Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty-Chapter 61: Unloved Daughter of Yue Mansion (15)

"Yue Ran is just beautiful... So beautiful…"

Ming Chen coughed at his words.

Could he have—no, there was no way!

"Stop thinking about it!"

He grumbled in obvious denial that he himself had not realized.

"That's right, how could Yue Ran's talent be compared to Xue Lu's, who was well-known for her great knowledge and talent in making poems, when all Yue Ran had was just beauty?"

He nodded at her words.

"Right, that's it! The only one I like is clearly Xue Lu and not Yue Ran's beautiful face!"

Beautiful—no, stop it!

She is not!

Ming Chen went silent as he tried to collect his thoughts.

He needed to calm down.

Ming Chen asked his servant to deliver a letter to the Xue mansion early in the morning to apologize for his actions last night and to deliver his words that he would be on his way to the Xue mansion for lunch to distract himself from his mind full of messy thoughts.

Inside his carriage on his way to the Xue Mansion, Ming Chen unknowingly saw a flaming figure whom he seemed to recognize very well from outside the open window.

The flamboyant appearance of Yue Ran stood at a distance from his carriage.

Yue Ran was still dressed in red—like last night and like that in his dream—fully showing her slim and graceful figure.

She stood there against the wind, picturesque, smiling from within the crowd, her laughter as clear as silver bells.

Suddenly, neither the colorful stalls nor the sunlight shone as brightly as her lovable smile.

Several youths passing by foolishly bumped into a stall while looking at her in a daze. Peals of laughter followed their gaffe.

There was an inexplicable emotion surging in Ming Chen's heart.

He could now somewhat understand his youngest brother's obsession with Yue Ran.

He was no longer able to deny it.

Yue Ran is indeed a stunning beauty, just like Xue Lu, if not more so.

When Ming Chen decided to make his presence known from the open window, he was startled. Ming Ze suddenly approached Yue Ran, covering his view of the beauty.

And then he realized that the smile on Yue Ran's face was used to show Ming Ze, and the laughter from Yue Ran was also because of Ming Ze.

From afar, Yue Ran reappeared from behind Ming Ze and looked up at the same man in front of her, seemingly wanting to refuse his advances.

Ming Chen could now see the two figures side by side.

Ming Ze's eyes were filled with a goofy smile—one that no imperial family member had probably seen before, other than Ming Chen's father, the Emperor himself—and, despite the presence of others, he openly held the girl's hand.

Ming Chen's pupils shrank, and his eyes unconsciously stared at the hands they held together.

As he can see, the man is strong and handsome, and the woman is charming and lovely; they are indeed a pair made in heaven.

If anyone ignores the vague unpleasantness in Ming Chen's eyes, that is.

At that moment, Ming Chen felt a sharp pain coming from his heart.

This is the first time Ming Chen has tasted jealousy.

All of this is something that he has never experienced before.

Ming Chen looked at Ming Ze from afar with increasingly unkind eyes—obsidian-like eyes were filled with frost and anger that could not be concealed.

He clenched his fists silently.

Apparently aware of the obscure gaze, Yue Ran's fingertips trembled slightly, as if she were extra sensitive. She frowned and turned her head to look for the gaze, but to no avail.

Her eyes swept in Ming Chen's direction, and he held his breath, only to see her gaze scan past him.

Ming Chen doesn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed—maybe a little mix of both.

He resumed watching the girl silently.

Under the blue sky, Yue Ran had donned a self-doubting expression.

The corners of Ming Chen's lips twitched up.

So cute! — Wait, no!

Ming Chen was startled by his own thoughts and immediately slapped the palm of his hand against his forehead.

He should forget everything about Yue Ran.

…He should.

That's right, he should.

So what if Yue Ran likes him? Her deep feelings for him have nothing to do with him.

It was better for someone else—Ming Ze—to bother Yue Ran than for Yue Ran to bother him all day.

Ming Chen felt a lot of discomfort in his heart even after convincing himself of his "true" feelings when he saw how bright Yue Ran's smile was that bloomed on her face that she showed to Ming Ze.

Ming Chen's carriage, marked with the emblem of the Crown Prince's Mansion, drove slowly through the market, passing by Yue Ran's side.

He inexplicably hoped that Yue Ran would find him.

Somehow, he thought that it was also fine for Yue Ran to pester him all day long and for many days afterwards.

But to Ming Chen's disappointment, Yue Ran did not discover his presence even until his carriage disappeared completely from her sight.

Ming Chen clenched his teeth in annoyance and other unidentified mixed emotions.

Yue Ran didn't notice him even after he made things very obvious!

Did that show just how much she "liked" him?

Was that how Yue Ran planned to like himself?

Ming Chen actually felt somehow, inexplicably, wronged.

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Ming Ze's eye flickered with a cold light when Ming Chen's carriage passed by the two.

He made sure that his big brother's carriage was completely out of his sight, making sure that Yue Ran would not be able to chase after Ming Chen's carriage anymore from such a distance before stating what he saw.

"Yue Ran, the carriage that had passed by both of us just now belongs to my big brother."

Although Ming Ze had made sure that Yue Ran was not able to run after the Crown Prince's carriage anymore, he still felt hesitant as he spoke those words.

Would Yue Ran once again leave him for his big brother?

Would she chase after his big brother's carriage even after it had traveled so far away?