"Ma, is something wrong?"
Though the alcohol had gone to his head, Gongxi Chou still spared some attention for his bosom friend's expression. Seeing Shen Tang's face shift deftly between white, green, and black, he was puzzled.
_(:з)∠)_
Could he have offended someone again without meaning to?
Gongxi Chou took a sip of wine.
He began drafting an apology in his mind.
Don't ask why he was so practiced at this, or why he accepted it without resistance. Just know that it was a passive skill all the children of the Matriarchal Clan were born with.
Gongxi Chou had been beautiful since childhood, and even at a young age he'd shown exceptional talent in singing and dancing. One glance was all it took for the Clan Elder to declare that he'd grow up to be a prodigy skilled in both. Plenty of girls his age in the clan had vied to become the mother of his future sons.
Gongxi Chou had seen more than his share of disputes in that environment.
When they quarreled, he apologized to smooth things over.
Better for him to apologize than for a few people to start fighting and turn it into a full-blown brawl with everyone swinging wooden mallets, right? Gongxi Chou had also often gazed at his reflection in the water, marveling at how handsome the person staring back was.
He was already like that as a child. Just imagine how he'd be when he grew up!
When he was a little older, Gongxi Chou learned that he'd been getting ahead of himself. His mother and uncle could hoodwink their son or nephew without batting an eye. Gongxi Chou had practiced the Chastity Cultivation Technique since childhood, and until he reached a certain level of cultivation, he couldn't go near women.
He still