"Pfft! No wonder he suddenly told me he had something to do. I knew he was acting a little strange back then! Hahaha..."
Chu Youning could not help bursting into laughter on the spot.
Beside her, the upward crescent at the corners of Jiang Wanrong's mouth turned into a downward one.
If she remembered correctly, the State Preceptor was coming out of seclusion today.
Her little sister had actually gone to pick him up? Then had his illness been completely cured?
No, that would not do. A person's mindset and temperament when gravely ill and liable to die at any moment were bound to differ from when he was fully recovered in body and mind.
Her sister was usually so hopelessly silly, and he could even hear her thoughts. If she could not get a handle on what the State Preceptor was thinking, what if he deceived her?
Remembering that she would be leaving in two days, Jiang Wanrong decided to go back and find two reliable brothers to put a few words in their ears, and try to return sooner while she was at it.
Chu Youning's laughter made Qian Yan's small frame tremble.
Had he known, he should have sent someone else to deliver this gift to this formidable lady.
Now look what had happened. He was doomed again.
"All right, all right, Second Fire. Just one last question: where is your master now? Surely he isn't still washing dishes?"
Chu Youning wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes. Imagining Qing Qianxue's pitiful state, she clutched her stomach and tried her best to rein in her gloating smile.
"When I left to bring you the gift, Eldest Brother went to fetch Master. They should be back soon."
Qian Yan bit his treacherous lip and