The Birth of a Villainess

Chapter 90 – The Suitor

Lin Xiaofei looked outside through her window. The rain was still pouring down indiscriminately from last night to this morning.

Relief suddenly passed through her as she thought that there was no way that a shameless man would dare ask her hand for marriage in this kind of weather.

Thinking like this, Lin Xiaofei stood up. She let go of the book in her hand without changing her expression even after being told by her maid that she was reading it upside down.

"Young miss?" Bai Lu watched Lin Xiaofei walking towards the door and she followed her.

"Young Miss, where are you going?" Asked Bai Lu who quickly took a bright parasol to block the rain from touching Lin Xiaofei.

"To grandfather." Said Lin Xiaofei who didn't turn her head to look at the maid as she looked ahead. Her long black hair flowed behind her like a waterfall as the wind picked up.

Through the long corridors that she used last time, Lin Xiaofei could see three figures walking ahead of her. She didn't need to quicken her steps to reach them to figure out who it was as they instead slowed down their steps as if to wait for her.

"Fourth cousin!" Lin Xiao called her once they were a few meters away. Her smile was wide enough to creep the hell out of Lin Xiaofei's maid. "Are you also thinking of going to see grandfather?" Asked Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiaofei nodded her head but didn't say anything. She continued to walk as if she hadn't seen them in the corridor.

But because of that, Lin Xiao bit her inner cheeks in annoyance. Beside her were the two other Lin young miss, Lin Yueyi and Lin Hua Lou who also felt angered after being ignored. They didn't like that Lin Xiaofei didn't even greet them or curtsy to them when she clearly saw them.

"Hmph! Still as rude as ever! She clearly saw us and yet, she didn't even try to greet us!" Lin Yueyi indignantly said. Her voice was loud that even with the strong gust of wind and pouring sound if rain, the people standing in the corridor could clearly hear her as she continued to say, "It is really good that you will soon marry Prince Jing so he can tame you and your arrogance!"

Lin Xiao and Lin Hua Lou were pleasantly surprised at the sudden outburst of Lin Yueyi. They first wanted to ignore and let Lin Xiaofei's rude manners pass but with Lin Yueyi's statement, they couldn't help but feel happy.

They already heard of from their mothers about the marriage problem that Lin Xiaofei was facing. Not too long ago, the Chu family broke the engagement that lasted for years and it was only recently that the Empress has called their grandfather to talk about marriage between Lin Xiaofei and Prince Jing.

As part of the group of people that hated Lin Xiaofei, the three sisters of different mothers was delighted that finally, the cousin that they didn't like will now say goodbye to them and will end up marrying a wastrel prince!

Soon after the words left Lin Yueyi's mouth, everyone thought that Lin Xiaofei would counter back with an angry shout or have a pained look on her face after being reminded of her misfortunes but unexpectedly, Lin Xiaofei only stopped in her track before turning around to walk back to where they stood.

Everyone watched her as she stopped in front of Lin Yueyi, who subconsciously stepped back for who knows what reason she had for doing that.

Raising a hand, Lin Xiaofei looked at Lin Yueyi with a smile. Her light brown eyes turned golden under the lights coming from the torches around the corridor.

Lin Yueyi felt an explicable fear as she stared at those eyes.

Lin Xiaofei's raised hand landed on Lin Yueyi's shoulder and she lightly laughed, "Who did you say can tame me? You lot can't even do that even during these years I lived with you and you expect a mere prince can do that?"

She slowly leaned forward to Lin Yueyi's ears and whispered, "You have a lot of faith in that lowly prince. Perhaps, you admire him and jealous that I'm the one he liked and not you? Lin Yueyi, be more honest with your desires, who knows if I can even recommend you to take my place to grandfather."

Lin Xiaofei straightened her back and pulled away from Lin Yueyi who looked like she was doused with cold water as she looked at the young lady before her.

Lin Yueyi's body shook in fear and anger. She was angry that Lin Xiaofei was suspecting her that she liked Prince Jing and wanted to deny it but under Lin Xiaofei's eyes, the fear that it brought to her forced the words she wanted to say back to her stomach.

Lin Yueyi didn't know why but the young lady before her only a few months younger than her and yet, it felt as if she was facing a creature that evokes fear and death to anyone when one sees it.

Noticing that Lin Yueyi no longer spoke even after Lin Xiaofei stepped away from them to resume her walk in the corridor, Lin Hua Lou and Lin Xiao didn't know what happened. They thought that Lin Yueyi was just not feeling well because of the weather and also decided to start walking.

With Lin Xiaofei's figure gone, Lin Hua Lou reassured Lin Yueyi with a knowing look, "First sister, cheer up. Although the weather isn't as good as yesterday, there should be something for us to look forward to tomorrow or in these upcoming days."

She was silently hinting that the news of Lin Xiaofei marrying Prince Jing will surely arrive soon and they didn't have to bother with her any longer.

Anyway, once Lin Xiaofei married over to Prince Jing, who knows if she suffered a painful married life with a waste.

A waste marrying a wastrel prince. Isn't this a match made in Heaven? Lin Hua Lou thought to herself, a smile gracing her thin lips.

However, she didn't know that at the east courtyard, a surprise will take away their breaths and make them not sleep in anger and envy tonight.

On other hand, inside the hall of the east courtyard where Lin Xiaomeng stayed, the people who were seated on the chairs couldn't help but raise their eyes to look at the handsome man who had a gentle smile on his lips.

Clearing his throat, Lin Xiaomeng wanted to say something but even after clearing his throat for a few more times, he couldn't utter a word.

Yesterday night, his granddaughter told her that she found a man for her to marry and that man will come to the Lin residence to ask for her hand for marriage.

When Lin Xiaomeng heard that from Lin Xiaofei, he became anxious and wanted to know the identity of the man who wanted to marry his granddaughter but Lin Xiaofei refused to say anything and only told him that his identity doesn't matter and to just accept the man she picked since there's no other choice and the time that given to them was short.

Hence, Lin Xiaomeng also decided to wake up early to see if someone would come but because of the storm, he was glad that the discussion for marriage will be move and that he won't meet his granddaughter's 'suitor'.

But who knew that not even the storm could stop this 'suitor' and he didn't merely come to ask for his granddaughter's hand for marriage but instead, came with the dowries.

Looking at the large chests that he dared not count for fear that he wouldn't finish counting them until the day ends, Lin Xiaomeng decided to direct his attention to his granddaughter's 'suitor'.

"Duke Qu Xing Xu, this… What does the Duke mean by all of these?" For the first time in his life, Lin Xiaomeng sounded like a frightened soldier in front of an emperor. He still couldn't wrap his mind to the fact that Qu Xing Xu was the 'suitor' that his granddaughter found for her to marry.

Who would believe it anyway? Although, Lin Xiaomeng was confident that Lin Xiaofei could charm any man to marry her. However, this man sitting on the side with a smile on his face was not part of his expectation!

"Please don't sound too polite and distant, grandfather." Qu Xing Xu lightly laughed. His deep voice sounded like honey to the ears of everyone inside the hall but they shuddered when they heard him calling Lin Xiaomeng 'grandfather'.

Seeing that Lin Xiaomeng was still hesitant, Qu Xing Xu felt like he needs to talk with that venomous woman. It's because of her that her grandfather looked like he was about to die from a heart attack.

"And please do call me by my name, Qu Xing Xu. Or you can also call me your grandson, after all, Xiaofei and I will soon become husband and wife" Qu Xing Xu didn't stop from dropping the bomb in front of them all.