"Isn’t it? But everyone knows about this little guy chasing my sister. Although he’s not as persistent as Bai Yuze, he’s always so high-profile every ti. If that’s not pursuing my sister, what is it?" Xiao Manxuan blinked and asked, puzzled.
Finally, she turned to Lin Tian, hoping he would give her a satisfactory answer.
Lin Tian touched his nose and had no choice but to tell the truth, "Second Miss, there’s indeed more to the story than ets the eye. It goes like this..."
He repeated the conversation he just had for the sisters, who listened with faces full of surprise.
Upon hearing it, Xiao Manxuan went ballistic, huffing angrily, "Well done, Yun Xiaotian. Your Yun Family is actually chasing after my sister because of such superstitious beliefs, how ridiculous. Do you know what ’The Book of Changes’ says? ’Nature is strong and so the noble man cultivates his virtues ceaselessly.’ It’s about man’s triumph over fate. Do you understand that?"
Once the scholar speaks out, it’s evident if there’s substance. Yun Xiaotian cannot out-talk her. Plus, since the Yun Family’s superstition was the root cause, he had no ground to refute and simply nodded in apology.
"Second Miss, Xiao Tian is also acting out of filial piety. For that sake, let’s not hold it against him, and with his status as the Yun Family’s heir, he can help Miss block quite a few suitors," Lin Tian said with a chuckle, admiring the adorable, indignant look on the little girl.
Otherwise, the little girl could have given Yun Xiaotian a taste of full-blown martial arts, and it wasn’t certain Yun Xiaotian could have beaten her. Although Xiao Manxuan was not an Ancient Martial Artist, she had practiced techniques with her sister for a long ti and had so basics. Lin Tian had experienced her skills firsthand the first ti he t her.
"For Lin Tian’s sake, I’ll be generous and won’t hold it against you, but you better not spread this fortune-bringing nonsense outside. It’s bad for my sister’s reputation," Xiao Manxuan said magnanimously.
From the beginning to the end, Miss hadn’t said a word, leaving the little girl to speak her piece while she fondly watched her younger sister fiercely protect her.
Lin Tian cleverly changed the subject, "Miss, you’re the star of the day here. Didn’t any of your suitors invite you for a dance?"
"What’s it to you? Or maybe you, Lin Tian, would like to ask to dance?" Miss teased with a half-smile.
"May I have the honor of inviting Miss for a dance?" Lin Tian joked. In truth, he did not know how to dance—in his previous lifestyle, there was no leisure ti for dancing.
"Does the great Mr. Lin Tian lack a dance partner?" Miss gave him a look and then, pointing not too far away, said, "That girl over there has been looking at you. Aren’t you going to respond to her?"
The girl is looking at ? Lin Tian followed the direction she pointed and sure enough, there was a beautiful woman sitting alone, her gaze fixed on him.
Qi Jing? What on earth does she want? This woman was none other than Qi Jing, who had chosen to stay behind. Lin Tian didn’t give it much thought and just smiled nonchalantly.
At this smile, Qi Jing obviously stiffened for a mont. She clearly mistook Lin Tian’s smile for sothing else and reciprocated with a smile of her own. Hesitating for a mont, she actually stood up and walked towards Lin Tian.
"Mr. Lin Tian, it seems you have quite the charm, attracting even your ex-girlfriend over," Miss said with a peculiar tone.
"I was actually hoping to attract Miss, but it’s a pity Miss remains unaffected by ," Lin Tian said with a smiling gaze.
Miss gave him a coquettish look and snorted, "Humph, who wants your attraction!"
"Lin Tian, she’s here," Xiao Manxuan warned him, not having much of a good impression of Qi Jing because she knew Lin Tian’s past.
No sooner had she said this than Qi Jing arrived in front of them. She spoke softly to Lin Tian, "Lin Tian, how have you been lately?"
"Of course, I’m well. Basking in the radiant grace of Miss and Second Miss, I’ve never been better," Lin Tian replied leisurely as he looked at Qi Jing, speaking indifferently.
His words once again elicited a roll of eyes from the Xiao sisters, while the uninford Yun Xiaotian looked curiously at the group, three won and one man, as if trying to unearth so story.
Qi Jing said, "Lin Tian, actually I..."
"Actually, there’s nothing." Lin Tian rudely cut her off, speaking coldly, "If you’re not looking for your tall, rich, and handso classmate Sun Decai, what do you want with ?"
Seeing Lin Tian’s indifferent attitude, Qi Jing’s expression turned sowhat sorrowful, but Lin Tian remained unmoved. With a woman like her, who knew if it was all an act.
Back then, Qi Jing had toyed with two n at the sa ti, yet she had still managed to put on the façade of a pure and innocent girl in front of him. Lin Tian only blad himself for not recognizing her true nature sooner.
Qi Jing quickly regained her composure, and with a hint of shyness asked, "Can I ask you for a dance?"
The mont she spoke, the Xiao sisters all turned to look at Lin Tian, curious to see how he would respond. An ex-girlfriend coming to make ands was, anyway you look at it, interesting.
"Dance, huh? As you know, I can’t dance," Lin Tian said nonchalantly, then glanced at the entrance to the hall and paused before suddenly smiling. "But, after all, we’ve been classmates for years; I certainly won’t refuse such a simple request as dancing."
"Really?" Qi Jing asked, obviously delighted.
"Of course, please," Lin Tian said, offering his hand like a perfect gentleman.
Qi Jing extended her hand and gently placed it on Lin Tian’s, and the two walked toward the dance floor together. The Xiao sisters looked on in surprise, and Xiao Manxuan was about to speak but was held back by Miss.
"Sister, why are you holding back? Given Qi Jing’s nature, how could she possibly truly repent? I’m afraid Lin Tian will be fooled by her again and get hurt one more ti," Xiao Manxuan said anxiously, her eyes filled with concern for Lin Tian.
Xiao Manxue shook her head and whispered softly, "Don’t worry, today’s Lin Tian is not the sa as before. The betrayal of a brother and the fickleness of a girlfriend are too painful; it’s ti for a resolution. Let him go, he knows what to do."
Watching Lin Tian lead another woman to the dance floor, Xiao Manxue’s eyes seed to smile, as she felt like she could see a man becoming more mature, more resolute in his convictions.
Without histrionics, without evasion, but facing it all calmly. Xiao Manxuan watched Lin Tian, as if understanding the sa principle.
At that mont, at the entrance of the banquet hall, Sun Decai, who had just returned after changing his belt, caught sight of Qi Jing and Lin Tian holding hands and walking to the dance floor.
His face turned stern as he strode quickly towards Lin Tian.
"Xiao Jing, you, what are you doing?" Sun Decai approached the two and said with a frown.
Lin Tian glanced at him and replied with a light smile, "Classmate Sun Decai, isn’t it obvious? Qi Jing and I are dancing. Is there a problem?"
"Dancing? Xiao Jing is my woman; if she’s to dance, she should be dancing with . When was it your turn?" Sun Decai said, barely containing his anger.
As a man, seeing his own woman dancing intimately with another man was bound to make him angry, especially since that man was Lin Tian, fueling the fire in his heart even more.
Back when he had snatched Qi Jing away from Lin Tian’s side, he could hardly contain his smugness, feeling a sense of superiority. At that ti, Lin Tian seed as insignificant as an ant in his eyes.
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