Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 3

“This matter…” After listening to Cui Jinqi’s exaggerated story, Lu Qingyun also felt a headache.

If she hadn’t known Li Jing’ai privately, she would have almost been deceived by Cui Xiaoniang.

As far as Lu Qingyun knew, Li Jing’ai arrested Cheng Jinyang for the sake of Li Qingwan.

Li Jing’ai’s beloved second brother, Li Tongzhui, had once been infatuated with Li Qingwan’s beauty and had requested her as a concubine from the clan. However, there were several issues for the Longxi Li clan:

First, Li Qingwan’s qualifications were too poor; even as a concubine, she was unworthy of Li Tongzhui, which would affect the bloodline’s talent.

Second, Li Tongzhui himself was unmarried and seeking a concubine, which would not look good in terms of reputation.

Third, Li Qingwan herself was unwilling to be a concubine, and forcing her to do so would be unreasonable within the same clan. If word got out that the clan leader’s son was so impatient, it would further damage the family’s reputation.

So, Li Xuansheng’s response was straightforward: No.

With so many young women in the world, couldn’t the son of a prestigious family find someone who likes him?

Li Tongzhui, being a hot-headed and irrational person, caused a ruckus over this matter for a long time, even threatening to take sleeping pills and commit suicide.

An ability user whose body could be revitalised by Physical Activation ability poisoned to death by sleeping pills—are you kidding me?

Li Xuansheng responded, “Fine, go ahead and take them.”

As a result, Li Tongzhui actually swallowed a whole bottle and deliberately suppressed his powers. Fortunately, a servant found him in time and rushed him to the emergency room where he was saved.

Having a son who would commit suicide over such a matter caused Li Xuansheng a great deal of distress, leading him to confine Li Tongzhui.

Later, when Cheng Jinyang’s issue came up, the Longxi Li clan quickly seized the opportunity to send Li Qingwan away to avoid further trouble from Li Tongzhui.

The incident of the clan leader’s son attempting suicide was suppressed within the Longxi Li clan and did not spread.

Even Li Qingwan herself was unaware of it. Lu Qingyun only learned of these hidden details through a private conversation with Li Jing’ai.

To Li Jing’ai, who was naïve and inexperienced, the idea of “rebelling against family constraints to bravely pursue true love” seemed romantic beyond measure (as for the issue of bloodline talent compatibility, that seemed too utilitarian—true love shouldn’t be tainted by such reasons).

Although attempting suicide with sleeping pills was indeed a bit extreme, it proved that her second brother’s feelings for Li Qingwan were genuine love!

Considering the background and trying to think from Li Jing’ai’s perspective, Lu Qingyun could guess what the young lady was thinking.

She must have seen Cheng Jinyang as a third party who might take Li Qingwan away, thus resorting to such measures to protect her brother.

What she didn’t realize was that Cheng Jinyang was far from being an easy target; he was a formidable and sharp adversary.

Just look at the powerful people and families standing behind him!

Without fully understanding his background, rashly attempting to suppress him was a big mistake on Li Jing’ai’s part…

Wait, why does this fucking plot seem so familiar?

Well, think about it carefully, as a sister, isn’t it natural for her to think about herbrother?

Although the thing was too rough, it is understandable and cannot be blamed.

Right, Yunyun?

After a long silence, Lu Qingyun sighed faintly:

“Okay, I happen to know her too, I’ll go with you.”

…..

If Cheng Jinyang knew that the five daughters of noble families had been mobilized collectively for his sake, he would probably be shocked for a month and then start flaunting in front of the staff at his office.

However, his plan had initially been just to put pressure on Miss Wang, and as time went on with no word from outside, he grew a bit anxious.

“Jinyang,” Li Qingwan couldn’t help but say, “If you’re really worried, you should just contact them directly.”

You have already turned around over 120 times…

“No,” Cheng Jinyang immediately rejected, “If I ask her for an update on something that’s already confirmed, it will only make me a target for mockery. I’ve finally made a good impression; I can’t afford to ruin it over something like this.”

“Miss Wang…” Li Qingwan, sitting quietly in the corner of the room, pinched a strand of hair that fell to her shoulder and gently asked, “Jinyang, do you care a lot about her opinion of you?”

“Of course,” Cheng Jinyang responded instinctively, then suddenly realized something.

As if some internal radar had detected an active signal, he quickly raised his head and explained, “After all, it’s the evaluation from the daughters of the Five Great Families. Who wouldn’t care?”

“Is that so?” Li Qingwan smiled and said, “Jinyang, have they ever mentioned this: you are very good at saying nice things.”

“I’d like to think of it as praise for my emotional intelligence,” Cheng Jinyang also smiled.

“Hmm.” Li Qingwan did not deny it. “But I hope you speak honestly with me. I’m not saying I don’t like to hear nice things, just… aren’t we in a special relationship now?”

Her gaze turned to Cheng Jinyang, her eyes as clear as a pool of autumn water. “You just said ‘my Qingwan.’ I think, since we’re like family, there’s no need to go out of your way to flatter me, right?”

“Cough, sorry.” Cheng Jinyang felt a bit embarrassed.

Damn, the art of flattery that even Miss Wang praised was now broken by Teacher Li.

“No need to apologize,” Li Qingwan said softly. “Though I may be a bit slow, I can still sense who genuinely cares for me and who has ulterior motives.”

Cheng Jinyang: …

So, I don’t even know if I genuinely care for you or if I’m just interested in your abilities and body. It seems the hardest thing to see clearly is oneself.

Then he saw Li Qingwan stand up, grasping the bars with both hands, her face unusually serious and earnest as she said, “Jinyang, I will make it clear to Li Tongzhui this time: he should give up on this idea.”

“Oh, that’s good,” Cheng Jinyang said blankly, subconsciously feeling something was off.

Li Tongzhui should be Li Jing’ai’s second brother, who once pursued Qingwan.

Although Li Qingwan hadn’t agreed to him in the past, she probably hadn’t outright refused either. After all, he was the clan leader’s son, and being too harsh might offend him.

Now that she has entered my harem… Ugh! I mean, after entering my shogunate, Li Qingwan can also live independently from the Longxi Li family, so she has the confidence to make things clear with Li Tongzhui and completely cut off his thoughts.

Given my high emotional intelligence and IQ, this should be the case.

However, Cheng Jinyang had an instinctive, odd feeling that Li Qingwan’s words seemed to convey another meaning, subtly intended for him.

“Well, Qingwan…” Cheng Jinyang began, but before he could finish, someone burst in from outside, shouting angrily, “Which dog dared to have designs on Qingwan?!!”

The unexpected intruder was a young man from a noble family, looking unremarkable but walking with great confidence, swaggering and storming up to him. Through the iron bars, he glared at Cheng Jinyang with an almost bloodshot gaze.

Behind him was Li Jing’ai, with a look of undisguised disdain and hostility.

“Hello,” Cheng Jinyang greeted with a slight bow.

“So, you’re the little pauper?” The young man sneered, “You dare to covet a Li family girl, thinking that our Longxi Li clan’s reputation isn’t high enough to keep you lowly commoners at bay?”

Cheng Jinyang lowered his head, his radiating eyes flashed, and he sent the news that the other party had arrived to the girls.

“Jinyang,” Li Qingwan’s voice quickly came through in his mind, anxious, “Li Tongzhui is notoriously irritable. Don’t confront him on your own. Let me handle this…”

“A high reputation is meant to keep out unwelcome visitors, or to prevent internal rabid dogs from harming others, isn’t it?” Cheng Jinyang scoffed coldly, lifting his head again.

At this moment, his irises had returned to normal, now carrying a look of extreme contempt, almost as if embodying Miss Wang’s disdainful spirit.