Chapter 3: The Shameless Prince (Part 2)

“What do you know? This is what I call being plump on the outside and meaty on the inside.” Xia Wanwan’s forehead throbbed; it was one thing to have her face rejected, but now even her chest was being looked down upon.

Yan Zhi gave her a half-smile, his gaze withdrawing from her neck and settling on her before he walked forward with his guard.

A few more wolf howls echoed from the distance. Xia Wanwan shuddered, composed her emotions, and immediately chased after them.

The white-clad man's guard looked quite formidable; she believed the man himself must be just as skilled.

She didn't want to stay here and become a wolf's meal.

Traveling with three people was much safer than walking alone.

Xia Wanwan followed closely behind Yan Zhi and Zuo Chao, not daring to slacken for even a moment.

Although the white-clad man hadn't been violent toward her, his gaze was so cold and piercing that he clearly wasn't someone to be trifled with.

If he left her here alone, even crying wouldn't help.

In her previous life, she had lived so comfortably. She had an elder brother who doted on her, a father whose love was as steady as a mountain, and a mother who loved her to her very marrow.

If someone annoyed her, she’d give them a beating, dust herself off, and walk away, knowing her brother would back her up.

If she caused a little trouble, her father would clean up her mess.

And there were the endless snacks her mother bought for her.

Life couldn't have been more pleasant.

Unfortunately, she was now separated by two lifetimes.

She wondered if her parents and brother could handle her sudden departure.

Her drifting thoughts were quickly pulled back.

A carriage was parked under a large tree ahead.

After Yan Zhi boarded the carriage, Zuo Chao sat on the flat step outside.

Xia Wanwan gripped the side of the carriage with both hands and asked sheepishly, "Can I come along?"

Zuo Chao refused without a second thought, "It's out of the way."

Undeterred, Xia Wanwan lifted the curtain and looked at Yan Zhi with a fawning smile. "Uncle, can you give me a lift? I can keep you company and chat to stave off boredom. If you don't mind, I can even warm your bed."

In her heart, she told herself that warming the bed meant heating it up so he could sleep in it.

Zuo Chao secretly mocked Xia Wanwan's audacity. "Too many people want to warm my master's bed. Someone of your level isn't qualified; at most, you'd be fit to scrub his toilet."

"If all I'm good for is scrubbing toilets, then you're at most qualified to sweep cow dung," Xia Wanwan retorted unceremoniously.

Yan Zhi looked at her indifferently. "You need to fix that habit of being sharp-tongued."

Xia Wanwan pouted and shot back, "And you need to treat that habit of being narrow-minded."

Zuo Chao didn't understand why his master, who usually wasn't even willing to say an extra word to anyone, was wasting so much breath on this ugly woman. Couldn't he just kill her with one strike and be done with it?

Yan Zhi stared at her fixedly and sighed with regret, "What a pity. This little mouth is quite impressive, but the face is ruined."

*You're the one who's ruined, your whole family is ruined! You classless man, judging people by their looks.*

Xia Wanwan endured it. "You don't understand. Because my face is ruined, it makes your beauty stand out even more."