The Villainous Classmate is My Lucky Star Chapter 171
Translated by Pure
Chapter 171 Yearning When Walking, Yearning When Sitting (1)
"I heard that this was an exhibition hosted by Marquis’ Mansion. I assumed you came back to attend this, so I came here to find you."
The corners of Chi Jingxi's mouth finally lifted into a smile, and his smiling eyes curved as he looked at her. "Then you have worked hard."
Wen Yantong suppressed her restless heart, and pretended to sigh, "It's just that I didn't expect to get into so much trouble. My second cousin really did make the first move as the young master of the Sun Residence. What shall we do now?"
Chi Jingxi indifferently turned to look at Wang Qin, who was lying on the bed, and asked, "Why did he hit Su Mingwei?"
Wen Yantong answered truthfully, "We heard Su Mingwei and his friends speaking licentiously about Fourth Young Lady Lin on the balcony of the ship. My Second Elder Cousin cares about Fourth Young Lady Lin, so he couldn't hold himself back."
Chi Jingxi raised his eyebrows slightly, "The Su Residence proposed marriage to the Lin Residence."
Wen Yantong nodded, "I heard it from Su Mingwei."
"But the Lin Residence refused." Chi Jingxi said, "My mother and Fourth Young Lady Lin's mother are close friends. She came to the Marquis Mansion yesterday to talk about this matter, and I happened to bump into them."
Only then did Wen Yantong relax, she then said, "Little Marquis, whether it is Chaoge or Chang'an, they’re all preparing for your engagement. Do you have a girl you are fond of?"
Chi Jingxi looked at her, sighed, and then patted her on the forehead with the palm of his hand. "Why do you ask so many questions?"
Wen Yantong answered, "I'm just curious."
"You're curious about a lot of things." Chi Jingxi tapped her forehead with his fingertip, and warned, "Chang'an is no worse than Chaoge, but it's far away from the imperial city, so some rules are different. It’s best if you don’t go outside as often."
Wen Yantong nodded obediently.
Chi Jingxi thought for a while and added, "Although I will help you, I don't want you to suffer and get hurt, understand?"
With a warm heart, she giggled and replied, "Understood, Little Marquis, I will definitely not run around and cause trouble for you."
Seeing her smiling, Chi Jingxi suddenly hoped that the Academy’s vacation would be over sooner, this way they would be able to see each other every day.
The two continued to chat for a bit when there was a movement at the entrance of the clinic. A middle-aged man came in after the curtain was lifted.
Wen Yantong had seen this man in the imperial palace, so she knew this was Chi Jingxi's father, thus she immediately saluted him, "This commoner greets the Marquis."
Chi Jingxi also nodded slightly, "Father."
Chi Shu had a gentle face as he smiled and said, "You may stand."
Wen Yantong straightened her back but obediently kept her head lowered. Chi Shu sized her up and asked with a smile, "Which family are you from? What delicate features, how old are you?"
Wen Yantong replied, "Replying to Marquis, this humble girl’s surname is Wen. Wen Qin is my father, I’m sixteen this year."
"Very good, very good." Chi Shu said, "I have an impression of Wen Qin. Last year, when the Huaihe River flooded, Wen's Residence donated the most money in Chang'an City. I didn't expect his daughter to also be so charming."
"Father." Chi Jingxi couldn't help but interrupt, "What brings you here?"
Chi Shu borrowed his brows lightly and smiled, "Look at him. All I did was ask a couple questions."
Wen Yantong said, "Thank you, Marquis, for your compliment."
Chi Shu nodded to her and then winked at the entourage behind him. The entourage stepped forward, and amiably said to Wen Yantong, "Miss Wen, please follow me."
Wen Yantong immediately followed with tact. From the corner of her eye, she saw Chi Shu's guards carrying Wang Qin to the backyard, and then the front and rear doors of the medical hall were guarded.
Wen Yantong was a little worried, afraid that Chi Shu was here to blame Chi Jingxi for beating Su Mingwei just now. Even though she was anxious, Wen Yantong was aware that she had no right to speak, so she could only follow Chi Shu’s entourage to the backyard.
The doctor also stopped looking for medicine, and sat obediently on a small folding stool, not even daring to loudly breathe.
In the main room, only after Chi Shu saw that everyone was being taken out did then his expression changed. He asked in a deep voice, "Did you act out by the river?"
Chi Jingxi responded in a low voice. "Su Mingwei had physically assaulted someone and disrespected my friend, he deserved to be taught a lesson."
Chi Shu's expression remained profound. "The Su Residence had been lawless for a long time, and Su Mingwei had always relied on force to bully others. He has harmed many innocent girls, this matter needs to be reported to the Emperor."
Chi Jingxi asked, "How's the report on the Su Residence going?"
Chi Shu answered, "It's just about ready. Every transaction, big or small; embezzlement, bribery, and misappropriate public funds, all the accounting evidence is ready, just waiting to be sent to Chaoge."
Chi Jingxi breathed a sigh of relief. "The Su Residence is really cautious, else it wouldn’t have taken three years of investigation."
Chi Shu said, "The Su Residence is naturally cautious, these matters will have them beheaded if they come to light. If you meet the son of the Su Residence on the street in the future, beat him up a few more times. Lest the crime fall to the Su Residence in the future, you won't have another chance to hit him again."
Chi Jingxi fell silent for a moment. "I'm not addicted to violence."
Chi Shu retorted, "Oh, what does it matter anyways? The whole world believes you like to beat people."
Chi Jingxi didn't really want to respond, so he kept his mouth shut.
Chi Shu then asked, "Didn't you say you couldn't come to the Exhibition?"
Chi Jingxi continued to remain silent.
Laughing, Chi Shu patted him on the shoulder. "Fine, my son, since you're here, go say hello to those uncles and relatives. Lest others say you lost your manners… Speaking of which, the reason why I bestow you with the courtesy name Danli was because I heard people outside say that you don't understand etiquette. You don’t know how vexed I was to hear such a rumor."
Chi Jingxi was very helpless, and repeatedly agreed to his request, "Understood, allow me to inform my friend first."
"Which one?" Chi Shu questioned, "Is it the one with the swollen pig's face?"
Chi Jingxi replied, "No."
"Oh, it's that pretty girl." Chi Shu teased, "You tell her you’ll come back soon, then she won’t be anxious waiting for you."
Chi Jingxi waved his hand to show his understanding.
After seeing him leave, Chi Shu couldn't help secretly laughing.
Wen Yantong waited nervously for a while when saw Chi Jingxi entering the backyard. His expression didn’t seem unhappy as he stopped in front of her.
She asked worriedly, "The Marquis didn't blame you, did he?"
Chi Jingxi could see that she was worried, so he answered with a smile, "It's nothing, my father wouldn't blame me for such a trivial matter."
Wen Yantong was relieved when she heard Chi Jingxi say, "I have some matters to attend to, but I’ll be back soon. You can wander around the vicinity, I will leave a few guards for you."
They only just briefly reunited, but he had to leave so soon. Wen Yantong felt a little disappointed, but she couldn't stop him, so she could only say, "Then you must come back soon, Little Marquis."
Chi Jingxi nodded. "I'll be back soon."
She watched him turn around to leave, but after Chi Jingxi walked a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at her. Wen Yantong finally couldn't help laughing.
Chi Jingxi would have never looked back after departing.
