Chu Chuyan had planned to order the servants to prepare a carriage, but Zu An stopped her. In his mind, a moonlit stroll was just what they needed to nurture their feelings for one another. It wouldn’t be as romantic on a carriage, especially since the journey would be awfully short.
Chu Chuyan didn’t insist on the carriage, so the two of them walked out onto the streets together.
It didn’t take long for them to draw the attention of the passers-by, though it was mostly due to Chu Chuyan. A woman with an appearance and disposition like hers was always the center of attention no matter where she went.
Snow, with her adorable face accentuated by her little ponytail, captured her fair share of admiring glances as well.
As for Zu An, he was more or less just a sidekick meant to highlight the two beauties. Of course, the man himself vehemently disagreed with that opinion. He was sure his handsome features and roguish charm would catch the eye of any woman present.
“Look, look! That’s the First Miss of the Chu clan!”
“Oh my, she’s really as beautiful as a fairy!”
“That maid standing next to her looks sweet too. She is much more beautiful than most young misses from other prominent clans!”
“Of course! How can someone subpar be worthy of serving Miss Chu?”
“Oh? How would you justify that toad standing by her side then?”
“Ah, that fellow must be the notoriously useless drafted son-in-law of the Chu clan. Just look at his oily face! It’s obvious that he’s no good.”
“Miss Chu is pretty, but I must say that she doesn’t have an eye for people.”
“Are you saying that the son-in-law chosen by the Chu clan is no match for you?”
“Huh? Even I would beat that fellow with ease!”
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Zu An was offended by the jarring comments coming from the onlookers.
You’re the toad, your whole family are toads!
In order to further disgust those badmouthing him, he stuck closer to Chu Chuyan, giving the appearance that they were very intimate with one another.
As expected, his move was rewarded by a tidal wave of Rage points.
Hahahahahaha! Envy me more! I hope all of you die of envy!
Zu An’s heart blossomed with happiness. Wealth and a beautiful wife were meant to be flaunted. He would be letting down all of his haters if he failed to put his excellent resources to use to earn some additional Rage points!
“Did you bring me out on a walk just to satisfy your shallow pride?” Chu Chuyan saw through Zu An’s intentions right away, and regretted her choice to walk with him. How was she to know that he’d had such plans in mind?
Zu An smiled back at her. “Of course not. I’m just trying to nurture our feelings for one another.”
Chu Chuyan resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
Behind them, Snow cleared her throat noisily. “What kind of feelings could possibly be nurtured between you and our young miss? Stop putting yourself on a pedestal!”
Zu An had grown accustomed to Snow’s poisonous tongue. He let her remarks slide right off, and rebuked her mercilessly, “Your masters are speaking over here. Servants should know when to excuse themselves.”
You have successfully trolled Qiao Xueying for 300 Rage points!
“You!!!” Snow pointed a finger at Zu An furiously. You are really forcing me to use my trump card, huh? “I guess heaven gave you a big mouth to compensate for what you lack below.”
She made a big show of staring pitifully at his crotch.
Surprisingly, Zu An was unfazed. “Regardless of whether I’m lacking or not, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m the first man who saw and touched your body.”
You have successfully trolled Qiao Xueying for 999 Rage points!
Snow couldn’t fathom how this man could be so thick-skinned. Even while he was talking about her body, he wasn’t the least bit embarrassed.
Chu Chuyan’s patience snapped. “Enough! Don’t the two of you find it embarrassing, talking about such matters on the street?”
In unison, the two of them turned their faces away from each other and sniffed dismissively.
Their synchronised movements left Chu Chuyan with the ridiculous thought that these two were in fact the real couple, and she was no more than a third wheel.
She quickly evicted the thought from her mind. “Speaking of which, I heard that you killed dozens of Assrip Wolves?”
Zu An was surprised to hear that. “Where did you hear that from?”
“Huanzhao told me about it. She was so triumphant that it almost looked like she was boasting about something incredible.”
Recalling the excited look on her younger sister’s face, Chu Chuyan’s lips curled up into a brilliant smile, the first crack of spring revealing itself after an eternal winter. All of the men watching her at that very moment fell into a daze.
“Of course. Your hubby is no longer the same person as he used to be. I’ll let you know that I’m quite a formidable figure now!” Zu An replied with a proud expression that was practically screaming to be fed with more and more praise.
Snow burst into laughter. This fellow just can’t stop his bragging, huh?
Chu Chuyan, on the other hand, dismissed Zu An’s words. She was all too familiar with his proclivity toward boasting. Ji Xiaoxi had probably come up with a white lie to save him from the quandary he was in. Most likely, those Assrip Wolves had already been knocked out by Ji Xiaoxi’s poison before the two of them moved in for the kill.
“Since we’re on this topic, how did you get acquainted with Pei Mianman?”
This was the greatest mystery she had yet to solve. Pei Mianman was not the sort to offer her help to this sort of fellow.
“Naturally, she was charmed by my looks. She fell in love with me at first sight and lusted after my body!” Zu An couldn’t possibly mention their encounter in Chu Chuyan’s chambers, so he simply came up with something on the spot.
You have successfully trolled Qiao Xueying for 99 Rage points!
You have successfully trolled Passerby A for 99 Rage points!
You have successfully trolled Passerby B for 99 Rage points!
You have successfully trolled Passerby C for 99 Rage points!
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