Chapter 8, The Most Beautiful Woman

Indeed, she does not seem like someone who enjoys chrysanthemums

It is evident that the Pei family places great importance on this "orphan of the Xiao family," with its exquisite residence, numerous servants, and a garden filled with chrysanthemums.

Of course, things that are taken by force should be cherished even more

She must really love him

"Wu Ge, have all the senior brothers and sisters arrived?" A soft and delicate voice came from behind the screen, and a person gracefully stepped out.

Sigh... Pei Shixiong, is this your fiancée? Yi Chunjun said with a hint of sadness, gazing out the window with a distant look, murmuring as if in a trance, "Do I... still have hope?"

Emotions... still fluctuate.

Frosty Pavilion ... . ... Li Yuan'er looked up at the grand yet elegant plaque on the main gate, signed by Pei Junwu

This young girl is beautiful, yet her beauty is rather superficial; she is pretty everywhere and quite alluring. One could say she is the most beautiful, and it seems she deserves that title. ... However ...! ... She cannot compare to Xiao Yuan!

She is already qualified to be the number one beauty

Will Xiao Juyuan understand the meaning of "ju"? ... The first beauty ...? ... Has she seen her? Can she compare?

Very well... Li Yuan'er let out a cold snort in her heart. Yes, she still could not manage to face this woman who had deceived her and taken everything from her with a normal demeanor. When she smiled at her and asked if she was Li Yuan'er’s younger sister, her temples felt like they were about to burst! Fortunately, with Yi Chunjun around, her strange expression would not raise any suspicions in Xiao Juyuan

Pei Junwu cast a cold glance at him, said nothing, and led the crowd directly into the hall, while the gardener, frightened, knelt down and repeatedly bowed his head.

Is this the elder brother Yi? The delicate and sweet voice glided over the skin like silk, soothing the heart, and even more so, it felt like it had been tantalized

Upon seeing the young master return, the servants who were originally cleaning the hall quickly withdrew with their hands lowered, while several maidservants held the discarded chrysanthemum branches they had replaced, preparing to throw them away

The pure male voice uttering these words carries not the slightest hint of provocation, but rather a tinge of envious jealousy, which is indeed quite peculiar

Everyone looked at her with sympathy, fully understanding her feelings—as if the statue had collapsed in an instant

A wave of resentment flows shallowly in her heart ... ? ... She can impersonate "Xiao Juyuan", but what qualifications does she have to be called the "First Beauty" ... ? If she had seen Li Juxin, her mother ... ... "Xiao Juyuan" would understand that the "First Beauty" cannot be replaced!

If it were her, Li Yuan'er would never allow anyone to refer to her as the "First Beauty"; this honor belongs to her mother, exclusively to her mother

She wore a pink gauze dress, with black hair and snow-white skin. Her eyes, bright and beautiful due to her profound internal energy, sparkled slightly with long eyelashes, as she smiled shyly while observing everyone.

She is half a head taller than Yuan'er, with a well-proportioned figure. In other words, where it should be full, it is full; where it should be slender, it is slender. As far as a woman is concerned, she truly has a perfect figure

The front hall was a sea of chrysanthemums. Most of the spring chrysanthemums had withered, while the summer ones were just beginning to bud. Several gardeners were busy among the flowers. Upon seeing Pei Junwu returning with guests, they hurriedly stood up to greet him. One middle-aged gardener, in his haste, accidentally dropped a large clump of soil, which landed on a chrysanthemum branch that had just begun to show its bud. The delicate branch immediately snapped, and the middle-aged gardener let out a cry of alarm, quickly crouching down to make repairs, his face pale with anxiety.

Xiao Juyuan is beautiful, though she possesses beauty, she lacks the allure of seduction. Her beauty and delicate demeanor stir a yearning in the heart, and those with base thoughts would immediately feel lustful desires. A true beauty is one that inspires awe, one that is not to be desecrated yet makes one want to approach her madly, captivating to the point where one wishes to possess her entirely, even if merely being able to see her every day would suffice.

She looked at Yi Chunjun's face, seemingly momentarily astonished and forgetting to avert her gaze, and finally lowered her head with a flushed face

However... in the martial world, no, in the entire realm, she has already done enough to be called the "most beautiful woman"! Because she possesses sufficient beauty, ample reputation, and a strong background

Pei Junwu's expression was devoid of emotion, yet his lips moved involuntarily. Everyone felt that he instinctively wanted to say: "There is no hope." Ultimately, he managed to regain control, but his complexion still turned pale.

She is unworthy

Yuan looked at her, truly unable to recognize her

Yichun Jun gazed at her for a long time, and candidly exclaimed: "Your skin is truly beautiful, smoother than mine."

Is she... the same peasant girl with a face full of hardship from ten years ago

This... this must be Brother Tuoba, right? Due to excessive stimulation from the injury, Xiao Juyuan is also somewhat stuttering

Li Yuan'er sneered, fortunately, there are no complicated characters, otherwise she would not be able to recognize them

At the end of the line, Yan Minyu whispered to Li Yuaner: "It seems that Senior Pei is indeed someone who loves chrysanthemums."

It does not matter that she is not the most beautiful; from the very beginning, she has stood on the shoulders of countless individuals, such as Qin Chuyi, Li Juxin, Xiao Mingyu, Zhu Liancheng ...! ... and then there is Pei Junwu!

Very beautiful, very delicate, especially the way she looks at men, seemingly shy yet not, with a gaze full of affection and a smile, a fleeting expression that can make any woman feel a shiver down her spine. She is not like a chrysanthemum; she is more like a peony

the most beautiful woman

Xiao Juyuan looked up at him as if startled, her throat felt as if it were choked with something, unable to rise or fall.

Ai Ju? A joke!

Li Yuan'er looked at her, and after merely asking everyone their names, she fixed her gaze firmly on Pei Junwu.

With this pure and graceful demeanor, one stands out like a hero beneath the frost.

She has grown into a ... ... beauty

On either side of the tall door hangs a pair of exquisite couplets, inscribed with:

Ai Ju? Yuan Er coldly tugged at the corner of her mouth, casting a glance filled with a hint of disdain over the hall filled with vases of chrysanthemums. If one truly loved chrysanthemums, how could they bear to break the proud stems, allowing them to bloom briefly only to wither and die?

Women observing women is the most impartial. Yan Minyu looked at Xiao Juyuan for a while with a hint of bitterness, then curled her lips.

Everyone is still not quite accustomed, resulting in facial spasms for most, except for Yi Chunjun, who has a slightly furrowed brow and a lonely demeanor, while still maintaining a relatively normal expression

The ever honest and outspoken Tuoba Yuanxun stared at her with his mouth agape for a while, unsure whether he was speaking to himself or expressing a sentiment: "Would a woman like this really appreciate chrysanthemums?"

"Um, um." Tuoba Yuanxun also stuttered

Once again, there is a profound silence, as if even the sound of a heartbeat cannot be heard