Lin Luo: I Need a Dance Partner

Without Ye Lingling acting as a mediator, the atmosphere was awkward as he and Qian Renxue had just had a fight and hadn't made up.

Lin Luo stood still, looked down, and kicked a pebble from under his feet far away.

Maybe we should just wait for Ye Lingling to come back; it won't be long anyway.

Seemingly realizing Lin Luo wasn't planning to go in, She Long didn't rush to crack his whip. He said, "Young Master, you and the Young Master just had a little argument. It's nothing serious. Don't forget that when you were young, you risked your life to kill Dugu Bo for the Young Master's sake."

Lin Luo looked at him and thought of the time four years ago when he shouted "You're asking for death" at Dugu Bo in front of Qian Renxue. Instantly, he felt so embarrassed that he scratched his toes on the ground.

"That happened so many years ago, what's the point of bringing it up?"

He waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Go do what you're supposed to do."

She Long chuckled and drove the carriage away.

Looking in the direction of the palace, Lin Luo finally sighed and walked over.

He walked into the hall, intending to act aloof and head straight to his room, ignoring everyone, but he didn't see Qian Renxue.

Where are they?

With a question in mind, Lin Luo turned around, only to bump into a soft, fragrant body.

Both of them took a few steps back in surprise. Lin Luo looked up at Qian Renxue, and Qian Renxue looked back at Lin Luo. The two stared at each other for a moment, then turned their heads away, ignoring each other.

Qian Renxue walked to the table with a cold face and picked up the plush doll on it.

Lin Luo walked stiffly toward his room, quickening his pace.

Qian Renxue turned around and watched Lin Luo leave without saying goodbye. She gritted her teeth and angrily slapped the doll's face hard, as if she were taking her anger out on the doll as if it were Lin Luo.

But it didn't seem to appease her. Qian Renxue stood there, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then started to go find Xue Lian.

The little girl's room was decorated very exquisitely, with countless toys scattered on the floor and on the bed.

Upon seeing Qian Renxue enter, Xue Lian happily got up and hugged her with her chubby little hands.

"Big Mommy! Wow! It's Little Ball!"

Xue Lian named the doll Little Ball, but she suddenly looked puzzled and asked, "Little Ball, why is your head tilted?"

Hmm, it seems like I slapped it askew... Qian Renxue sat on the ground, revealing an awkward but polite smile.

"Auntie, is my brother back?"

Upon hearing Lin Luo, Qian Renxue's smile froze instantly, and she Bingbing said, "You're back."

Xue Lian's eyes lit up, and she was about to rush out of the room to find Lin Luo, but she was instead hugged by Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue said with an exaggerated expression, "Don't look for him. He has a terrible temper and loves to yell at kids like you."

But my brother never scolds me.

Xue Lian responded cutely.

Qian Renxue recalled Lin Luo's sour face just now, and she became even more certain. "He wasn't fierce before, but he definitely will be today. Let's not provoke him. No one likes a person with a bad temper. Let's isolate him together, okay?"

Xue Lian shook her head. "Not good."

Qian Renxue gave a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

Another Xiao Bai! Your stepmother has taken good care of you since you were little, but you prefer this ingrate older brother!

I'm jealous!!!

Qian Renxue roared inwardly.

Just then, the Pufferfish's voice came from outside. "Young Master, the palace maid has brought the meal, look..."

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!" Xue Lian jumped up happily.

Qian Renxue looked at the little girl helplessly and nodded. "Go call your brother."

Xue Lian ran happily out of the room, with Qian Renxue following behind. When they arrived in the hall, she turned around and saw that Ye Lingling had also returned.

For some reason, seeing Ye Lingling made Qian Renxue feel much more relaxed, as if she shared the same thoughts as Lin Luo.

"Sister Crown Prince! How is it? Have you made up with Lin Luo yet?"

Ye Lingling asked curiously as she squatted down and picked up Xue Lian, who was rushing towards her.

Qian Renxue finally found someone to confide in, and said tearfully, "He's ignoring me..."

Ye Lingling frowned. "No way... it must be that Crown Prince didn't speak to him either, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately lost her temper. Pointing at herself, she questioned, "I spoke to him first? What did I do wrong?! I didn't even beat him up—"

The words abruptly stopped.

Qian Renxue turned her head.

Lin Luo stood in front, expressionless.

Xue Lian, as if fickle as a reed in the wind, got off Ye Lingling and rushed towards Lin Luo with a smile.

"Elder brother!!!!"

In the cold Crown Prince's palace, only Xue Lian could make Lin Luo feel a little warmth. Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling were already in cahoots.

Lin Luo smiled and picked Xue Lian up.

"Dinner's ready." He walked past Qian Renxue and her companion expressionlessly.

After Lin Luo walked away, Qian Renxue turned to look at Ye Lingling and quickly asked, "When did he get standing there?"

"Start with the very first word you utter..."

Qian Renxue walked towards the restaurant with a look of utter despair.

The "family of four" sat around a table. Xue Lian was always extremely excited when eating, constantly swinging her legs while sitting on the stool.

Ye Lingling was always the one who fed her. In the past, the four of them would chat happily at this time, but today it was a little quiet, with only Xue Lian's eating voice remaining.

"Auntie and brother had a fight..."

Xue Lian suddenly spoke up, and even she could tell what had happened.

Lin Luo and Qian Renxue immediately lowered their heads to eat, saying in unison, "No."

Xue Lian: "Then why aren't you saying anything?"

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Lingling immediately asked, "If the two of them don't make up, Lian'er will be very sad. Lian'er is very sad, she will keep crying, right?"

"Yes! Woohoo--"

Xue Lian stopped shaking her legs and started crying loudly, looking up at her.

Lin Luo's lips twitched, and he glared at Ye Lingling before quickly turning to comfort the little girl, "Lian'er, don't cry."

Xue Lian ignored her and kept crying out, "We can't argue! Arguing is wrong!"

"No arguing..." Lin Luo comforted her.

He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat, and put it on Qian Renxue's plate.

Qian Renxue was taken aback, and secretly glanced at Lin Luo.

Xue Lian continued crying, "Big Mom won't give my brother any food, I don't want to make up with him, waaaah--"

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened.

She frantically waved her hands, "I, I didn't..."

After saying that, she immediately put a piece of food on Lin Luo's plate and glared at Lin Luo fiercely.

Xue Lian continued to cry out, "None of you are saying anything—"

Qian Renxue then asked Lin Luo, "How was your day at the academy? What happened?"

Lin Luo lowered his head and stuffed rice into his mouth, speaking indistinctly, "A few of us are going to advance to the next grade early, and there's a graduation dance. I need a dance partner."

Qian Renxue: "?"