Han Shier stiffened, while Han Shiyi couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha! Shi Tou, you really are my friend! I really didn't misjudge you! Hahaha~~!"
Shi Tou looked blankly at Han Shiyi, who was clutching her stomach and laughing uncontrollably: "What's wrong?"
Han Shiyi laughed for a long time before realizing that Shi Tou really didn't understand and wasn't deliberately embarrassing Han Shier. Only then did she manage to stop laughing: "So you really didn't mean it?"
"What do you mean by 'deliberately'?" Shi Tou had no idea what she had said wrong. It was really not her fault. In her previous life, people didn't have many rules of etiquette. In this life, she grew up in the Dwarf Kingdom. Although Huo Xiaoxiao brought her into the Huo family, no one had ever specifically taught her manners.
"Han Shier is already married, so she is no longer the twelfth young lady of the Han family, but Madam Lin." Han Shiyi explained, pointing at Han Shier, but there was an indescribable strangeness in her tone. When Han Shier heard the words "Madam Lin", her body visibly stiffened.
Shi Tou was stunned. In her past life, calling a married woman "Miss So-and-so" would never have offended her, but this wasn't her past life. Silently remembering this, Shi Tou thought that luckily she had only offended Han Shier today. If she had really offended a noble lady one day, she would have nowhere to turn to cry.
"Stone, let me tell you, she really is that beautiful Han Shier. Of course, that was a long time ago. Now? Tsk tsk." Under Han Shiyi's meaningful gaze, Han Shier was helped to sit down on a chair by two maids.
Han Shiyi acted as if she belonged there, even dragging Shi Tou to sit in the head seat. Even someone as rude as Shi Tou was bewildered. Although she wasn't very familiar with the etiquette of this world, she knew that in the Huo family's reception room, only Grandpa Huo could sit in the head seat.
"No, don't give her face!" Han Shiyi forcefully suppressed the objection, then rolled her eyes at Han Shier with great contempt: "I said, Madam Lin, you don't have any objections, do you?"
It was clear that Han Shier was not used to being addressed as "Madam Lin," but she did not object or speak, only nodding slightly.
"Shiyi, isn't she your sister?" Shi Tou was getting more and more confused. She knew that Han Shier and Han Shiyi didn't get along, but she originally thought it was because they were half-sisters. After all, Huo Xiaoxiao and the real Huo Yi also disliked each other.
"Don't be like that, I don't have such a beauty as a younger sister." Han Shiyi pouted disdainfully and ordered the two maids standing next to Han Shier: "Hey, we came here today specifically to see you, how can you be so rude?"
Shi Tou was sweating profusely. Who was being impolite here?
Han Shier was also taken aback for a moment before whispering, "Go and prepare tea for Eleventh Sister."
"No thanks, what good stuff could you possibly have here? Besides, I'm afraid you've poisoned it!" Han Shiyi had a "I'm just here to cause trouble" expression, and even Shi Tou couldn't stand it anymore, let alone Han Shi'er.
"Poetic, I think Madam Lin isn't feeling well. Let's go first."
Han Shiyi stopped Shi Tou, who was about to get up: "Wait, I brought you here today so you could see her, how can you leave?"
"I saw it." Shi Tou looked bewildered. In fact, she not only saw Han Shi'er, but also, as a bonus, saw her ex-fiancé Lin An.
"How did you see it?" Han Shiyi suddenly pointed to one of the maids standing behind Han Shier and ordered, "You, go and take off her cap!"
☆, Chapter 256: The Stone's Identity Revealed
Shi Tou had no idea that Han Shiyi held such a high position in the courtyard, but he was still a little stunned when he saw the maid behind Han Shiyi reach out to take Han Shiyi's hat.
However, when the maid completely removed Han Shier's cap, Shi Tou suddenly felt a lump in his throat and for a moment forgot to breathe.
Shi Tou wasn't genuinely bothered by Han Shi'er's beauty; she was simply terrified by Han Shi'er's current appearance.
Although Shi Tou and she weren't very familiar with each other before, they had met a few times since they studied in the same academy, even though they belonged to different departments. Moreover, Han Shiyi had once teamed up with Shi Tou to provoke Han Shi'er.
At that time, Han Shier was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Although she was still a budding girl, her beauty was already astonishing. In Han Shiyi's words, seeing Han Shier reminded one of how devastatingly beautiful her mother must be, and it was no wonder that Han's father couldn't resist that boundless temptation.
But now...
"Stone?" Han Shiyi noticed Stone's eyes were fixed intently on Han Shier, and called out softly, "How was it? Have you seen the great beauty? Are you feeling a bit disappointed?"
Stone turned his head slowly and said in an extremely resentful tone, "I am not disappointed."
"Huh?" Han Shiyi looked at Shi Tou in disbelief: "With her looks, aren't you disappointed?"
"I was terrified..." Shi Tou pursed his lips, tears welling in his eyes. "I was so scared..."
Han Shiyi shuddered and instinctively moved as far away from Shitou as possible. She couldn't help it; what Shitou had just said was just too pretentious. It gave anyone goosebumps.
"Let's go~~~!" Shi Tou fixed his gaze on Han Shiyi's face and said pitifully, "Please."
Han Shiyi's lips twitched. She was only a little over a year older than Shi Tou, but now, Shi Tou, conceived through the Time Magic, was even older than her. Seeing a sixteen-year-old girl acting coy and pitiful in front of her, even Han Shiyi, who considered herself to be of strong will, found it hard to stand.
Almost dragging, Shi Tou pulled Han Shiyi out of the small courtyard. Luckily, the carriage they had come in was still there (of course! How could it dare to leave?). The two got into the carriage, and Shi Tou impatiently told the driver to set off immediately.
Han Shiyi looked at Shi Tou with a blank expression: "What's wrong with you?"
"Isn't she your own sister? Isn't she famous for her beauty? Why did she marry Lin An? And why does she live in this place? She..."
"Stop! I'm sorry, take your time, I'll answer you one by one!" Han Shiyi was almost collapsing as she listened to Shi Tou's barrage of questions: "I said, did we really not know each other before? Why do I feel like you sometimes act very familiar?"
Stone's tongue snapped instantly. Cough cough, was she really that obvious?
"Really? I think so too!" Stone nodded through gritted teeth, his face full of agreement. "I think you're just like my grandma!"
Han Shiyi felt as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down. Her pretty face turned bright red!
"What's wrong?" Stone asked knowingly.
Han Shiyi blinked, finally calming herself down, when suddenly she froze, a look of sudden realization on her face.
Shi Tou suddenly had a bad feeling and muttered to herself that something was wrong, but her eyes darted out the window. Because they were in the suburbs, the carriage was going very fast, but Shi Tou was confident that with her skills, even if she jumped off at this speed, she wouldn't be in any serious trouble.
Of course, scrapes and bruises are inevitable. However, she could also escape into the ring's space the moment she fell off the carriage, thus ensuring her true safety.
"Smack!"
Shi Tou stared in disbelief as Han Shiyi swiftly closed the open window. He glanced back at the other window…
"Stop looking, that window is broken. I broke it this morning and haven't had time to fix it yet!" Han Shiyi narrowed her eyes dangerously, looking at Shi Tou with a malicious expression.
Stone instinctively shuddered, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked terrified: "W-what do you want to do?"
A large bead of cold sweat slid down Han Shiyi's forehead. Damn, Shi Tou's words were so ambiguous! Luckily, she hadn't spoken loudly, and the driver in front hadn't heard her. Otherwise, Han Shiyi felt that in a few days, she would have replaced her older brother as the most notorious pervert in the capital!
"Miss Shi, Miss Stone!"
Shi Tou swallowed hard. Although she felt that Han Shiyi's fighting ability posed no threat to her, she was still afraid, frightened by the sinister expression on Han Shiyi's face: "Just call me Shi Tou, hehe..."
Shi Tou's fawning smile did not please Han Shiyi; instead, it revealed the guilty conscience on her face: "What's wrong? Is it wrong for me to call you Miss Shi? Or what should I call you? Tell me."
"Call me Stone." Stone was cornered against the wall of the carriage, looking pitifully at Han Shiyi: "I already said that."
"Oh, I see. So you're not Miss Shi? Then who are you? Tell me!" Han Shiyi shouted the last "ah" so loudly that the carriage shook. Then the coachman in front asked loudly.
Han Shiyi offered a perfunctory reassurance to the driver, but her eyes remained fixed on the stone: "Let me think..."
"Hehe..." Stone continued to chuckle foolishly.
"First, you said it was your first time in the capital, yet you know so much about the food at the Imperial Capital Villa?"
"That was recommended by the waiter."
"Okay, the waiter recommended it. Second, it's your first time in the capital, yet you seem to know so much about the Dongfang family? And why were you so surprised when you saw Lin An's residence?"
“I am originally a member of the Dongfang family, and I also know about the six major Dongfang families in the capital. I didn’t think the young master of the Lin family would live in such a bad place.”
“Okay, that makes sense. Third, you know that Han Shi’er is a beauty, but that was just something you heard about, right? If it was just something you heard about, why were you so surprised when you saw Han Shi’er like this now?”
Stone felt her smile was about to turn to stone: "Because I never expected Han Shier to be disfigured."
"Oh, that makes sense." Han Shiyi nodded. "So everything makes sense now!"
"Of course!" Shi Tou let out a long sigh of relief. Heaven was really testing her acting skills; she wasn't from the Beijing Film Academy in her past life!
"One more question!" Han Shiyi practically pressed her face against Shi Tou's nose: "Is my brother handsome?"
puff!
Shi Tou really wanted to kneel down before Han Shiyi. What kind of questions were these?! But thankfully, she could tell the truth about this one. After all, while Han San's character wasn't great, his looks were exceptionally outstanding. Otherwise, so many noble ladies wouldn't have flocked to him.
"Handsome! Absolutely handsome!" Shi Tou glanced at Han Shiyi's face, which loomed large in front of him, and praised her sincerely: "Your brother is the most handsome man in the entire capital!"
"Hehehe~~!" Han Shiyi grinned, her smile full of the smugness of a successful scheme: "My dear Miss Shi, may I ask one last question?"
Honestly, Shi Tou really wanted to refuse, but seeing Han Shiyi grinding her teeth, she didn't dare. Oh well, she just didn't believe that anyone could see through her accelerated growth.
"Go ahead and ask!" Stone waved his hand generously.
Han Shiyi smacked her lips and looked at Shi Tou with great affection: "Excuse me, what does 'handsome' mean?"
OTZ~~!
I'm kneeling, I'm kneeling! I'm really kneeling before this person!
The stone's instant green expression didn't escape Han Shiyi's eyes at all: "Hmph! Trying to play this trick on me? Tsk tsk, this disguise is pretty good~~! I almost didn't recognize it."
Stone remained silent, for she did not know what to say.
"Tsk tsk, what material did you use? Your face doesn't feel any different to the touch!" Han Shiyi's hands were restless as she pinched and squeezed Shi Tou's face. "By the way, you've grown so much taller, uh, is that because of the shoes? And your hair, um, the hair is real..."
Stone really, really wants to cry! This old lady is capable of anything! She actually thinks her appearance is the result of a disguise! Okay, well, she did dress herself up, but what kind of disguise could make her look several years older all at once?!
It should be noted that during her journey to the capital, in order to avoid being discovered, she deliberately induced herself to conceive for several more days.
"Miss Han, I really don't know what you're talking about." Anyway, you have no evidence, so I'll deny it to the death!
"Oh dear! Still being stubborn?" Han Shiyi didn't take Shi Tou seriously at all: "Then do you want to know what happened over the years? Like Lin An and my marriage, my marriage with Young Master Terunsu, why Lin An became disabled, and why Han Shier was disfigured... Oh, I see, you don't want to know, in fact you don't want to know at all!"
Han Shiyi rolled her eyes, effectively silencing Shi Tou. Shi Tou looked at her with teary eyes; this child was really getting less and less adorable as she grew up!
But she couldn't admit it! Absolutely couldn't admit it! Although Han Shiyi was her good friend, the relationship between the six major families of the East and Yi Siyue was currently ambiguous, and she couldn't place her bets on Han Shiyi. After all, the Han family was the weakest of the six major families of the East, and Han Shiyi was the eleventh young lady of the Han family; the Han family was not something she could control.
Seeing that Shi Tou remained silent, Han Shiyi's expression grew increasingly grim: "So you don't believe me at all? Humph, I refuse to believe I can't find concrete evidence!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Han Shiyi used one of the two most lewd moves that Shi Tou had ever seen in his previous life—the Breast-Grabbing Dragon Claw Hand!
"I don't believe this is real!"
☆, Chapter 257 A Cannon of Unparalleled Brilliance
This time, Stone really cried. Um, those two lumps of flesh on her chest were absolutely...aww~~~
Of course, Han Shiyi realized she had made a mistake afterward, but she felt no remorse whatsoever. In her words, "Who told you to lie to us when you had nothing better to do?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Tou wanted to burst into tears. Who would try to lie to her? To avoid being seen through by her old acquaintances, Shi Tou had never intended to reconnect with them. Come to think of it, it was all that bastard Han San's fault!!!
Poor Han San was truly caught in the crossfire. He was sitting peacefully in a teahouse, with a stunning beauty in his arms, when suddenly he sneezed several times, spraying the beauty in his arms with spittle all over her face.
Inside the carriage, Shi Tou finally surrendered and honestly admitted her identity. However, she demanded that Han Shiyi not spread the news, and that even Han San not be allowed to know.