Chapter 132 – Big Girl (2)
Ye Zhen scoffed when the thought of her saving his life in those days came to her mind. Perhaps when Mo Rongzhan knew that the person who saved him was her, he would change his verdict over her family’s fate.
Or maybe—he would hate knowing the truth and scorn them even more.
Ye Zhen was thinking about her own affairs in his heart when she heard Pei s.h.i.+ saying to Lu Xiangzhi, “The w.a.n.g Fei doesn’t like this nickname. You mustn’t mention it in front of others, lest it would reach Her Highness’ ears!”
“Mother, I will be very careful.”
Brus.h.i.+ng off this subject completely, Ye Zhen went over and hugged Pei s.h.i.+’s arm. “Mother, there are still two days before I need to go to college. I want to see Mister Shan tomorrow.”
“Oh yes! You must send the good news to Mister Shan and thank him properly!” She nodded in agreement. “He lives in Dongcheng. I’ll go with you tomorrow.”
“But aren’t you going out with father tomorrow?” Ye Zhen laughed softly.
With this, Pei s.h.i.+ bore a constricted face as it occurred to her that she and Lu s.h.i.+ming has planned to go to his colleague’s house tomorrow to taste his one-month fermented wine.
“Can you then go there yourself?”
“Of course I can, Mother. I’m not a child anymore. I’ll go with Dai Mei.” Ye Zhen couldn’t help but chortle.
Peis.h.i.+ looked at her graceful daughter and felt some emotion in her heart. “I didn’t think our Yao Yao would grow up so fast.”
Lu Xiangzhi shook his head in sheer disagreement.
“I look at Yao Yao and I think that she is still the same as before. Mother, do you remember? When she was a child, she followed me out to play. As a result, she accidentally fell into a cow excrement pit … ”
“Lu Xiangzhi!” Ye Zhen screamed at the mention of a disgusting memory. She didn’t want to dig it out of Lu Yaoyao’s memory at all but now that Lu Xiangzhi mentioned it, she couldn’t help but envision it.
She chased Lu Xiangzhi and said, “Don’t mention it again, or I’ll never let you live!”
Despite this threat, he mischievous Lu Xiangzhi laughed and ran out, “You don’t want me to mention this matter? But I could still remember other…”
“Shut up!” Ye Zhen took down the silver whip hung on the wall, “Brother, don’t blame me of things I could do if you say it again.”
Watching her daughter chase her son, Pei s.h.i.+ couldn’t help but smile, all the worries she felt a moment ago was gone. When Lu Xiangzhi looked at her way, his eyes asking for help, she pointed at him and unexpectedly said, “You deserve that for making your sister angry!”
“Mother, stop my sister please. That whip of hers is not for fun!” Lu Xiangzhi cried as he and Ye Zhen ran in circles.
“Hit him!” Pei s.h.i.+ instead urged Ye Zhen and lost it when the top of the whip hit Lu Xiangzhi’s advancing rear by a fraction. And she laughed more than what propriety wanted her to.
Despite the protests of Lu Xiangzhi, Ye Zhen chased him with her whip relentlessly. Her gown not slowing her down even for a little.
“But mother, I am also your child!” Lu Xiangzhi shouted.
“I am still the mother’s younger child!” Ye Zhen swung her whip at Lu Xiangzhi’s back.
“Ouch! You really hit me!” Lu Xiangzhi rubbed the sore area of his rear.
When he saw his sister’s frail but capable hands swung the whip again, Lu Xiangzhi cried for ultimate mercy. “Sister, I promise to not mention the past again!”
Ye Zhen snorted, “Not a word?”
“I won’t mention that besides falling into a cow excrement pit, you were pecked by a bird when you climbed the tree and ran home crying! Remember this?”
“No! I only remember father hitting you with a whip like this!” Ye Zhen sneered and ran up to beat him.
Lu Xiangzhi laughed and ran away. “Alright! I won’t tease you anymore! Brother promises not to mention it any of it! Are we good now?”
Ye Zhen shook her head. “Only if I beat you up will you keep your mouth shut!” Lu Yaoyao used to get along with her brother in this way and Ye Zhen actually adored their relations.h.i.+p.
She also used to bicker like this with her second brother.