After drinking until the moon hung high in the sky, Xu Yi returned to Courtyard Seventy-Six. A graceful figure was already sitting in the courtyard. It was Xuan Lengyan.
The moment Xu Yi made out Xuan Lengyan's face, most of the drunkenness in him vanished.
"Tomorrow the break starts. I've thought it over and over, and about what I mentioned last time, I've decided it's better not to trouble two people with one job. You can play the part."
Xuan Lengyan gazed at the bright moon overhead and spoke nonchalantly.
Xu Yi looked completely bewildered. "What job? Please spell it out."
Xuan Lengyan said, "You really are a forgetful big shot. Didn't I tell you before? There's an annoying fellow who organized a birthday banquet, and I have to go. You suggested that I find someone to play a distinguished young gentleman, so I wouldn't lose face. After thinking it over, I decided you're the best fit. In class that day, when you slandered your teacher, I got a good look at your acting skills. They were quite impressive."
Xu Yi felt the world spin around him. There he was, sitting at home, and somehow another pot had flown in from the sky to land on his head.
He cursed himself for being slow on the uptake. He should have realized it sooner. Why else would Xuan Lengyan suddenly have kindly taught him a divine ability? A few days ago, she'd even had Xiao Tang bring him several booklets on clothing and etiquette and told him to memorize them, saying she would test him.
So this was what she'd been waiting for.
What a Xuan Lengyan! And she'd claimed she'd thought it over and decided that he, Xu, was the best choice.
This trap had clearly been dug long ago.