Chapter 1395 - 1394

Chapter 1395: Chapter 1394

The two of them walked side by side, and soon saw, not far ahead in the small garden, two girls lively as sprites sitting on the swings, laughing.

Seeing those two girls, the dim light in Nie Kaihuan’s eyes brightened a bit. He said, "How about we go over there and take a look?"

Nie Jiaqi naturally had no objections.

When they walked up close, Nie Jiaqi finally realized who those two girls were. Seeing two exquisite, pretty faces that were exactly the same, the smile at the corner of her lips faded a little.

"Brother, who are they?" Nie Jiaqi tilted her delicate little face up and asked.

Nie Kaihuan looked at those two petite figures, a meaningful smile on his lips. "Them? They’re the young ladies of the Qingyu School. They rarely used to attend these exchange gatherings; no idea why they came this time."

Qingyu School?

Nie Jiaqi tilted her head. Was that the former leader among the Modern Families?

Oh right, there’d even been rumors that their young master could use Spiritual Pointing to form a talisman at five years old!

Thinking of that made her look down on this school even more. A lie like forming a Spiritual Talisman at five years old could actually circulate—were they so desperate for fame they’d gone insane?

As she thought this, the look in her eyes toward those two girls carried open contempt.

So what if they were pretty? Without a powerful family backing them up, that kind of beauty would bring them disaster sooner or later.

She turned her head, just about to suggest they go somewhere else, when she caught the faint gleam in her Brother’s eyes.

She prided herself on knowing this aloof, noble Brother of hers quite well. Seeing that kind of glimmer, she knew he’d become interested in those two girls, and that instantly left her feeling stifled. Her Brother belonged to the family; sure, there would be a sister-in-law someday, but the later that day came, the better.

Still, her Brother’s tastes were really something. He was already twenty-two, while those two looked only twelve or thirteen. With that big an age gap, they could still catch his eye?

Were those two little enchantresses really that good at hooking people’s hearts?

Nie Jiaqi lost all interest. She lifted a hand to loop it through Nie Kaihuan’s arm, tilted her small face up. "Brother..."

The moment the word was out of her mouth, a tall, cool, refined figure slipped into the corner of her vision. The reason a single figure drew all of her attention was because it belonged to the person she’d been chasing all along.

Hou Baiyu!

Did he come here looking for her?

Had he realized that the way he’d treated her so coldly before was a bit overboard?

With that thought, a smile spread along Nie Jiaqi’s lips, a shy flush rising on her small face. With someone as handsome as Hou Baiyu, she wasn’t about to stay angry so easily.

Nie Jiaqi held herself back and stayed where she was, waiting for Hou Baiyu to come over and apologize. But she waited and waited, and that handsome figure never appeared within the lowered line of her sight.

Growing impatient with the waiting, she lifted her head—only to see Hou Baiyu standing beside the swing, talking to one of the little enchantresses. And his expression...

Nie Jiaqi stared blankly at Hou Baiyu; she had never seen such a gentle look on his face before.

A cold, distant man showing that kind of tenderness was almost impossible to resist. Yet, of all things, that tenderness wasn’t directed at her!

In that instant, Nie Jiaqi was almost burned up by jealousy; her pretty little face seemed to frost over in a blink.

As she shifted her gaze, she caught the dazzling smile on the face of the little enchantress speaking with Hou Baiyu, and that made her chest feel even more blocked. Carrying jealousy and a biting chill somewhere inside, she stepped forward and walked that way.

Off to the side, Nie Kaihuan saw this and a faint smile flickered in his eyes.

"Bai Yu!"

Luo Yixuan was talking with Hou Baiyu when she heard a pleasant voice. She turned her head and saw a beautiful woman in her early twenties.