This person had a melancholic and world-weary aura that was similar to many male characters in books.
These were the kind of men who, despite their down-on-their-luck circumstances, possessed considerable skills, yet were either unrecognized or overshadowed by more fortunate prodigies.
The young woman said, "It's not quite like that..."
However, her voice was so faint in the surrounding environment that no one could properly hear her.
Ning Fengzhi put down his wine cup and asked, "What did you just say?"
"Nothing, I was just saying you're drinking without so much as a word to me. What, you don't think this beautiful lady would drink with you?" the young woman said, picking up her cup and taking a sip.
As she drank, a hint of amusement flickered in Ning Fengzhi's eyes.
This young girl was quite interesting.
If ordinary people couldn't hear, could he, a Grandmaster, not hear?
It seemed this young lady was truly playing hard to get.
However, what he couldn't understand was that the girl's earlier demeanor suggested she wanted to get to know him, not to use him to get to Lin Xiao. What made him so special?
When there was a sun over there, he was at best a moon or some ordinary star, yet someone was actively approaching him?
He even suspected if she had ulterior motives towards him.
Zhuge Lan shielded Dongfang Jingjing, shaking his head with a wry smile. "As the ancients said, 'When men fear fame, pigs fear fat'..."
"I thought Brother Lan would use a more elegant phrase, like 'tall trees attract wind,' to describe it," Dongfang Jingjing said, chuckling softly beside him.
"It means the same thing, both are sayings from the ancients," Zhuge Lan replied. He slowly walked with Dongfang Jingjing away from the crowded area.
Honestly, he had never imagined he would witness such a scene one day. It was like fervent fans seeing their idol.
"Brother Lin Xiao is so popular, poor Yunyun," Dongfang Jingjing lamented for her good friend. When she learned that Brother Lin Xiao had a wife and daughter, she already felt her friend had little chance. Now, seeing how many people liked Lin Xiao, she felt her friend's chances were even slimmer.
Men were either devoted until old age or indulged in debauchery without ever truly loving.
In either case, her friend had little hope.
"Miss Gu Yunyun? She really needs to accept the reality sooner. Lin Xiao... he won't fall for Miss Yunyun," Zhuge Lan said, also shaking his head.
He knew some of the details, but he could only sigh at the saying that among the myriad human emotions, love was the most painful.
Gu Yunyun was still young and would have time to move on.
"Brother Lan, why are you so sure?" Dongfang Jingjing asked, puzzled.
"If you truly understood Lin Xiao, you would know. Lin Xiao's eyes can only hold his wife; no other woman can enter them," Zhuge Lan said. "These things cannot be swayed by outward appearances like beauty."
"He has his own responsibilities and his own emotional choices."
Although Zhuge Lan wasn't very adept at matters of the heart, he was good at reading people.
As they spoke, he noticed Ning Fengzhi and the young girl from the Joyful Union Sect over there. He pulled Dongfang Jingjing and lowered his voice, "It seems that here, they have all found their targets."