Here’s Chapter 3, as promised! In which someone’s nose seems to have ISSUES.
And Ceng Li is still the dense doughball that she always is~~
Chapter 3
I slowly brought Cui"er with me upstairs, step by step. When we got to the second floor, I couldn"t help but turn around and ask Cui"er, "How about we just run away?"
Cui"er pushed my b.u.t.t and propelled me forward. "Why are you imagining the wildest things? Miss, I"m begging you! You may not want to keep getting mixed up in the Ceng family anymore, but I still want my official salary!"
I was shocked. "Silly girl, you"re too cheeky, aren"t you?"
Cui"er continued to push me. "In any case, the person who"s giving me my money isn"t you; it"s the Master!"
I… kind of wanted to cry!
I asked Cui"er, "Do you have any little sisters at home?"
Cui"er didn"t know why I had asked this, and confusedly answered, "Yes, I have one. What"s up?"
I said, "Nothing, but help me send my greetings to her!"
When we finally got upstairs, I dawdled in the entrance, and didn"t walk in.
Ceng Yan sat in front of a table. His eyelids didn"t lift, as they continued to droop. He held a cup of wine in his hand, sipping from it leisurely. No matter how I looked at it, his conduct and morality seemed particularly affected.
However, Cui"er appeared like a starry-eyed fool behind me. "Wow! Revealing bits of sullenness behind his dignified appearance makes the Master so handsome!"
My feet weakened, and I almost fell down the stairs.
This girl was crazy!
Ceng Yan continued to keep silent. Instead, the second sir* of the high official"s family spoke first.
*second sir as in the second-born male of his family. I’m just going to refer to him as “Sir” from here on out~~
"Second sister*, what are you doing just standing there? Hurry up and come over here to sit!"
*I think the gentleman is just a.s.suming that she’s the second-born because there’s really no context as to why he’s referring to her as second sister since we already know Ceng Li has a second sister
I rolled my eyes, "No upbringing!"
He instantly choked up from my words, "Didn"t I already apologize to you, second sister?"
I said, "I wasn"t talking about you throwing the melon seed skins."
He asked, "Oh, then what are you talking about?"
My eyebrows rose and I changed the topic, asking him, "Sir, if a man calls a yet-to-be-married woman"s name loudly, then doesn"t that mean this man has no upbringing?"
The gentleman laughed more splendidly. "How does that say someone has no upbringing? That clearly means that the man is a stinky pervert!"
I repeatedly agreed, "Yes! Yes! He"s a pervert! Right, can you tell me your honored family’s surname?"
The gentleman laughed like a blooming flower, "This one is called Liu Heng! Second sister can call me big brother Liu or big brother Heng!"
I saw Ceng Yan"s hand that held his wine cup tremble…
Liu Heng asked me, "What of second sister?"
I pointed at Ceng Yan, "Ask my big brother!"
Liu Heng turned to look at Ceng Yan. Ceng Yan lifted his eyes and glanced at me. His eyes squinted at me for a moment, making me shiver.
He lazily replied to Liu Heng, "My sister"s actual name is Second Sister."
Liu Heng"s face shook, "I j-just called Second Sister by her actual name?"
I looked at him and laughed, proud of myself, "Stinky-pervert!"
While I was laughing so proudly, I suddenly heard Ceng Yan"s cold voice behind me. "Come over here."
I couldn"t help but feel myself shake from head to toe again. My previous arrogance immediately dissipated, as I slowly sat down next to him.
Liu Heng looked at us, full of interest.
Ceng Yan unhurriedly poured some wine for himself while he indifferently stated, "Eat up, and then try to eat a little more. Tomorrow, Fifth Mother should be setting off for the temple to redeem her vows."
I was speechless.
He"s threatening me, he"s threatening me, he MUST be threatening me!
On the other hand, the idiot Liu Heng obviously didn"t understand the facts that lay before him when he clicked his tongue and shook his head, sighing, "Your brother is so good to you! When you cross-dressed as a man and came out to play, he didn"t tell you off at all!"
I felt a mouthful of fresh blood rush into my throat, and I swallowed it, hard…
I struggled with myself, and then pressed my luck, asking Ceng Yan, "Can I order some food?"
Ceng Yan looked up, "Do as you please."
I called the waiter, and ordered some more delicious food.
While I immersed myself in gorging on the food, I heard Liu Heng"s constant questioning remarks.
"Eh? Where did the chicken leg go? The moment you lowered your head, it disappeared? Little sister, your chopsticks are so fast that they"re practically flying!"
"Eh? Where did the duck feet go? After just a mouthful of rice, little sister took that too?"
"Eh? Where did the deep-fried doughcake go? How come all ten of them disappeared in just a moment?! Little sister, it couldn"t have been you, I didn"t even see you eat it! Did you just eat it without chewing?!"
Liu Heng, your sister! Will you die if you don"t say anything while you eat?!
I gritted my teeth and pretended I couldn"t hear the noise made by a fellow by the last name of Liu.
I heard Ceng Yan emit a cold hmph. I slowly looked up to glance at him, but I didn"t think he would have been also casting sidelong glances at me. His expression was cool, making my entire body shudder…
He suddenly exposed a smile, "Eat slowly, eat more. If it"s not enough then we will ask for more!"
In an instant, I threw down the chopsticks in my hand.
Ceng Yan your sister! I"m only eating food. Can you not be so frightening?!
Later when we returned to the residence, I shrunk my body, planning to return to my own room without being seen when I was immediately seized by Ceng Yan.
"Your memory is really bad. Go this way." He coolly remarked.
I unleashed my final struggle, "My mother only leaves tomorrow!"
He dragged me into his room. "I didn"t say that now you would have to watch me eating things . It"s only-" He squinted at me. "Since we"re already home then put down the leftovers here. Carrying it around with you everywhere must be very tiring."
I couldn"t help but shake. I forced a smile, "What leftovers? What are you talking about? Hehe…"
He let go of me and walked over to the side of the table to sit down. He poured a cup of tea for himself and slowly drank it. Carelessly, he said, "Ceng Li, shall you take it out yourself, or shall I help you?"
My face reddened. "Ceng Yan you scoundrel! Men and women shouldn"t be intimate with one another!"
Ceng Yan looked up at me and hmphed, "Didn"t you say that you were my sister? Since when did so many rules come up between brothers and sisters?"
I was a little angry now. "Pei! I"m definitely not your sister! If you dare search through my body I will call it hara.s.sment!"
He put down his teacup and walked towards me.
I panicked and promptly began to retreat. "What are you doing?"
His eyebrows rose. "A few days ago, someone helped me add some soundproofing to this room. It just so happens that we can test out how the soundproofing is right now!"
I jumped and ran away, "Don"t come over here!"
Ceng Yan straightened out his sleeves. "Then you should take out the leftovers yourself."
I endured the harsh pains in my heart and gritted my teeth before I took out from my left sleeve… a chicken leg…
"Continue." Ceng Yan leisurely sat down to drink tea again.
I gritted my teeth and from my right sleeve… I took out some duck feet…
"Don"t stop." Ceng Yan hatefully ordered me.
I summoned my courage and replied, "There"s no more!"
Ceng Yan didn"t even lift his eyes, "There is."
Me: "There"s really no more!"
Ceng Yan: "There still is."
Me: "There really really isn"t any more!"
Ceng Yan: "All right, then I"ll have to take it out myself."
I could only tremble as I took out ten deep fried doughcakes from my waist.
Ceng Yan looked at me, "How come you"ve stopped again?"
I was fl.u.s.tered and exasperated, "This time I really don"t have anymore!"
Ceng Yan looked at my chest and shook his head. "Ceng Li don"t be crafty."
My face was red and my ears were hot. I was wishing I could pounce on him and burn him up. "How am I being crafty?"
Ceng Yan coughed rather excessively and his ears reddened. "Cough… don"t think that just because you hid things there, I won"t be able to deal with you."
I lowered my head and also glanced at my chest…
He wouldn"t really think that I had hid food here too?! Yo, your thoughts are too evil right?! You can"t just feel that I have things hidden here just because it"s a little big! This place is already swollen. Can I really hide food here? If it"s swollen how would I hide anything here?! Clearly, this place can only hide banknotes, alright?!
I was filled with anger, "When I say there"s nothing, there"s nothing whether or not you believe me!"
Ceng Yan put down his teacup and walked towards me. When he walked in front of me, he stopped and reached out his hand towards me.
I closed my eyes, and strained to stick out my chest!
I refuse to believe that you"ll have the guts to grasp it!
Then, after waiting for a long time, his claws still hadn"t neared my chest…
I slowly opened my eyes… and saw a claw stopping right before my chest. Then, I slowly looked up…
I couldn"t help but cry out in alarm. "Ceng Yan, you"re nosebleeding!"
Translated by geeky
Edited by Ely