Chapter 1020: The beautiful boy by the lotus pond
Chapter 1020 The beautiful boy by the lotus pond
"I'm not a little beggar!" Xia Ling became even more angry and glared at them.
"Forget it, I think she won't leave." A cruel smile appeared on Pei Jingyu's beautiful face, "Let's go and tell Meng Yu and An Ning that there is a little beggar here who thinks he She is even more powerful than the ladies of the aristocratic family. "These rich ladies all rely on their status. Even if there is internal competition, they will never allow a little beggar to come out of nowhere to challenge their status.
Soon, the news spread that the orphan girl Pei Ziheng brought wanted to become a famous lady in midsummer.
All the ladies felt that she took themselves too seriously and looked at her like a joke. Originally, there were several celebrities who planned to get close to her and try to get in touch with Pei Ziheng through her connections, but Pei Jingyu said: "Do you think my cousin dotes on Xia Ling? Come on, he just stops by when he is doing charity. It was just a kindness, but how could he have thought that this wild girl was so ignorant? The cousin had already been fed up with her, so he brought her to the flower viewing party to show her the difference between herself and the real rich lady. Suppress her arrogance! Look, the eldest cousin is not with her. If he really loves her, why would he leave her alone? "
Those ladies thought what Pei Jingyu said was very reasonable.
Those who originally wanted to approach Pei Ziheng through Xia Ling stopped, thinking that they would not be self-defeating, lest they fail to approach Pei Ziheng when the time comes and instead end up getting too close to someone he hates and offend him.
With a tacit understanding, all the famous ladies stayed away from Xia Ling, isolating her.
Xia Ling sensed their hostility and understood that Pei Jingyu was behind it, but she was stubbornly unwilling to explain. Since those famous ladies don't like her, they don't like her. It's not like she can't live without them!
She was sulking and walked slowly along the garden alone, walked to a lotus pond and sat down.
“Miss Xia?” Suddenly, a gentle male voice came from the breeze.
Xia Ling turned around and saw a young man in a white shirt standing by the lotus pond. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old. His soft short hair was slightly flying in the wind. He was looking at her with a polite smile.
“Are you...?” she wondered.
"I am Xun An, Xun Yu's Xun, An An, An An. It is said that my family is the descendant of Xun Yu during the Three Kingdoms period." Still with a calm smile on his face, he took a few steps forward and said, "I Can you sit here?"
Xia Ling nodded, turned sideways, and made a small space for him.
Xun An sat down next to her and looked at a pond of lotus flowers with her, "You really don't look like a rich lady."
“I wasn’t originally,” she said gloomily.
Xun An laughed: "Unhappy? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend."
His voice was soft, but she raised her head to look at him again and asked: "Why do you want to come to talk to me? They don't seem to like me."
"You mean those eldest ladies?" Xun An smiled, "They are jealous of your good looks. In fact, haven't you noticed that many boys are secretly looking at you?"
Xia Ling was also amused by him. Her eyes moved and she looked around casually. She actually found a young prince staring at her. When she saw her looking over, she blushed and looked away in embarrassment. Her mood suddenly improved.
"Look, I didn't lie to you," Xun An said. "There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent, a graceful lady, a gentleman is a good man, Xiao Ling - can I call you Xiao Ling? You are more charming than you think. ”
She blinked and asked him: "Why are you telling me this?"
"We're striking up a conversation, can't you tell?" Xun An's tone was warm with a smile, which made people feel very comfortable. "My family is in the movie theater industry, and I have always wanted to have in-depth cooperation with Director Pei. When my father came here, He told me that I must marry a girl from the Pei family. He didn't even think about it, why would he sell me off in such a hurry when I'm still underage? "
Xia Ling was amused by him. This boy was really interesting.
"Then why did you come to chat with me?" she asked. "Everyone at the banquet knows that I was adopted by Brother Pei and have no blood relationship with the Pei family. There is no point in marrying me."
"You are happier than them." Xun An said, "Look at those wealthy ladies, they all look glamorous on the surface, but in fact they have no control over their marriage. Including young masters like us, we have no control over who we marry. You have the final say. You are so free."
Xia Ling seemed to understand: "You have so much money, how come you are not living as freely as ordinary people?"
"Well said, this is really a philosophical question," Xun An laughed, "Little girl, yes, it is useless for me to marry you, and I don't plan to marry you. I just want to get to know Pei through you. Dong, if I get on the line with him, my family will look at me with admiration."
Xia Ling smiled again. Is this person really good at stating his purpose so directly?
“They all said that Brother Pei doesn’t like me,” Xia Ling’s ears were very good and she had just heard the whispers of several wealthy ladies. “Aren’t you afraid that getting close to me will make Brother Pei hate you?”
"Exactly," Xun An sneered, and picked a lotus leaf to play with, "Are they blind? Didn't they see how Dong Pei stood when he held you just now? He kept you on the inside. I'm just afraid that someone will bump into you. I, Xun An, have no other skills but my ability to judge people. Director Pei loves you very much, that's right."
The words made Xia Ling feel sweet in her heart, "Well, he is very good to me."
"Let me tell you," the young man snapped his fingers easily, "How about making a deal? I'll play with you, tell you the rules for selecting ladies in midsummer, and help you canvass votes. You can say more good things about me in front of Director Pei. ?”
"I can't influence his will, and I won't lie in front of him," Xia Ling looked at him, "I can tell him that you are good to me, but I won't lie to him that you are powerful and capable, because I don't Understand this.”
Xun An smiled: "Well, it's not in vain that he loves you. It's enough to tell him that I'm good to you. Your brother Pei is more protective than you think. If I'm good to you, he will be good to you." Okay." The boy whistled leisurely.
The two chatted casually, and Xun An told her that although the ladies of Midsummer were competing for talent, each girl could decide for herself what kind of talent they were competing against. Some girls can dance and some can play the piano. As long as you tell the banquet party in advance, the banquet party can prepare the required venue and equipment.
Xia Ling said: "I can also dance and sing."
(End of this chapter)