Chapter 1680: Chapter 1680: Does He Hate Her That Much?
Yiyi shamelessly lifted her chin, her lips curled, smiling smugly, "Not to brag, but I’ve looked carefully at all the women here, and honestly, none look better than me. Why should I be shy to admit it? You’ve gotta have that confidence."
Ling Kong let out a chuckle, unable to help but smile. He’d never seen someone so full of themselves, bragging so enthusiastically without a hint of embarrassment.
But she wasn’t wrong. Indeed, she was the most beautiful here; the others were too elegant and serene. Only she was lively and full of spirit, with a refreshing vitality in her expression that caught everyone’s eye.
"Not sure about the most beautiful, but the most narcissistic, that’s definitely you," he teased.
Yiyi lifted her chin higher, her eyes bright and teeth shining: "You need to have the capital for narcissism, after all."
"That’s quite the twisted logic, but I’ve never seen a person like you from Yalan Country." He looked at her with puzzled eyes.
During the last ten days, he’d accompanied his mother to many places and saw that people in Yalan Country lived rather suppressed lives. Their mental state was genuinely poor; even when they smiled, it was a forced, bitter smile, a despairing feeling they couldn’t shake off.
And her lively and vibrant personality seemed unimaginable to be nurtured in such a country. She looked more like a pampered Eldest Miss living a comfortable life, which made her so lively and confident, seemingly untouched by life’s hardships.
"Because I’m not from Yalan Country."
"Then where are you from?"
"I’m from nowhere..." Yiyi’s eyes grew distant, her smile a bit strained, but then her lively eyes twinkled, and she laughed it off nonchalantly, "I’m an alien from the stars."
Ling Kong didn’t believe her obvious joke, but the flicker of sadness in her eyes when she said it shook him.
The music ended, its echoes lingering.
Yiyi stopped her dance, gazing at the man who had occupied her thoughts for the last ten days, willing to risk everything to collaborate with Fengye Wuyin and desperately wanted to meet at the banquet.
It turned out to be just a misunderstanding.
"Goodbye." Yiyi’s voice was soft as she smiled at him, then seemed to remember something and shook her head, "No, it’s impossible we’ll ever meet again."
Ling Kong looked down at her, a ripple of mild pain appearing in his previously calm heart lake from her words.
"Why?"
Yiyi shrugged with a smile: "You’re a noble from the Aus Empire, I’m just a commoner from Yalan Country; we’re not from the same world. Chances are we won’t have any intersections in the future, so naturally, we won’t meet again."
Ling Kong thought she made sense, but why did his mood suddenly sour?
The girl who had just looked at him with such excitement and expectation was now so casually saying they would never meet again.
He should feel emotionless since they were merely strangers who met once, yet somehow her words felt jarring, making him upset.
However, he simply let go of her hand coldly, turned away arrogantly, and left, returning to the Madam Councilman’s side.
Yiyi couldn’t help but think, he must dislike her, at least they danced once, yet he didn’t say a word at the end, acting like he couldn’t get away fast enough. Now as he stood beside the Madam Councilman, she kept glancing her way, but he never turned back to look at her even once.
Does he really dislike her that much?
But it makes sense, she forcefully dragged him onto the dance floor earlier; he must have been annoyed.
