After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 48

It wasn’t until a light chuckle rang out that Yun Dan finally realized that Yan Ke was deliberately teasing her.

She let out a soft huff and turned her head away, ignoring Yan Ke.

She thought to herself: With such a beautiful appearance, how could his personality be so terrible?

You really can’t judge a book by its cover.

“Looking all decent and proper on the surface, yet saying such infuriating things—what a waste of such good looks. I take back all my compliments about him. This narcissist must be single because he’s too self-absorbed.”

Yun Dan no longer wanted to linger here and stood up, preparing to leave.

But Yan Ke pressed down on her hand, making her unable to move.

A cup of tea was placed before her as he said, “I’ve been brewing this tea for a long time. Miss, why don’t you do me the honor of drinking a few more cups? I don’t know anyone else at this manor—surely you wouldn’t refuse to show me this courtesy?”

What the hell? Is moral blackmail trendy now?

Yun Dan turned around with anger.

But the moment she saw his face, much of her anger surprisingly dissipated.

Beauty truly leads people astray.

No wonder she’d heard people say to find a handsome boyfriend—because when you’re angry, seeing his face makes the anger fade away.

Back then, Yun Dan hadn’t understood this.

Now she truly experienced it firsthand.

Yun Dan could only angrily grab the teacup and drain it in one gulp.

However, this cup of tea was actually much better than the previous one.

Could it be that this person secretly changed the tea leaves?

“Why is this cup of tea you just gave me obviously much more delicious than the one you gave me last time? Did you secretly switch the tea leaves during this process?”

Yan Ke revealed a mysterious smile and poured another cup of tea for Yun Dan before saying, “Tea is naturally meant to be savored. Each cup will naturally taste different. Back when I was at the Heavenly Sword Sect, life was very boring, so I enjoyed brewing tea and such. Generally, no one would come to disturb me.”

Yun Dan had actually never heard of this Heavenly Sword Sect.

Neither Dongfang Wuchen nor Xiao Yueqing had ever mentioned this place in front of her.

But Yun Dan was somewhat curious.

This Yan Ke kept mentioning the Heavenly Sword Sect—what exactly was his status there?

“Speaking of which, Young Master Luoyue, I hear you always mentioning the Heavenly Sword Sect. Were you very idle at the Heavenly Sword Sect? You said it was particularly boring.”

Unexpectedly, Yan Ke directly nodded in acknowledgment.

“Yes, it was boring. I have the highest martial arts skills in the Heavenly Sword Sect, so do you think I need to practice swordsmanship? But most of the time I’m not at the Heavenly Sword Sect anyway. I’m not the sect leader, so naturally I wouldn’t like staying in one place all day. Most of the time I’m traveling the jianghu. This time I only came here because of certain matters.”

Yan Ke wasn’t lying.

Regardless of what his position was at the Heavenly Sword Sect.

His martial arts were indeed the best there.

It was also true that he rarely stayed at the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But when these words reached Yun Dan’s ears, they sounded rather like humble bragging.

Yun Dan instantly understood—this person in front of her deliberately kept her here to show off in front of her.

How could there be such a narcissistic man in this world?

Whatever, considering he’s a peerless beauty, everything he says is right.

Anyway, she’s just being forced to listen to his boasting.

“Oh, is that so? So you’re that kind of person. No wonder so many women like you—I understand them now.”

But Yan Ke asked her in return, “Miss has been praising me all along, yet I don’t see any admiration in your eyes. Could it be that everything you’ve said is just to amuse me?”

After thinking for a long time, Yun Dan couldn’t figure out how this fire ended up burning back to herself.

Why is it that after drinking tea and chatting with someone, she ended up becoming the scapegoat?

Yun Dan was quite indignant about this.

“They are them, and I am me—naturally we’re different.”

Yun Dan shot back without hesitation.

Don’t let her gentle demeanor fool you—she might look like an innocent little flower.

But even rabbits bite when cornered.

Yan Ke curved his lips, looking at her with an ambiguous smile, teasing, “You know, you really do look like a little rabbit right now—the kind with ruffled fur. I didn’t know rabbits could have such a temper. Alright, alright, little miss, I’ll stop teasing you. I’m much older than you—you could even call me uncle.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Dan looked Yan Ke up and down several times.

She felt this was completely unrealistic.

“No way, you’re pulling my leg. You look like you’re only twenty years old. How do you even know my age? How can you say I could call you uncle right off the bat?”

This response wasn’t unexpected for Yan Ke.

He indeed didn’t look his age.

But in reality, he truly wasn’t young anymore.

He shook his head and sighed, “Aren’t you eighteen? I’m already twenty-eight—ten years older than you. Calling me uncle wouldn’t be inappropriate.”

Yun Dan was surprised.

But not because she was surprised by his age.

Rather, she was thinking that she had never mentioned her own age.

So how did Yan Ke know her age?

He couldn’t possibly have mind-reading abilities, could he?

Yun Dan became cautious, feeling that she shouldn’t trust Yan Ke too easily.

She didn’t know this person at all, yet he inexplicably came to get close to her and said so many strange things.

Either Yan Ke was truly ill.

Or he was playing a bigger game.

Actually, Yun Dan was more inclined toward the second possibility—after all, the probability of a beautiful person being stupid was too low.

She pretended to be somewhat surprised and said, “Oh my, I really didn’t expect that. But I don’t think I’ve mentioned my age. I wonder how Young Master Luoyue knows I’m eighteen this year?”

Yan Ke’s expression changed slightly, but it was fleeting.

Damn, he blurted it out subconsciously and forgot he hadn’t asked yet.

But he still nodded and smiled, “Miss is as beautiful as a flower, and at the age of flowers, naturally every year is eighteen. Don’t you think what I said makes sense?”

These words were at least decent.

However, this couldn’t completely dispel Yun Dan’s suspicions about Yan Ke.

“Speaking of which, why would you stay at the manor? I heard the manor lord asked you all to stay for a while.”

Yan Ke didn’t hide this point.

“The old manor lord took pity on us for traveling such a long distance, and with so many matters at this critical juncture, he thought to have us stay for a while and discuss countermeasures together.”

His tone sounded very relaxed.

But Yan Ke’s thoughts were not the same.

Suddenly, a firefly flew in front of the two of them.

Yan Ke raised his hand and gently caught the firefly in his palm, then moved it in front of Yun Dan and slowly opened his palm.

A firefly flew directly in front of Yun Dan.

Looking at the firefly so close before her, Yun Dan threw all her previous unpleasantness to the back of her mind.

“A firefly! I haven’t seen one for many years. It’s so beautiful.”

Watching her smile, Yan Ke’s lips unconsciously curved upward.

It had been a long time since he felt this relaxed.

This feeling really wasn’t bad at all.