Translator: azha_
UNEDITED
Ji Yuan was coming back from the palace when she saw a child around eight to nine years old, standing at the front gates. On horseback, she had already noticed him from far away. She habitually thought that the child was someone bullied by her unruly niece, and had come to complain to Second Brother. Unable to stop a smile, she spurred her horse forward, and prepared to ask him what bad thing Lu Feng did this time.
However, Xu Mu didn"t even give her the chance to get close; he just turned and left. Running impulsively here was foolish. If he returns home any later, he would make Li Shi worry.
After not seeing Lu Feng, Xu Mu wasn"t in a good mood. His entire person was gloomy and his mind was in a mess, unable to focus properly.
Xu Mu walked with his head down, unable to see the children that were playing nearby stop and begin to watch him.
The slightly older girl in the group gave a look to other children. Her "underlings" suddenly became excited, and ran towards Xu Mu.
In no time, Xu Mu was surrounded by a group of children that came out from who knows where.
The "underlings"encircled him, leaving Xu Mu in the middle and unable to walk forward. A girl, around six or seven years old, shouted towards the edge of the crowd with vigour: "Boss, we caught a little fat sheep. Are we going to rob him, or bully him, then rob him?"
Xu Mu: "…"
The girl referred to as the boss looked only to be about ten years of age. Swaggering, the girl folded her hands behind her back, and after a dramatic pause, she finally walked up to Xu Mu. Looking down at Xu Mu from the bridge of her nose with her tender bun-like face, she self-importantly said, "Do you have anything good to eat?"
Her height was similar to Xu Mu, but her chin was almost to the sky. Naturally, she couldn"t really look down her nose at someone her height. Maybe she felt that her neck was beginning to feel tired, but a moment later, she had someone carry over a large rock for her to stand on. Only after she stood on the rock did she raise her chin once more. With the self-imposed manner of being the boss, she said, "Hand over your food!"
The group of little underlings nearby started to chant: "Hand it over! Hand it over!"
At first sight, Xu Mu thought that the girl was familiar. Only now did he realize who it was. He suddenly wanted to face the sky and roll his eyes in exasperation to express his current mood. However, afraid that doing so would prevent him from leaving even longer, he said, "I don"t have any."
Xu Mu came back from the Lu Manor with red-rimmed eyes, looking like he was about to cry.
The boss, with her raised chin, glanced at Xu Mu. Seeing Xu Mu"s red eyes that were as cute as a rabbit"s, the girl had no intention of giving him a hard time anymore.
She pretended to contemplate for a moment, then she said to her underlings, "The little sheep is too skinny and didn"t have enough to eat today. Once he has fattened up, we can catch him back."
Her underlings naturally had no objections. They obediently loosened their hands and no longer blocked Xu Mu"s path.
The boss, acting as if she had given him a huge blessing and gift, proclaimed, "You can go now."
The words had not even left her mouth yet when she heard someone say, "The Lu Small Tyrant is here! Everybody run!"
The boss standing on the rock seemed to be especially afraid of this Lu Small Tyrant. Her body trembled, and she wanted to run. However, with a twist of her ankle, she fell to the ground on her b.u.t.t with a pained "ouch."
After hearing the Lu surname, Xu Mu straightened his back. His hands that were by his side had long been clenched together, and his heart pounded wildly.
Clearly, he really wanted to see her, but now that the person was behind him, it was like his acupoints had been pressed; he just couldn"t move.
Lu Feng snuck out today only because she wanted to buy some sweets. On the way back, she saw the scene of Xu Mu being surrounded.
According to the nature of the Lu Small Tyrant, she didn"t join in, and only stuck her foot out to break them up. She really didn"t have any particular interest in fighting for injustice.
The reason why she came over was solely because the girl standing on top of the rock was Xu Yu.
This little brat dares to talk badly of her in front of her dad! See if she doesn"t settle this!
Lu Feng spit the candy in her mouth towards Xu Yu. The corner of her mouth raised up into a smirk that conveyed no good feelings. Fiddling with her sleeves, she slowly walked towards Xu Yu. "That day, what did we agree on, hmm? Whoever lost that soccer game would let the other beat them up with no complaints. You, however, actually dared to go and complain to my dad! Causing me to be locked up for half a month! Say, how are we going to settle this account?"
Xu Yu fearfully shrunk her neck. Lu Feng grabbed her collar and forced them to meet face-to-face. Xu Yu couldn"t help but say, "I didn"t complain. My dad saw my bruised face … but I didn"t say that it was you! I said that it was because I tripped and fell!
On that day, both Xu Yu"s left and right eye had similar bruises. If her dad had believed her words, then there would be ghosts.
Lu Feng looked at her through squinted eyes and questioned with a dangerous voice, "Really?"
"One hundred percent true!" Xu Yu raised three fingers to the sky and swore, looking particularly earnest. Compared to when she was standing on top of the rock just minutes ago, looking down on everyone, her image now created a sharp contrast.
Lu Feng had just let go of Xu Yu"s collar and was about the scold her a bit more when she heard someone call out her name. The voice, thick with tears and carried a bit of trembling, sounded out behind her: "Lu Feng."