Chapter 461 - Presents for Li Xue.
Giving a mysterious smile to the man, while creating a good ambience of suspense, Yun Yuchun deliberately said the words that made the man's bone stiffen. There was no hard feeling behind rather it was just an act of fun that the woman was playing to keep herself entertained.
Not only her but anyone who would find it fun in challenging the undefeatable mountain after knowing its weakness. After not every day one can get the chance to do so. And defeating Shin Tinming was no less. Both back in his time and even now, he was the man too capable to get defeated by anyone. Not only because of his power as the King of Chiboa but also because of the knowledge and capabilities he has nurtured in himself.
Since now she was getting a chance to give the man a little taste of defeat then why let it go?
"Don't lie, Tinming! Because I know the reason you are hiding behind. Why don't you share it with Rui and see what thoughts she has for it? There is nothing to fear. At the very worst, the only thing that could happen will be her leaving you and this palace". She said, shaking her head with some pity for him.
The man froze at her words. Just the thought of his love leaving him could bring him to the verge of death, in no way he would actually bear to see her leave. Without any say it will cause him that torturous death that he could never imagine.
His eyes dilated a little to break the trance of his imagination before looking at his wife. Looking at her questioning eyes, he wanted to just shake his head and say that there was no such thing but he has set a principle to never lie to this woman in his life. And he was a principled man, who would never break his principles for anyone. Though he was not sure of the truth yet, he knew well about the high chances the butler had reasoned in front of him.
Chen Rui looked at her husband with some doubt before asking, "Tinming, is there something that you are hiding from me this time?"
The man did not say anything, he remained stiff as he continued looking at her with some daze until he heard the second provocation. "Tinming, if there is something, you can tell me"
"I was …" Thinking that there was no way left, the man was about to give up but just at that moment, Yun Yuchun interrupted his words with solemnity.
"Rui, I think he is not against the girl but her parents, especially that girl's mother, right Tinming?" She said pausing suddenly in her words with a look of a tease at the man.
Looking at her friend's knowing eyes that way, the man felt a little suspicious of her knowledge, but given the presence of her wife at the front, he thought to use nonchalance as a tool to skip off the trial.
So, nodding his head with some seriousness in his eyes, he accepted all truthfully, "Yes, I am biased against that girl because of her mother".
"But Tinming …" Chen Rui looked at her husband and was about to defend Li Xue, but felt a slight tug on her hand that instantly made her attention shift to her friend at the front.
"Rui, Tinming is not wrong in his stance. He is just being cautious. You know kid's characters are often taken after their parents. So, his thoughts are not wrong. I could be the same, biased against her given to her forgotten background. But for some reasons I trust both her and my son's interest. And even seeing you favouring her, I am getting more sure of her character. But that would never mean, we could force anyone to take her in the same light" Yun Yuchun said before asking a nod of understanding from her friend.
Chen Rui moved her eyes to look at her husband first then back at her friend to give a nod of understanding. "There is no need to prove anything to anyone because ultimately at the end of the day, the gem would shine on her own to let the world know her preciousness." She added at the end. And both the women shared an understanding look with each other.
"By the way, Tinming there is fair advice for you. Every kid fairly takes the features of BOTH of her parents and apart from that, they have their own characters. It's not necessary to see them in the same light. After all, a child should never be blamed or punished for their parent's sins." The woman said meaningfully looking at her friend.
Shin Tinming looked at the woman. Needless to say, he did not miss the woman's meaningful tone between her words. His brows got raised with some suspicion at her, enough to let the woman know that he had noticed her words fairly and then went back to normal when heard her wife say, "Oh, Yuchun, I almost forgot, I have yet to go shopping. Accompany me, that will be a help".
"Going for shopping? If you want something, order the butler and he would order the best brands at home while you take some rest at the place. The previous days have been quite tiresome for you" Shin Tinming said, looking all concernedly at his wife.
"There is no need. I need to buy the gifts myself. I can't let the servants go around choosing the things according to themselves. My choice of gifts will represent my feelings, so I will shop myself", the woman rejected the help straightforwardly.
The man's brows wrinkled with some confusion as he asked, "You wanted to buy gifts? For whom? You Jun's birthday is still quite some months away".
"Who said I am going to shop gifts for You Jun? I am going there to buy presents for Li Xue and her daughter. Of course, we would not send her empty-handed when she comes to visit us here" she said and Shin Tinming could only be speechless.
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