AWB Chapter 200 "Tease" Yu Lan
Chapter 200 "Tease" Yu Lan
"Your Highness, you are so forgetful." Yu Lan sneered, with a hint of sarcasm and disdain, "I am the deacon of Zhaoyin Academy, Yu Lan."
"Zhaoyin Academy? Deacon?" Xia Chenghao frowned, as if he was unfamiliar with these two words, as if he had heard them for the first time.
He shook his head, trying to get rid of the chaos in his mind, as if to get rid of something from his mind. After a long time, he remembered who he was and where he was.
"Oh, I remember now. You're the...slim and beautiful girl next to Cen Jiexiao!"
"Your Highness!" Yu Lan shouted harshly, her tone filled with unquestionable majesty, like a flash of lightning that cut through Xia Chenghao's chaotic thoughts. "Your Highness, please watch your words!"
Xia Chenghao was startled by her sudden anger, and his hazy eyes regained some clarity, and he sobered up a bit. He looked Yu Lan up and down, a flash of surprise in his eyes, as if he was seriously examining the woman next to Cen Jiexiao for the first time.
Yu Lan was dressed in a simple white dress, a pale blue sash cinched at the waist, emphasizing her exquisitely curvaceous figure. Her long, lustrous black hair was simply tied up and secured with a white jade hairpin, with a few strands playfully cascading down her cheeks, accentuating her skin's delicate, snow-white, almost delicate texture. Her features were delicate and three-dimensional, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and her clear, bright eyes were now gleaming with anger, like two radiant stars, making one dare not look directly at them.
"Tsk tsk, I never thought Sister Cen Xiao would have a beauty like you by her side." Xia Chenghao praised her frivolously, with a hint of amusement. He deliberately emphasized the word "beauty", as if to deliberately provoke Yu Lan's anger.
As soon as Xia Chenghao finished speaking, his right hand, heavily reeking of alcohol, reached for Yu Lan's cheek. His movements were as swift as a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, yet with a touch of pretentious flirtation. His fingertips trembled slightly, as if he had already anticipated the smooth, jade-like touch.
Yu Lan had anticipated this, scoffing inwardly. She shifted her pace slightly, sliding backward as lightly as a falling feather. Xia Chenghao missed, stumbled, and nearly fell. He regained his balance, watching Yu Lan, who had deftly dodged his attack. A flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a deeper interest.
"Beauty, you're quite clever." He said in a playful tone, a playful smile on his lips. Yu Lan ignored his teasing and just looked at him coldly, her eyes full of disgust and dissatisfaction.
"Your Highness, please respect yourself!" Yu Lan's voice was as clear and melodious as ice beads falling on a jade plate, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty. "I'm here to thank you on behalf of the dean, not to let you be frivolous!"
Xia Chenghao laughed heartily, as if he had just heard some ridiculous joke. His laughter was filled with contempt and disdain. "Thank you? Thank me for what?" He feigned bewilderment, but a sly glint gleamed in the corner of his eye, as if mocking Yu Lan's naiveté. "As the Crown Prince, do I need a mere deacon like you to express my gratitude?"
He paused deliberately, glancing at Yu Lan with a playful look in his eyes. "My beauty, since you want to thank me, why don't you..." He deliberately dragged out his voice, stepping closer to Yu Lan, a dangerous glint in his eyes, "Why don't you accompany me and have some fun?"
As he spoke, he reached out again, trying to pull Yu Lan into his arms. This time, his movements were even more brutal, as if he wanted to crush her completely. Yu Lan was already prepared, and she dodged to the side, easily avoiding his clutches. She took a step back, keeping a safe distance from Xia Chenghao, and looked at him coldly, her eyes filled with disgust and anger.
"Your Highness, please respect yourself!" Yu Lan's voice rose a few notches, carrying an unquestionable majesty. "If you do this again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Xia Chenghao was startled by her sudden outburst of anger, and his drunkenness had mostly worn off. He stared blankly at Yu Lan, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, as if he couldn't believe this delicate woman dared to speak to him like that. But soon, his eyes blazed with rage, like an enraged beast, ready to pounce and tear Yu Lan to pieces at any moment.
"How dare you!" Xia Chenghao roared, pointing his finger at Yu Lan's nose and cursing, "How dare you speak to me like that!"
Yu Lan met his gaze fearlessly and said coldly, "Your Highness, you are drunk."
"You..." Xia Chenghao was so angry that his fingers pointing at Yu Lan trembled slightly, but he couldn't speak.
Yu Lan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said coldly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, goodbye!" After that, she turned around and was about to leave.
Xia Chenghao watched Yu Lan's departing figure, and suddenly a strange irritation rose in his heart. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He usually hated this kind of pretentious drama, but now seeing Yu Lan's resolute attitude, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was the effect of alcohol, or perhaps it was the undisguised disgust in Yu Lan's eyes that made him feel his self-esteem was challenged. In short, he called out to Yu Lan for some unknown reason.
"and many more!"
Yu Lan stopped in her tracks upon hearing the voice, but didn't turn back. She simply turned her head slightly and asked in a cold tone, "Does Your Highness the Crown Prince have any further instructions?"
Xia Chenghao looked at Yu Lan's cold profile, and the irritation in his heart became even worse. He simply asked directly, "You haven't said it yet, what are you thanking me for?"
Yu Lan then turned around, her cold gaze falling on Xia Chenghao's face, her tone tinged with sarcasm: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so busy, how could he remember saving the lives of little people like us?"
Xia Chenghao was choked by Yu Lan's words. Of course he remembered what happened that night, but he didn't understand why Yu Lan specifically brought it up. Was it just to thank him?
"This prince is a chivalrous and charitable person. I have done so many good things that I naturally can't remember some of them." Xia Chenghao said lazily, with a hint of nonchalance in his tone, as if he really didn't remember what good things he had done.
Yu Lan looked at Xia Chenghao's cynical look and sneered in her heart. This guy really knows how to play dumb.
"Okay, since His Royal Highness wants to know, then I'll tell you." Yu Lan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said coldly, "I thank you on behalf of the dean. Thank you for showing up in time that night and saving us!"
"That night?" Xia Chenghao asked in feigned confusion. "What happened that night? I saved you? Why don't I remember it?"
Yu Lan looked at Xia Chenghao's deliberately confused expression, and she felt even more annoyed. This guy is really a pervert, too unruly!
"That night, at Qingfeng Villa, the dean was trying to capture the assassin leader, but was accidentally poisoned by the assassin's smoke. If it weren't for your Moon Wolf Flute that summoned those crossbowmen, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to ambush the assassin group so easily." Yu Lan said every word, her tone cold and without a trace of emotion.
"Wait!" Xia Chenghao suddenly interrupted Yu Lan. His expression turned ugly, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief. "What did you say? Sister Cen, she...she's injured?"
Xia Chenghao's voice trembled a little. He couldn't believe that Cen Jiexiao, who always had a beautiful smile on her face, was good at calculating, and did things without leaving any flaws, would actually use herself as bait.
"That's right." Yu Lan said coldly, without a trace of emotion in her tone. "Your Highness, do you have anything else to ask?"
Xia Chenghao didn't say anything. He turned around suddenly and rushed out of the inn.
Yu Lan looked at Xia Chenghao's back, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.