The scholars here all place great importance on their reputations. Xing Jurén, being a Scholar already, would definitely restrain himself more, as well as his family members.
And Xing Yaoyue is the Scholar’s daughter and still unmarried. If it wasn’t for Xing Jurén’s permission, even if Xing Yaoyue liked Wang Youbao very much, she would not have sought him out so often.
"You should have asked clearly before you ran." An Jing knocked on Li Wuyu’s head.
Li Wuyu frowned and rubbed her head where she had been hit, puzzled, "Ask what?"
"Ask about Youbao’s feelings, to see if he likes Miss Xing, if he is willing to marry Miss Xing."
"... So, is it still in time for me to go back and ask now?"
"It’s in time all right, it’s just that you might have gotten angry for nothing."
When Li Wuyu heard what An Jing said, she actually cheered up: "I wish I had become angry for nothing; that would mean my Bao doesn’t like that Xing Yaoyue and doesn’t want to marry that Xing Yaoyue."
An Jing laughed as well, "You really get angry so quickly, and cool down just as fast."
Li Wuyu said cheerfully, "I can’t do anything in a roundabout way; that’s why everyone teases me for not acting like a proper lady."
An Jing sincerely suggested, "Since you can’t do things in a roundabout way, just tell Youbao straightforwardly that you like him. If you keep pestering him without saying anything, when will his blockheaded mind understand what you mean?"
"I can’t say it." After a pause, "If he doesn’t get it, then forget it. I only have so much face left, I have to save some for myself."
Seeing Li Wuyu still so stubborn about breaking through that barrier, An Jing had nothing more to say.
She had said all she could to her disciple, but if her disciple wouldn’t listen, then there was nothing she could do. She could only let her disciple figure it out on her own.
Li Wuyu was in a hurry to go back and ask Wang Youbao, so she didn’t stay long with An Jing and quickly rode her horse back to town.
The Wang Family’s doorkeeper wasn’t surprised to see Li Wuyu again. The record for Miss Li entering the Wang Family’s gate in a single day was twenty-eight times, which he had counted. Today was only the third time.
As soon as Li Wuyu found out from the Wang Family Maidservant that Wang Youbao was in the study, she dashed straight for the Wang Family Study Room.
The door to the study was not closed, and Wang Youbao stood by the desk, holding a piece of calligraphy Xing Jurén had written for him and admiring it.
As Li Wuyu charged in, she slapped both hands down on the desk, and the piece Wang Youbao was holding was inadvertently torn through by Li Wuyu. The paper ripped, naturally ruining the writing.
But before Li Wuyu realized what she had accidentally done, she had already blurted out to Wang Youbao, "Bao, do you like Miss Xing?"
Only after speaking did she realize she had destroyed something, and she hurriedly apologized, "Bao, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose, I didn’t think—"
Seeing Li Wuyu so remorseful, Wang Youbao didn’t have the heart to blame her and, without even waiting for Li Wuyu to say more apologetic words, he soothed her, "It’s nothing to worry about, Miss Li, don’t mind it. That was just something Daming wrote casually; it’s not something important."
As he spoke, Wang Youbao even tossed the damaged piece of calligraphy into the waste basket, acting as if the writing really wasn’t important.
Yu Daming standing by the side: "..." Young Master, did you forget I can’t read...
Relieved to hear it wasn’t something important, Li Wuyu then asked anxiously again, "Bao, do you like Miss Xing or not?"