Chapter 23: Love Rival

"Nan Qingcheng, can we go now?" Qing Mei slowly stepped down from the carriage. She really couldn't wait any longer; she was so hungry, yet she had been blocked by this An-something-Qin.

An Siqin stared in shock as Qing Mei stepped out of the carriage. That Ink Qilin wouldn't even let the Seventh Prince's best friend, Tian Chenyun, touch it, so how could it possibly let this strange woman ride in it? "Where did you come from, woman? How are you in the Seventh Prince's carriage?" Before An Siqin could speak, Qin Ke stormed up and shouted at Qing Mei. Qing Mei simply ignored such a person and walked up to stand beside Nan Qingcheng. "Woman, I'm talking to you, you..." "Xiao Ke, stand down." Before Qin Ke could finish, she was barked at by An Siqin.

Seeing Qing Mei standing so close to Nan Qingcheng, and noticing that they were both wearing blue outfits of similar style—and that she was so beautiful, even more so than herself—An Siqin grew jealous. "Cousin Qingcheng, who is she?" An Siqin kept her gaze pitifully fixed on Nan Qingcheng, hiding the malicious glint in her eyes. "That is none of your concern," Nan Qingcheng said coldly to An Siqin, then turned his head to smile brightly at Qing Mei. "Mei'er, what do you want to eat later?" "Anything is fine, but I'm so hungry right now..." Watching the beaming Nan Qingcheng before her, An Siqin took two steps back in disbelief. "How is this possible? How could Cousin Qingcheng smile at that strange woman? He actually smiled at someone else, smiled..." An Siqin muttered to herself, thinking her eyes were playing tricks on her. She rubbed them, but still saw Nan Qingcheng smiling happily at Qing Mei.

This couldn't be; it had to be fake. Cousin Qingcheng must just be playing with that woman, and once he's done, he'll be finished with her. Yes, that must be it; it has to be. An Siqin comforted herself in her heart. "An Siqin, you saw it, right? Qing Mei is my sister-in-law; they are a couple. You should stop with your delusional fantasies," Tian Chenyun said to An Siqin with a look of disdain. An Siqin turned and glared at Tian Chenyun; she didn't know why this guy always targeted her like this.

"Tian Chenyun, let's go, let's go eat." Nan Qingcheng couldn't be bothered to pay attention to An Siqin and pulled Qing Mei directly into the carriage. Tian Chenyun also shot An Siqin a glance and, without another word, mounted his Gale Lion and left. "Cousin Qingcheng, Cousin Qingcheng! Siqin wants to come with you!" An Siqin shouted anxiously from behind. She hadn't even asked if she could tag along, and she hadn't expected to be interrupted by some inexplicable woman. Moreover, she felt that this woman posed a great threat to her; if she allowed her to stay by Cousin Qingcheng's side, it would definitely be a disaster. Even if An Siqin had asked, Nan Qingcheng wouldn't have taken her, but An Siqin blamed it all on Qing Mei. "Qing Mei, is it? Just you wait," An Siqin whispered to herself before turning and heading toward the An family guards' carriage. Qin Ke immediately followed. She had been currying favor with An Siqin only because the An family was powerful while her own Qin family was just a small clan. Most importantly, following An Siqin allowed her to see the Seventh Prince, so she had been serving her diligently despite her complaints, though she had long since seen An Siqin's true colors. "Honestly, she's clearly a narrow-minded person, yet she insists on acting like an elegant, pure maiden in front of others. Hypocrite," Qin Ke muttered under her breath, though she didn't stop her pace, trotting along after An Siqin.