He Ka Lingchuan’s movements froze. Frowning, he stared at the woman being helped to her feet standing before him. “You’re not Meng Jingwei!”
“I… I’m sure you’ve mistaken me for someone else. I… my name is Li Yun’er.”
Li Yun’er took a step back and lowered her head. Her slender, jade-like fingers brushed some dust off her skirt. However, the angle and posture perfectly accentuated her graceful figure.
She was identical to Meng Jingwei, naturally possessing a beautiful foundation.
However, compared to each other, Meng Jingwei leaned towards a cool, noble, and elegantly aloof beauty, like a lotus emerging from clear water. Li Yun’er, on the other hand, had shed her former gentle demeanor, becoming increasingly delicate and charming, exuding allure and captivating attention.
“Li Yun’er?”
He Ka Lingchuan’s mind raced. Recalling Li Yun’er’s identity, the unfamiliarity on his face completely vanished, replaced by a feigned gentlemanly and refined demeanor.
Yet, precisely because of his inherent wild and unrestrained nature, his act appeared even more contrived.
“Sir, you… you know me?” Li Yun’er’s expression showed a hint of surprise, her finely arched eyebrows knitted together. “I… I’ve just arrived. How could you possibly know me, sir?”
“Ahahaha, it’s quite a coincidence. A friend of mine knows your sister, and I heard about her having an elder sister from her. It’s truly fate that I meet you today.”
He Ka Lingchuan’s gaze, far from friendly, roamed up and down Li Yun’er, as if the words ‘lecherous man’ were written all over his face, as if he was afraid people wouldn’t notice his lecherous appearance.
“Is that so? It truly must be fate. I never expected to meet a friend of my sister’s here in Yin Clan.”
Discovering that He Ka Lingchuan spoke Mandarin, Li Yun’er conversed with him smoothly in the same language.
In fact, if they were to strictly define it by age, Meng Jingwei was Li Yun’er’s elder sister, not her younger sister.
However, this was something few people knew, and naturally, no one would bring it up in public.
“Hahaha, meeting is fate. Miss Li, have you eaten? If you don’t mind, allow me to treat you to dinner as an apology. I truly didn’t mean to bump into you just now.”
“This… isn’t it a bit inappropriate?”
“What’s inappropriate? A friend’s friend is also a friend. We’re all our own people. Come on, I’ll take you for hot pot.”
He Ka Lingchuan didn’t give Li Yun’er any chance to refuse, pulling her along to a hot pot restaurant nearby.
That evening, they exchanged contact information. He Ka Lingchuan tried to ask Li Yun’er out multiple times, but was rejected.
She intended to…
cast a long line to catch a big fish.
If she fell into his trap too easily, He Ka Lingchuan probably wouldn’t care much for her.
Playing hard to get was the best strategy.
Her mother had always told her that.
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The loft on the mountainside.
Meng Jingwei returned to the loft with Qing Muye. After entering, Qing Muye greeted Old Chen and went back to his room.
Meng Jingwei, carrying large shopping bags, headed upstairs, but was stopped by Old Chen.
“Come here.”
Old Chen said.
“What is it?”
“You bought a phone?”
Old Chen’s gaze fixed on the tote bag Meng Jingwei was carrying, a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
“Is there a problem? What era is this? It’s truly inconvenient not to have a phone, and having one also makes it easier for me to study.”
She calmly explained to Old Chen, then turned and went upstairs.
As she reached the corner of the stairs, she paused, looking back at him. “I didn’t come to Yin Clan to be imprisoned. You should know my personality; I’m the most unruly, and the stricter you are, the more rebellious I become.”
This was a warning to Old Chen.
She had only bought a phone at the market, and Old Chen was already displeased.