My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 68 - 20: I Apologize for Intruding!

Although Qiu Yuyan is outwardly a wise and gentle woman, giving people the feeling of being like a breath of spring air, she is not really like that on the inside.

People familiar with Qiu Yuyan know that she is selfish, cold, and ruthless!

Because of her looks and status, many men pursued her, even some outstanding peers on Xuantian Continent, but she didn’t take a fancy to any of them!

She felt that those people were not worthy of her at all!

But she never expected that one day, she would be enchanted by someone she had only met once!

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Si Lin also felt a particularly intense gaze from this side, and he casually glanced over, discovering it was a woman on a boat not far away. He furrowed his brows slightly, not paying it any mind, as he had experienced such things countless times over the years and was used to such attention.

Noticing that Gu Qingqing seemed to enjoy the feeling of the wind here, he couldn’t help but let the corners of his mouth lift slightly, looking at Gu Qingqing with eyes full of affection.

The hundred-meter distance was quickly covered, and the pier on the other side of the river was as lively as the one on this side.

When Gu Qingqing’s boat came over, it immediately drew everyone’s attention at the pier, as it was so exquisite that it didn’t seem like it should be in this place.

Some even thought about asking how much it cost to rent the boat after the people on it disembarked so they could ride it too.

To their surprise, after everyone got off the boat, Gu Qingqing cast a series of spells on the boat, which then shrank and turned into the size of a model, returning to Gu Qingqing’s hand and being stored into the storage bracelet.

Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard someone calling Yun Ran’s name and looked over in surprise, only to see Qiu Yu Fei, with whom they had previously argued in Chasing Cloud City.

Yun Ran had no intention of paying any attention to Qiu Yu Fei and, upon seeing her, turned to leave without a second thought, only to be stopped.

"Qiu Yu Fei, why are you blocking us?" Yun Ran frowned at Qiu Yu Fei, clearly displeased.

"Miss Yun, I’m sorry, I asked Yu Fei to stop you," Qiu Yuyan slowly approached at this point, her gaze resting momentarily on Si Lin before she smiled at Yun Ran, "I heard that Yu Fei had a conflict with Miss Yun in Chasing Cloud City before, and I apologize on Yu Fei’s behalf."

Hearing this, Yun Ran instinctively looked at Qiu Yu Fei, seeing her looking angry but not daring to speak, which inexplicably made Yun Ran feel quite happy.

"Miss Qiu, you’re too kind. The matter ended in Chasing Cloud City; I have no intention of pursuing it." Compared to Qiu Yu Fei, Yun Ran didn’t like interacting with Qiu Yuyan either; in her eyes, Qiu Yuyan was like a beautiful serpent, falling into her trap without knowing it.

"Miss Yun is magnanimous," Qiu Yuyan praised Yun Ran, "I wonder if Miss Yun is also here to find the entrance to the Secret Realm. Meeting by chance is fate; may we accompany you?"

Yun Ran was a bit surprised by Qiu Yuyan’s suggestion, thinking her displeasure was already obvious enough—how did the other not see it?

However, she was not the leader of the group and had no authority, so she could only direct her gaze towards Si Lin.

Qiu Yuyan’s gaze followed Yun Ran’s to Si Lin, and her smile remained perfect, though unseen, her hand hanging by her side was tightly clutching the edge of her dress, her fingertips pale, obviously nervous about facing Si Lin.

"Senior Brother, Miss Qiu wishes to accompany us; I’d like to know your opinion." Because of Gu Qingqing, Yun Ran and Zhuo Tingqiu had followed Gu Qingqing in calling Si Lin ’Senior Brother’, but in front of Si Lin, Yun Ran unintentionally felt a bit nervous, unable to even make eye contact with him.

Si Lin was explaining the technique for crafting boats to Gu Qingqing. Hearing Yun Ran’s words, he turned his head, his expression extremely indifferent, without even glancing at Qiu Yuyan, he coldly replied, "That’s unnecessary."

After speaking, he didn’t care about Qiu Yuyan’s reaction, turned away, and continued to patiently explain to Gu Qingqing, his expression a stark contrast to his previous coldness. Yet, Gu Qingqing, out of curiosity, glanced at Qiu Yuyan for a moment before quickly redirecting her focus back to Si Lin’s explanation.

Qiu Yuyan’s smile froze on her face; for the first time since growing up, she nearly couldn’t maintain her expression.

Her hand by her side clenched into a fist, the pain from her fingernails digging into her palm was what calmed her down.

She took a deep breath, kept her smile, and turned her head to Yun Ran, "So, I’ve disturbed you."

Without caring to see Yun Ran’s expression, she immediately turned around, hurriedly leaving, almost unable to maintain the etiquette she had learned over the years.

Qiu Yu Fei was forced by Qiu Yuyan to come, although a bit shocked Qiu Yuyan had left so easily, she still quickly followed, leaving the place she didn’t want to stay for even a second.

Yun Ran was somewhat surprised watching Qiu Yuyan’s departing figure, wondering if her understanding of Qiu Yuyan was mistaken.

As far as she knew, Qiu Yuyan was not someone who gave up easily, and since the other party wanted to accompany them, there must have been a motive, yet without achieving it, she left just like that?

Yun Ran, full of questions, turned to Zhuo Tingqiu, who had just walked up to her, "Is my understanding of Qiu Yuyan wrong? Or was that not the real Qiu Yuyan just now? How could she leave so easily?"

Zhuo Tingqiu, having been nearby and not too clear about what had happened, wore a puzzled expression upon hearing Yun Ran’s question, "What happened to her?"

Yun Ran recounted what had just happened, "Since she proposed to accompany us, there must have been a purpose. After Senior Brother Si refused, she left so easily?"

Zhuo Tingqiu touched his chin, glancing at Si Lin, a knowing look appearing on his face, and seeing Yun Ran still bewildered, he tapped her shoulder, "Look at Senior Brother Si’s face, then think about the kind of man girls your age would like?"

Yun Ran, usually too afraid to make eye contact with Si Lin, knew he was quite handsome, but had never thought in that direction because of her fear. Upon hearing Zhuo Tingqiu’s words, she seriously looked at Si Lin’s face and then considered Qiu Yuyan’s character, coming to a sudden realization.

"So, Qiu Yuyan has taken a liking to Senior Brother Si, and being rejected by him, couldn’t handle it and left so easily!" Yun Ran found it somewhat unbelievable as she said it, but considering Qiu Yuyan’s character, it seemed reasonable.

Because of excitement, Yun Ran didn’t control her volume, and both Gu Qingqing and Si Lin nearby heard her. Si Lin glanced at her expressionlessly before looking away, while Gu Qingqing seemed a bit curious.