CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 3: QIU YUYAN

The young girl was dressed in a light pink dress and wearing a butterfly step摇 on her head, which swayed with her movements. Her looks could only be considered delicate, with average features. If not for the clothes she wore and the accessories on her head, she would be the kind of person you’d lose in a crowd.

She seemed very angry, glaring fiercely at Gu Qingqing and the others, but when she saw Si Lin and the rest, she was momentarily stunned, her expression looking somewhat distorted.

As soon as the door was opened, Gu Qingqing was already being protected behind Si Lin and the others. Plus, as she wasn’t as tall as them, she was concealed in the back and couldn’t see anything clearly.

"Oh, I wondered who it was, isn’t this the fifth young lady of the Qiu Family? What’s this, haven’t the Qiu Family taught you to properly knock before entering, and to only come in after getting the owner’s consent?" Yun Ran recognized who it was, stepped in front of the young girl, and looked down at her with height advantage, speaking with a hint of sarcasm.

Qiu Yu Fei, who was the young girl, snapped out of her daze due to the blow from the appearance of Si Lin and the others, and after realizing what Yun Ran had said, her expression turned fierce again.

"Yun Ran, why are you here?" Since childhood, Qiu Yu Fei couldn’t stand Yun Ran. Whenever their families met, they would be compared, and she had never won!

Her gaze fell on Yun Ran’s beautiful face, and her expression became even worse.

"What? Is this Tian Gong Pavilion owned by your family? Are you allowed to be here, and I’m not?" Yun Ran equally disliked Qiu Yu Fei’s unruly nature and retorted without politeness.

"Hmph, all you’re good for is that sharp tongue," knowing she couldn’t outtalk Yun Ran, Qiu Yu Fei decided not to argue further in this regard, "Let me tell you, this gilded phoenix hairpin has caught my eye, you’d better let go of it sooner rather than later!"

"Ha, who do you think you are?" Yun Ran rolled her eyes disapprovingly, having no fondness for someone like Qiu Yu Fei, who was full of herself, "I also have my eyes on this hairpin, why don’t you let me have it!"

"Yun Ran, don’t go too far!" Qiu Yu Fei gritted her teeth, glaring coldly at Yun Ran.

"What? Do you think I’ll be afraid of you? You’re claiming to be a young lady of the Qiu Family, but everyone knows you’re just an adopted girl of the Qiu Family. Would the Qiu Family really oppose our Yun Family for you?" Yun Ran stood straight, her expression changing to one of mockery as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yu Fei’s face turned extremely ugly, her gaze at Yun Ran was murderous.

"Yun Ran, don’t push me too far!" With that, she unexpectedly struck a palm towards Yun Ran.

Yun Ran was well aware of Qiu Yu Fei’s temperament, knowing what kind of reaction she would have after saying this, and was prepared. As soon as Qiu Yu Fei moved, she blocked it instantly, drawing her sword and starting a fight with Qiu Yu Fei.

The private room wasn’t very large, and to avoid Qiu Yu Fei and Yun Ran’s fight from injuring Gu Qingqing, Si Lin and the others protected Gu Qingqing and retreated deeper into the room.

The fight between the two didn’t last long because Qiu Yu Fei was no match for Yun Ran, who ended up pointing her sword at her neck, calming her down slightly.

"Remember, don’t be so reckless next time. I’m being kind this time, not doing anything to you. But next time you meet someone else, it might be a different story!" Yun Ran looked at Qiu Yu Fei’s ferocious face, speaking calmly.

Then she applied a little force with her hand, pushing Qiu Yu Fei out of the door.

Despite being defeated by Yun Ran, Qiu Yu Fei was very unhappy, but she was also truly afraid Yun Ran might do something, so after some time of her face being shadowed by indecision, she left with her subordinates.

The room’s door closed, but Yun Ran no longer had the mood to select accessories. She casually picked a few good-looking ones for the clerk to wrap up, and Gu Qingqing also selected a few. Then they all left the Tian Gong Pavilion.

[Sister Yun, who was that young lady just now?]Walking on the street, Gu Qingqing recalled Qiu Yu Fei from earlier and asked.

"Her name is Qiu Yu Fei, the fifth young lady of the Qiu Family. The Qiu Family, our Yun Family, and Zhuo Tingqiu’s Zhuo Family are all one of the Five Great Families. Because our Yun Family and the Qiu Family are geographically close, we often meet and know quite well about each other. Being similar in age, the two of us are often compared, and she has never been better than me, so she’s always dissatisfied, looking for trouble with me. She’s actually the niece of the Qiu Family’s eldest lady and was only taken as an adopted daughter due to her parents’ death," Yun Ran replied to Gu Qingqing, who seemed interested.

Gu Qingqing nodded to show she understood.

"Actually, her position in the Qiu Family is really not significant; if it weren’t for the sake of the Qiu Family’s eldest lady, no one would pay her any attention. The truly formidable person in the Qiu Family is the second master’s daughter, the Qiu Family’s eldest daughter, Qiu Yuyan. She’s four years older than me. Every word and action she takes shows the demeanor of a noble family’s daughter, she’s talented and scheming." When Yun Ran mentioned Qiu Yuyan, her attitude visibly changed.

[Is she even more formidable than Sister Yun?]Gu Qingqing looked at Yun Ran in surprise. To her, Yun Ran’s disposition and cultivation were already top-notch among her peers.

"She’s only a little more formidable than me." Yun Ran extended her pinky finger, indicating a small amount, "She’s a real beaut奸e; I could never be like her." Thinking of Qiu Yuyan’s knack for smiling while dealing with people, Yun Ran shuddered involuntarily.

Hearing this from Yun Ran, Gu Qingqing was somewhat eager to meet Qiu Yuyan, curious to see what kind of formidable figure she really was!

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After leaving the Tian Gong Pavilion, Qiu Yu Fei went back to the inn and happened to run into Qiu Yuyan who was also returning from the outside. Qiu Yu Fei was very afraid of Qiu Yuyan because of her high status in the Qiu Family, incomparable to her own, so upon seeing her, she immediately greeted while lowering her head.

Qiu Yuyan also looked down on Qiu Yu Fei, but she never let others see her emotions. She greeted Qiu Yu Fei with a smile and showed some concern before returning to her own room.

"Miss, this servant just heard that the fifth young lady had a fight with Yun Family’s Yun Ran at Tian Gong Pavilion and lost," said Qiu Yuyan’s personal maid who walked in from outside, whispering in her ear.

"Oh?" Qiu Yuyan set down her teacup, "What happened? How did they run into each other?"

"It was heard that the fifth young lady went to Tian Gong Pavilion to buy accessories and happened to have the ones she wanted sent to Miss Yun by the clerk. The fifth young lady broke into the private room with people, angering Miss Yun, which led to the fight," the maid replied with her head down.

"Foolish!" Qiu Yuyan said coldly, without any mercy, "I’ve long told her not to provoke Yun Ran. What is her status compared to Yun Ran’s? Yet, she still foolishly goes to provoke Yun Ran, truly courting death!"

The maid kept her head down, not daring to speak.

"Do you know why Yun Ran is here, have you found out anything?" Thankfully, Qiu Yuyan didn’t say more and instead asked about Yun Ran’s situation.

"It is heard that Miss Yun came to visit friends, and she was accompanying them at Tian Gong Pavilion," the maid cautiously replied.

"Friends?" Qiu Yuyan was a bit surprised, "With Yun Ran’s temperament, she still has good friends?"

The maid dared not speak out of turn, so she kept her head down.

"Alright, get a few people to keep an eye on Yun Ran and find out what she’s doing here." Qiu Yuyan instructed, lowering her head.

"Yes." The maid responded and then retreated.