The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 519 - 483 Favoritism
Returning to Jingyu Garden from school.
Qiao Yuxian was somewhat excited the whole way.
She had taken quite a few photos on her phone, scrolling through them along the way, sharing them with Gu Yanjing as she went.
Upon arriving at Jingyu Garden, Qiao Yuxian entered the living room and was momentarily stunned.
Jingyu Garden had been decorated,
with a massive "Happy Graduation" sign facing the entrance of the living room.
They even tied a bow tie on Zhaocai and put a little tutu on Dou Jin.
Not only the housekeeper, Aunt Qin, and Aunt Mei dressed formally,
but all the servants at Jingyu Garden were dressed very formally.
They even prepared a cake.
Qiao Yuxian looked at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Yanjing lightly pressed his lips together and then said, "I don’t know."
Qiao Yuxian paused in her expression and then laughed, "Oh. I get it. Mr. Gu didn’t receive such treatment before."
Gu Yanjing didn’t reply, quietly acknowledging it.
Qiao Yuxian laughed even more happily, "It’s okay. You can crash my graduation ceremony. Generous, right?"
Gu Yanjing looked at her, initially not wanting to speak, but seeing she was waiting for him to speak, he responded with a sound.
Qiao Yuxian was satisfied and entered the living room, saying, "So formal?"
"Madam, happy graduation!" everyone in the villa said together in unison, loud and clear.
Obviously, they had been trained.
After they said it, Zhaocai howled a few times with its head up.
"Thank you, everyone," Qiao Yuxian said.
"Madam, there are gifts," Aunt Qin pointed to a corner of the living room.
Qiao Yuxian looked over as she pointed, and seeing the pile of gifts almost forming a mountain, she stumbled backward slightly, "So many."
"A little token from everyone," the housekeeper said.
This was not just a little, it was like moving a mountain for her.
Feeling surprised, Qiao Yuxian still immediately thanked them.
Then she cut the cake and distributed it to everyone.
There were too many people, but more than one cake had been prepared, so everyone got some.
Qiao Yuxian shared the cake with everyone, chatting as she did so.
Qiao Yuxian even played around, smearing cake for a while with them.
Almost no one was spared wherever she went.
In the end, only Gu Yanjing was left.
Gu Yanjing grabbed her hand to stop her from smearing.
She insisted on smearing him, getting into a playful tussle.
Finally, unable to resist her, Gu Yanjing bowed his head, letting her smear a bit on his face.
Once smeared, Qiao Yuxian was immediately satisfied.
Then she turned to chase Shang Chen.
Shang Chen had a blot of cream on his face; his numb mood was slightly balanced after seeing Mr. Gu was also smeared.
Just as he felt slightly balanced, she came at him again.
Qiao Yuxian merely glanced his way, and Shang Chen started running first.
Qiao Yuxian immediately chased after him.
The two of them ran around the living room, with Zhaocai chasing after them.
Finally, Qiao Yuxian got tired of chasing and stopped, mouthing ceasing fire, ceasing fire.
Shang Chen stood on the stairs, watching her wipe off the dried cream from her hands before coming down and walking towards them.
Seeing him approaching, Qiao Yuxian turned and leaned against Gu Yanjing, "So tired."
Gu Yanjing wrapped one arm around her, and with the other hand took a piece of cake on a paper plate from behind him, handing it towards Qiao Yuxian.
Su Qi stood not far behind them, eyes widening at this action of Mr. Gu.
While Shang Chen hadn’t noticed anything amiss at all,
he continued moving closer and stood about two meters away from them.
Because usually, he was accustomed to maintaining such a distance from Mr. Gu.
But today, just as he stood still, Qiao Yuxian suddenly moved forward, pulling Gu Yanjing along for a step.
Shang Chen saw Mr. Gu being pulled forward a step, and before he could react, he felt a cold sensation on his face.
Then Mr. Gu quickly took Qiao Yuxian away. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Shang Chen’s eyes widened.
Gu Yanjing wrapped an arm around Qiao Yuxian’s waist, carrying her away single-handedly.
The couple, looking very much like they had done something mischievous, rapidly fled the scene.
But Gu Yanjing’s expression was cold and indifferent, as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, Qiao Yuxian turned around to ostentatiously raise her eyebrows at Shang Chen.
Shang Chen stood there, with pieces of cream on both sides of his face, expression blank, eyes wide open,
unable to believe what had just happened.
Mr. Gu aiding Qiao Yuxian in targeting him was a bit difficult for him to accept.
His Mr. Gu was such a steady person.
He felt Mr. Gu wasn’t supposed to do something so immature.
Then Su Qi delivered a blow: "The cream was handed over by Mr. Gu."
Shang Chen felt his soul wobble out of his body, then back in again.
He was feeling a little dizzy right now.
Su Qi thought Shang Chen was so shocked he went cross-eyed, giving him a pat on the shoulder with a laugh.
...
Cream was sticking to Qiao Yuxian’s face and hair.
She returned to her room to freshen up,
and after that, went downstairs to unwrap the gifts.
The downstairs area was already cleaned up; Qiao Yuxian sat on the floor, unwrapping the gifts one by one.
There were gifts from Yujing Manor like Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon, and Wan Ying.
Also from Lin Huai Shu, Chu Zhengran, Lu Mengyi, and Qin Xia.
And from Su Qi, Shang Chen, and Meng Yan too.
Su Qi was straightforward, giving a red envelope.
Meng Yan gave a set of cookie cutters, which were very cute.
And Shang Chen gave a dagger.
Qiao Yuxian took out the dagger, looking at the unique patterns on it.
Gu Yanjing glanced over, "He has carried it with him since he was a child, and it’s very sharp."
"Carried it with him since he was a child?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes." Gu Yanjing said, "He lived along the D Continent border from a very young age; this was his only weapon."
Qiao Yuxian’s eyes flickered.
The D Continent border, what does that mean?
It means if your hands aren’t stained with blood, others will step over your corpse to move forward.
At a very young age.
Qiao Yuxian remembered Shang Chen was an orphan.
So this dagger, to him, was an amulet.
She looked at the dagger in her hand and then carefully put it back, "It’s too precious."
"Keep it." Gu Yanjing said.
Qiao Yuxian looked at him.
"Return it to him, and he’ll think what he gave is no good." Gu Yanjing said.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t say anything.
This still isn’t good; he gave her his life-saving tool.
"Keep it." After Gu Yanjing spoke, he picked up the dagger.
He unsheathed the dagger, the blade glistening under the light.
Qiao Yuxian watched as Gu Yanjing gripped the upper part of the dagger handle with his left hand, then with his right hand, drew out another dagger from the handle.
There was no way to tell from the precision of the handle’s design that another dagger could be hidden there.
This, in battle, could be life-saving if held back and used at the right moment.
Qiao Yuxian watched Gu Yanjing hold the dagger, then he put it back and drew it out again.
She understood that Shang Chen had lived on the edge, and this had shaped his character.
Gu Yanjing saved him.
He has always been grateful, so he only listens to Gu Yanjing unconditionally.
Qiao Yuxian wanted to tease him, and this was why. She felt his heart held too much suffering.
In this way, she could feel closer to him and ease his burden, even just a little bit.
Gu Yanjing’s voice was calm, "He always respected you."
"I don’t believe it." Qiao Yuxian said with a blunt tone.
Gu Yanjing looked at her.
Qiao Yuxian also gazed at him, then said after a while, "Mr. Gu, I’ve realized, you are always biased towards Shang Chen."
"He always respects you," Gu Yanjing said softly.
"I don’t see it," Qiao Yuxian said succinctly, in three words.
Gu Yanjing looked at her.
Qiao Yuxian also looked at him and after a while said, "Mr. Gu, I’ve discovered, you are biased towards Shang Chen."
Gu Yanjing brushed her cheek gently.
Qiao Yuxian glanced at him, then lowered her head to continue unwrapping gifts, just about to speak again but stopped.
