Free Web NovelChapter 1492: Chapter 766: Complicated Feelings
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"Follow me!" The cool, sweet voice of Shi Qingzhuang drifted over before she turned to leave.
Situ Bufan’s heart was filled with an extremely complex feeling, full of bitterness and frustration. Shi Qingzhuang was a girl betrothed to him since infancy, and she had never even glanced at him.
Qing Shui started to follow but quickly recovered. He smiled, bidding farewell to Qing Shi and Qing Shan. The smile on his face was known to all—a smile of someone about to lay down. After they left, Qing Shui quickly caught up with Shi Qingzhuang’s silhouette.
Qing Shui immediately attracted everyone’s attention after hearing the two cold words spoken by Shi Qingzhuang. Although he did not like those arrogant girls, for him, this was the real personality of Shi Qingzhuang! Moreover, she hadn’t even looked at her fiancé but had already spoken to him. He silently cheered for himself. Haha, it seems that I am indeed quite popular. Besides, at present, Shi Qingzhuang was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
Behind them, Situ Bufan gritted his teeth helplessly, his face full of a snake-like hatred aimed at the backs of Shi Qingzhuang and Qing Shui. He bit his teeth and swore, "To marry an adulterous couple, I will touch her in front of you one day."
As they walked together, whether a coincidental or pre-planned action, Qing Shui’s shoulder kept brushing against Shi Qingzhuang’s shoulder.
Shi Qingzhuang’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, coldly staring at Qing Shui beside her. To her surprise, she found this young fellow actually had delicate and exquisite features and a face full of elegance and a faint masculine charm, his eyes filled with a clear sense of direction. This was someone who knew the goals he wanted to achieve in the future. Unconsciously, she couldn’t help comparing him with those "exquisite" men around her, who outwardly appeared gentle and kind but were actually secretly checking her out with eyes full of lust. The difference between them was as vast as heaven and earth.
His eyes were particularly enchanting; they seemed to possess a kind of charm that made people want to gaze at them. Between his brows, there was a hint of heroism that could attract most princely heirs. Moreover, his cheeky smile was full of apparent enthusiasm and brightness, but Shi Qingzhuang could say that it was nothing but a mockery. She could see the traces hidden in Qing Shui’s smile, similar to her own, faint yet proud. Overall, Shi Qingzhuang couldn’t help but conclude this young fellow was indeed quite handsome.
Suddenly, Shi Qingzhuang stopped short. How could I be captivated by appearances, let alone by a child younger than myself?
"Elder Sisi, why are you staring?" Qing Shui interjected suddenly, saying a term that seemed somewhat apt. After all, Shi Qingzhuang was five years older than him.
Hearing the term used to address her, Shi Qingzhuang almost jumped in surprise but quickly overcame it. Qing Shui’s way of addressing her seemed somewhat correct.
"Don’t you know you just caused a huge trouble?" Shi Qingzhuang calmly said.
"Trouble? What do you mean, could it be that pile of trash?" Qing Shui replied with a smile. Qing Shui could feel that Shi Qingzhuang’s earlier response hinted at a vague concern for his well-being, warming his heart slightly.
"Trash?" You’re right, but do you know who that trash is?" Shi Qingzhuang’s lips twitched slightly as if suppressing a laugh from Qing Shui’s joke.
Qing Shui shook his head, staring at Shi Qingzhuang, waiting for her to tell him the answer.
"You should know that Situ Bufan comes from the Situ Clan. In the trash pile, one of them is my second brother Shi Zongyao, along with the young master of the Ding Family. And do you know that the Ding Family is a major family within the Situ Clan? You really are something; your first visit to Baili City, and you’ve already caused trouble among the three largest clans here.
"Whew." Qing Shui thought. He never expected that Shi Qingzhuang’s brother would be defeated. However, despite explaining everything, Shi Qingzhuang did not show any signs of dejection, nor did she feel any frustration or humiliation, even knowing he was the one who defeated her brother.
"Although you defeated them, you should know that with their talents, they are absolutely unlikely to become the main heirs of the four major families. Take my second brother as an example; with my parents’ full support and countless spiritual medicine aids, he broke into the Fifth Grade of the Martial Arts General District. But so what? What did that do for him? He severely lacks actual combat experience; even a first-grade Martial Arts General who honed skills in actual combat could easily defeat him." Shi Qingzhuang explained, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if wanting to warn Qing Shui of something unsaid.
"Haha, are you worried about me or worried for me?" Qing Shui chuckled happily, as if he wasn’t worried at all. Qing Shui became unusually happy at this moment because he became braver and braver. Normally, he definitely wouldn’t dare to speak such words and constantly take verbal advantage of Shi Qingzhuang.
Listening to Qing Shui speaking fluently, Shi Qingzhuang felt very strange. She was the youngest in the family and the only girl. Thus, she was a brilliant pearl of the Shi Family, filled with love and affection from a young age.
Due to her cold and indifferent personality, even at a young age, children around her never called her sister. This was the first time being called sister, by someone younger than her, yet that fellow was already considered an adult! It was indeed a fresh feeling for her.
