Chapter 195: Chapter 137: An Invitation to Dance Together

You Su’s residence is named Cyan Wave Hall, built right by the Jade Ring Pool.

The front hall faces the lake and features an open courtyard. A refreshing lake breeze gently passes by, causing the precious shells and jade on the window lattices to collide, producing a clear and pleasant sound like a symphony played by the wind.

Underneath the shell wind chimes, kneeling on either side of the tea table were You Su and Ji Xueruo. Both possessed celestial beauty that could astonish the world, and when viewed from the side, even the myriad of rare lotuses framed by the beams and columns behind them could only serve as a backdrop.

Both remained silent until You Su poured a cup of tea for Ji Xueruo, taking the initiative to break the silence:

"Miss Ji, visiting so suddenly... wouldn’t it have been better to give a heads up?"

Ji Xueruo raised the fragrant tea and took a sip, casting a hostile glance at You Su. She said:

"Do you think I’ve interrupted your good deeds?"

"Could there be a misunderstanding on Miss Ji’s part?"

You Su’s tone carried a hint of helplessness; if it weren’t for Miss Ji being the family of his junior sister, he wouldn’t care what she thought at all.

Ji Xueruo slammed down the tea cup, producing a muffled sound, seeming to indicate her lingering dissatisfaction.

"If Miss Ji still doesn’t believe me, she can ask Mr. Yui; both the residence and the maids were arranged by Mr. Yui ahead of time."

You Su was willing to make one last struggle.

"Utterly hypocritical."

Ji Xueruo looked into You Su’s clear, lost eyes and made this judgment. Then she shifted her gaze to the exquisitely beautiful Jade Ring Pool to her right, as if to cleanse her vision. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

You Su was suddenly subjected to such criticism, which sparked some resentment within him. Pleasing his junior sister’s family was fine, but that was no reason for her family to impose.

"Making trouble out of nothing."

You Su countered, then took a sip of tea calmly, no longer willing to feign an accommodating stance.

Ji Xueruo looked at the young man and, instead of getting angry, she laughed:

"I call you hypocritical, and you get upset? Do you think I’m still brooding over the earlier misunderstanding? That’s precisely your most hypocritical trait."

You Su was momentarily taken aback by the girl’s harsh tone but didn’t get angry.

Reflecting back on eighteen years of struggling and treading carefully, no one had ever criticized him except his master. He didn’t know if it was because he truly had achieved the best that a blind person could, or because those around him showed tolerance and generosity towards the blind.

"You Su is willing to listen in detail."

Seeing You Su’s humble demeanor, Ji Xueruo finally softened her disdain a bit and said:

"Mr. Yui brought beautiful maids to serve you to ingratiate himself; yet the maids admire the strong, and you’re somewhat presentable, so they inevitably harbor their own thoughts about you. Even if you instructed them to keep their distance, they wouldn’t completely obey you. To these maids, educated from a young age to please their master, you’re merely pretending to be aloof. Thus, they will only intensify their efforts to probe your limits, leading to the misunderstanding we just had."

You Su nodded, "Miss Ji is correct; I thought you hadn’t fully realized this due to the urgency earlier."

Ji Xueruo smirked and countered:

"Do you take pride in having withstood the test? Do you feel like a true gentleman for rejecting the beautiful maids brought to you?"

"I’ve never thought that." You Su shook his head honestly. To him, that was merely something he should have done.

"Yet, even though you didn’t need to endure this test, you chose to accept it." Ji Xueruo snorted coldly and continued, "A gentleman does not place himself under a precarious wall, yet knowing Mr. Yui’s purpose in arranging the maids, you still let them in your door. In my view, you’re just a hypocritical gentleman."

Upon hearing this, You Su pondered for a while and said:

"Miss Ji is right; I used accepting the goodwill of the Jade Ring Pool’s owner as an excuse when I could have had them replaced by two male servants directly."

"What’s the use of regretting now? You agreed out of arrogance, yet everyone has desires. How can you ensure you’ll resist when an irresistible temptation arises next time?"

"You Su has learned his lesson, but I think there is still some misunderstanding on Miss Ji’s part about me."

"What have I misunderstood?"

"Firstly, I never consider myself a gentleman. Secondly, I’ve already told Miss Ji about my unavoidable reasons for entering beneath the perilous wall. This is unrelated to hypocrisy as true treasures are often hidden beneath such walls."

Ji Xueruo glanced at You Su, recalling her kind hint to ’Mr. Xu’ last night.

Nix’s surreal transformation near the sacred Jade Ring Pool, coupled with some unsavory rumors circulating, led her to suspect a mysterious connection between the Jade Ring Pool and the bizarre Xiaoyu.

Her intention was for Mr. Xu to comprehend her hint and retreat, yet it was outright rejected. She initially assumed it was Mr. Xu’s arrogance, but now hearing You Su articulate this, she realized this young man wasn’t so simple.

"Are you saying you deliberately gave the sisters hope of approaching you to learn more about this mysterious Jade Ring Pool?"

"Do you think Miss Ji can get anything out of the insightful Mr. Yui? It was Miss Ji who disclosed the complexity of the Jade Ring Pool to me."

Ji Xueruo was silent for a moment, her proud demeanor lowering considerably. She didn’t know whether to praise You Su’s clever mind or lament her foolish sister’s plight, realizing Lingruo could never outsmart her senior brother...