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Chapter 169: Chapter 169 Miss Zhan, don’t overthink...
Who knew Mu Yan reached over her body and took a piece of candied fruit from the plate behind her, popping it into his mouth.
Mu Yan stepped back and tilted his head, looking at the embarrassed Zhan Lan and asked, "Miss Zhan, what are you thinking?"
Zhan Lan was both shy and annoyed; Mu Yan was teasing her!
What happened next was even more unexpected; Mu Yan actually took off his outer garment!
Zhan Lan furrowed her brows, what exactly was he trying to do?
Mu Yan looked at Zhan Lan’s blushing face and said, "Miss Zhan, don’t overthink... The Seal Keeper is merely taking off his outer garment to make it easier for you to take measurements!"
Zhan Lan looked at his thin undershirt and the impressive physique it could barely conceal, and feigned composure as she took Mu Yan’s outer garment.
When she reached for the measuring tape to measure his clothing.
However, Mu Yan hooked his lips and spread his arms, "Miss Zhan, measurements are to be taken directly on the person!"
Zhan Lan finally remembered, in a tailor shop one must measure clothing directly on the client.
Stiffening her resolve, she measured the width of Mu Yan’s shoulders with her hands.
After recording the numbers, she then measured the length of his arms and his waist. As Zhan Lan’s fingers moved, Mu Yan’s eyes became filled with a suggestive glint, finally Zhan Lan’s hand stiffened at his hips.
Her fingers, through his thin clothes, touched Mu Yan’s firm buttocks, and reflexively withdrew her hand; Mu Yan’s muscles tensed as he turned his back to Zhan Lan and said, "Forget it, I will let Vermilion Bird tell you the measurements..."
After finishing his sentence, he left without turning back, using qinggong to reach the opposite side.
Zhan Lan shook her head; this man was unpredictable, proving that not only women are fickle.
Upon returning to his room, Mu Yan closed the door, his breathing ragged and the corners of his eyes red.
He shook his head, thinking it was self-inflicted. Knowing full well the young woman was tempting, he still could not resist teasing her.
But lately, what was happening to him? Zhan Lan had merely touched him lightly with her fingers, why was he feeling so restless inside...
The next day, Mu Yan was invited to Zhang Residence for an afternoon banquet.
Zhan Liluo’s grandfather and the eldest son of the household greeted Mu Yan at the door.
As soon as Mu Yan entered, he saw a woman dressed in flashy clothes playing with a white cat in the courtyard. Upon seeing Mu Yan, she bashfully lowered her eyes.
In Zhan Liluo’s eyes, she thought she looked utterly beautiful; however, in Mu Yan’s eyes, she seemed overly contrived.
Smiling, Zhan Liluo’s grandfather said, "This is my granddaughter, the legitimate daughter of the second branch of Zhan Family, Zhan Liluo."
Upon hearing about the second branch of Zhan Family, Mu Yan’s lips curled into a slight smile, "So she’s a young lady from the Zhan Family. Her demeanor... is quite unique."
Mu Yan’s comment made Zhan Liluo blush; she picked up the white cat, thinking that Mu Yan had a good impression of her.
Zhan Liluo’s grandfather, Zhang Ye, waved his hands and chuckled, "Ah, she’s disobedient, eighteen and yet so haughty, hasn’t found someone she likes, truly a headache for this old man!"
Mu Yan did not respond. It was clear to everyone that the Zhang Family was intent on matchmaking him and Zhan Liluo.
If it was a simple matchmaking, he wouldn’t mind, but if Zhan Liluo dared use the Love Flower Poisonous Insect on him, he wouldn’t hesitate to be ruthless!
Zhang Ye invited Mu Yan inside the hall; everything seemed normal, just casual chatting.
When Mu Yan was leaving, he sensed something amiss, as a maid accidentally spilled the soup she was carrying onto his clothes.
His clothes got wet.
The maid, terrified, knelt down and kept apologizing, "So sorry, it’s my fault, my fault..."
Zhang Ye rebuked, "What’s the matter with you!"
After he spoke, he bowed to Mu Yan and said, "Lord Mu, I am extremely sorry. It is my fault for not managing my servants well. Your clothes are wet. My grandson has new clothes made. If you don’t mind, you may change into them first!"
Mu Yan was curious to see what the Love Flower Poisonous Insect actually looked like.
He nodded and said, "Alright!"
After speaking, Zhang Ye had two servants take Mu Yan to change his clothes.
Mu Yan arrived in a room where a new set of clothes was already prepared on a rack. Mu Yan walked around the clothes and scrutinized them for any tricks.
It wasn’t long before he took a dagger and lifted the clothes, carefully inspecting them. Indeed, behind the neckline of the fabric was an insect the size of a grain of rice.
If one didn’t inspect carefully, it would go unnoticed; if he had put it on directly, the poisonous insect would have crawled up his neck and into his body.
Mu Yan’s expression turned frosty as he took out a container, already prepared, and carefully secured the insect with tweezers.
Then, he put on the luxurious, finely made clothes and left the room.
He had just walked a short distance when, as expected, he "accidentally" encountered Zhan Liluo.
Two servants followed far behind him, as if not wanting to disturb them.
Zhan Liluo held a white cat and gazed at Mu Yan, full of tender affection, her heartbeat pounding as Mu Yan approached.
Mu Yan looked at her with a half-smile; in normal circumstances, he would have killed this woman.
However, it was Zhan Lan who informed him about this matter, suddenly igniting his curiosity. Before this, he had checked on Zhan Liluo; she was not a good person, often bullying Zhan Lan.
And today, they were audacious beyond measure, even daring to target him, essentially courting death!
Thus, as Zhan Liluo bowed to him, Mu Yan spoke in a low voice, "Today at 5 p.m., I invite you to Zhaixing Building, Superior Room No.1 alone, tell no one."
Mu Yan actually saying this astonished Zhan Liluo; she barely believed her ears and, after a few moments, her cheeks flushed red as she softly replied, "Yes."
Her heart was nearly leaping out of her mouth.
This was her first time being so close to the man she loved; could it be, the effect of the Love Flower Poisonous Insect was taking effect so quickly!
Earlier, she had placed another insect on her hand and watched it burrow into her flesh.
Elated, Zhan Liluo failed to see the utterly cold look in Mu Yan’s eyes as he turned to leave; she stood there, watching his retreating figure, savoring the words Mu Yan had just said.
Mu Yan actually inviting her to a private meeting, isn’t this the kind of intimate gesture expected between lovers?
Zhan Liluo tossed aside the white cat in her hands and excitedly went to find her mother, Mrs. Zhang.
"How did it go?" Mrs. Zhang anxiously asked her daughter, who was blushing.
Zhan Liluo excitedly said, "Mother, Lord Mu spoke to me!"
Mrs. Zhang’s eyes gleamed, "Is that so? What did he say to you?"
Zhan Liluo smiled and said, "Nothing much, he just greeted me."
She felt somewhat embarrassed to tell her mother that Mu Yan had asked her to meet him privately.
In the late afternoon, after taking a bath and dressing up glamorously, Zhan Liluo falsely claimed that she was going to buy cosmetics with Cui Ying. She left with only one maid, Xiaoqing.
She arrived at the entrance of Zhaixing Building and gathered her courage to go upstairs.
With each step Zhan Liluo took on the staircase, her whole body tensed with nervousness.
Mu Yan must be waiting for her!
She had heard of Mu Yan’s amorous reputation and thought that no matter what Mu Yan wanted to do, she would comply willingly. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
