Peerless Heiress - Chapter 97
Yuwen Ke stepped forward.
Lin Ran was so frightened that she quickly backed away, waving her hands frantically, "No, no, no, I'll talk, I'll talk."
Yuwen Ke snorted coldly, "I know you're clever, but you have to tell me today, whether you like it or not." He was determined to find out what had happened!
"Speak quickly!"
Lin Ran shuddered and made a bitter face. "Okay, okay, I'm telling you beforehand. You're the one who asked me to tell you. Don't blame me if it leaks later."
The crown prince glanced coldly, completely unmoved. The left prime minister was secretly overjoyed, but on the surface he desperately pretended to be helpless and submit to the tyranny of the man. He paused for a long time with great difficulty, and seeing that no one was urging him, and feeling a little uncomfortable under the cold stare, he finally spoke.
"Speaking of which, Your Highness, you specifically told me last night not to leak it, and now you're asking me again. Really. Alright, alright, anyway, I didn't tell anyone else, I only told you, so you can't blame me, you forced me to say it. Next time you come here, don't say I broke my promise."
Lin Ran lowered his head and muttered his dissatisfaction.
Yuwen Ke was stunned.
...What a load of nonsense...
"You said I told you not to say it?... When did I ever say such a thing?"
"Yesterday... uh, no, I said it a long time ago. Anyway, I think you're weird. Sometimes you're perfectly normal when we meet, but other times you're all mysterious and won't let me tell anyone I've met you. You said I can't even tell you yourself. Who knows what's going on? I wanted to ask you that, hmph." Lin Ran said angrily.
Yuwen Ke stood there, his face pale, stunned. A set of words echoed in his ears, words that sent a chill down his spine.
"I saw you knock out your own shadow guard with my own eyes, and I thought he was a spy, but your actions don't fit your usual style... I saw you chatting and laughing with someone, looking very friendly..."
Seeing Yuwen Ke in a daze, Lin Ran quickly pretended to be angry and quietly tried to slip away. Although she had barely gotten through today, she still felt a little uneasy, so it was better to leave as soon as possible.
"Lin Ran." The voice was soft, but it stopped Lin Ran just before she left.
Lin Ran didn't dare to try to run away. Now that she'd been discovered, there was no way she could escape even if she wanted to. So, she could only turn around with a pained expression and ask, "What?"
Yuwen Ke turned around and suddenly smiled, "It's alright, have dinner with me before you leave."
Among those breathtaking words, there was also a line: "...observing him coldly, she seemed like a woman..."
Chapter 213: Design
Lin Ran was stunned by the dazzling array of colorful dishes on the table. His mouth was watering so much that he almost drooled all over the floor. So this is how many dishes a royal family would serve for a simple dinner? There must be more than a hundred dishes on the table, with no end in sight.
Lin Ran rubbed his eyes, which were sore from staring, and couldn't help but sigh, "The TV was right."
Waste, waste, corruption, corruption...
While someone was making grand pronouncements, they had already sat down at the table, their eyes sparkling with excitement. Their gaze was fixed solely on food.
"Here, try this." Yuwen Ke smiled and placed a piece of food on Lin Ran's plate.
Lin Ran nodded frantically while making muffled noises.
"Is it good?" Her voice and gaze were gentle.
"Mmm." People who enjoy delicious food are always in a great mood.
"Don't choke, here, have some water." An ivory cup was handed over, the liquid inside crystal clear with a pale green hue. Wow, how beautiful!
After finally swallowing a mouthful of food, Lin Ran curiously examined the liquid in her hand, smelled it, and exclaimed, "What is this?"
"Flower dew." Yuwen Ke smiled.
She took a small sip, her eyes crinkling with a smile, "It's so delicious!"
"Drink more if you like; it's good for your skin."
Really?! A spark ignited in someone's eyes. This spark, falling on the eyes of another who had been watching closely, deepened their suspicion. Could it be that he really is...
Yuwen Ke slowly lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and swallowed it slowly. A thought slowly took shape in his mind.
"Lin Ran..."
"Um?"
"You..." Yuwen Ke seemed to raise his head casually, glancing at Lin Ran indifferently. He pursed his lips, as if about to say something. Lin Ran also looked up at him. After a hearty meal and some flower dew, her face was already flushed. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and the tip of her nose. Her eyebrows were curved, her eyes sparkling. Her beautiful lips were stretched into a line, a vibrant red, with a single pale green droplet clinging to them.
Suddenly, my heart started pounding wildly, and the tea I had already swallowed seemed to surge back up, almost making me choke. "Cough cough cough cough..."
Lin Ran had already lowered her head again, eating and drinking heartily while teasing, "Drink some water, why are you eating so fast? The dignified Crown Prince, acting like he's never had a meal before." Only she eats little, okay?
"You..." Yuwen Ke was easily provoked into anger by her. He uttered a single word, then couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at Lin Ran, who had no manners whatsoever, he found it amusing, "Like a starving ghost reincarnated."
Lin Ran spat without hesitation, drank the flower dew in one gulp, slammed the ivory cup aside, and continued eating, ignoring him.
"Lin Ran..."
"What are you doing?" he asked irritably.
"You...do you have something to say to me?" His voice was hesitant, tinged with expectation. His gaze fell on Lin Ran, greedily observing her every move. Yuwen Ke felt increasingly like a fool. Although Lin Ran always dressed as a man and never acted coyly, her supple figure, her angry expression, her willful words, and her cunning eyes, despite her open and unrestrained nature, made her seem remarkably like a woman.
But why had he, with his usually sharp eyes, never noticed such an obvious flaw? Yuwen Ke sighed inwardly. Was it because he had never thought of it, or because he hoped for it too much that he dared not hope for it?
"No."
"Really not?"
Lin Ran rolled her eyes and said decisively, "No, I said no, and that's final!" Was he inviting her to dinner or to interrogate her? She couldn't even finish her meal without talking.
Lin Ran let out a burp, stood up with a complaint, glanced at the already dim sky outside, and waved, "Uh, I have to go back now. The food was delicious today, thank you."