"The bodyguard Old Chen found for you is quite skilled. Everyone around you is a hidden dragon."
Xiao Cheng said with emotion.
Initially unaware of Meng Jingwei's identity, Xiao Cheng didn't find it surprising after learning it.
It was because the demeanor she exuded, from the inside out, was unlike that of an ordinary person.
Meng Jingwei retracted her gaze and sighed subtly, "None of them are what I want."
What she wanted was a simple, ordinary life, but fate seemed to have played a huge joke on her.
She looked up at the sky, where the stars were brilliant and the sounds of frogs filled the air. Everything felt like returning to a childhood midsummer. She lay on her adoptive mother's lap as her adoptive mother fanned her with a palm-leaf fan, and she simply gazed at the starry sky, counting the stars.
"If you want to leave, I can help you."
Xiao Cheng moved a little closer to Meng Jingwei and whispered into her ear.
His words were utterly sincere, and Meng Jingwei did not doubt them.
It's just...
Xiao Cheng was too good to her, so good that she felt guilty.
Especially since Qing Muye was still alive and standing not far away. If Xiao Cheng were to find out the truth later...
She couldn't imagine how furious he would be.
"Antina is a good person, don't let her down."
Meng Jingwei changed the subject, glancing away, and turned, "Let's go. If we don't go over, they'll start gossiping."
In a few steps, she reached Qing Muye. Even in the dim light, Meng Jingwei could feel Qing Muye's sharp gaze fixed on her, making her uncomfortable.
The three returned to the bonfire and sat down. Everyone drank and chatted about everything under the sun, not mentioning the matter of the hidden clan's inheritance again.
The atmosphere was quite harmonious and relaxed as drinks flowed.
At this moment, He Ka Lingchuan stood up, holding a cup of wine, and walked over to Meng Jingwei. He waved at Qing Muye, signaling him to move aside.
However, the man paid no attention and continued to drink, his head lowered.
"Miss Jingwei, quickly tell your bodyguard to get out of the way. He really has no sense of propriety." He Ka Lingchuan was displeased.
Meng Jingwei's lips twitched slightly, and she exchanged a look with Qing Muye. "You... perhaps, could you move aside?"
As she spoke, meeting his unfathomably deep and cold eyes, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
The man frowned slightly, stood up, and moved to sit at an empty table nearby.
He Ka Lingchuan chuckled, "You're very gentle with your bodyguard."
He sat in the spot Qing Muye had just vacated, "I heard you have a good capacity for drinking. I've come to have a couple of drinks with you."
"Prince Lingchuan flatters me, but my drinking capacity is truly not good."
"My mother used to say that beautiful women are all liars. Miss Jingwei is no exception, hahaha... Come, I'll toast you."
He Ka Lingchuan clinked glasses with Meng Jingwei. The invitation was too warm to refuse, so Meng Jingwei drank.
"Good capacity! Hahaha... I'll pour you more wine..." He Ka Lingchuan picked up the wine bottle, only to find it empty. He waved to a servant nearby, "Go, bring a few more bottles of wine."
"Yes, Your Highness Fifth Prince."
The servant immediately turned to fetch the wine.
"Does Fifth Brother like Miss Jingwei so much?" He Ka Liannuo teased. Then he said to Meng Jingwei, "Meng Jingwei, let me tell you, my fifth brother is quite the playboy. He's attracted to any woman, fat or thin, as long as she's somewhat attractive. You must be careful."
He was exposing his brother's secrets without any reservation.
"Eldest Sister, you've gone too far. Is this how you talk about your brother?" He Ka Lingchuan glared at him.
The conversation between the two made everyone a bit confused. Antina smiled and asked, "Who is older between you two? Why do you call him 'Fifth Brother,' and Prince Lingchuan calls you 'Eldest Sister'?"