Madam Yan's Matchmaking Pavilion for Men

37 No Details, That's How Life Is

"Luan Xin! I —"

"Stop!" Luan Xin raised a hand and waved in a dismissive manner. "You don't have to say anything. I already know. You did some awkward sword dance to confess your feelings, that scholar was inexplicably impressed and the two of you left the matchmaker's to confess your feelings to each other in some hidden bamboo grove before you returned home late at night."

Yu Huang Rong couldn't help and gape at his friend. This ... How come he already knew everything?! Didn't this mean that the joke he had made yesterday about being able to notice if somebody came close had suddenly become serious?

He turned to look at the person that was sitting next to Luan Xin, peeling a tangerine. He didn't need to ask twice what had happened. Obviously, She Ning or one of his people had followed them and reported everything that happened back to Luan Xin.

It seemed he'd have to be more careful in the future. After all, even though Luan Xin and he were on the same side, that didn't mean that there weren't other people around that might also be able to sneak up on him. He had been too complacent yesterday.

While Yu Huang Rong pondered his shortcomings, Luan Xin went on to complain. "It's nice that you found your true love and all and were actually right with your crazy story about him liking you even though he's afraid of you but I really don't want you to rub it in my face. So there's no need to tell me any details. The rundown Ah Ning gave me was enough. More than enough."

Luan Xin turned to the captain of the secret guards and gave a bright smile. "Ah Ning, just how long does it take to peel one tangerine? I'm starving here."

She Ning glanced at him but refused to answer or hurry up. It was as if he was silently protesting to his treatment.

Yu Huang Rong felt that he could understand him. This guy was the captain of the secret guards and obviously a rather good one if he was able to sneak up on him and even stay around for long enough to find out what happened in the grove. Why was that type of person subjected to this treatment? Well, anyway, that wasn't his problem. He went over and plopped down next to Luan Xin. "That's not it at all. I don't know what I should do and I need your advice."

Luan Xin raised his brows and turned back to his friend, ignoring the person that had finally managed to completely peel the tangerine. "My advice? Again? Even after you managed to have the guy confess? Who would've thought! Well, then, in my endless graciousness I might be willing to lend you my ear for a few minutes and utter a wise word or two."

Yu Huang Rong's lips twitched. This guy! Did he have to be so pretentious? "Yesterday, we promised each other —"

"Ah! Didn't I say that I didn't want any details?"

Yu Huang Rong clicked his tongue. "Could you at least let me finish the sentence? I was going to say that we promised each other to meet up today. But Zhang Shi Lan never contacted me. What do you think went wrong?"

Luan Xin raised his brows and turned to the captain of the secret guards.

She Ning handed over the tangerine before he took out another one from a bowl next to him and started peeling that one. "You didn't."

Yu Huang Rong once again shuddered at the hoarse voice. It was probably a good thing that the secret guards never talked much. "What do you mean? I didn't?"

She Ning glanced at him before he focused on the tangerine again. "You didn't say today. You promised to meet up but you didn't say anything about today. And the person you wanted to meet up with is Qian Mu Qing. Today, he was at the matchmaker's event together with Ming Ru Shui. So even if he had wanted to, he wouldn't have been able to invite him to go out with you."