Chapter 187 – The Beautiful Maiden of the Xu Clan; Zhou Lang’s Former Land
Tang Thirty-Six directly extended his hand, dragging him back, shaking his head and saying: “Don’t bother going.”
Chen Chang Sheng gave him a glance, asking: “Why?”
Tang Thirty-Six patted his shoulder and said: “When that handmaiden, Shuang’er, brought the marriage contract back over, she also helped to pass on a message from Xu Shi Ji to you, I trust, after hearing those words, you would probably no longer wish to end the engagement, and even if you do, you wouldn’t be seeking His Holiness.”
“What words?” asked Chen Chang Sheng.
Tang Thirty-Six replied: “Xu Shi Ji said, he had heard that you previously said to someone in the Divine General’s estate, that only if Xu You Rong was to personally see you and express her wish to end the engagement, would you agree. Therefore, from tonight onwards, the betrothal between you and Xu You Rong, will no longer be something he would interfere with as a father, he will no longer pay it any attention, but if you wish to end the engagement, then you will have to see Xu You Rong in person and tell her yourself that you no longer want this marriage.”
Chen Chang Sheng was slightly dazed after hearing those words. He was only a youth, how could he possibly compare with a personage such as Xu Shi Ji, who was shrewd and unscrupulous, or perhaps better said to be shameless; he had never expected that events would develop this way.
He didn’t harbour any good feelings towards Xu You Rong, neither did he like her, after so many things, even the curiosity and yearning he had all those years ago were now completely non-existent, however, she had sent that letter on the night of the Ivy League gathering, and because of that letter, no matter what her real intentions were, he was very grateful to her and didn’t wish to do anything else that might harm her.
“Don’t tell me Xu Shi Ji really thinks this way?” he openly and honestly told Tang Thirty-Six of his thoughts, then frowned, asking in an extremely distressed and anxious manner.
Tang Thirty-Six gave a sneer and said: “Don’t try and compare with someone like Xu Shi Ji in scheming, you’re only fifteen this year, no matter how tightly you frown it won’t appear profound, it will only appear to be a feign of profundity that is laughable.”
Chen Chang Sheng asked: “Then what does he actually want?”
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him like as if he was looking at an idiot and said: “Xu Shi Ji’s intent is so obvious, yet you actually can’t even see it? Since he currently doesn’t want to end the engagement, he found some excuse to push it to your side, wanting you to end it with Xu You Rong in person in order for it to be valid. It’s very evident that he has determined, once you’ve met Xu You Rong in person and seen his precious daughter, you would definitely be unable to speak of ending the engagement.”
Chen Chang Sheng didn’t understand, asking: “Why?”
Tang Thirty-Six stared at him in the eyes, confirming that he really didn’t understand, he couldn’t stop himself from sighing, saying: “Because after seeing Xu You Rong in person, no one would be able to stop themselves from wanting to be with her.”
Chen Chang Sheng still couldn’t understand and continued to ask: “Why?”
Tang Thirty-Six felt annoyed, but didn’t know how to explain this, something anyone would be able to logically understand. After a long while, he grated out several words: “Because she is pretty.”
It was obviously not such a simple reason, but it was the simplest and most direct reason Tang Thirty-Six could quickly think of, that was probably also the most likely to sway a fool such as Chen Chang Sheng.
Of course, this made him feel defeated in terms of aesthetics or some other related aspect, therefore, he became very angry, with his voice becoming loud as a result; coincidentally, the word “pretty” creates an explosive sound, and thus, a waterfall appeared in the night before the library.