CHAPTER 124: CHAPTER 124: EVEN THE TEA FLIRTING REACHES THE MALE LEAD

There are many hurdles in life, but once they’re crossed, the skies clear after the storm.

But in a novel, the male and female leads are hurdles that no one can cross.

Tang Xiaobai looked at the hurdle before her and felt a bit weak in the knees.

Why did the male lead come to her house? It’s terrifying...

In the original plot, the male lead, Li Xingyuan, entered the capital half a year earlier than the female lead, Ye Qingrong, using the alias Yuan Xing and claiming to be a distant relative of Su Shunqing.

But this time, he’s not a distant relative of Su Shunqing but a master from some sect, invited to Duke Yan Mansion as a martial arts master—

So why did the male lead come to her house?

When the male lead enters a villain’s lair, it’s usually to clean it out...

"What are you looking at?" Tang Ziqian frowned and tapped her on the back of the head when he saw she seemed to be staring at Li Xingyuan in a daze.

Tang Xiaobai snapped back to her senses with an "Ah" and said, "This Brother Yuan is so handsome..."

After saying that, Tang Xiaobai felt dirty.

Wasn’t she supposed to be unable to call someone brother without blood relation? Wasn’t calling someone brother indiscriminately supposed to be sarcastic? Why go weak at the knees when seeing the male lead?

Her disgusting calling out made Li Xingyuan shiver as well.

The Crown Prince’s expression is terrifying...

"What are you calling him for?" Tang Ziqian was also dissatisfied, "Just call him Old Yuan!"

Old Yuan...

Tang Xiaobai looked at the dazzling male lead and couldn’t bring herself to say it. Didn’t the male lead look obviously repulsed?

Tang Ziqian, unhappy with her staring at Li Xingyuan, forcibly turned her away to look at the other two: "These two will follow you to the academy from now on!"

Perhaps the male lead’s aura was too strong, or perhaps these two people lacked presence, Tang Xiaobai almost forgot there were two other people here.

These two were actually quite eye-catching.

They were a pair of twins, around seventeen or eighteen years old.

The elder brother was called Mo Ji, with a serious face, while the younger brother was called Mo Huan, smiling brightly.

"But our academy doesn’t allow servants," Tang Xiaobai said.

"They can wait for you at the gate."

"There are already over ten waiting at the gate." Did her brother forget she had to bring along ten tall, strong attendants and several beautiful maids each time she went out?

"With more than ten already, two more won’t make a difference," Tang Ziqian insisted.

Fine then...

Tang Xiaobai was persuaded, nodded, and her eyes involuntarily drifted back to the male lead—

Li Xingyuan: ...

"I’ll take Master Yuan to the martial arts field for a look!" Li Mu finally couldn’t help but speak.

After receiving Tang Ziqian’s nod, he pulled Li Xingyuan and walked out of the courtyard.

"Keep it in control!" As they walked out of the courtyard, Li Mu coldly warned him with a glance.

Li Xingyuan: ...

How do you tone down being too handsome?

...

"Why do you keep staring at Yuan Xing?" Tang Ziqian frowned and asked.

Tang Xiaobai’s expression tensed, she waved away the others, and asked, "Brother, where did you find this person?"

"Wasn’t it from the last time Ah Xiao was asked to invite him?"

"Do you really not know who he is?" Tang Xiaobai was a bit skeptical.

Tang Ziqian’s gaze sharpened, "So you know who he is?"

Tang Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "I know. He’s the bearded guard who saved me and A-Jie twice last year, and also the masked man who broke into Duke Yan Mansion and held me hostage."

Tang Ziqian let out a slight sigh of relief and said, "I know his background. Just pretend you don’t know, and never mention it outside, got it?" He thought his little sister was so well-connected she even recognized the Heir of Prince Changshan.

Tang Xiaobai nodded hurriedly. This was indeed a pleasant surprise!

Her brother knew!

Their family was in cahoots with the male lead!

The happiness came too suddenly, she even felt a bit dizzy.

However, since she recognized him, there’s no reason Tang Jiaojiao wouldn’t recognize him.

Tang Ziqian thought of this and hurriedly left her to go inform Tang Jiaojiao.

Tang Xiaobai thought for a moment and decided to take a walk to the martial arts field.

The male lead... go soak up some immortal aura, increase some favor, right!

However, before reaching the martial arts field, she heard Miss Tang’s voice, "Where’s your new wife?"

Even though it was inappropriate, Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but want to laugh.

"Miss Tang really mistook the person!" Li Xingyuan, with an honest, sincere face, looked more like that bearded guard who kept claiming he had a new wife.

Tang Jiaojiao sneered, suddenly raised her hand to grab Li Xingyuan’s left shoulder.

Li Xingyuan instinctively dodged away.

"Hold him down!" Tang Jiaojiao coldly swept her gaze over, but she was ordering Li Mu.

Li Mu silently stepped forward, holding down Li Xingyuan’s left shoulder and arm.

This...

Li Xingyuan naturally didn’t dare move, so he could only seriously, sternly say, "Miss, please have some respect, Yuan is not that kind of person!"

Tang Jiaojiao’s face turned red, and she slapped his left shoulder hard.

Li Xingyuan was stunned for a moment, instinctively raising his hand to dust off his left shoulder. Meeting Miss Tang’s mocking gaze, he suddenly realized and immediately changed gestures, rubbing the place where she slapped, crying out in pain, "Oh my, Miss really is heartless..."

Watching this unfold, Tang Xiaobai: ...

You’re a male lead, why are you so... shameless?

Seeing that Miss Tang was about to get angry again, Tang Xiaobai hurriedly shouted "A-Jie" and quickly went over to whisper to Tang Jiaojiao, "He’s really someone Brother invited!"

Tang Jiaojiao’s expression changed.

"Brother is looking for you!" Tang Xiaobai added.

Tang Jiaojiao glared fiercely at Li Xingyuan, flicked her sleeves, and left.

Tang Xiaobai let out a sigh of relief, seeing that the male lead still had one arm pinned by this little ancestor, she hurriedly went over, pulled the little ancestor away, and asked concernedly, "Yuan—are you alright? My sister is just like that, no malice—"

"It’s okay, it’s okay!" Li Xingyuan moved his arm, instinctively rubbing the place Miss Tang hit.

A tender beauty like her, how much strength could she have when hitting? It felt more like a tickle, he still felt ticklish...

But the Crown Prince, his strikes were truly heavy-handed, even causing his arm to ache a bit.

Tang Xiaobai saw him rubbing his arm and quickly said, "Ah Xiao is young and doesn’t understand, hopefully didn’t hurt Yuan—" Brother is too hard to say, "Yuan Uncle?"

Li Xingyuan hesitated, saying, "Second Miss, Yuan at the age of eighteen, is the same age as the eldest young master."

Not even a quarter of an hour had passed, how did he become a senior?

By tomorrow, would he have to be called grandpa?

"Although Master Yuan is not of old age, he is mature for his years. With a beard, he would appear five or eight years older than the eldest young master, so it’s fitting for Second Miss to call him Uncle." The Crown Prince suddenly spoke, his tone and gaze both eerily cold.

Li Xingyuan touched his chin.

Who grows a beard and doesn’t look older? Is this even a fair comparison?

What did he do wrong? Why is the Crown Prince suddenly mocking him?

"Someone of Master Yuan’s age surely has a growing belly, he wouldn’t mind being compared to a young, naive one like me—"

Tang Xiaobai quickly yanked the tea-drenched little ancestor behind her, awkwardly smiling at Li Xingyuan, who was checking his own belly, "The child is young and doesn’t understand, I’ll teach him a lesson!"

It’s outrageous! Even teasing the male lead!