La ciudad solitaria cerró

Capítulo 10

Don't embarrass him? What does she think she is? Is she the kind of person who's never seen the world?

"Yes," she replied softly. In her heart, she cursed him as a self-important chauvinist pig, wishing she could find a chance to embarrass him. Satisfied with her answer, Ouyang Tianyun released her.

"Ouyang, you've arrived."

A laughing voice rang out. Su Yuyin looked towards the source of the sound. The man was handsome and tall, dressed in fine clothes, which revealed his noble status. He wore a playful smile. She was certain he was a playboy!

"Who is this?" Qi Ruiyang looked at the woman behind his friend. He recognized Xiangmei, but he had never seen the other woman before.

“She is my ‘wife’,” Ouyang Tianyun replied, the sarcasm in his voice obvious to everyone.

"So it's you, sister-in-law!" Qi Ruiyang was taken aback for a moment, sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off. He smiled and bowed to Su Yuyin, "I am Qi Ruiyang from the Qi Prince's Mansion, and I am sworn brothers with Ouyang."

"Hello!" Su Yuyin smiled. How dare that chauvinistic pig mock her in public?

"Let's go in, they've already arrived," Qi Ruiyang told Ouyang as they walked. The guests had arrived.

They arrived at the hall and found three Koreans waiting there. When Qi Ruiyang entered, they immediately stood up and nodded in greeting.

Oh! So they're North Koreans. Su Yuyin followed at the back, her eyes openly scrutinizing them. Could they speak Chinese? Otherwise, how could Qi Ruiyang communicate with them?

As it turns out—

The North Korean first spoke a lot in Korean, and then asked the translator behind him to translate it to Qi Ruiyang and the others. Unfortunately, the poor translator didn't seem to know much about Chinese. Not only was his pronunciation inaccurate, but he also translated the meaning of the words in a mess. After talking for a long time, he still couldn't express what the previous person meant clearly, which made Su Yuyin, who understood Korean, roll her eyes. She was really anxious for him!

What on earth is he talking about? Faced with the gesturing translator, Ouyang Tianyun and Qi Ruiyang both frowned, completely unable to understand what he was saying. If it weren't for Qi Qingyang taking his wife sightseeing, they wouldn't have wasted their time with this novice translator.

"When is your sister-in-law coming back?" Ouyang Tianyun asked in a low voice. Continuing like this was a waste of time, so it was better to wait for his sister-in-law to return.

"How would I know?" If he knew, he wouldn't have to listen to that bird's chirping. Although his sister-in-law could speak Korean, it was still a question whether his brother would lend her the person.

"What should we do then? Are we just going to wait it out like this?" He didn't have that much time.

"He meant that the things from last time were very good, and his father was quite satisfied." Su Yuyin couldn't stand it anymore and kindly explained to them. This translator was truly incompetent; he couldn't even translate such a simple sentence. Sigh!

Su Yuyin's words drew the attention of the other six pairs of eyes in the room.

That's the idea. The translator breathed a sigh of relief. He could only understand simple spoken Chinese; oral expression was difficult for him.

"My sister-in-law also knows Korean?" Qi Ruiyang was very surprised. He thought that apart from his sister-in-law, who had a special situation, most women wouldn't be able to speak Korean. After all, it was generally believed that a woman's virtue lay in her lack of talent!

Ouyang Tianyun and Xiangmei were also shocked. How could she...?

"I've learned a little." At the time, she went to South Korea to live for a year specifically to learn Korean.

The result of meddling was, of course, self-inflicted trouble. After learning that she could speak Korean, they made her act as their translator, even though she was very reluctant. But they couldn't let the foreigners laugh at them.

After an hour of negotiation, the deal was finally struck. Qi Ruiyang saw off the Korean merchants and asked Ouyang Tianyun and the others to stay and celebrate.

"If it weren't for you, sister-in-law, this big deal probably wouldn't have been possible today. Sister-in-law, I toast you!" Qi Ruiyang downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. As the second young master of the Qi Prince's Mansion, he had seen countless women, but never had a woman impressed him so much. She was the first.

"It was nothing, Young Master Qi, please don't take it to heart." Su Yuyin brought the wine glass to her lips and took a sip, as a response to Qi Ruiyang's toast.

"Ouyang, you're really lucky to have married such a talented wife." Qi Ruiyang patted his friend's shoulder, his tone full of envy.

"Really?" Ouyang Tianyun looked at her thoughtfully. What kind of person was she? As far as he knew, she was an illiterate woman; how could she understand Korean? Moreover, it was clear from the negotiations just now that she had some business acumen. She deserved a lot of credit for reaching an agreement with the other party so quickly. Originally, he only wanted her to know that she couldn't integrate into his life, but now her performance had exceeded his expectations…

"You really don't know how lucky you are! With a virtuous wife like your sister-in-law, what more could you want?" Qi Ruiyang knew that Ouyang Tianyun didn't like this wife. Before meeting Su Yuyin, he believed his friend's words and thought she was a "boring" woman. But now even he couldn't help but fall for her. He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't control his feelings. He was already in love.

"Stop talking, let's drink." Ouyang Tianyun raised his glass to his friend and downed the drink in one gulp. If it were before, he could have firmly stated that he only loved Xiangmei, but now...

Xiangmei, who had almost been forgotten, looked at Su Yuyin with clear hatred in her eyes. Su Yuyin had stolen all her brilliance, and she would not let her go.

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Chapter Five

Since returning from the Prince Qi's residence, Su Yuyin's image has constantly lingered in Ouyang Tianyun's mind, refusing to leave. He thinks of her all the time, even when he's with Xiangmei. What's wrong with him? Perhaps it's because he's grateful for her help yesterday?

"What are you thinking about so intently?" Su Yuyin noticed that he had been standing on the Nine-Bend Bridge for a long time without moving, not even noticing a living person appearing behind him.

“It’s you…” Ouyang Tianyun came back to his senses, turned around and saw her standing beside him, a feeling of satisfaction welled up in his heart.

"Of course it's me. You seem disappointed," Su Yuyin teased.

"No!" He was a little taken aback. To be honest, he wasn't disappointed to see her; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

"Shall we take a walk together?" Su Yuyin suggested.

"Um."

The two walked side by side without exchanging a single word for a long time, simply moving forward in silence.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like being with me... Ah—" Su Yuyin stepped on an uneven surface, her small feet bearing uneven weight, and suddenly she tilted backward...

"Be careful." Ouyang Tianyun quickly caught her to prevent her from falling.

"Damn bound feet!" She glared at the pair of "three-inch golden lotuses" that were considered beautiful in this era. How could men and women in ancient times be perverts and think they were beautiful?

Hearing her curses, Ouyang Tianyun couldn't help but chuckle. This little girl, she was clearly only focused on talking to him and didn't pay attention to the uneven road surface, which is why she lost her balance. Why is she blaming her own feet?

"What are you laughing at? Your feet are all bound like this because of you men!" Su Yuyin glared at him with displeasure. This man had no manners at all! How dare he make fun of her in front of her.