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Chapter 34: Judging by Actions, Not by Thoughts
"Xiao Yan is my fiancé," Nalan Yanran said with a serious tone to Ya Fei, causing the doubts in Ya Fei's heart to immediately disappear.
Ah~~ I see now.
Ya Fei's beautiful eyes slightly squinted.
So, she's here to declare war on me.
Then, Ya Fei replied lightly.
"So what?"
!!!
Nalan Yanran had thought of many possible responses from Ya Fei, but she never expected Ya Fei to ask her in such a deliberately obtuse manner.
At once, Nalan Yanran's expression twisted slightly. Ya Fei's act of playing dumb truly caught her off guard.
After all, she was just a little girl, both in mindset and in the way of dealing with things. She was still far from being like Ya Fei, someone who had mingled with powerful families and merchants for years.
Their levels were too far apart.
Facing such a mature woman, Nalan Yanran could not keep her composure anymore. She angrily awaited Ya Fei's response and said more clearly.
"He is my fiancé, Nalan Yanran's fiancé! The future son-in-law of the Nalan family! The future husband of the Yun Lan Sect's sect master!"
"So, as the future heir of the Miteer family, I sincerely hope you will... show some respect!!!"
And in front of Nalan Yanran, who was almost furious, Ya Fei remained calm, her delicate finger lightly resting against her cheek as she said.
"So, why emphasize that point?"
Ya Fei put on a face as if she didn't understand, then seemed to recall something.
"Speaking of which, some time ago, the Yun Lan Sect arrived at the Xiao family in full force. At that time, I was curious what the matter was." Ya Fei paused, looking at Nalan Yanran with a light smile, "Later, I heard from an acquaintance that this team was led by Elder Ge Ye of the Yun Lan Sect, and even the young sect master was with them. At first, I was wondering why the Yun Lan Sect would come to the Xiao family."
As she spoke, Ya Fei's beautiful eyes slightly raised.
"If you are Xiao Yan's fiancée, then I might understand a little."
"Now, the following is just my personal guess. If I have offended you, please do not mind, Miss Nalan."
Ya Fei bent her waist gently, leaned toward Nalan Yanran's ear, and her red lips parted and closed.
"You were probably there to force the Xiao family to cancel the engagement, right?"
!!!!!
Nalan Yanran's heart jolted, and her face turned extremely ugly.
Just as Ya Fei said, when she brought such a grand force to the Xiao family, it was precisely to forcibly pressure the Xiao family into breaking off the engagement. Anyone who knew about the engagement would know this very well.
And Ya Fei was not guessing blindly. Back then, Xiao Yan was still a well-known useless person, while Nalan Yanran was a proud young lady with limitless prospects. They were from completely different worlds. Anyone with normal thinking would be dissatisfied with a useless partner and naturally seek to annul the engagement.
Nalan Yanran suddenly took a step back, slapping her chest to defend herself.
"I... I didn't know Xiao Yan was him! If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have come to annul the engagement!!!"
(She admitted it herself~)
Ya Fei chuckled softly.
A guess is still just a guess. As long as Nalan Yanran denied it with her life, no one would take the annulment seriously.
But now, Nalan Yanran's words completely confirmed it. She had indeed intended to annul the engagement before coming to the Xiao family.
Then, Ya Fei slightly furrowed her brow.
By Nalan Yanran's words, had she already known Xiao Yan before?
Ya Fei put that thought aside for now, crossing her arms as she looked at Nalan Yanran and smiled charmingly.
"Miss Nalan, after mixing in the family business for so many years, I've learned one very important thing."
"In everything, it's actions that count, not intentions. What's in a person's heart is never important; what matters is what she does."
"Don't you think so, Miss Nalan?"
Ya Fei's words hit Nalan Yanran like a heavy hammer, landing heavily on her chest.
Ya Fei was right. No matter how much she argued, the fact that she had brought the Yun Lan Sect to the Xiao family was to annul the engagement. This was undeniable.
If she hadn't seen Xiao Yan that day, she would have truly forced the Xiao family to break off the engagement.
At that time, she was just a step away from being beyond redemption.
Nalan Yanran's mood visibly darkened.
However, what Nalan Yanran did not expect was that Ya Fei suddenly spoke again.
"Hehe~~~ Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."
"Eh?"
Nalan Yanran looked up, stunned, staring at Ya Fei, who had now changed her attitude.
"It's just that you were a bit too arrogant earlier, which made me a little upset, so I played with you a bit. I hope you won't take it to heart~"
As she spoke, Ya Fei turned her gaze to the age ceremony venue, speaking softly.
"I hope you'll remember, Xiao Yan is not someone you can be bound by just a marriage contract."
"Perhaps you think this is your trump card, your ace in the hole, but if you truly like him, you shouldn't use this to threaten him."
Upon hearing Ya Fei's words, Nalan Yanran immediately retorted.
"I didn't!"
Halfway through her words, Nalan Yanran suddenly froze, recalling the three-year agreement she had made the first time she came to the Xiao family in the reception hall.
Had she not used the marriage contract to threaten Xiao Yan?
"Miss Nalan, as an elder, I will give you one piece of advice."
Ya Fei looked at Nalan Yanran and spoke slowly.
"Put away your arrogance, put away your self-righteousness."
"Leaving aside family backgrounds, do you really think you're worthy of Xiao Yan?"
"Matches made in heaven are indeed the truth of the world, and I agree with that."
"But have you ever truly considered what the reason behind a proper match is?"
"Think about it carefully."
After speaking, Ya Fei slowly left, but before she completely turned, she left one final sentence.
"By the way, what I said about judging by actions, not by thoughts, wasn't entirely to criticize you. You can also take it as a compliment."
Long after Ya Fei left, Nalan Yanran stood still, her mind echoing with Ya Fei's words.
She turned her gaze to the age ceremony venue, walking toward it in a daze.
Coincidentally, the person standing on stage was Xiao Yan, and the test stone tablet in front of him was flashing with dazzling golden characters.
One-Star Dou Practitioner!
Nalan Yanran's pupils constricted. Although she had sensed something when she saw Xiao Yan the day before, it wasn't until this moment that she truly confirmed it.
In just over three months, Xiao Yan had gone from a three-star Dou Disciple to a one-star Dou Practitioner! Even Nalan Yanran, known as the "Heavenly Proud Girl," was far from being able to compare!
And what happened next left Nalan Yanran completely stunned.
All of the Xiao family disciples had reached the Dou Practitioner realm!
Even Xiao Xun'er had reached the Three-Star Dou Practitioner level!
Nalan Yanran could hardly believe what she was seeing.
She was just a Two-Star Dou Practitioner!
Yet Nalan Yanran's shock wasn't over.
To make the annual age ceremony more interesting, Xiao Zhan had arranged a drawing for combat, meaning actual combat.
After the Xiao family disciples had drawn lots, the first to enter the arena was... Xiao Yan!!!
(End of Chapter)
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