Chapter 8: You Don’t Look Like You Grew Up At The Border

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xie Yao, sitting beside the old lady, straightened his body slightly. A rich black color spread from his eyes, like a stone falling into a calm lake, creating ripples.

He lowered his eyes, his thick black eyelashes drooping. His tiny hands were nonchalantly fiddling with the collar hanging on his chest. No one knew what he was thinking.

After Mrs. Qi left, the curtain in front of the door was lifted. Eleven walked in with a slender woman, who followed behind him. She was wearing a light green dress, and she clipped up her black hair with a silver hairpin. She draped the rest neatly behind her head. She had distant eyebrows and very fair skin. She looked like she was rarely exposed to the elements.

The servants serving in the hall carried the dishes on the table out and brushed past Liu Niang. No one looked up at her.

Xie Min sat beside the old lady and sized up her quietly. On the other side, Young Master Xie also slowly raised his head and happened to meet Liu Niang’s eyes for a second.

The woman froze for a moment. General Xie’s people were right – Young Master Xie was shockingly handsome.

Especially those eyes. They were pure and distinctly black and white, with a hint of indifference, but no matter how hard Liu Niang tried, she couldn’t take her eyes off them.

However, it was only for a moment. Liu Niang raised her eyes and looked at Xie Min and Jiang Fu, who sat on the other side.

In the end, she locked her gaze on Jiang Fu.

Was this the Miss Jiang that the Xie family often mentioned in their letters?

Was she the lady whom Old Madam Xie wanted the general to marry?

Disdain flashed in the woman’s eyes. She didn’t look like much and came from a poor background. She also had a father who was a gambling addict and a younger brother who was a burden to the family. How could the old lady want such a person to be the general’s wife?

If that was possible, then she…

Old Madam Xie sat in the middle. Her gaze landed on the woman, and she frowned imperceptibly but did not say anything.

As Eleven was walking in front, he could not see what Liu Niang was like. He walked to the dining table and bowed slightly. “Hello, Old Madam, Miss, and Second Young Master.”

After a slight pause, he noticed Jiang Fu beside Xie Yao. He smiled and said politely, “Hello, Miss Jiang.”

Afterward, he straightened her body slightly and turned around to say to the old lady, “Old Madam, this is Miss Liu.”

Liu Niang took a deep breath, lowered her head, and walked forward. She bowed like the maidservants of the Xie family. “Hello, Old Madam, Miss, and Second Young Master.”

At this point, she paused. She was a little unwilling, but she smiled and said, “Hello, Miss Jiang.”

They came from poor families, and her looks were not inferior to hers. She had saved the general before. Why was Jiang Fu receiving her greetings?

Liu Niang was unwilling, and the smile on her face was a little stiff, looking a little unnatural.

Xie Yao looked at her with a faint smile and said in a childish voice, “You saved my brother at the border?”

Liu Niang raised her head slightly with a strange look in her eyes. The Second Young Master of the Xie family was not young anymore, but he sounded like a young child.

Xie Yao saw the strange look in her eyes. His expression instantly changed, and his tone became less polite. “You don’t look like you grew up at the border. Did the enemy country send you there?”

Jiang Fu, who was beside him, was shocked. She reached out and tugged at him gently. She whispered, “Yao’er…”

Xie Yao looked at Liu Niang with bold eyes, still looking aggressive.