"Yes, I heard you like men. Don't I look handsome dressed like this? And from today onwards, I'm following you. Wherever you go, I go." Wu Caiwei inwardly delighted at his disgusted expression, saying with a touch of spoiled petulance.
"The places I go, you cannot. You should hurry home." Though he disliked women, the thought of his own woman following him to a place like the Nanfeng Courtyard made him intensely uncomfortable.
"Why can't I go? Not just now, but even in the future, when I become your person, wherever you go, I will follow." Wu Caiwei said, hugging his arm and looking at him defiantly.
Wu Muchuan detested physical contact with women. He reflexively tried to pull his arm away, but the woman's grip was surprisingly strong. He tugged for a long time without success, feeling nauseous. He quickly berated the servants beside him, "Hurry and help me! You useless lot."
The young servants beside him finally reacted. The main issue was this woman's boldness. Before even being married, she dared to embrace and caress him in the middle of the street. They noticed a crowd slowly gathering around them, pointing and whispering. They even overheard people muttering that two men were embracing and caressing in the street, asking what kind of propriety that was.
Wu Caiwei wasn't oblivious to the surrounding gossip, but she had long since become a seasoned schemer and couldn't care less. Her indifference, however, didn't mean everyone else was. Although Wu Muchuan had a preference for men, no one dared to openly criticize him due to his status. As for the whispers behind his back, he ignored them.
As the two servants came to pull her away, Wu Caiwei smoothly released his arm. Wu Muchuan, regaining his freedom, quickly pushed through the onlookers and stormed away.
Watching their fleeing figures, Wu Caiwei muttered to herself, "You want to shake me off? No way."
Disregarding her appearance, she quickly ran after them. Hearing the commotion behind him, Wu Muchuan looked back and saw that woman was indeed following him, a persistent shadow. He bolted.
As he ran, he suddenly noticed the sounds behind him had stopped. He kept running while looking back, and when he didn't see her, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the woman had finally given up.
However, the moment he turned his head back, he was startled. By the time he tried to stop, it was too late, and he crashed directly into her.
"So, Young Master dislikes women because you prefer those who throw themselves at you? It's alright, I can play this game with you." Wu Caiwei said flirtatiously, looking at him with a coy expression.
"Why are you everywhere? Now I'm telling you clearly: I don't like women, I only like men. Get as far away from me as possible, and don't let me see you again." Wu Muchuan was utterly exasperated. He felt this was the ultimate humiliation of his life, and he had never encountered such a shameless woman. With such harsh words, any ordinary woman would have covered her face and run away in tears.
But Wu Caiwei was no ordinary woman. Instead, she stomped her foot and said stubbornly, "We are going to spend our lives together. You want to send me away after meeting me for the first time? How will we get along in the future? That won't do. I'm sticking with you today, unless you go back to your manor and never come out again."
Wu Muchuan pointed at her, too enraged to speak for a long time. The thought of her constantly following him led him to decide to take her to the Nanfeng Courtyard to see the scene, to see if a woman like her would dare to enter.
"Fine, you said it. Wherever I go, you follow. If anyone doesn't follow today, they are a turtle and a bastard." After a moment's thought, Wu Muchuan said defiantly.
Seeing his expression, Wu Caiwei knew exactly what he was thinking. She wondered who would be scared today. Smiling, she kept close behind him.
Wu Muchuan kept glancing at her from the corner of his eye as they walked. Seeing that she was indeed following him, he gritted his teeth and led her to the entrance of the Nanfeng Courtyard. "Do you know what this place is?"
"Isn't it a place for men who like men to drink and entertain themselves? Actually, if you ask me, this place is more suited for women. It'll let me broaden my horizons and see some handsome men to feast my eyes on." Wu Caiwei retorted, not backing down.
Her words made Wu Muchuan so furious he nearly fell over, and even the young servant beside him was dumbfounded. They had never seen such a woman; she was too audacious.
"Alright, you have guts." Wu Muchuan managed to utter after a long pause, then huffily went inside.
As soon as they entered, a handsome man greeted them enthusiastically. "Young Master Wu, the usual?"
"No, it's boring to have just one person. Bring all the top courtesans." Wu Muchuan intentionally wanted to scare her. He planned to have fun with several top courtesans, filling the room with men, to see if she, a woman, could stand to be there.
This was the first time Wu Caiwei had entered such a place in all her lives, and she was genuinely intrigued. She started looking around.
Seeing her undisguised excitement, with no trace of the propriety expected of a woman, Wu Muchuan felt a burning jealousy and a pang of heartache.
Wu Caiwei followed him into a private room. Shortly after, five or six men entered, each meticulously groomed and more handsome than the last.
Wu Muchuan said with ill intent, "The gentleman beside me is new to this place. All of you attend to him and make sure he has a thoroughly good time."
Wu Caiwei, seeing through his little schemes without exposing them, began giving orders as soon as the men approached her. One massaged her legs, another her shoulders, one fanned her, and another peeled grapes for her to eat. She felt like she was living like an immortal.
Watching her mingle with ease amongst the men, Wu Muchuan's anger surged. He couldn't help but resent his mother for finding him such a person, someone who seemed destined to be his undoing.
And what was with this woman? With a throng of men surrounding her, she still seemed to be enjoying herself.
After drinking several cups of strong liquor, he slammed his cup onto the table and glared at the men with murderous intent. "All of you get out."
The men were startled, unsure what they had done to offend him. Everyone who worked there knew his status. They retreated fearfully.
"Why are you so short-tempered? You've scared my people. Didn't you say you came to have fun? We should have a good time!" Wu Caiwei looked at him with innocent wide eyes, complaining slightly.
"Look at you, you don't act like a woman at all. A woman like you could never enter our family. Who knows when you'd give me a cuckold's hat." Wu Muchuan shouted these words. He had never been so angry in his life.