The Second Mistress Sets a Clever Trap of Unrequited Love (*^▽^*)
"..."
"Second Mistress, please calm down first. Have some tea to soothe your throat?"
After thinking it over, Ping'er had no choice but to cautiously take two steps forward. She picked up the celadon teapot decorated with intertwined lotus patterns from the small table, poured a cup of warm spirit tea for Wang Xifeng, who was fuming on the couch, and gently set it beside her. Only then did she tactfully change the subject.
"By the way, when I came over just now..."
"I thought I saw Jia Rui passing by the entrance to our courtyard. I called out to him, but he ignored me. Was he here to see Second Master?"
"Did something happen?"
Ping'er had only meant to find some random topic to distract Wang Xifeng from her own Jia Lian. Otherwise, when he came back, the household would be in an uproar again.
However, it would have been better if she hadn't asked. The moment she did, the anger Wang Xifeng had barely managed to soothe with her tea flared up again, hotter than before.
"!!"
Wang Xifeng's eyes flew open. She set down her teacup with a heavy clunk, then fixed Ping'er with a cold, glittering stare from her phoenix eyes, as if she were carving her up with a poisoned blade. Her teeth clenched, and she forced out the words she had been holding back for so long:
"Jia Rui?"
"Hah!"
"I was fine until you brought him up! The moment I think of him, I'm fit to burst with rage!"
Breathing hard, Wang Xifeng continued through gritted teeth:
"What kind of man is he?"
"He looks the part, and he's read a few books of sage teachings, but in truth, he's a beast