Chapter 83: Chapter 83: She’s Coquettish and Playful in Front of Him
The atmosphere in the air was very quiet.
Ming Yao bit her lip, her gray eyes misted with a layer of water vapor, as if she might cry at any moment.
Gu Siting furrowed his brows.
In his life’s dictionary, he had rarely shown weakness to anybody.
So his entire demeanor now also appeared proud and awkward.
He simply could not apologize to her again or say nice things.
“Don’t just smile at Chengjin willy-nilly in the future,” he said.
Ming Yao, “…” Wasn’t he being a bit too controlling?
But she obediently replied, “So from now on, should I only smile at Fourth Master?”
Gu Siting’s throat caught, a strange emotion fleeting across the bottom of his heart, vanishing before he even had time to understand it.
“There’s no need to please me either.”
Ming Yao furrowed her brows, her eyes tearfully looking at Gu Siting, “Fourth Master, you’re overthinking it. With my looks, I pose no temptation to Young Master Mu.”
Her appearance was indeed ordinary, but Chengjin was not a superficial person. Many beautiful women had failed to catch his eye in the past; what he sought was a partner on a spiritual level.
And this little maid was slowly conquering his heart.
From the way Chengjin had looked at her earlier, Gu Siting could glimpse something.
“In any case, remember what I said, don’t hang around Chengjin without a reason.”
Ming Yao blinked, “Fourth Master dislikes me, so everything I do is wrong, isn’t it?”
Seeing that she was truly about to cry, Gu Siting’s heart softened a bit.
“I don’t dislike you,” he said, startling even himself.
Lately, had he been acting out of the ordinary around this little maid?
He wasn’t someone who easily showed compassion, but the tearful look in this little maid’s eyes mysteriously stirred his emotions.
Was he sick?
After all, she had a boyfriend, and he was married, right?
Moreover, did her countenance even match his?
Gu Siting’s handsome face turned stern, “Don’t just burst into tears in front of men next time. Nobody cares, except for your boyfriend.”
Ming Yao, “…Oh.”
She lowered her head, her long eyelashes wet with droplets, trembling.
It was more upsetting than if she had just cried outright.
Gu Siting, with one hand in his pocket, slightly clenched it into a fist, “Go inside and rest.”
Ming Yao stood still.
Gu Siting couldn’t be bothered with her and started walking ahead, but he soon stopped and turned to look at her.
When she saw him turn her way, she quickly lowered her head again.
She looked so aggrieved and frightened.
The temples of Gu Siting throbbed with pain.
This little maid really gave him a headache.
“What do you want?” he asked.
Ming Yao knew Gu Siting had given her an out, and she couldn’t keep up her act.
She lifted her lashes, voice wavering, “Fourth… Fourth Master, you’ve wronged me again. I don’t need your apology, but can you agree to one condition?”
Before he could respond, she quickly added, “I promise it’s nothing illegal or against your principles.”
She seized the opportunity to demand a condition while she could, so that when he found out she was Ming Yao, she’d have it a bit easier.
Gu Siting was almost amused by the little maid’s audacity.
She had grown bolder, daring to demand a condition from him!
When had he given her the impression that he was easy to talk to?
“Fourth… Fourth Master, if you don’t want to, then never mind. It’s no big deal that you’ve wronged me,” she said.
Gu Siting, “…What condition do you want me to fulfill?”