To Love You Again

Tang Yin's impression of Lu Yin Ze slowly changed. The not so good two-faced impression of Lu Yin Ze turned into a two-faced yet courageous-with-long-endurance young man.

She leaned closer to her elder sister.

"Isn't it more of a reason why you need to cheer him up?"

"Why should I?"

"You said you are friends."

"Well, we are, but not that close. Besides, how am I supposed to cheer him up?" Tang Xinyang's way of cheering up was different than normal people.

"Just like you usually do."

"I can't beat up a Lu. Besides, I already beat him up last time."

"What? You actually beat him up? You… you really…"

"Anyway, why don't you cheer him up instead? Like play him some music or something, or sing to him. You are good at that aren't you? They said your music could touch their soul or whatnot."

Tang Yin: "...."

She did not know if her sister was being sarcastic or not.

"I can't. He is not even my friend. He will just find me annoying."

"But he saved you in the banquet. He is your savior. You are now friends."

Tang Yin raised her brow, "Well, it was you who asked for a favor from him. Besides, I don't think we can get along. So you go." Her eyes flashed and she pushed her sister forward.

Tang Xinyang was taken aback. Her head almost touched Lu Yin Ze's back.

The tall silver-haired man turned around and looked inquisitively at her.

"Err. Hello, master. Your back smells nice." Tang Xinyang awkwardly smiled.

Lu Yin Ze: "...."

Did she hit her head in the air too hard?

Tang Xinyang changed the topic and asked. "Which garden we are going to visit?"

Lu Yin Ze glanced at her and Tang Yin. He forgot to entertain his guest. However, since there were only three of them around here, there was no need to be so overly polite.

"My mother's garden."

"Oh." Both sisters said at the same time.

Darn, the untouchable porcelain topic.

Then, the surroundings turned silent again as they continued to walk forward.

Both sisters discreetly exchanged glances. Mental communication was turned on… with the assistance of lip-reading.

Tang Yin: He mentioned his mother, a red zone! Sister, go change the atmosphere!

Tang Xinyang: I don't know how! Should I beat him up?

Tang Yin: This Amazon who only knows how to punch! Fine, let me! She broke the silence.

"Second Young Master Lu, which type of flower do you like the most?"

Tang Xinyang cleaned her ears, then gave a look at Tang Yin.

Tang Xinyang: I'm not hearing things right? Are you using your disgustingly sweet, angelic, and demonic voice of yours?

Tang Yin: …Sister, don't you know that your whole sentence is contradictory?

Lu Yin Ze gave a short answer.

"Blue rose."

"Oh, I like blue roses, too. Their colors are rich and they are refreshingly fragrant. Nowadays, I keep seeing blue roses for some reason. Maybe it means good luck."

"En, perhaps."

Silence again.

Tang Yin thought he would share something back too since she began talking about blue roses, but he did not.

She kind of wanted to hit this uncooperative guy on the head. But she felt a bit bad remembering his experience, so she held herself back and randomly spouted nonsense.

"May I ask why you like this flower in particular?"

"It was our internal family crest. Grandfather designed the blue rose as a symbol of the main family in memory of my mother," Lu Yin Ze answered straightforwardly.

His tone was a bit more aloof this time. He probably wanted to end this conversation fast.

In fact, Lu Yin Ze was usually not like this, however, the earlier topic about his father and his brother had brought him the bitter and painful memories of the past. Their questions also seemed to coincide with those memories, so he could not keep a straight face. He was really not in the mood to socialize and smile.

"…Oh." Silence reigned once more.

Tang Yin internally cried.

It was difficult to make conversations with this Second Young Master Lu. It almost felt like this person wanted to get rid of them a soon as possible and be left alone.

When she was racking her brains to squeeze out ideas for idle talk to end the conversation in a positive tone, they finally arrived at the famous garden of the Lu mansion.

"It is hard to appreciate flowers at night, but the sounds of nature is just right. Would the ladies like to drink tea?" Lu Yin Ze asked after he escorted the two Tang women to seats on the small Victorian round table.

Tang Xinyang nodded. "Yes, I would like some—"

"We are good, there's no need," Tang Yin cut off Tang Xinyang.

Tang Xinyang looked askance at her sister. 'Why cut me off?'

Tang Yin slightly glared. 'Can't you see that he wants to get rid of us?'

Tang Xinyang: He did?

Tang Yin: Yes.

Lu Yin Ze did not notice the silent communication between the two sisters.

He nodded a bit tiredly. "Is that so? Then, is there something else you'd like? Snacks, perhaps?"

"Nah, we're fine. We're just gonna take a breather and enjoy the night view of the garden here."

"Then if there's nothing, I will excuse myself. If you need anything, just ring the bell and the butler will come to serve you." He gestured at the small bell on top of the table.

Tang Yin gave a look at her sister. 'I told you so.'

Tang Xinyang scratched her head. She had no idea. How did her sister know that? She was still lacking in this area.

"Then, master, go ahead and rest. We're fine here, we'll just entertain ourselves," Tang Xinyang said.

Lu Yin Ze did not bother anymore about her calling him 'master'. Today was tiring.

He bid goodbye and left.

After Lu Yin Ze left, Tang Yin heaved a sigh of relief.

"Then, what are we going to do now?" Tang Xinyang asked.

The two women were left alone in the garden.

They did not have the heart to admire flowers now, totally bored while staring into space.

"Shall I sing you a song?" Tang Yin offered. 

"Maybe I should call Jang Shin and have him come here?"

"Don't show off!"