Divine Enchantress: Night Emperor’s Beloved Consort - Chapter 56

“Where do you want to go next?” Liu Weimin asked.

“I just want to walk around. This is my first time here so I wanted to walk around for a bit. Don’t you need to go back to the auction house?” Jiang Ying Yue asked.

“Let me accompany you then. No, I don’t need to go back there. I am the young master. What can they do to me? Haha.” He winked playfully.

Jiang Ying Yue just shook her head helplessly.

“Young Miss Jiang, would you like to be friends with me?” He finally asked the question that has been bothering him for awhile now.

Jiang Ying Yue paused her steps and looked at him.

Liu Weimin gulped in nervousness. He felt really nervous under her inquisitive gaze.

Suddenly she smiled sweetly. Again, Liu Weimin couldn’t see it due to the veil on her face.

“Sure. Then let’s make it official.” Jiang Ying Yue stretched her hands out.

Liu Weimin looked at her hands, puzzled.

Sigh, she had to explain it again.

“Well, just shake my hands. Someone told me that when we shake hands, it’ll make it official that we are friends with the other person.” She told a white lie.

Only then did Liu Weimin reacted. He stretched his hand out and shook her hand. “Now we are friends.” He smiled.

“En.” Jiang Ying Yue nodded.

From that moment on, a strong friendship was build between these two individuals. They would go through a lot of hardships together as best friends and protect each other during thick or thin.

“Let’s go and have lunch together. How about that?” He asked.

“Sure. After you.” Jiang Ying Yue agreed.

All of the interactions between them was seen by a girl standing in front of a clothing store. She scrunched her handkerchief as a protest.

Her eyes were practically in fire looking at the two people.

Liu Weimin had never smiled that genuinely in front of anyone before. It was always that superficial business-like smile.

That girl was really angry. She then followed after them.

Both Jiang Ying Yue had and Liu Weimin had lunch in a private room on the second floor and the girl could only stay on the first floor. She was from a rich family but her identity was not enough for her to have her own private room there.

………

Meanwhile in the private room upstairs, Jiang Ying Yue sat in front of Liu Weimin.

“Hey Weimin. I want to ask you something.”

“What is it, Ying Yue?” Hehe he felt good calling her like that.

“Don’t you have any other friends?” She asked.

Liu Weimin answered honestly. He shook his head solemnly. “Honestly, no I don’t. Everyone else wanted to be my friend for the benefits that they’ll get and the girls tried to get close to me to get married to me. I don’t like that. And I have been alone since I was a kid.”

Jiang Ying Yue raised her eyebrow. “Then why did you want to be my friend?”

“I could see that you are not someone who chased after benefit. Plus, you are the direct-disciple of Elder Yan Hua. Being my friend won’t bring you that much benefit. I mean, your master is already a friend of my dad’s so why would you want to befriend me for benefit? Your status is already high enough. I am just a son of a businessman but you are a direct-disciple of a famous alchemist. It’s me who’ll gain a lot by being your friend. Not the other way around.” Liu Weimin explained.

Jiang Ying Yue nodded. “Right right. So are you being my friend for the benefit then?” She asked playfully.

“Tsk. With that smart brain of yours, you could already see if I have any ulterior motive or not.” He rolled his eyes.

Soon the food arrived and they chatted and laughed while having a scrumptious lunch.

Liu Weimin insisted on paying the lunch for them so Jiang Ying Yue just let him be.

When they exited the restaurant, a girl stopped them.

“Hold it!”

Both of them turned to look at the girl. She was a little bit taller than Jiang Ying Yue and looked around 16 years old. She was beautiful girl.

Liu Weimin saw the girl and immediately displeased. ‘What is she doing here?’

“Yes?” Jiang Ying Yue inquired.

She could already see trouble brewing. She saw the way that girl looked at Liu Weimin and could already guess why she stopped them. She also saw the slight frown on Liu Weimin’s forehead. Nevertheless, she pretended to not notice anything.

“I want to ask you. What is you relationship with him?” The girl asked while pointing at Liu Weimin.

Jiang Ying Yue could tell that this girl was just jealous. As long as she didn’t go overboard, Jiang Ying Yue wouldn’t mind it.

“That is my private matter. Why? Who are you to him?”

The girl scrunched up her handkerchief in anger. “I like Brother Weimin. So, I want to know what your relationship is with him.”

Liu Weimin hurriedly said. “Stop it Huiling. She is my fiance. How about it? Can you give up now?”

Hearing what Liu Weimin said, the girl’s eyes turned red. She looked really pitiful. “I- I.. I won’t give up! I will work harder so that Brother Weimin will fall for me. Just wait!”

With that, she ran away without looking back.

Jiang Ying Yue looked at Liu Weimin with an accusing look.

Liu Weimin immediately felt guilty. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to lie like that. It’s just I have never been close to any girl before and she has been liking me for 3 years now. And just now was the perfect opportunity to break her heart so she could move on. Hehe dear Yue Yue. Did you fall for me?”

Ha-?

“Why would I fall for you? Eeww.” She made a disgusted face. Liu Weimin laughed out loud seeing her expression.

“Right, why would she fall so deeply for someone like you?” Jiang Ying Yue asked.

“What do you mean by ‘someone like me’? I am a great man alright? It’s just that 3 years ago, I saved her from bandits at night. I was walking and saw her being surrounded by bandits. So I helped her. But she kept on pestering me since then.” Liu Weimin recalled the incident. Sometimes, he even wished that he didn’t save her that night.

“Oh.” Was all Jiang Ying Yue answered.

Soon, the topic was forgotten and Jiang Ying Yue walked around with Liu Weimin, buying things here and there along the way lest she would hear her master nagging her for not buying anything with his money.

It was turning dark soon and Liu Weimin sent her to her carriage.

Before she entered, Liu Weimin invited her. “Ah Yue Yue. It’ll be Mid-Autumn Festival soon. Do you want to go with me? It’ll be lively. I have never celebrated it with a friend before.”

The nickname had been stuck on her since just now and she was too lazy to stop him so she just let him be.

Jiang Ying Yue thought for a bit before answering. “Sure. I’ll ask master about it but I am pretty sure he’ll allow me.”

“Alright remember. It’s a 5 days from now. Dress up prettily!” He reminded.

“Yes yes.” And the carriage moved away.

Seeing the carriage getting further and further away, Liu Weimin smiled to himself. “Finally, I have a friend. Thank you for being my friend, Yue Yue.”