Chapter 15 - Convoluted
Chapter 15: Convoluted
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“You?”
Both of them exclaimed, almost at the same time.
“Miss, do you know him?” the guard that was stopping Luo Ziling asked, his attitude changed immediately to that of respect when he was talking to the young lady.
“He said he’s here to meet someone from your family. Would you let him in?”
The guards were not informed about the name of the young lady but at the very least, they knew that she was staying in No. 8 Xiangshan Garden.
The young lady ignored the guard. She lowered her sunglasses and glared at Luo Ziling.
“Who are you looking for?”
“I am looking for Ouyang Lingyun.”
“What business do you have with my grandfather?” This time, the beautiful girl’s expression changed.
This stunned Luo Ziling. He did not expect that the same beautiful girl he had argued with yesterday was Ouyang Lingyun’s granddaughter.
Could it be that this beautiful girl was the person he had gotten engaged to when they were young?
Curiosity got the better of him as he could not stop himself from examining the beautiful girl in front of him, without blinking.
She was indeed beautiful. That was his re-evaluation of her.
However, he could not find a hint of his impression of the girl he had remembered meeting when he was younger.
His grandfather had informed him that the girl he was engaged to was named Ouyang Feifei.
When Ouyang Feifei was only a little girl, she had gone to the northwest for Luo Ziling’s grandfather, to have him treat her grandfather’s ailments. Thus, they had lived in that village for two months.
Those two months was the happiest time he remembered about his childhood as he had someone to play with.
Even after so many years, he could still remember the little girl’s face.
The girl who claimed to be Ouyang Lingyun’s granddaughter was not at all similar to the young Ouyang Feifei. Luo Ziling remembered that she was quiet and composed. Being with her was like being comforted with warmth. She was strong. The time she broke her leg during a trip up the mountains, not a single tear was shed.
This girl, standing in front of him right now, was someone feisty and angry. The complete opposite of being gentle and composed.
Then again, people change over time. She might have changed completely after growing up, turning from a quiet girl into a feisty young lady. It wouldn’t be too much of an oddity.
When his grandfather told him to cancel the engagement, Luo Ziling initially felt a tad bit of regret.
However, seeing as how the current Ouyang Feifei behaved, he felt somewhat grateful for his grandfather’s decision.
If he were to marry this arrogant lady for the rest of his life, he would be so depressed.
“I have something important to discuss with him,” Luo Ziling said as the corner of his lips twitched.
By then, curiosity rose to him like vomit and he had to ask, “Are you Ouyang Feifei?”
“No,” she said, shaking her head as she was alerted by the name. “You know my sister?”
“So… You’re not Ouyang Feifei…” Luo Ziling breathed a sigh of relief. His wonderful, sweet childhood memories were not destroyed.
“Who are you?” Her already furrowed eyebrows furrowed even tighter as she asked again, “How do you know my elder sister?”
“I see. So you are Ouyang Feifei’s little sister,” Luo Ziling said and decided to introduce himself. “My name is Luo Ziling. Again, I am here to talk to your grandfather.”
“Luo Ziling?” she chewed through the words as she reacted to the name. “So you are the one engaged to my sister?!”
To think that this beautiful young lady was the one to speak of such a thing aloud… Luo Ziling blushed suddenly, but finally nodded in embarrassment.
The beautiful lady’s expression became worse. That being said, she was done talking. Before she drove off, she gave the green light for the guards to let Luo Ziling enter.
Her red sports car flew off, leaving a trail of dust in its wake. Luo Ziling smiled sheepishly at the two security guards and proceeded into the luxurious housing estate.
The entire Xiangshan housing area was built on the side of the famous Xianshang. There were only a few mansions built here and those who could own a piece of property here were not your average Joe.
Each mansion was built differently from the others. They were built beautiful and had large areas of greenery. All the mansions built there were separated sparsely. From a quick view, they looked like they were hidden behind thick forests. Each of the mansions had their own driveways that lead straight to their gates. Some mansions were built to the far side of the hill.
After spending a considerable amount of effort, Luo Ziling finally found the mansion he was looking for. It was a mansion that was situated toward the edge of the hillside.
When he walked to the gates of the mansion, he was stopped again.
“Who are you?” A man in black attire and sunglasses asked in a rough manner. “Leave this instance.”
“I’m here to meet someone,” Luo Ziling frowned when met with this hostile attitude.
“I’m here to meet Ouyang Lingyun.”
“Ouyang Lingyun?”
The man in black sucked in a deep breath as he heard a nobody actually call the great man by his full name. There were only a handful of people that had done that and the man in black was caught off guard, failing to react at that moment.
“Who are you?!” the man snarled angrily.
After cursing the man in his mind, he put on a cold expression before saying, “Inform whoever is in charge that I, Luo Ziling, am being asked by Luo Liansheng to meet Ouyang Lingyun.”
His grandfather was Ouyang Lingyun’s benefactor. Back then, when Ouyang Lingyun came to visit his grandfather to seek help, he was extremely polite and had exuded nothing but admiration for his grandfather.
On the contrary, the people that surrounded Ouyang Lingyun were extremely rude. He was halted by the security guards, had another unpleasant encounter with the young lady, and this time, halted once more, by this man in black. Luo Ziling’s annoyance was further aggravated.
The man in black hesitated and chose not to show any more animosity toward Luo Ziling.
If the security guards had allowed him through, that meant this young man’s identity had been vetted.
Additionally, this man spoke confidently. Judging by his words and tone, it seemed that his grandfather and Ouyang Lingyun might be old acquaintances. This man himself could be somebody special. He stopped barking at him and asked Luo Ziling to wait outside while he reported this in.
So Luo Ziling waited. Bored, he chose to kill some time by enjoying the great scenery around.
It goes without saying that this several thousand-square-foot mansion was positioned well. There was a mountain towering behind and there was a small river flowing in front. The feng shui of this mansion was good since it was siding a mountain and had water flowing around it. One could see that the location of the mansion had been carefully picked.
Grandfather Luo Liansheng knows a lot about fengshui. Luo Ziling himself learned a little about it and could judge a thing or two.
The building had a strong ancient Chinese style to it. It was almost akin to that of the Jiangnan Shuixiang. Standing at the entrance, one could partially see the white walls and black tiles of the building, as well as a few gazebos that were erected within the compound’s dense flora. There was even a flowing stream around the mansion.
He did not know what the property market value was in Yenching but he knew one thing, without special circumstances, no one can own such a luxurious mansion. With that in mind, what kind of family was the Ouyangs that he was recalling the engagement from?
Luo Ziling put a little blame on his grandfather for this. Why wasn’t he told about the Ouyang family background before he was simply told to reject the engagement?
He felt conflicted the moment he realized that the Ouyangs might not be just a rich family.
Ouyang Feifei, who was engaged to him, was from this successful family. Wouldn’t he be stupid to reject his engagement with her?