“There are potholes everywhere, big and small.” Chu Yao made up a story with a straight face. “They’re all hidden by the grass, so you can’t see them. If a horse steps on one, it’s a small matter if you fall, but it’s a big matter if Yunmo gets hurt.”
Wushuang had just acquired Yunmo and naturally cherished it greatly. Hearing Chu Yao's words, she no longer objected and let him lead Yunmo by the reins, pulling her and the horse back.
It wasn't until they were almost at the Jun family's tent complex that Wushuang realized what was happening. She frowned and exclaimed, "Chu Yao! Why is it a small matter that I fell?"
Yunmo is a fine horse, and she is a fine girl. Shouldn't they both be loved equally?
Besides, she is Chu Yao's future queen consort. Could it be that he loves Ma more than his wife?
The more I think about it, the more outrageous it gets!
Wushuang got a little upset and refused to talk to anyone, but her expression betrayed her true feelings.
Chu Yao chuckled and said, "Why are you jealous of Yun Mo?"
Who's jealous?
I'd rather be jealous than a horse!
No, in short, it wasn't jealousy!
Wushuang huffed, "Don't talk nonsense! Why would I be jealous? I'm not jealous at all!"
"Hmm?" Chu Yao raised an eyebrow, about to tease her again, but his gaze fell on Chu Wan not far away. [www.qiushu.cc lots of great novels]
Chu Wan cupped a candy ball in her palm and fed it to Mantianxue with a smile, which was perfectly normal.
What's unusual is the man standing next to her with his back to them.
He had only been gone for a short while when his sister was targeted by a man with ulterior motives?
Normally, girls should get married when they grow up, but Chu Wan is only twelve years old and is still a child. It's not the right time for her to let any stinky men get close to her.
Chu Yao quickened his pace and approached.
Chu Wan had been feeding the horses for quite some time.
Following Wang Hongbo's instructions, she fed the horse a sugar ball, stroked its mane, and spoke to it.
The initial fear and timidity gradually disappeared as she grew closer to the horse, and the snowflakes would occasionally nuzzle her palm affectionately.
"Brother Bo, look, it's licking me! It likes me!" Chu Wan turned around and shouted excitedly.
She rarely had the opportunity to meet outsiders, and had no female companions other than Wushuang. The people she interacted with most on a daily basis were her older brother Chu Yao and her two cousins Chu Ye and Chu Xu. Therefore, although she was already twelve years old, she did not care much about the strict separation of men and women. When she got excited, she would reach out her little hand to grab Wang Hongbo's arm.
Before she could even touch him, her wrist was caught by a horsewhip that fell from the sky, and she was then pulled several steps in the opposite direction from Wang Hongbo, against her will.
"Brother!" Chu Wan stamped her foot and said angrily when she saw that the person who whipped her was Chu Yao. "You scared me!"
Chu Yao replied with a stern face: "How have I always taught you that men and women should not touch each other?"
“But Brother Bo isn’t an outsider.” Chu Wan rarely talked back to her brother, but she spoke very clearly at this moment, “Shuangshuang is my sister-in-law, so her brother is my brother too.”
“One is surnamed Wang, and the other is surnamed Jun, how could they be siblings?” Chu Yao loved his sister dearly and was afraid that Chu Wan would be taken advantage of, so he disciplined her very severely and could not possibly care about Wang Hongbo’s feelings.
Wang Hongbo is now fifteen years old and no longer the ignorant child he once was. He understands that his parents did not go far away, but unfortunately passed away, and there is no possibility of them being together again in this life.
When he first learned of this, he was inevitably saddened and depressed. However, the Junshu couple treated him as their own son, caring for him, teaching and accompanying him, no less than they had cared for Wushuang and Junyu. Wushuang and her brother also treated him with affection, just like real family.
Losing a blood relative is certainly unfortunate, but how fortunate it is to have a family with no blood relation treat you this way.
Wang Hongbo considered himself to be easygoing, but when he heard Chu Yao make it clear that he and the Jun family were not related, his expression couldn't help but darken a bit.
Wushuang and Wang Hongbo grew up together as childhood sweethearts and have always had a very good relationship. Even the slightest change in their expression cannot escape each other's eyes.
"Chu Yao! Don't talk nonsense!" She protested to Chu Yao in order to protect Wang Hongbo. "Brother Bo is my brother. We have always been family. We are closer than siblings in other families. We are as close as our parents, sisters, and brothers. No one is closer to us six."
Chu Yao hadn't forgotten that several years ago, Wu Shuang had declared that she would marry Wang Hongbo when she grew up. Now, hearing her say that Wang Hongbo was the closest person to her but not him, he was naturally unhappy.
Unfortunately, before he could react, Chu Wan spoke up: "Brother, look, Shuangshuang said that Brother Bo is her brother, so I can play with him. And Brother Bo is very good to me; he's been patiently teaching me how to get close to Mantianxue. Unlike you, who said you'd teach me to ride a horse, but then abandoned me, hmph!"
This is completely out of the ordinary!
One by one, they're all helping that brat who hasn't even grown a beard yet!
Chu Yao's anger flared even more, but he understood his sister's resentment. He suppressed his anger and explained, "Shuangshuang rode off alone and went far away. I was afraid something might happen to her, so I followed her. You're so close to her, you wouldn't want her to be in danger, right?"
"That makes sense." Chu Wan nodded, agreeing with her brother and no longer angry.
Chu Yao thought the matter was settled, but to his surprise, Wu Shuang was ungrateful and eagerly tried to undermine him: "Don't use me as an excuse. I'm a very good rider. I can ride around the camp without any problems. Just admit that you're not a good brother. Anyway, Brother Bo would never leave me behind and run off with other girls."
Forget about other girls, she is his future queen, his proper wife after all the proper betrothal and marriage!
Chu Yao still didn't really believe that once Wang Hongbo had a fiancée, he would leave Wu Shuang in the slightest danger while his fiancée might be in peril, and only stay with Wu Shuang.
What was perfectly reasonable was made to sound like he had done something wrong by the way the two girls described it.
Chu Yao was seriously unconvinced.
"Shuangshuang, don't exaggerate..."
Chu Yao was interrupted by Chu Wan before he could finish speaking: "Brother, why are you being so mean to Shuangshuang? Shuangshuang did nothing wrong."
Not only did she verbally side with Wushuang, but she also put her words into action, spreading her arms to block Wushuang, as if Chu Yao was about to hit her at any moment.
Chu Yao was utterly helpless.
Yes, Wushuang wasn't wrong; the one who was wrong was him. He shouldn't have tried to take both of them horseback riding at the same time. He meant well, but he never expected that he couldn't take care of both of them and ended up offending both his sister and his fiancée.