Chapter 350: Chapter 328, Chased Over_1
After Rui Zhu left, De Fu kept an eye on Daohua’s situation. Seeing that Rui Zhu had invited everyone else except the most important Miss Yan, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Raising her eyes, indeed, she saw her master’s face so dark that it could not be any darker.
“Thump, thump, thump!”
Xiao Yeyang, with his folding fan in hand, tapped the railing repeatedly, each tap heavier than the last.
Jiang Wanying, noticing Xiao Yeyang’s anger, looked surprised, “Brother Yang, what’s wrong?” Everything was fine, so why did he suddenly become angry?
Seeing that Daohua was unwilling to come over, Xiao Yeyang didn’t even feel like exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Wanying anymore. He pursed his lips, said nothing, and occasionally glanced over there.
That guy is really angry!
Is he angry that I didn’t go to pick her up?
He had always remembered; he originally planned to go to the Ningmen Prefecture on the third day of May. But unexpectedly, on that day, his cousin accidentally inhaled some pollen, triggering her asthma. Madam Jiang lost the medicine, so he had to oversee the search for it. While he was busy, he completely forgot about it.
Ah, he should have told the Yan brothers about this earlier. That way, even if he was unavailable, they could have gone to pick up Daohua.
Jiang Wanying, seeing Xiao Yeyang ignoring her, felt slightly displeased, but soon, she let it go.
Brother Yang has always been like this. When his temper flares up, he won’t talk to anyone.
Even my parents say Brother Yang has changed over the years, but from what I see, he hasn’t changed at all.
At that moment, Rui Zhu led Dong Yuanxuan and a few others over, “Master, this servant has brought over Young Master Dong and Miss Dong.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang turned around and gave Rui Zhu a faint glance.
The smile previously on Rui Zhu’s face vanished instantly after that look.
Although she hadn’t served the master for several years, she understood his temperament very well. With one look, she could tell that the master was angry, and it was her he was angry with.
Did she do something wrong?
Rui Zhu looked desperately at De Fu, but seeing that De Fu didn’t even glance at her, she grew even more panic-stricken.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Dong Yuanxuan and his group, then stopped paying them any attention, continuing to tap the railing with his folding fan while occasionally looking over at Daohua.
Seeing this, Jiang Wanying waved her hand to dismiss Rui Zhu and greeted Dong Yuanxuan and the others herself.
After mutual introductions, she laughed and looked at the Yan brothers, “Why didn’t Miss Yan come over with you? It would be livelier if everyone gathered together.”
Yan Wenxiu unconsciously glanced at Xiao Yeyang and explained, “My younger cousins are here, and my sister has to accompany them, so she couldn’t come over.”
Jiang Wanying smiled, “Oh, I see. Next time, you should invite the Li siblings over together.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang suddenly stopped tapping the railing with the folding fan. Thinking of the servants’ habit of fawning over the powerful while stepping on the lower, his gaze turned hostile toward Rui Zhu, “If you can’t even invite people properly, you won’t be needed to serve by my side in the future.”
Rui Zhu’s face changed, and she knelt on the ground immediately, “Master, forgive this servant. It is my fault. This servant will go and invite Miss Yan and the Li siblings to apologize right away.”
Jiang Wanying’s face changed, “Brother Yang, it’s my fault for speaking out of turn. Don’t be angry.” Then looking at Rui Zhu, “Since you need to apologize, what are you waiting for?”
Rui Zhu raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yeyang, and seeing that he did not stop her, she quickly stood up. However, before she could step out, someone said, “No need, my sister and the others are going back.”
As he watched Daohua walking into the crowd, laughing and chatting with the Li sisters, Xiao Yeyang lost all interest in watching the dragon boats, “Take my cousin back to Madam Jiang.”
After finishing that sentence, without paying attention to anyone, he left straight away.
De Fu immediately followed him, limping along.
Dong Yuanxuan, Yan Wenxiu, and the others who had just been summoned exchanged glances.
Dong Yuanyao pursed her lips, “I knew it. If Yiyi didn’t come, Little Prince would definitely get angry. And that’s exactly what happened.”
People in the surrounding pavilions all began to look over.
“The finale of the dragon boat race is about to start; why did the Little Prince leave at this time?”
Advisor Jiang’s brow furrowed slightly. Just when he thought this distant nephew had become more composed, he realized that the boy was still doing as he pleased. There he sat, his uncle by marriage, and the boy left without even coming over to say hello.
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After leaving Wangyangkou, Daohua and the Li siblings had intended to go straight home, but as they passed Sihai Restaurant, Daohua suddenly craved seafood, and her steps slowed to a halt.
Seeing her like that, the Li siblings were somewhat amused: “Cousin, do you want to eat at the restaurant?”
Daohua immediately nodded and asked, “Can we?”
Li Chenyi smiled and said, “Of course, we can. Today is a festival, and our parents won’t be too strict with us. We just need to send someone to inform them.”
Upon hearing this, Daohua’s face lit up with joy, and she waved her hand grandly: “That’s great! Come on, I’ll treat you all to a big meal.”
“Miss Yan is offering to treat us to a big meal, I wonder if there’s a portion for me?”
Xiao Yeyang’s voice suddenly came from behind them.
Daohua turned to look at him, huffed with a straight face, and then led the way into the restaurant.
Seeing this, the Li siblings didn’t know what to do.
They had not expected Xiao Yeyang to appear here at all.
Xiao Yeyang nodded at the Li siblings and then quickly followed into the restaurant.
It was only after all of them had entered that the Li siblings came back to their senses.
Li Zixin wore a puzzled face, “Wasn’t the Little Prince watching the dragon boat race? How come he is here?”
Li Zixuan looked at her sister speechlessly. What other reason could there be? He must have followed their cousin here, of course.
Li Chenyi said, “Our cousin has gone in alone; let’s hurry up and join her.”
…
On the second floor of the restaurant, Daohua was led by a server to a private room overlooking the street. As soon as she sat down, she saw Xiao Yeyang entering with Defu.
“What are you following me for?”
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Defu, who immediately got the hint and approached Wang Manman with a smile: “Miss Manman, I have something I’d like to consult with you about. Could you please step out to talk?”
Wang Manman looked at Daohua, and seeing that her mistress didn’t say anything, she followed Defu out of the private room.
“What are you doing?”
Seeing Defu closing the door of the private room, Wang Manman immediately objected.
Defu quickly pulled Wang Manman aside, his voice low, “Miss Manman, my master wants to apologize to Miss Yan. It’s not good for people to see if the door is wide open.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Manman relaxed her hand from the door handle: “How do you know the Little Prince wants to apologize to my mistress?”
Defu sighed deeply: “The master has followed her from Wangyangkou all the way here. If it’s not to apologize, what else could it be?”
Wang Manman thought it made sense and nodded her head, then said with dissatisfaction, “If we had known it would come to this, why did he make that promise in the first place? He said he would come to pick up my mistress but stood her up instead. How could she not be angry?”
Defu nodded repeatedly: “You’re right, Miss Manman, but truly, it wasn’t intentional on the part of my master.”
Wang Manman huffed, “My mistress is very understanding. If you really had something urgent, you could have at least sent someone to notify us. Why make my mistress wait in vain for two days?”
Defu hurriedly made excuses: “That was my fault; I didn’t consider everything properly. If you want to blame someone, blame me.”