A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 336

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 336 – Why is Wei Jinyi here? (2)

Translator : Virichime
Editor : Chu
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At that moment, the main house’s door swung open, and several men stepped out.

Among the crowd, Wei Ruo spotted Wei Jinyi.

Their eyes met, both filled with surprise.

Just then, a burly middle-aged man strode toward Wei Ruo aggressively. “Who are you to trespass into a private residence?” he demanded.

“Brother Ke, wait. She is my sister,” Wei Jinyi quickly intervened, stopping the impulsive man.

“Your sister?”

Everyone in the house looked astonished.

At that moment, Xiaobei also stepped out of the house. Seeing Wei Ruo, he exclaimed in surprise, “Eldest Miss, why are you here?”

The woman who had opened the door earlier added, “They said they were looking for a cat.”

-cat

Cat? But Wei Ruo never had a cat. Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo, and Wei Ruo did not avoid his gaze. Instead, she met his eyes openly, with even a hint of annoyance in her expression.

She had lied, but was he any better?

Wei Jinyi spoke to the others, “Go back inside.”

The group nodded and quickly retreated into the house, even pulling Xiumei in along with them.

Now, only Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi remained in the courtyard.

Wei Jinyi stepped closer to Wei Ruo and lowered his head to look at her.

“I don’t have a cat, nor did I lose one,” Wei Ruo stated. “I just happened to see someone who shouldn’t be here, so I made up an excuse to come in.”

“Mm.” Wei Jinyi nodded and apologized, “I’m sorry for hiding my return to Taizhou Prefecture from you.”

His apology was sincere, but for some reason, Wei Ruo felt even more annoyed.

She raised her fist and punched him hard in the chest—twice.

Wei Jinyi neither dodged nor blocked her blows, merely saying, “Be careful not to hurt your hand.”

“Oh? So you do care if my hand gets hurt?” Wei Ruo glared at him.

“Mm.” Wei Jinyi hummed in response. Then, he took a coin pouch from his waist and placed it in her hand. “Use this. It’ll save you some effort when you hit me.”

The pouch was filled with silver fragments and copper coins, heavy in her palm.

Wei Ruo looked down at the money pouch and suddenly found herself unable to stay angry.

Who even does something like this?!

“Forget it, I wasn’t that mad anyway,” Wei Ruo muttered.

“Mm, don’t be mad.”

“Then, do you have an explanation for why you’re here?” Wei Ruo asked, watching him intently.

“I didn’t study under Master Ruan, but I came here for a legitimate reason—not for idling around.” Wei Jinyi explained.

“A legitimate reason?” Wei Ruo eyed him skeptically.

“It has to do with matters concerning my late mother,” Wei Jinyi answered.

Hearing this, Wei Ruo did not press further.

Everyone had their own secrets. She was no exception.

“Alright then, as long as you’re not here keeping a mistress in some hidden chamber.”

From the moment she saw that room full of burly men, she had known there was no secret mistress involved.

Who would fill their “hidden chamber” with a bunch of grown men?

“Mm. No secret mistress,” Wei Jinyi promised.

“How long have you been away from Huzhou Prefecture?” Wei Ruo asked.

“I never went back after our last meeting,” Wei Jinyi admitted.

That long?

“Has Master Ruan been covering for you this whole time?” Wei Ruo was surprised.

“Yes. It was wrong of me to have him help me keep this from you, but I didn’t want you to get caught up in my troubles,” Wei Jinyi admitted.

He had chosen to hide it from her because he didn’t want her involved in anything dangerous.

Wei Ruo was utterly shocked—Master Ruan had actually helped her second brother deceive her?

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