Chapter 598: The Demon Lord Princess's Daily Life of Slacking Off Chapter 691: Black-Faced An Wang

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

An Wangfei and Shangguan Xingyu secretly thought: "Qianqian's eye is truly discerning; this man is indeed handsome and elegant, truly a fine specimen."

However, Yan Si beside them thought disdainfully: "Hmph, just a pretty boy... oh no, a dark-faced man, a dark-faced man."

At this very moment, An Wang was furious, gnashing his teeth as he cursed silently: "Ouyang Chengren, this reckless fellow, dares to lay hands on my Qianqian! He's eaten a bear's heart and leopard's gall! Today I must kill him!"

At the same time, Yan Wang was anxious and full of regret: "Oh dear, how did those two end up together? It's all my fault, I couldn't look after my younger sister properly! I said before when my little sister asked me about Ouyang Chengren, could it be that feelings grew between them then? Now it's terrible, if Father Wang finds out he'll scold me to death!"

Yan Jie, Shangguan Xingyan, and Bai Yu, seeing this, nodded in agreement without prior arrangement: "Hmm, this man is indeed quite a match for Elder Sister (Qianqian)."

For a time, everyone's minds were filled with countless thoughts, each harboring their own schemes, but on the surface none revealed anything.

Just then, Ouyang Chengren smiled, strode forward with an upright posture, then bowed respectfully to everyone present, and spoke in a low, steady voice: "I, Ouyang Chengren, pay my respects to all of you. Today I came unannounced; if there is any disturbance, please forgive me." After speaking, he slowly straightened up.

An Wangfei saw this and hurriedly greeted him warmly: "Xiao Ren, come sit over here!"

As she spoke, she used her gaze to indicate the seat beside An Wang. Originally, An Wangfei herself sat on An Wang's right, while his left side had an empty seat, and further left sat Yan Wang.

This seating arrangement was not made casually, but was determined after An Wang and Yan Wang gave it deep thought.

After all, both were martial generals with extensive battle experience; if that scheming fellow were sandwiched in the middle, it would inevitably create an invisible pressure, making him fearful and throwing him off balance.

However, to everyone's surprise, this person was actually Ouyang Chengren! He walked steadily toward An Wang, smiled and bowed with clasped hands, and respectfully said: "Uncle, it's good to see you; we meet again."

Facing Ouyang Chengren's such intimate address and conduct, An Wang gritted his teeth in anger, but constrained by the occasion he could not flare up, only forcing down his anger and squeezing out a few words from between his teeth: "Hmph... do you have any shame left!"

Since the voice was too low, even An Wangfei sitting beside could not hear clearly. But Ouyang Chengren obviously heard it clearly; the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a calm smile, and he responded softly: "Uncle, you are mistaken; Qianqian and I are mutually affectionate and truly in love, so where is there any shame?"

The words had just fallen when An Wang's complexion grew increasingly gloomy like the bottom of a pot, as if he might explode at any moment.

Meanwhile, Yan Wang, who had been silent all along, suddenly reached out and lightly patted Ouyang Chengren's shoulder, appearing friendly in greeting, but secretly increasing the force on his hand, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Haha, General Ouyang indeed lives up to his reputation! To meet you today is truly a fortunate thing!"

Ouyang Chengren was after all a martial man long experienced on the battlefield and through a hundred battles, his physique far exceeding ordinary people, so even though Yan Wang deliberately increased the force on his hand, he did not feel anything.

However, An Wangfei beside could not bear to watch; she coughed lightly and said to An Wang and Yan Wang with a somewhat reproachful tone: "You two, what are you standing there stupidly for! Hurry and sit down, prepare to eat, Xiao Ren, you sit too!"

Hearing An Wangfei's these double-standard words, An Wang sat down resentfully, and Yan Wang and Ouyang Chengren also hurriedly sat down.

Afterwards, An Wangfei turned to look at the yatou beside her, Chunxi, and instructed softly: "Everyone is here; instruct them to serve the dishes."

"Yes, Wangfei." Chunxi responded respectfully and then hurried away, beginning to arrange the kitchen to serve dishes.

At this time, the atmosphere at the dining table was somewhat awkward, especially An Wang and Yan Wang, who sat on their seats with unwilling expressions, their eyes occasionally meeting, but no one spoke first to break the deadlock.

On the contrary, Ouyang Chengren appeared very calm and composed; he smiled, nodded slightly toward An Wangfei to express thanks, and said: "Thank you, Aunt, for hosting this banquet today to welcome us juniors."

An Wangfei looked at this elegant and distinguished young talent before her, and was secretly delighted in her heart.

As the saying goes, a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law—the more she looks, the more satisfied she is; at this moment she was in such a state of mind.

Thus, she smiled so broadly she could not close her mouth, and responded with a face full of kindness: "Oh my, Xiao Ren is truly a sensible and polite good child! In the future you must often come to our mansion as a guest, just treat this place as your own home and be as relaxed as you like."

Just as the two were chatting happily, Qianqian, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected: "Mother, do you know? This time Cheng Ren also prepared a gift for each of us!"

"And these gifts were all chosen by him after asking my opinion in advance, carefully selected according to everyone's own preferences~"

"Really?" An Wangfei was first stunned upon hearing this, then immediately showed delight, and hurriedly asked: "Xiao Ren, you coming is already enough, why spend money buying so many things? It's too embarrassing! Next time you must never do this again..."

An Wangfei did not know what exactly he had given, but hearing her own daughter say this, she couldn't help but feel moved, so she smiled and said: "I like it, I like it! I really like it too much! As long as you have this thought, no matter what gift you give us, we will be very happy~"

However, when An Wang heard his wife respond so enthusiastically, his complexion became increasingly gloomy, as if covered by a thick layer of dark clouds.

Just then, a group of servants walked into the reception hall in neat steps, each holding an exquisite tray in their hands, laden with various dishes of excellent color, fragrance, and taste.

An Wangfei saw this and hurriedly smiled, greeting everyone to take their seats, and asked Ouyang Chengren: "Xiao Ren, just now Wang'er called you 'General'; could it be... you were once a general of Xishang Kingdom?"

Ouyang Chengren secretly cursed in his heart; he truly did not want to mention that painful past again, but at present he could not directly refuse An Wangfei's inquiry, so he nodded with a stiff face and replied in a low voice: "Hmm... yes, Aunt. It's just a pity that Xishang Kingdom no longer exists now, and I naturally am no longer any general; at most I can only be considered an ordinary commoner..."

"However, please rest assured, Aunt; I will certainly rely on my own hands to strive and struggle, do my best to let Qianqian live a happy and fulfilling life, and absolutely will not let her suffer the slightest hardship or grievance!"

After saying these words, Ouyang Chengren tightly clenched his fist, his gaze firm and persistent.,