Chapter 21: They Are the Protagonists (Highlight)
Ye Yu looked at the handsome young man walking over, his brows furrowing inadvertently.
Bai Ruoxi’s delicate eyebrows also knitted slightly.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t welcoming Mu Zhi’an, but she didn’t want him to come at this juncture.
“Young Master Mu must have heard everything outside just now. I wonder if you have any unique insights on this matter?” Ye Yu’s pair of jet-black pupils seemed particularly deep as he stared at Mu Zhi’an.
He had already calmed down from his “anger” just now.
Originally, when Bai Ruoxi invited him to the Bai residence as a guest today, he was still very happy. But who knew, after chatting for a bit, she would give him a “break-up letter”.
This also made Ye Yu feel greatly humiliated.
He had treated her so well in the past, but she invited him to the residence just to humiliate him?
In the past, Bai Ruoxi had never mentioned “breaking off the engagement”, and her attitude towards him had never been so cold. But after having contact with Mu Zhi’an, Bai Ruoxi’s attitude became much colder.
The reason why Bai Ruoxi wanted to “break off the engagement” was probably because she had taken a fancy to Mu Zhi’an.
Now he wanted to see what reason Mu Zhi’an could give to defend her regarding the “break-up letter” Bai Ruoxi gave him.
“I don’t have any great insights, but I quite understand Miss Bai.” Mu Zhi’an smiled.
Ye Yu frowned and stared at Mu Zhi’an without speaking.
“Oh right, before that, I want to clarify one thing,” Mu Zhi’an said. “You and Miss Bai are not married, so you can’t give her a divorce letter. At most, you can only agree to Miss Bai breaking off the engagement.”
Ye Yu’s brows furrowed slightly.
“You came here just to nitpick these trivial matters, Young Master Mu?”
Mu Zhi’an shook his head and smiled, “Young Master Ye, I want to ask you, when Miss Bai invited you to the residence today and told you she wanted to break off the engagement, do you think she was humiliating you?”
Ye Yu stared at Mu Zhi’an’s gentle smile, still not speaking.
He was a bit confused about what Mu Zhi’an was trying to say.
“Then if she went to the Ye residence to give you the break-up letter, would you also feel humiliated?” Mu Zhi’an continued to ask.
Ye Yu fell silent for a moment and nodded, “Naturally.”
“In that case, what would it take for it not to be considered humiliating you?” Mu Zhi’an retorted.
So as long as breaking off the engagement is wrong, then don’t break it off?
Ye Yu opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but he was a bit led around by Mu Zhi’an and could only remain silent.
After a moment, he said again, “Then does Young Master Mu think breaking off the engagement is right?”
“Breaking off the engagement is naturally wrong, that’s very obvious.” Mu Zhi’an walked leisurely to Bai Ruoxi’s side and looked at the girl’s somewhat complex expression as he continued,
“However, from beginning to end, Miss Bai never agreed to this marriage. She was just arbitrarily arranged with this childhood marriage by the elders from the moment she was born. Now she wants to pursue her own happiness, is that not allowed?”
Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help but fall silent.
He felt that what Mu Zhi’an said was sophistry, but he had no reason to refute it.
The childhood marriage was arranged by the elders in the clan. From beginning to end, the wishes of both parties were never consulted.
Now that the girl had grown up and clearly expressed that she didn’t like this marriage and wanted to break it off… was this considered wrong?
If Ye Yu’s perspective was substituted at this time, perhaps many people would think this was too much.
But if viewed from the girl’s perspective, she was just rejecting a marriage she had never liked. What was wrong with that?
Mu Zhi’an continued to ask, “Did Miss Bai clearly express that she doesn’t like you?”
Ye Yu’s eyes moved slightly as he looked at Bai Ruoxi.
The noble girl in the white dress slightly raised her eyelids and said coldly, “I have never liked Young Master Ye from beginning to end.”
A simple sentence almost made Ye Yu’s defenses collapse directly. He could no longer maintain his calm expression and staggered back two steps.
In the past, for the sake of this fiancée, Ye Yu had repeatedly acted enthusiastically towards a cold butt.
From the beginning, he treated Bai Ruoxi as his fiancée, but from beginning to end, Bai Ruoxi had never treated him as her fiancé.
Her attitude had always been as cold as rejecting someone a thousand miles away.
At first, Ye Yu thought Bai Ruoxi treated all males of the same age like this, but now it seemed… that wasn’t the case.
At least in her attitude towards Mu Zhi’an and towards him, there was a huge difference.
Just like now, when Mu Zhi’an walked into the courtyard, the frequency of Bai Ruoxi looking at Mu Zhi’an obviously increased a lot.
“Breaking off the engagement now is a loss of face for the Ye family.” Ye Yu said coldly.
“Marrying you now would be sacrificing Miss Bai’s future happiness.”
“I can give Ruoxi happiness!” Ye Yu almost blurted out.
“Being with someone you don’t like, no matter how much you give, there won’t be happiness.” Mu Zhi’an always maintained a calm smile. “Young Master Ye, you keep saying that Miss Bai breaking off the engagement is slapping your face and the Ye family’s face.”
“But it’s just breaking off an engagement. As long as the reason is explained at that time and it’s made clear that the two parties are not suitable, no one will gossip too much.”
“To put it bluntly, the Bai family’s fortunes have declined now, and their strength is about the same as the Ye family’s. No one will think that the Bai family is coercing the Ye family and forcing the Ye family to agree to break off the engagement. Then how can it be said that the Ye family will lose face because of the broken engagement?”
“You’re just lusting after her body. Receiving the break-up letter made you embarrassed and angry.”
Ye Yu abruptly raised his head and stared at Mu Zhi’an, saying, “Young Master Mu, now she can treat me like this. In the future, she might also treat you like this.”
“Then there’s no need for Young Master Ye to worry.” Mu Zhi’an smiled. “Is there anything else? I still have some matters to discuss with Ruoxi. If there’s nothing else, Young Master Ye, please leave.”
As he spoke, Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at the woman behind him and smiled, “Miss Bai, do you have time to chat later?”
Bai Ruoxi lowered her eyelids and just lightly “mm”ed.
It was completely different from the cold attitude she had when dealing with Ye Yu.
“Then let’s go inside.” Mu Zhi’an said and walked towards the direction of the main hall.
Ye Yu looked at this scene, his fists silently clenching. He raised his head and stared at Mu Zhi’an’s back, saying, “Young Master Mu, do you dare to have a match with me?”
Bai Ruoxi’s brows furrowed. She was already fed up and was about to turn her head to speak.
At this moment, Mu Zhi’an suddenly reached out and lightly grasped her cool and soft slender hand, signaling her not to speak.
Then, he turned his head to look at Ye Yu and smiled, “I don’t dare.”
Ye Yu opened his mouth slightly, feeling a fire rising in his heart, but it was difficult to release.
He was so anxious… Mu Zhi’an thought for a moment and smiled, “How about this? Two days later in Longshou Forest, let’s have a private match. Are you satisfied with this, Young Master Ye?”
Bai Ruoxi was stunned and subconsciously turned her head to look at Mu Zhi’an, saying, “You don’t need to agree to him. I’ll handle this matter myself—”
Mu Zhi’an slightly raised his hand, signaling Bai Ruoxi not to speak.
And the flames of war had already reignited in Ye Yu’s eyes. He nodded and said, “Good! Then let’s meet in Longshou(Dragon Head) Forest two days later!”
After saying that, he tore up the break-up letter, turned his head to look at Bai Ruoxi, his eyes carrying a hint of anger, and said, “Miss Bai, you will definitely regret your actions today.”
When he defeated Mu Zhi’an and let Bai Ruoxi see his talent, this woman would know who the true chosen one was.
Although he said this, when he saw Mu Zhi’an gently holding Bai Ruoxi’s slender jade-like hand, Ye Yu’s state of mind still changed. He felt a jealous fire burning out of control.
He didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.
Mu Zhi’an looked at Ye Yu’s departing figure and couldn’t help but reveal an interesting smile.
Very obviously, the other party was anxious.
Thinking about it now, it was really interesting. With this mentality, he was worthy of being called the “protagonist”?
Mu Zhi’an looked at the personal interface that only he could see, as well as the two black and red characters “Supporting Role” written on it. He couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.
Was there something wrong somewhere?
This Ye Yu, at most, he was just a “nouveau riche” who had good luck and obtained a “golden finger”.
His actions seemed to be a bit different from the protagonists who were good at enduring in his impression.
But there was no need to think about these things. Anyway, after dealing with Ye Yu, the “Supporting Role” on this interface should change to “Protagonist”, right?
“Young Master Mu, did you find me because you have something to say?” At this time, a reserved and crisp pleasant voice came from beside him, pulling Mu Zhi’an back from his earlier thoughts.
He nodded slightly, glanced at the main hall in the courtyard, and said, “Is Madam Bai not at home?”
Bai Ruoxi gently nodded, asking in puzzlement, “Is Young Master Mu looking for my mother…?”
Mu Zhi’an shook his head and smiled, “Just to confirm some things.”
Bai Ruoxi’s eyes carried a confused look, not understanding.
Mu Zhi’an continued, “I’d like to invite Miss Bai to accompany me on a trip back to the Mu residence.”
Bai Ruoxi hesitated and asked, “To do what?”
“To show you some interesting things.”
Mu Zhi’an turned his head to look at the confused Bai Ruoxi and said softly,
“However, you need to be mentally prepared.”
