Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 272

Chapter 272: Chapter 270: Mr. Xiao_1

Bai Qingyan hung her head and strolled with Dong Tingzhen. Instinctively, she believed Dong Changyuan was not someone obsessed with romantic love.

Thus, when her mother hinted that Dong Changyuan was worried she wouldn’t do well in her exams, she only assumed her mother intended to match her with Dong Changyuan.

Thinking back now, Dong Changyuan’s disappointment in the exams was likely due to the unrest in the Dong family concerning her, which affected him.

Dong Tingzhen sincerely wished for Dong Changyuan and Bai Qingyan to become a couple. Especially when she saw Dong Changyuan transform from a handsome and dashing young man into someone so dejected and emaciated, it made Dong Tingzhen very uncomfortable.

"Cousin, do you see the red-painted boat moored at the Taoyin Lake dock ahead? If you are willing to meet Brother Changyuan, please come with me on the boat. If not... it would at least show I, as his cousin, have tried to be considerate to Brother Changyuan. Dear Cousin... I fear you might be angry with me." Dong Tingzhen anxiously shook Bai Qingyan’s arm.

"Brother Xiao!"

Dong Changsheng, who was walking ahead with Bai Jinzhi and two other younger sisters, suddenly called out.

Bai Jinzhi also energetically followed suit, shouting, "Mr. Xiao!"

On the dock where boats were moored at Taoyin Lake, Xiao Rongyan’s sword-bearing guards stood in two rows for security. Additionally, there were unfamiliar martial artists cradling their weapons, creating an imposing scene that discouraged strangers from approaching.

Beside Xiao Rongyan stood a man as tall as he. Although his face was indistinguishable, his aura from afar suggested he was no ordinary person.

Leading the way in front of Xiao Rongyan and that man was an elderly man with no beard and a child, who looked no older than their teens, both exhibiting graceful and noble behavior.

Bai Qingyan looked up and saw Bai Jinzhi, relying on her familiarity with Xiao Rongyan, already running towards him. Dong Changsheng raised his hand but couldn’t stop her, so he quickly followed.

Before Bai Jinzhi could get close, she was blocked by the guards who exuded a murderous air.

Xiao Rongyan, however, smiled and said to the man beside him, "This is the Fourth Young Lady of the Bai family from the King of Zhen’s estate."

Upon hearing this, the man next to Xiao Rongyan spoke with a gentle voice that made one feel like a spring breeze, "Pingyi, let the Fourth Young Lady of the Bai family come over."

Following the command, the man radiating a murderous aura who had blocked Bai Jinzhi, stepped aside.

Bai Jinzhi happily jumped onto the dock, about to bow... when she noticed the man beside Xiao Rongyan and froze on the spot.

Bai Jinzhi, having grown up, had never seen such a handsome man. She had thought the most handsome man she’d ever seen was Xiao Rongyan. Little did she expect there to be someone even more beautiful and delicate in the world! She was somewhat uncertain in her heart... should he be a man? He was dressed in men’s clothes and had the build of a man.

Dong Changsheng was also stunned for a moment upon seeing the man’s appearance and had an inkling of his identity. This man looked so astonishingly beautiful, accompanied by an elderly man without a beard and a child, his identity was self-evident.

But how could Xiao Rongyan be with Emperor Yan?