Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 543 - 513: Little Ice Sculpture

As Shen Tang turned, she caught a glimpse of a blue figure quietly leaving out of the corner of her eye. She was stunned, looked towards the door, and muttered, "Ah Lan..."

She threw down the snowball and quickly went to the door but couldn’t see any trace of the young man, only a string of shallow footprints left behind.

Suddenly, Shen Tang lost her playful mood, a trace of bitterness and sadness rising in her heart.

Since she came back, the two had been distant, Jia Lan no longer actively seeking her out, even intentionally or unintentionally avoiding her, always with excuses of being busy, and his attitude especially cold toward her.

In recent days, she had sought out Jia Lan several times, trying to ease their relationship, but it seemed to have little effect.

She knew he was still angry about that incident, but she didn’t know how to make him feel better.

Jia Lan was proud and pampered, often throwing small tantrums from time to time, mostly directed at outsiders, whether it was a vendor whose goods didn’t match the sample or a dealer who miscalculated accounts...but every time she coaxed him, it got better, but somehow this time was particularly difficult!

Shen Tang could feel their relationship gradually estranging; she wanted to work hard to mend it, but it seemed some invisible force was pushing them apart.

Her mood inevitably turned gloomy.

Xiao Jin and Xue Yinzhou noticed her mood, and stopped their open and covert fighting.

Xiao Jin walked up to her, brushed off the snow on her hair, and asked softly, "Tangtang, what’s the matter? Is it too cold outside? It’s all my fault, why don’t we go inside first!"

Shen Tang shook her head, murmuring, "I’m fine, just a little sad..."

She crouched down, scooped up a handful of pure white snow, and gently molded it. Soon, a small snowfish appeared in her palm.

"Someone might be sadder than me, but, I don’t know how to console him..."

Who this "him" referred to went without saying.

Even Xue Yinzhou could see the subtle changes between Shen Tang and Jia Lan these few days.

He pursed his lips, unwilling, but even more unwilling to see the female upset, "You can go talk to him, if he doesn’t say anything—"

Then tie him up and force him to confess!

Before Xue Yinzhou could finish that sentence, he saw the female stand up and nod heavily, "Mm, you’re right! I need to go talk to him!"

Shen Tang looked at the two Beast Husbands, her beautiful face lighting up with a smile again, "You two go back first, I’ll go over there this time definitely to talk to him properly."

...

Jia Lan returned to the palace, looking at the pond in the courtyard slowly freezing under the white snow.

He moved his fingertips, but ultimately didn’t care and turned around to the room to the bathroom, taking off his clothes.

The young man’s body slender and long, yet perfectly proportioned, like an Ancient Greek sculpture.

He soaked into the bathtub, hands lazily resting on the edges, closed his eyes.

The white mist hazily covered the glass door in a layer of steam. Most of his body submerged in the water, his chest exposed above, the skin cold white and dazzling under the light, the collarbone delicate as carved jade, exuding a unique allure and charm.

Even soaked in warm water, Jia Lan’s mood inexplicably icy and lonely, as if in an endless abyss.

An enticing voice occasionally sounded by his ear, growing clearer and disturbing his fragile emotions...

Suddenly, Jia Lan heard something, opening his eyes to look outside the door.

Shen Tang arrived at Jia Lan’s palace, called out a couple of times as she entered the room but saw no figure. Suddenly, she heard the sound of water trickling from the bathroom, so she walked over, looking at the glass door covered in mist, and softly called, "Ah Lan~"

Through the glass door, Jia Lan clearly heard the female’s voice. She deliberately softened her tone, appearing even more tender and sweet...this was her usual trick when acting coquettish.

It made his heart race, yet with a hint of bitterness and pain.

Jia Lan’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly, his voice cool and indifferent, like the falling snow outside the window, "...Why are you here? Weren’t you playing in the snow with Xiao Jin and them?"

"I came here especially to find you." Shen walked to the door.

The glass door covered in mist made it hard for her to see the faint figure inside, much less discern the young man’s expression.

She could only judge from his voice.

This indifferent tone deliberately suppressing emotions. Sure enough, he was still upset about that day.

She needed to coax well!

Shen Tang softly said, "It was my fault that day, I apologize to you."

"...I’m not angry." Jia Lan stared at the glass door, speaking faintly, "I’m not some childish kid."

"But people who bottled things up inside are more childish than kids." The glass door was pushed open, Shen Tang walked in. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Jia Lan was startled, seemingly not expecting her to come in directly, his body sank, a hint of blush appeared on his jade-white handsome face, "You...how could you just barge in without saying anything?"

Shen Tang put her hands behind her back, looked at him unhappily, "We’re partners, do we still need to be so clear about things?"

She smiled and glanced at him, teasing, "We’ve seen all we should see, done all we should do, when did you become so distant with me?"

Jia Lan turned his face away, deliberately not looking at her, seemingly unwilling to speak.

Shen Tang pouted, squinted her eyes dangerously, "You’ve been avoiding me lately, I come to find you, and you’re like this... Could it be there are other females outside?"

Jia immediately turned his head to look at her, hurriedly refuting, "I don’t!"

"Then why are you avoiding me, not wanting to see me? Unwilling to accept my...apology?" Shen Tang looked at him, asked gently.

Jia Lan suddenly didn’t dare meet her gaze, lowered his head and murmured, "I don’t know...it’s just my mood has been chaotic recently..."

The young man’s appearance cold and exquisite, especially those blue eyes, like a deep and beautiful sea, soul-absorbing. At this moment, he frowned, long lashes trembling, face showing pain and confusion, making one heartbroken wanting to hug him and kiss him.

Shen Tang really did just that. She leaned in and lightly kissed his face, "Is there any trouble you couldn’t tell me?"

Feeling the female’s warm, sweet kiss, such a long-lost beauty, Jia Lan only felt the hard-earned emotional barrier shatter!

His cheeks were even redder, softly murmuring, "I can’t...play in the snow with you."

"Hm? Why say such silly things? If you want to play in the snow, I can accompany you anytime, even now."

Shen Tang brought her hands from behind her back, handing over something, "Look at this gift I have for you, guess what it is."

Jia Lan focused and looked at what was in her hand.

It was a small snow sculpture, unfortunately melted into a somewhat vague shape, hard to recognize what it was.

Jia Lan disdainfully said, "Ugly."

Shen Tang’s eyes widened like a cat’s, unhappy, "This is you! Can’t you tell it’s a small fish? I molded for a long time, failed several times before forming...but it melted while held in my palm, it was quite beautiful when freshly sculpted!"

Jia Lan saw her brow furl, face troubled and wrinkled like a bun, couldn’t help but chuckle, obviously doubting her claim, "Fool."

His long, jade-like fingers softly gathered a cluster of ice-blue light, thinly scattered snow falling into his palm, morphed and solidified into a delicate, artwork-like little ice sculpture—

A round little kitten, obediently sitting on the ground, with a small fish held in its mouth.