The Eldest Daughter is Delicate and Pretty, How Can She Be a Malicious Supporting Character - Chapter 88

Chapter 88: Guarding the Heart

Pei Lingyi sighed inwardly, not expecting the man’s mood to change so suddenly.

However, she had achieved her goal for the night and knew what she needed to know. This trip wasn’t a total loss.

The girl’s figure shrunk slightly, as if she was intimidated by him.

She slightly lowered her eyes, hiding her emotions, and picked up the crystal palace lantern beside her. She walked slowly towards the door.

Xiao Huaice regretted his words as soon as he said them.
She wasn’t someone he could lash out at.

She was like the moon in the sky, loved by many, while he was just a piece of mud on the ground, barely receiving the moon’s radiance.

No one had taught him how to interact with women, but he knew she was different.

As he watched her about to push open the door and leave, a sense of unease arose in his heart, which was usually cold and hard.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before, and it made him uncomfortable.

“Wait…” Just as Pei Lingyi’s fingers touched the door frame, a low voice came from behind her.

She paused slightly but didn’t turn around to look at him.

Seeing this, Xiao Huaice instinctively rushed to her side. “Wait… I was wrong just now. I’m the one who’s in the wrong. If you’re angry, you can stab me with a knife to vent your anger.”

He seemed to struggle to find the right words, and it took him a while to come up with this sentence.

“Why did you flirt with me just now?” The girl’s expression was indifferent, and her cold demeanor made him feel flustered.

“I… I didn’t mean to flirt with you. It’s just that looking at you is like… like a cat seeing a certain plant…”

Pei Lingyi: “…”

She didn’t understand why he compared himself to a cat.

But his words were outrageous, yet he looked so innocent, with his eyes staring straight at her, and his mole at the corner of his eye. She couldn’t tell if he was pretending to be silly or not.

“You… you’re indeed shameless. I have nothing to say to you!”

Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her eyes showed a hint of anger as she turned to leave.

Xiao Huaice didn’t expect that he just spoke his mind, and it made her so angry.
He dare not get angry with her again.
“Don’t go…”
He grabbed the girl’s sleeve, his tone pleading.
But Pei Lingyi naturally wouldn’t comply, struggling with him.

The man saw this and took out a dagger from his waist, the dagger’s craftsmanship was exquisite, with intricate and mysterious patterns engraved on it, it didn’t seem like the work of Great Ye.

He grabbed the girl’s wrist and handed the dagger to her palm, “If you’re not satisfied, stab me once, if it can vent your anger, it’s even better… just don’t ignore me.”

Pei Lingyi didn’t expect the other party to be serious, but thinking about his experiences since childhood, she knew that he couldn’t be viewed as a normal person.

But… why was he so enthusiastic about her?

She had never seen him before, and in her dreams, she only heard that he was known for being ruthless.
Just now, when they first met, she couldn’t see the ruthlessness, only that he wasn’t as simple as he looked.

But why was he acting so special to her?
This question had been in her mind since she stepped through the door, and now his behavior had amplified her suspicion.
Xiao Huaice… what secrets do you still have?
However, the play had to continue.

She glared with beautiful eyes, seemingly surprised that he was so crazy.
Click—

During the scuffle, the exquisite dagger fell to the ground. The girl had never seen such a scene before and could only point at him, looking at him like a madman. “Are you crazy? Why would I stab you?”

“But… you’re angry,” he said, lowering his head slightly. His pale skin looked even more pitiful under the moonlight.

Pei Lingyi just looked at him without saying a word.

He silently observed her emotions and breathed a sigh of relief when she didn’t leave after all.

“My name is Xiao Huaice… I don’t know what your name is,” he said.

“You’re the Fifth Prince?” Pei Lingyi was looking for him, but she still had to pretend to be surprised.

Looking at her slightly widened almond-shaped eyes, his heart softened, and his tone became gentler.
“I suppose I can be considered a prince, but looking at my clothes and the surroundings, do I look like a prince?”

Everyone in the capital knew that the Fifth Prince was disliked by the emperor and only held the title in name. In reality, he lived a life worse than that of a servant.

The girl obviously thought of this too, which explained why he was wearing such thin clothes on a cold day. “Are those vegetables you grew?”

“Yes, if I didn’t grow some vegetables, I would probably have starved to death,” he said flatly, as if these things didn’t matter to him.

Day in and day out, year after year.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to bring up your past troubles,” Pei Lingyi said, understanding and apologizing for unintentionally mentioning his hardships over the years, even if he had done something wrong.

“I should apologize to you. I… I shouldn’t have treated you like that. But everything I said just now was true.” He looked serious, picked up the dagger that had been thrown to the ground, and placed it in front of Pei Lingyi.

“If you’re still angry, you can stab me with this dagger to vent your anger.”

Pei Lingyi wondered if this person was really the Fifth Prince she had heard about in her dreams. He seemed so dull and silly.

Apart from what he did to her at the beginning, she couldn’t see any intimidating aura about him.

“There’s no need to stab you. I also unintentionally brought up your past troubles just now. Let’s call it even,” she said, not taking his words to heart, and turned to leave.

“Wait, I… I still don’t know your name,” he said, looking at her back, which seemed even more slender under the moonlight.

He heard her say, “Pei Lingyi,” and then she slowly walked away like a dream.

Just like when he transformed into a cat and spent time with her.

Pei Lingyi was still wondering if the man’s behavior was genuine. She had only briefly interacted with him, but he seemed to be trying to get close to her.

Or maybe… he wanted to get something from her?

What the girl didn’t know was that a black-clothed figure entered the courtyard after she left.

“Master, it’s the Eldest Miss of the Prime Minister’s Mansion,” the figure said, covering his face and kneeling on the ground in a respectful manner.

The man, who had been stuttering and unable to speak in front of the girl, suddenly changed. His aura turned cold and ruthless.

“Why did she come here tonight?” he asked.

The dark guard replied, “Miss Pei had a bit too much to drink and seemed disoriented. She might have stumbled upon this place unintentionally.”

His eyes darkened, and the red mole at the corner of his eye seemed more enchanting.

He hadn’t expected her to have such a great impact on him, stirring up memories he hadn’t recalled in a long time.

He had been pretending just now, trying to make her let her guard down.

However, he couldn’t deny that he felt a bit panicked when he saw her turn to leave. It seemed that the cat had a greater influence on him than he thought.