Chapter 91 Bursting with Anger!

“I’m not a sore loser!” Sheng Weiqiao stroked her chin with one hand and fiddled with the stones in the bowl with another hand. She smiled at him, “I wouldn’t cry just because I lost several games. Don’t go easy on me, Brother Xu, or you will be teasing me instead of playing Go with me!”

So, was she telling me that she was generous and virtuous to put my mind at rest, or she didn’t even understand what I just said?

When Xu Baomo was trying to figure it out, Sheng Weiqiao waved the servants away with a gesture, leaned to Xu Baomo a little bit, and said next to his ear with a smile, “Brother Xu, we can go back to normal and stop acting today. Yingjiang is not here!”

Yingjiang is not here…. Xu Baomo’s expression was frozen for a while, and then he remembered Sheng Weiqiao’s suggestion about pretending to fall in love to make Gongsun Yingjiang give up on him. So, his Big Weiqiao had taken what he said with love as the scene he made for Gongsun Yingjiang?!

Xu Baomo felt depressed and said in a low voice, “I know that she’s not here.”

I had made it clear enough so that you could understand!

“… Brother Xu?” Hearing that, Sheng Weiqiao was speechless for a while and then looked up at him with surprise. The scorching sunlight was screened by curtains, which had become some soft glow moving with the breeze and shined upon the snow-white skin of Sheng Weiqiao. Xu Baomo was stunned by this beautiful and translucent scene. He composed himself before repeating, “I know.”

Obviously, Sheng Weiqiao stiffened. She withdrew her hand from the bowl and looked around unconsciously. Sheng Shuihe and Ao Luanxiao were focusing on the game and didn’t pay any attention to her. After being told to step down, servants were all standing steps away with hands hanging by the sides and no intention of snooping. She then felt relieved.

She blushed, looked at Xu Baomo with her shining eyes, and said with shyness and blame, “What are you talking about, Brother Xu? Just guess the stones!”

“Big Weiqiao is trying to avoid the topic with the excuse of guessing the stones. Obviously, she has feelings for me, or she could just leave. She looks confused and shy, but without defensiveness to me….” Xu Baomo analyzed rapidly, hesitating.

Should he continue or take a break?

Sheng Weiqiao was freaking out already. If he continued, he might have scared her away. If he took a break, a long delay might cause trouble….

Holding that thought in mind, Xu Baomo made his final decision. He looked straight at Sheng Weiqiao and said gently, “Sister Sheng is clever enough to read my mind.”

He made it clear. Though he lowered his voice and kept it between them, Sheng Weiqiao was flushed immediately. Pulling her sleeves, she lost her head and looked at Sheng Shuihe subconsciously!

Coincidence or not, Sheng Shuihe might have noticed it, made his move on the board, and looked into her eyes leisurely. The panic and call for help in her eyes had been caught by him before she could put them away!

Then Sheng Shuihe smiled at her meaningfully.

“Why did I look at him?!” seeing his smile, Sheng Weiqiao suddenly came to herself. “Did I count on him to rescue me or give me some suggestions?”

She would never forget how Sheng Shuihe abused and teased her when she was grounded in the ancestral hall!

She still held a grudge against him, so she would not listen to him, even if he came to her rescue or gave her any suggestion!

This was shameful! I must have lost my mind!

Why would I have looked at him unconsciously in panic?

Great. He would definitely laugh at me later!

Sheng Weiqiao’s discomposure eased the tension and panic under pressure from Xu Baomo. She was worried, “Wait! This hall has enough space for four people. Although we play Go together, our seats are far away from theirs, with two servants standby in between. He might not have heard what Brother Xu said to me!”

Therefore, he would not have considered her look a call for help, and his smile was just a provocation!

Sheng Weiqiao felt at ease at first, and then was bursting with anger, “How dare he provoke me?”

This hall was not the secluded ancestral hall, where she had lost her dignity and yielded to him unwillingly!

The point was that father and mother had highlighted that their love and care for her would never be shaken because of Sheng Shuihe!

Who was he to provoke me?!

This was unbearable!

Sheng Weiqiao took a few deep breaths, told herself “guests are still here” several times, and then suppressed her impulse of rolling up her sleeves and calling Sheng Shuihe’s name. She finally remembered Xu Baomo in front of her after cooling down, who was still waiting for her answer with great affection.

“Brother Xu, it is out of the blue.” Maybe because she had just cursed Sheng Shuihe, Sheng Weiqiao kept calm this time. She pursed her lips, organized her words, and then said gracefully, “What’s more, this is important. So, for now, I don’t know how to reply to you. Could you give me more time to consider it before I give you my answer?”

Xu Baomo had been quite perturbed when seeing his Big Weiqiao hesitated for a long time and then looked at Sheng Shuihe, thinking that he might scare her, so she wanted to ask for help from her brother.

Surprisingly, after staring at Sheng Shuihe for a while, Sheng Weiqiao acted totally different from before and replied with correctitude, which kept him from pressing her on it. As she said, it was important and all of a sudden, so she needed some time to consider it. As her gentlemanly brother, he should not continue to ask her for a clear answer.

“She is my ideal wife indeed!” feeling disappointed for a while, Xu Baomo thought, “Big Weiqiao has always been shy, which is different from girls like Miss Shen. I must have lost my mind. With her characteristics, Big Weiqiao would never say yes to me even she wanted to.”

His Big Weiqiao must be too shy to say yes immediately, so she found a pretext of consideration!

Therefore, there was nothing for him to worry about!

With joy in his heart, Xu Baomo was not in the mood for playing Go, let along that he needed to take it easy on Sheng Weiqiao under this circumstance. And Sheng Weiqiao, who acted in stride, felt discomposure gradually, so her poor Go-playing skills got even rustier. Xu Baomo almost won the game if he didn’t realize it halfway.

“It seems like Big Weiqiao is also perturbed now. Is she worrying that I will give up on her after disappointment?” He was in a better mood, “I should work harder in the future to keep her from depression. I will be upset if she can’t eat or sleep well.”

He rallied his spirits and was about to say something sweet to comfort her. However, a little maid ran into the hall and told Sheng Weiqiao, “Miss, Miss Ao woke up.”

“Sister Ao is up?” Sheng Weiqiao dropped the stones immediately, and said to Xu Baomo, “Excuse me, Brother Xu. I have to go and check on Sister Ao.”

Xu Baomo sighed silently. Every time he had the chance to stay alone with Big Weiqiao, there would be all kinds of interruption.

However, it would not be long!!!

“That’s fine.” Xu Baomo withheld his joy, and nodded gracefully, “There should be no etiquette between us.”

When he said things like this before, Sheng Weiqiao would always say something nice or explain it, but she could understand the meaning of it after she knew his affection. Sheng Weiqiao flushed, pretended not to hear him, nodded at him, and left with that little maid.

She walked in the bedroom of the pavilion, and Ao Luanjing had already got up, sitting in front of the hairdresser for touch up.

Seeing Sheng Weiqiao, she said with shyness, “Sorry to keep you waiting for my drunkenness, sister!”

“Never mind.” Sheng Weiqiao smiled and helped her adjust her hair clasp. “We took the Go sets in the study to play for fun. You woke up just in time. How about playing Go with us?”

“I’m not good at it, so it may be a bummer for you.” Ao Luanjing was hesitating. She wasn’t a sore loser, but she was worried about the presence of Sheng Shuihe. Having no idea of his characteristics, she was afraid that he would observe people from the board, and have a negative impression of her if she lost the games.

With this thought came to mind, Ao Luanjing was shocked immediately, “Why would I worry about leaving a bad impression on him? He is not my only choice for marriage!”

Although Ao Family was not as powerful as Sheng Family, it had always been harmonious and valued the children regardless of gender. Years ago, though Senior Master Sheng tried to intercede for his son, they still brought Mrs. Ao back and made her marry someone else, which was a vivid example. As the eldest daughter of the elder branch, Ao Luanjing was also the only granddaughter of Ao Family. Like Sheng Weiqiao, she was the apple of Ao Family’s eye.

Different from Sheng Weiqiao, who was quite spoiled but well-behaved in general, Ao Luanjing had always been proud. She not only knew that Sheng Family was the wealthiest family in Nanfeng County, but also understood that Senior Master Sheng and Sheng Lanci had connections in the army and government, which Ao Family could never compare with. However, she didn’t think that she had to work hard to marry Sheng Shuihe for all of these. She had decided after consideration that her husband must be outstanding enough even without his family background, or she would not marry him, even if he were a minister or a prince!

However, she only met Sheng Shuihe several hours ago, but she already started to consider his thing without even talking to him directly!

She was absent-minded, “Is it… the so-called falling in love at first sight? But for Cousin Sheng… I don’t know if he has feelings for me.”

Worried that Sheng Weiqiao had known the inside story, Ao Luanjing dared not get her to talk, but she couldn’t ask Sheng Shuihe directly. So, she could only beat around the bush when talking to her parents back to the guest house after tonight’s reception of Sheng Family.

Ao Luanjing looked at the sun hung in the sky. She had never had an endless day like this.

It was the same for Sheng Weiqiao.

Finally, the sun went down, and the moon rose. The reception for Ao Family had come to an end. Seeing visitors out with her parents, Sheng Weiqiao felt relieved, “Finally, I have the time to ask father and mother how I should reply to Brother Xu!”

For the very first time, someone confessed his love for her. This was important, and she had to ask her parents!

However, after the chitchat, Sheng Lanci decided that he would take Ao Family to the guest house in person with Xu Baomo, who also lived there.

Sheng Weiqiao thought, “That’s fine. I still got my mother.” However, at the same time, Madam Feng was called away by Old Madam Ming, who was still sick!

Therefore, the one who walked up to Sheng Weiqiao was Sheng Shuihe at the end. He said with a smile, “It is late already. If you go back alone, father and mother will be worried. I will walk you back!”