âAnd...
âGrandfather...
âWhat brings him to General Manor?â
âFeng Lianqing, did you hear that?â Feng Ruqing smiled. âShe said you were a fool because you didnât recognize me in the first place, but instead, Yueâer was so smart that she had outsmarted everyone. If this girl was so smart, she wouldnât have been used by others. â
Without waiting for Feng Lianqing to respond, Helian Yue looked at Feng Ruqing sadly. âWhat does Xiao Qing mean? Am I not smart enough?â
âWhat do you think?â Feng Ruqing smiled, but for a moment, it made Helian Yueâs heart sink.
âIâm smart, and Iâll get smarter from now on!
âThatâs the only way Xiao Qing will not kick me out!â
Helian Yingâs face turned pale, her voice trembled as she spoke, âMaster Lianqing, I didnât mean that. I didnât...â
âEnough!â
Old Master Helian snapped and pointed at Helian Ying angrily. âYouâre very well behaved in front of me... I never thought that youâre so jealous of Yueâer. If I hadnât heard all this, I wouldnât even have known how youâre making up stories about your sister out there!â
Helian Ying panicked and took a step forward, but a red fox stopped her.
This red fox stared at her with eerie eyes, frightening her into taking a few steps back; her face grew paler.
âGrandfather, I didnât! You have to trust me. I didnât mean any harm to my sister...ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHelian Ying, do you think Iâm stupid? What did you just say? What do you mean Helian Yue is pestering Master Lianqing, and that he hates her? Youâre saying this as if my Yueâer is not welcomed!â
Helian Ying was dumbfounded. She bit her lips hard, tears flowing down her face.
âHow could Grandfather forget that Iâm also his granddaughter...
âWhy does he have only Helian Yue in his heart?â
âYou accuse Yueâer saying she already knew Young Lady Fengâs identity and deliberately tried to get close to her? I know Yueâer more than anyone else. She would never have such a thought and would never hurt someone who cares about her!â
Old Master Helianâs eyes were full of anger as he snapped at her in a stern voice.
His words stabbed deep into Helian Yingâs heart. She closed her eyes slowly.
âHelian Yue has never had such a thought?
âWhy is only Helian Yue important to Grandfather?â
âHelian Ying...â Feng Lianqingâs face was expressionless and cold. âI rejected Yueâer not because I hate her. I just want to focus on my cultivation. I didnât want to be disturbed by love, and I didnât want to give her hope. That was why I did that to her, but as for you... I simply donât like you!â
Initially, he could not say whether he liked or disliked Helian Ying. When he met her, he would not act like a stranger, but neither would he talk to her like a good friend.
However, after she said those words in front of him at Feng Lianyiâs banquet, he started to hate her...
If he had known that Helian Ying was this kind of person, he would never treat her as a friend and would have stayed away from her long ago.
Helian Yingâs heart raced faster, and what made her feel sadder than Old Master Helianâs words was Feng Lianqingâs last sentence...
âI simply donât like you!â