(t/n: yyds means “forever God,” it’s how fans show their admiration for their idols.)
Butler Chen knew that the boy who came today was a good friend of the young lady. He hadn’t come out after entering the bathroom for a long time. He felt that he should be concerned.
The door was open, and Jiang Lu stood in front of the sink washing his hands. With his back to the door, Butler Chen asked worriedly: “Little friend, are you okay?”
Jiang Lu responded in a low voice: “I’m okay.”
He turned off the faucet, took out a paper towel, and wiped his hands. Butler Chen saw that his left wrist was red at a glance.
“Aiya, how did this happen? Is this, is it twisted?”
Butler Chen hurriedly walked up, trying to grab Jiang Lu’s wrist to check it out. It was the first time their lady had invited a friend to play at home. He must be an excellent friend.
He loved the house and its crow and the fact that someone was in the house who made him angry. When he saw Jiang Lu, how pleasing was he to the eye?
(t/n: loved the house and its crow: this means you love someone and everyone related to that person, in this case, he cares a lot about Qi Anan, so he wants to treat Jiang Lu nicely.)
Jiang Lu subconsciously took a half-step back, not letting Butler Chen touch him: “I didn’t twist it, don’t worry.” He knew Butler Chen meant well, but he still wasn’t used to being touched.
“That’s good, that’s good,” Housekeeper Chen smiled at Jiang Lu, “I heard our lady mention you were an excellent child. Now that you’re on vacation, I hope you can come to play with our lady if you have nothing to do and tell Uncle Chen what you want to eat.”
Jiang Lu nodded slowly. Seeing how Uncle Chen liked him, he could almost imagine how Qi Anan mentioned him in front of Uncle Chen. She must have praised him to the heavens and the earth.
The corners of his eyes and eyebrows softened inch by inch, his wrists started burning, and he finally felt a little comfortable.
Housekeeper Chen was still chattering: “Good boy, if your classmates have a party or something, remember to call our lady too. This child’s father doesn’t love her at all. She looks happy every day and doesn’t say anything. She’s so sensible and pitiful. If you go out to play, please don’t leave her alone.”
Jiang Lu frowned when he heard this: “What do you mean?”
Qi Anan had always been warm and lively, and he subconsciously thought that Qi Anan’s family must be happy and harmonious to bring up such a lovely girl.
But now, it sounded like the truth was the opposite of what he had imagined.
Nowadays, children have egos so Butler Chen couldn’t say too much. He just sighed: “Anyway, little classmate, you should try to take care of our lady as much as possible. You and she are good friends. You know, even at a young age, she’s very sensible. She’s not willful at all. She’s a very likable and good child.”
Jiang Lu saw Butler Chen didn’t want to discuss too thoroughly, nodded slightly, and walked out of the bathroom. Just now, because of courtesy, he didn’t look at Qi Anan’s home much. Looking around now, although Qi Anan’s house was magnificently decorated, it felt cold and dull. It was entirely the opposite of Qi Anan’s bright and likable personality.
There were only the servants and general household items. Moreover, the lifestyle of the male and female masters couldn’t be seen.
His heart was tugging bit by bit, and his steps were somewhat heavy.
Coming from the other side of the corridor, the voices of Qi Anan and Qi Zhen talking in the living room became clearer and clearer.
“By the way, Anan, that boy just now… is it your friend?”
Qi Zhen joked and teased: “Is he your boyfriend?”
Jiang Lu’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down. He leaned against the wall with a bitter smile on the corners of his lips. He was as calm and rational as he was. Even if he knew the answer clearly, he stopped and listened intently.
He closed his eyes and listened clearly to Qi Anan’s denial: “Of course not. He’s my classmate and a good friend I met after transferring.”
The two girls were so engrossed in chatting that no one noticed that Jiang Lu had already reached the corner.
Because she was finally looking forward to the appearance of her other cub, Qi Anan was set on her and couldn’t see enough of her. Qi Zhen suspected more and more that Qi Anan was very tricky, and she thoughtfully responded to every word Qi Anan said. So much so that she wanted to pick up every word she said to see what business there was.
The more Qi Zhen talked, the more she felt that Qi Anan was simply too good at acting, and she couldn’t see any flaws in her happy expression at all. While on guard, she pretended to be relaxed and asked: “Oh… what’s his name?”
She just saw the two of them downstairs and should have talked. She didn’t expect them to have not exchanged names yet. It was an excellent opportunity to show off her cub!
Qi Anan cleared her throat and introduced him as if her life depended on it, but at the same time, it sounded as if she was smuggling goods:
“His name is Jiang Lu, 江 Jiang as in 江河 (jiānghé) river, and 陆 Lu as in 陆地 (lùdì) shore and land. He’s super smart and very good at learning. He takes first place in every exam and is so annoyingly awesome. He’s a legend in our school! He’s kind and gentle, especially caring. He’s so good-looking; he has strong points from head to toe. He’s outstanding.”