The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 498 - 462: Why does it feel like I married her?
"Your sister doesn’t want you anymore."
"Your sister doesn’t want you anymore."
"Your sister doesn’t want you!"
...
The sun was shining, and the sky was clear.
But Lu Muyao only felt a darkness before his eyes, a storm in his heart, and lightning and thunder in his mind.
Qiao Yuxian’s words kept echoing in his ears.
And they kept changing tone in his ears.
Lu Muyao stared at her as if he were a balloon constantly inflating, about to burst at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu Mengyi said, "Muyao, go see Grandpa."
The inflating balloon suddenly stopped and gradually deflated, "Okay."
He responded to Lu Mengyi.
Before leaving, he glared at Qiao Yuxian again.
When Qiao Yuxian caught his gaze, she raised her eyebrows at him triumphantly.
Lu Muyao walked away with a stomach full of anger.
After he walked off, Qiao Yuxian looked at Lu Mengyi and said, "Come on, let me steal you away to my home."
Lu Mengyi smiled softly and said, "You’re so naughty."
Qiao Yuxian also smiled and said, "Your brother is pretty fun too."
Lu Mengyi smiled again and said, "He’s been smart since he was little, learns quickly. So he’s always been a bit arrogant."
"People with abilities will always be a bit proud," Qiao Yuxian said.
"When he realizes there are always people better than him, he’ll behave," said Lu Mengyi.
"He’s very well-behaved in front of you," Qiao Yuxian said.
"He can’t beat me," Lu Mengyi said.
"I see," Qiao Yuxian said.
Lu Mengyi looked at her and then said, "Should we wait for Gu Yanjing?"
Qiao Yuxian looked back.
Old Sir Gu, Old Sir Xu, and Old Sir Lu were chatting together.
Gu Yanjing and Lin Huai Shu were accompanying them.
Lu Mengyi planned to check out the front hall and brought Qiao Yuxian along, afraid she’d get bored.
But now it seemed that some people in the front hall weren’t very friendly.
She was a bit worried that without Gu Yanjing, Qiao Yuxian might be wronged.
Qiao Yuxian asked her, "Worried I’ll be bullied?"
"A little," Lu Mengyi said directly.
"Then I’ll have to ask Miss Lu to protect me," Qiao Yuxian said with a smile.
Lu Mengyi looked at her smiling crescent eyes and said, "Follow me closely."
"Okay," Qiao Yuxian said.
The two didn’t wait for Gu Yanjing and continued walking toward the banquet hall.
After walking for a while, Qiao Yuxian said, "Actually, you brought me out with good intentions."
Lu Mengyi looked at her.
Qiao Yuxian said, "You don’t want the Lu Family to have too much hostility toward me. Appearing together with you makes their hostility towards me much less."
The opinion towards Gu Yanjing would also be much less.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t say this part.
Lu Mengyi looked at her and said, "They..."
Qiao Yuxian said, "They are all protective of their own. I understand."
Lu Mengyi looked at her and said, "I am also a bit selfish."
"Hmm?" Qiao Yuxian tilted her head to look at her and helped tidy her wind-blown clothes.
Lu Mengyi said, "With you and me appearing together, the discussions in Capital City about me will also reduce. My image as a venomous shrew will change a little."
"Whoever dares to say that, I’ll punch him on the head," Qiao Yuxian said fiercely.
"Your fist..." Lu Mengyi looked at her small fist.
"My fist is very powerful," Qiao Yuxian said.
Lu Mengyi nodded, "Powerful."
Qiao Yuxian smiled and stopped talking, walking quietly for a bit.
After a while, Lu Mengyi said, "Actually, I’m not as good as you think. When I first knew about you and Gu Yanjing being together, I really... kind of... disliked you."
Qiao Yuxian looked at her.
Lu Mengyi said, "Actually, I understand it all in my heart. Feelings are a matter of mutual consent, a matter of fate. And Gu Yanjing had already made it clear to me. I saw no one around him and was one-sided. It’s not your fault, nor Gu Yanjing’s. But I still couldn’t help not liking you, disliking you."
"So, then what?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Then I met you. I wanted to see what kind of person Gu Yanjing liked," Lu Mengyi said.
"And after meeting?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"I found out I kind of liked you," Lu Mengyi said.
"No way around it," Qiao Yuxian shrugged and said, "The charm is just too strong."
Lu Mengyi laughed and said, "Do you know what I asked the presiding master when we hiked the mountain after the New Year?"
"Can I know?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes," Lu Mengyi said, "a few years ago, I asked the master about my relationship with Gu Yanjing. The master said the fate wasn’t deep."
Qiao Yuxian thought about these four words.
The fate wasn’t deep.
But it still existed.
It neither gave hope nor completely extinguished hope.
Lu Mengyi continued, "After the New Year, I asked again on the mountain. The master said the fate had ended. That the man in my heart has already found his true fate."
Qiao Yuxian’s eyes fluttered lightly.
Lu Mengyi looked at her and said, "At that time, I was partly relieved. Later, I started liking you more and more, and I was completely relieved."
Qiao Yuxian looked at Lu Mengyi, paused, and said, "Sister Lu, you will definitely find your true match too. You will definitely be very happy."
Hearing her address, Lu Mengyi’s expression subtly froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "I will definitely be happy."
Lu Mengyi looked off into the distance, thinking, "I will be happy, even alone."
...
Qiao Yuxian and Lu Mengyi arrived at the banquet hall together.
As the two stepped into the banquet hall, all eyes fell on them.
One was calm and elegant, the other gentle and charming.
The image that was somewhat contradictory actually appeared exceptionally harmonious together, their aura perfectly blending.
As the host, Lu Mengyi naturally had to entertain the guests.
But while she greeted people from different families, she kept Qiao Yuxian by her side, never letting her leave.
Although Qiao Yuxian said she wanted her protection, she was nevertheless an outsider for the Lu Family.
She was worried it would be inconvenient for Lu Mengyi to keep her around.
Told Lu Mengyi that she could sit on the side for a while.
However, since Lu Mengyi had brought her out, she wanted to ensure Qiao Yuxian wouldn’t feel any slight, so she kept her close all along.
Regarding the two of them appearing together, although no one said anything aloud,
Occasionally, the surprised, gossip-inspired looks that slipped showed that they were wondering: How come these two are together?
Shouldn’t these two hate each other? Why do they seem to get along so well?
Could it be that Lu Mengyi liking Gu Yanjing was just a lie...
After greeting various family members, Lu Mengyi took Qiao Yuxian and introduced her to the Lu Family.
As Lu Mengyi introduced someone, Qiao Yuxian would obediently greet them.
For elders, whatever term Lu Mengyi used, Qiao Yuxian followed along.
Halfway through the introductions, while calling out names, Qiao Yuxian thought to herself about how something felt strange.
This scene... why does it feel like she’s marrying into the Lu Family?
Or marrying Lu Mengyi.
And Lu Mengyi was introducing her to the family.
She felt something was off.
Lu Mengyi might have sensed it too.
Then the two suddenly exchanged a glance.
Their eyes were calm but carried a hint of something peculiar.
After the glance, they tacitly looked away, and Qiao Yuxian couldn’t help but laugh.
Lu Mengyi, holding back, also smiled softly in resignation...
