The Family Head of This Generation (Girls' Love) - Chapter 7

“Mother.”

Zhao Ziyan hid within the chaotic crowd, staring blankly at her beautiful mother, who stood at the forefront of the Zhao family’s faction, still so elegant and noble. Three months apart, her beautiful mother was still so wonderful. In the crowd, just one glance would draw attention to her. Seeing the surrounding men secretly looking at her beautiful mother with greedy eyes, Zhao Ziyan was subtly displeased, as if something belonging to her was being coveted.

“Hey, little guy, are you also looking to enter the Haotian Secret Realm? I’m twenty-one, older than you, so you can call me Brother Lu! Did you stare too much? That’s Madam Zhao, very beautiful, right? Little guy, this is your first time in White Tiger City, right? You look unfamiliar!” Lu Fei enthusiastically patted Zhao Ziyan’s shoulder and said. Zhao Ziyan was still inconspicuous in the crowd, but he noticed her right away.

“En, I… My name is Zhao Ziyan.” The “Head of the Family” almost slipped out. Fortunately, she stopped in time, otherwise the man named Lu Fei would definitely ask a lot of questions, and if her beautiful mother heard it, it would be another trouble.

“So it’s Little Brother Zhao! Since it’s your first time in White Tiger City, after you come out of the Haotian Secret Realm, I’ll take you out for some fun. Don’t laugh at me, but I’ve been to all the best places in White Tiger City.”

Zhao Ziyan looked at the enthusiastic and rough man in front of her, somewhat dumbfounded. Are people in the Cang Yi Continent all this enthusiastic? Zhao Ziyan wiped away cold sweat. Could the man in front of her be gay? Zhao Ziyan cautiously pushed away the hand that was patting her shoulder.

“Little Brother Zhao, you’re not still a virgin, are you? You’re doing too badly! At your age, I had already gone through countless flowers. So many beauties begged and cried to marry me, but I coldly refused. How could I be satisfied with just one beauty?” Lu Fei bragged, looking like the biggest Casanova in the world. They were all men, so besides wine and beauties, their only hobby was bragging. Lu Fei didn’t know why he just took a liking to Zhao Ziyan, perhaps because Zhao Ziyan was around the same age as his younger brother at home.

“Is that so?” A gnashing voice came from behind Lu Fei.

Zhao Ziyan secretly covered her mouth and smiled. She knew someone was about to be in big trouble. When Lu Fei was bragging, she vaguely saw a petite and pretty girl staring coldly at him. Zhao Ziyan would not admit that she just wanted to see that lively Lu Fei make a fool of himself.

“Ah! Lili, listen to me…” Lu Fei frantically tried to explain, but seeing Lili still looking at him coldly, he couldn’t help but sweat profusely, constantly signaling Zhao Ziyan with his eyes, hoping Zhao Ziyan could say something good for him.

“Miss Lili, hello, I am Zhao Ziyan.” Zhao Ziyan politely introduced herself. Seeing the idiot Lu Fei’s explanation getting more and more confusing, Zhao Ziyan had no choice but to help him out.

“Hello, I’m Zhu Li, a member of the Sacred Dragon Mercenary Group. Lu Fei is my friend. He has always been careless with his words and caused you trouble.” Zhu Li nodded friendly and said. How could she not know Lu Fei’s temperament?

“Lili, this is the brother I just met. Lili, you know, I only have you in my heart.” Lu Fei looked at Zhao Ziyan gratefully.

“…” Zhu Li glanced at Lu Fei coldly, indicating that she didn’t believe a word of his nonsense.

“Zhao Ziyan, we are waiting for the members of the mercenary squad. Would you be willing to join us? The Haotian Secret Realm is too dangerous. Being with us, you’ll have someone to watch your back.” Zhu Li warmly invited Ziyan to join their squad. In the Haotian Secret Realm, one more person means one more strength. Although Zhao Ziyan was only in the middle stage of the Transcendence Realm, which wasn’t too high, she wouldn’t drag the team down. Having an extra person to run errands was always good.

“But…” Zhao Ziyan hesitated a little. She had originally planned to leave White Tiger City after seeing her mother, but now faced with Zhu Li’s invitation, she seemed to have no reason to refuse. She was an unfamiliar face now. In the eyes of the White Tiger City residents, she was an outsider, and outsiders coming to White Tiger City were all here to enter the Haotian Secret Realm. Moreover, she had been missing for a while, and her mother must have received intelligence from the hidden guards. If she left White Tiger City now, she would definitely be intercepted by her mother’s people at the city gate.

“Brother Zhao, but what! Just join us. The more people, the merrier. Let me tell you a secret: our captain is a famous beauty in White Tiger City. The captain is my cousin. When the time comes, I’ll introduce the captain to you as your girlfriend.” Lu Fei smiled suggestively, leaning close to Zhao Ziyan and whispering. He genuinely wanted to introduce his cousin to Zhao Ziyan, keeping the benefits within the family, because he liked Zhao Ziyan.

“Okay.”

Having figured out the key, Zhao Ziyan agreed readily. But seeing Lu Fei looking at her with eyes that said, “We are indeed good brothers, we can’t move when we hear about a beauty, and our interests are similar,” Zhao Ziyan felt a pang of discomfort. The misunderstanding was truly huge now.

“By the way, I still have something to do. Let’s keep in touch when we enter the Haotian Secret Realm. When I first arrived at White Tiger City, a woman asked me to deliver a letter to Madam Zhao. I will deliver the letter now.” Zhao Ziyan took out the letter she had already written to mislead her beautiful mother from her pocket, and after explaining it to Lu Fei and Zhu Li, she left alone.

“Hello, are you from the Zhao family? Just now, I was walking on the street, and a woman surnamed Zhao asked me to deliver a letter to Madam Shang Luo. She said she was some kind of Head of the Family.” Zhao Ziyan smiled and stopped a Zhao family disciple who was anxiously waiting for the Haotian Secret Realm to open. Zhao Ziyan had seen him in the Zhao family before. He seemed to be one of the Zhao family’s top ten outstanding young experts.

“Ah! Head of the Family, wait a moment, I will inform Madam.”

Zhao Ke was momentarily stunned, but then his face was filled with excitement. Madam had issued a strict order: whoever had news of the Head of the Family would be rewarded with a Barrier Breaking Pill. He had been stuck in the Transcendence Realm for a year. With this Barrier Breaking Pill, he could surely advance to Martial Master.

“No need to inform anyone.”

Shang Luo elegantly walked from the Zhao family’s faction to Zhao Ziyan. Seeing the young and handsome boy standing in front of her, and recalling the lips that were bitten and swollen that day, Shang Luo truly wanted to slap that innocent-looking face, but seeing that there were too many people, she suppressed the tempting idea.

“What do you… want to do? Don’t come closer! I’ll call someone!” Zhao Ziyan was so scared that she backed away a few steps. Being scrutinized by her beautiful mother’s invasive gaze, Zhao Ziyan’s heart almost leaped out of her chest.

“Ziyan, have you heard the saying ‘No one knows a son better than his mother’?”

Shang Luo’s fingertip gently traced Zhao Ziyan’s cheek, trying to remove the human skin mask Zhao Ziyan was wearing. But hearing the gasps around and the strange looks from others, she realized how ambiguous their current appearance was. It could easily make people think of a lonely widow whose husband had died years ago, unable to endure the solitude and flirting with a handsome young man. Shang Luo understood the cause and effect, and immediately glared at the rebellious daughter who was embarrassing her in shame and anger.

The moment Zhao Ziyan saw the look of shame and anger in her beautiful mother’s eyes, she knew things were bad. She neatly tore off the human skin mask on her face, revealing a beautiful and delicate face that was seven-tenths similar to Shang Luo’s. She threw herself into Shang Luo’s arms, wrapped her arms around her beautiful mother’s neck, and said sweetly, “Mother, Ziyan also wants to enter the Haotian Secret Realm, but Mother is afraid that Ziyan will encounter danger. Ziyan is already grown up and wants to make her own decisions. Please don’t be angry with Ziyan, okay? Ziyan won’t dare next time.”

Seeing the onlookers suddenly realize the situation, “Oh, so we got it wrong!” Madam Zhao didn’t want to let the Little Tyrant of the Zhao family go and cause trouble in the Haotian Secret Realm, but the Little Tyrant of the Zhao family secretly followed. Madam Zhao, wise and mighty, caught the Little Tyrant of the Zhao family. So, it was a misunderstanding! It made people look forward in vain! (What were you secretly looking forward to? Happiness must be shared~)

“Zhao Ziyan, let go!”

Shang Luo was going crazy, trying to push away the rebellious daughter who was clinging to her like glue. But the more she pushed, the tighter that rebellious daughter clung to her. She didn’t dare to use her Martial King cultivation to shake her off; if she hurt her, she would feel distressed and regret it later. Shang Luo was almost driven mad by Zhao Ziyan’s clinginess. She even felt the rebellious daughter’s lips lingering near her ear, and her hot breath hit her face. What was this rebellious daughter trying to do?

“No, I won’t let go. Ziyan wants to be close to Mother. If Mother is willing to forgive Ziyan’s rudeness that day, Ziyan will let go of Mother.”

“You scoundrel, how dare you bring up that day!”

Shang Luo was trembling with anger. Family disgrace should not be publicized. Did this little scoundrel really want her to slap her in public before she stopped?

“But Mother’s lips are too soft, making Ziyan miss them.”

Seeing her beautiful mother look like she shouldn’t have given birth to her, Zhao Ziyan went all out. Even if she was caught and punished after returning to the Zhao family, she would accept it.

“You… rebellious daughter!”

Being verbally flirted with by Zhao Ziyan made Shang Luo feel so ashamed and angry that her face was flushed red, almost dripping bl00d. This scoundrel of a rebellious daughter could neither be hit nor scolded. Was it truly that the heavens saw her first half of life as too leisurely, so they sent this scoundrel in the latter half to torment her?

“A Head of the Family should act like a Head of the Family. What kind of decency is this, hugging in public?”

“Old woman, didn’t you die in the Southern Frontier? Why are you back? The Head of the Family was wondering why Mother discovered my disguise. So it was this old woman causing trouble behind the scenes.”

A tender and alluring rebuke sounded in her ear, and Zhao Ziyan cursed back without even lifting her head. After all, this woman had always been shameless.

“Ziyan, Mother doesn’t remember that day. Hurry up and let go of Mother. After returning to the Zhao family, Mother will help you break off the engagement.”

Shang Luo secretly resented. When had she ever been so submissive? If they were in the Zhao family, Shang Luo would definitely find a whip and mercilessly strike Zhao Ziyan.

“It’s a deal!”

Zhao Ziyan’s lips curled up slightly, her eyes full of the cunning smile of a successful plotter. Her mother cared too much about her reputation, which was why Zhao Ziyan forced her to comply in public. Reluctantly letting go of the embrace, if her beautiful mother hadn’t valued her reputation more than her life, Zhao Ziyan would have continued the ambiguity just now. But now, the attention of the onlookers was still on them. If they hugged for too long, it would eventually arouse suspicion.