Chapter 160: Falling in love
In the next few days, Zhan Xiao took Shen Zhi to various shops on the street many times. Sometimes he went to a clothing store to pick out clothes for her, sometimes he went to a rouge shop to pick out rouge, and some people saw them appearing in the largest gold building in Taiping Town to pick out jewelry.
At this time, Ye Ningshuang and her maid happened to come to this golden building.
"Miss, look how much General Zhan dotes on that bitch." Ye Ningshuang's maid Baozhen said indignantly.
Ye Ningshuang stared at the two people who were choosing jewelry with cold eyes, and held the handkerchief tightly in her hands.
The waiter who was facing her suddenly looked up and saw his cold eyes. He was so frightened that he almost knocked over the jewelry tray in his hands.
Shen Zhi turned her head and looked in the direction he was looking, and saw Ye Ningshuang's gloomy look. Unexpectedly, Ye Ningshuang was not afraid and just glared at her fiercely.
Zhan Xiao also looked over with cold eyes.
Ye Ningshuang stepped forward and said, "General Zhan, I didn't expect to meet you here. Who is this girl?" Ye Ningshuang put on that gentle smile on her face again, as if she really didn't know Shen Zhi.
"My fiancée." Zhan Xiao said loudly without hesitation. At this time, there were many ladies in the Jinlou, and they all pricked up their ears to listen to their conversation.
Ye Ningshuang didn't expect Zhan Xiao to break the paper so directly. A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, but it was soon replaced by anger and shame. Her tone became impolite: "What do you mean, General Zhan? I am the one who has a marriage contract with the general!" Her voice was loud and sharp, full of dissatisfaction and anger.
Zhan Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a disdainful smile. He snorted and stared at Ye Ningshuang with a sharp gaze: "Oh? Really? Then Miss Ye, please produce the evidence of the engagement to prove it."
Ye Ningshuang was stunned, her eyes flickering, as if she had not expected Zhan Xiao to ask for evidence so directly. She stammered, "The Zhan family... The Zhan family doesn't keep their word..." However, her words seemed to have no confidence, and it was obvious that she was making up a story.
Finally, when she saw people around her casting teasing glances at her, Ye Ningshuang finally realized that she had fallen into an embarrassing situation. Her cheeks flushed red, she was overwhelmed with shame, and she angrily left with her sleeves swung.
When Ye Ningshuang returned home to discuss countermeasures with Ye Mingyuan, she found that her father was receiving a guest from afar in the study, and the guards outside the study were also strengthened. This had never happened before. Who was the distinguished guest this time?
When the door opened, Ye Ningshuang saw her father walking out with a man in black. He looked as respectful as he could be, almost bending to the ground. It seemed that the man must be of high status. Ye Ningshuang looked at the man curiously. He was handsome, with a kind of feminine beauty, but upon closer inspection, he also revealed a hint of unruly air.
Ye Ningshuang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Looking at the man, she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in her heart. Unlike Zhan Xiao's tall and mighty image, the feminine beauty of the man in front of her made her quite moved. However, when the man raised his head and looked at her, just one glance made him almost vomit. Because it was the first time in his life that he saw such a big pancake face and such pitifully small green bean eyes, which was really unbearable.
After the man left, Ye Ningshuang attentively took her father to the study.
"Dad, who was that person just now?" Ye Ningshuang asked curiously, with a cunning light in her eyes.
Ye Mingyuan looked at his daughter's shining eyes and couldn't help laughing: "Why, are you interested in me?"
"Oh, Dad! I'm just asking casually." Ye Ningshuang said coquettishly.
Ye Mingyuan shook his head helplessly and explained, "He is Yingpin's elder brother, and Minister Gu's eldest son, Gu Xuetao. He often comes to visit the mansion during this period."
"Oh...so that's how it is." Ye Ningshuang nodded thoughtfully, but secretly memorized the name in her heart.
"But don't have any bad ideas." Ye Mingyuan warned, "He is not someone you can mess with. He has Yingpin behind him."
"I know, Dad." Ye Ningshuang agreed readily, but she didn't agree in her heart.
She would not give up easily. Since this man often came to her house as a guest, she would definitely have the chance to meet him again in the future.
Ye Ningshuang had already started thinking about how to get his attention the next time they met. After all, she had liked this man the first time she saw him just now, and she would not marry anyone else. It would be even better if he could become her husband.
But she didn't know that her face had successfully attracted his attention. After all, it was rare to find a woman as blessed as her.
Zhan Xiao also learned about what happened in the Ye Mansion from Zhan Liu. He was not expecting Gu Xuetao to come to the Ye Mansion in person, but Gu Xuetao was just a figurehead to him and was nothing to be afraid of.
I didn't expect Ye Ningshuang to fall in love with someone else so quickly, but this is also a good thing, as it will cause them to lose composure internally.
Gu Xuetao has been troubled by Ye Ningshuang these days. His father sent him to this rural place to solve Ye Mingyuan's problem. However, what he didn't expect was that his extremely ugly daughter had developed a strong interest in him since the first meeting, and could even be said to be entangled. Originally, it was planned to let Ye Ningshuang and Zhan Xiao get engaged, but now the situation has become confusing, and she has begun to revolve around him. Does Ye Mingyuan know what his daughter is doing?
Look, that fat-faced guy has come to the hotel where I’m staying again.
"Brother Gu, I'm here to bring you some pancakes. These pancakes are delicious when served with vegetables."
When Gu Xuetao heard this, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth. He muttered to himself: What big cake do you bring? I think you are the big cake.
"Ms. Ye, women should respect themselves. I told you to avoid suspicion. Please don't come to me again." Gu Xuetao said seriously.
Ye Ningshuang didn't care. She smiled and replied, "Brother Gu, I'm not afraid. You don't have to worry about my reputation."
Gu Xuetao rolled his eyes helplessly, wondering why this woman was so difficult to deal with? So, he said firmly: "You are not afraid of me, but I am afraid of you. Don't send anything to me again in the future."
After hearing this, Ye Ningshuang showed a trace of disappointment on her face, but she still forced a smile and said, "Okay, then I won't come again in the future." After that, she turned and left.
Looking at Ye Ningshuang's back as she left, Gu Xuetao breathed a sigh of relief. He hoped that he could get rid of this trouble completely this time. However, he didn't know that Ye Ningshuang had not really given up, but was secretly thinking about how to get close to him next time.