Chapter 99: Fishing
Su Yaoguang turned around and saw Jiang Yihuan and a young man dressed in slightly luxurious clothes entering the dance house one after the other.
After they entered, the attendant led them upstairs.
Su Yaoguang said to Chen Buyu, "Can I inquire about some information?"
Chen Buyu replied straightforwardly, "Feel free to ask, if I know, I won’t hide it from you."
"I want to know which room that man and woman who went upstairs are in." Su Yaoguang pointed at the backs of Jiang Yihuan and the young man.
"That’s easy, I’ll call the attendant over to ask. What’s up, do you know them?"
"You know them too."
"I don’t recognize them!"
"You know her brother, and her so-called cousin. She’s Jiang Yihuan, her brother is Jiang Yihui, and her cousin is Xiao Ci."
"So that’s who they are! Xiao Ci is also at the dance house, I just saw him. He didn’t notice me, nor does he know that this dance house is owned by my family."
"Really?" Su Yaoguang’s eyes flashed with a different color. "Such a great opportunity, if I don’t stir things up, how can I be worthy of this heaven-sent chance?"
"Yes, he is upstairs too, in that Hongxing Pavilion." Chen Buyu said.
Chen Buyu called over the attendant who had just taken Jiang Yihuan upstairs, and asked which room the two of them were in now. The attendant said they went to Jue Pavilion.
Jue Pavilion and Hongxing Pavilion are separated by several rooms. Xiao Yanci was drinking with some playful friends here, Jiang Yihuan and that unknown man being affectionate in the room. If they don’t create a chance for them, they’ll probably leave without noticing each other’s presence.
That won’t do.
She has to let this pair of ’lovers’ meet on such a festive day.
The sound of music began. Su Yaoguang paused, looking toward the room from where the music came.
Chen Buyu, feeling a bit guilty, asked, "What happened?"
"This Young Master Zizhan’s musical skills are truly superb. Even someone like me who doesn’t understand music is deeply captivated by his playing."
Chen Buyu: "..."
These two lived under the same roof yet were really unfamiliar.
"Young Master, I have a presumptuous request." Su Yaoguang said, "Later I want to trouble your attendant..."
"Do you have a grudge with that woman?" Chen Buyu asked curiously.
"Yes, a big one." Su Yaoguang openly expressed her disdain for Jiang Yihuan.
"Perfect, I can’t stand Xiao Ci either. As long as I can make Xiao Ci uncomfortable, I’ll feel happy. As for that woman, although I didn’t know her before, her brother Jiang Yihui isn’t a good person, and Xiao Ci isn’t either. She’s closely related to them, so she must not be good either. I’ll definitely help you."
Su Yaoguang followed Chen Buyu upstairs.
Zhou Wangshu watched her figure disappear. After finishing a piece, he originally wanted to leave, but the cheers below were too loud, so he had to play another piece.
After the second piece ended, no matter how people below coaxed him, he refused the shopkeeper’s request and insisted on ending today’s performance.
After leaving the room, he asked an attendant and learned that Su Yaoguang and Chen Buyu were in a nearby room. Walking towards that direction, he was about to knock on the door when it opened, and Su Yaoguang pulled him inside. Then he saw Chen Buyu, who was also beside Su Yaoguang, mysteriously watching something.
"Shh."
"What are you doing here?"
"Watching a show." Su Yaoguang looked outside the door and saw Xiao Yanci stepping out with an unhappy face, patting his clothes as if that could dry the water stains on them.
While apologizing, the attendant led Xiao Yanci to the door of the room where Jiang Yihuan and that young man were. Coincidentally, another attendant came out of that room and opened the door, revealing the affectionate scene of Jiang Yihuan with the man, which Xiao Yanci passed by and saw.
Xiao Yanci’s eyes widened. Forgetting to fix his clothes, he directly charged into the room.
"Huan’er..."
Seeing Xiao Yanci, Jiang Yihuan initially panicked but quickly calmed down, slowly standing up and gently saying, "Why are you here?"
"That should be my question to you. Why are you here, and who is this person?" Xiao Yanci had been flattered by the people at the academy recently, restoring his previous confidence, unlike the cautiousness he showed earlier.
Furthermore, Jiang Yihuan’s kindness had gradually moved him, and he was even considering marrying Jiang Yihuan after achieving fame, thus treating her as his own possession. Now seeing her with another man, his anger surged, making his aura quite imposing.
"This is Boss Zhang; I’m discussing renting his shop." Jiang Yihuan said.
"Renting a shop?" Xiao Yanci frowned.
If he hadn’t appeared just now, that man would have touched her hand. Even if they’re doing business, they shouldn’t be sitting so close, right? Besides, with no one else around, being alone with a man in a room, what if she’s bullied?
Huan’er is still too naive, unaware of how scary men can be.
After learning the ’truth,’ Xiao Yanci looked at the man in front of him with more malice.
Boss Zhang studied Xiao Yanci and asked Jiang Yihuan, "Yihuan, who is this..."
Jiang Yihuan explained, "Brother Zhang, this is my brother. My brother is probably too worried about me and a bit worked up; please don’t mind."
Hearing Jiang Yihuan call that man ’Brother Zhang,’ Xiao Yanci’s face turned ugly again.
"Brother, I’ll explain to you later." Jiang Yihuan tugged at Xiao Yanci’s clothes, acting coyly.
Boss Zhang mistook Xiao Yanci for a real brother after hearing Jiang Yihuan call him ’brother,’ and warmly invited him, "Brother Jiang, please sit and join us for some food."
"No thanks," Xiao Yanci said coldly, "Weren’t you discussing business? I’ll talk with you."
Su Yaoguang listened to the commotion over there and saw the three of them sit down to talk business, feeling a sense of inadequacy.
"I truly can’t compare with Jiang Yihuan."
She didn’t have such thick skin, such courage, nor the skill to toy with men so easily.
"Keeping a foot in two boats will eventually lead to one flipping," Chen Buyu said, "But that woman is really something. The guy named Zhang runs a grocery store. As far as I know, his family has a wife."
"Really?" Su Yaoguang got excited, "Then we might get to see another good show?"
"I’ve seen her once, but I’ve heard that she’s kept in the countryside, not in the city. If you want another show, you won’t be able to see it for now."
"Oh." Su Yaoguang’s enthusiasm waned.
"Yaoguang, we came to the lantern festival, but you..." Zhou Wangshu watched Su Yaoguang whispering with Chen Buyu, speaking in a jealous tone, "Do you still remember I exist?"
"Of course, I do. There’s really nothing else to see here, let’s go enjoy the lantern festival. Let’s go!" Su Yaoguang pulled Zhou Wangshu out the door.
While going downstairs, Su Yaoguang muttered to herself, "That Jiang Yihuan is really an expert at fishing; to not have the boat flip even now, I’ve truly underestimated her."