Transmigrated Female Official

Hearing Chu Yilin's sarcastic remarks, Luo Lifei glared at him fiercely. Having already drunk quite a bit, her face was flushed, and she gripped her wine glass tightly in her hand.

Chu Qingluo couldn't help but worry. What if Luo Lifei, in a moment of impulsiveness, smashed a wine glass at Chu Yilin's head... that would be difficult to handle.

Ling Nan looked over apologetically, raised his cup to Luo Lifei to apologize, and said, "Please forgive my overestimation of my abilities. I apologize to you, sir." After saying that, he drank it all.

Luo Lifei felt embarrassed in front of everyone, but the thought of Chu Yilin's mockery just now made her furious. She deliberately smiled sweetly at Ling Nan and said, "Ling Nan, you're too kind. I, Luo Lifei, admire people like you who have high standards and excellent skills." After saying that, she also downed a glass.

“My lord, I should be the one toasting you,” Ling Nan said, pouring another cup.

“I told you not to call me ‘sir,’ let’s drink together!” Luo Lifei poured another cup.

Watching the two of them go back and forth, Chu Yilin suddenly found it somewhat...amusing. He couldn't understand how anyone could like Luo Lifei, with her terrible temper?

The drinking game continued. After two rounds, Chu Qingluo finally, unfortunately, received a handkerchief...

“I choose… dare!” she said without hesitation.

"..." Everyone fell silent. None of them had played this game before, no one had chosen this option, and no one could think of how to punish Chu Qingluo.

"Come on, just choose truth or dare," Chu Yilin said, speaking up for everyone.

Chu Qinglu felt embarrassed! Luckily, it wasn't Ji Qiran who asked the question, otherwise she didn't know what embarrassing questions he would have asked!

The person asking the question was Wu Yang, and he was hesitating whether or not to ask it.

Seeing his hesitation, Chu Qingluo said, "It's alright, go ahead and ask."

"Qingluo..." He paused, then finally mustered his courage and asked, "What is your answer to my request?"

Wu Yang's voice was very soft, but Chu Qingluo still heard it clearly. She hadn't expected such a shy young man to ask such a question in this kind of situation; it really caught her off guard!

Everyone was now looking at Chu Qingluo, because apart from Gongsun Yu, no one else knew about Wuyang's invitation to the gate, and they were all staring wide-eyed, waiting for her answer.

Immediately, Chu Qingluo regretted coming up with the terrible idea of ​​playing 'Truth or Dare'...

Ji Qiran's face instantly turned gloomy, and he suddenly said, "I am also very interested in this answer."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingluo shivered violently. Looking at the expectant gazes of the crowd, she swallowed hard, then met Wu Yang's apologetic and shy eyes, and said, "I will let you join the sect." She silently added this in her heart, wanting to help him escape the imperial selection, but didn't say it aloud.

Everyone present was stunned by Chu Qingluo's answer. Wu Yang was the first to react; his eyes were slightly red, and he said excitedly, "...Thank you, Qingluo."

Chu Qingluo nodded without saying anything. She glanced at Gongsun Yu beside her and saw that he had just come to his senses as well. He then gave her a knowing smile, as if to indicate that he understood.

She smiled warmly; he always supported the choices she made.

Seeing this, Peony was the first to raise her glass, smiling as she congratulated Chu Qingluo, "When did this happen between you two?! Congratulations so much, Qingluo!"

"Thank you." Chu Qingluo also raised her glass, preparing to clink glasses with her.

Just then, Ji Qiran suddenly stood up, knocking over the wine glass in front of him. He rushed to Chu Qingluo, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes, and asked, "You want to let him join the sect?"

"Mmm." She met his deep, unfathomable eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.

Ji Qiran gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, as if he was enduring something.

Seeing this, Chu Yilin immediately stepped forward and patted his arm: "Qi Ran, I remember now, we still have some things to discuss."

Ji Qiran gave Chu Yilin a cold glance. He knew exactly what Chu Yilin meant; she was simply worried that he might say the wrong thing impulsively. But he felt particularly uneasy at that moment. He had just confessed his feelings to her a few days ago, and today he heard her say that she was going to let someone else into her family…

It felt like being whipped hard in the heart, drawing blood!

Seeing the hurt expression on Ji Qiran's face, Chu Qingluo was stunned. Apart from Chu Yilin continuing to interrupt, no one dared to speak. Finally, only after being dragged along by Chu Yilin did Ji Qiran leave the private room without a word.

Chu Qingluo will probably remember that heartbroken look in his eyes before he left for a very long time...

"...What's going on?" Luo Lifei asked Shaoyao, completely confused.

Peony didn't reply. Judging from the atmosphere between Ji Qiran and Chu Qingluo just now, something must have happened between them that she didn't know about...

Chu Qingluo looked at the peony, wanting to explain to her, but not knowing where to begin.

"It's nothing serious. The Seventh Prince and the Second Young Master have other matters to attend to and will take their leave first. Let's continue."

"Right, right, where were we just playing?"

Although Gongsun Yu and Jiuwei smoothed things over and the atmosphere became a little more lively, there was still a vague sense of unease in everyone's hearts. Peony's displeasure was obvious, Wuyang looked like he'd done something wrong, and even Luo Lifei looked dejected and unable to find any joy.

What should have been a celebratory banquet ended in an awkward way.

When the event ended, Chu Qingluo specially escorted Shaoyao out. "Shayao, the matter of Wuyang happened so suddenly, I didn't even have a chance to tell you..."

“You know, that’s not what I mind.” Peony looked at her, seemingly waiting for Chu Qingluo to continue.

Chu Qingluo gasped. She had intended to explain everything at once, but Shaoyao was so impatient. She said, "Don't misunderstand, there's nothing between me and the Seventh Prince..." She originally wanted to say 'nothing,' but then felt she couldn't just brush Shaoyao off, so she changed her words to, "There is a little misunderstanding between us, but it will be resolved soon, so don't worry."

"A little misunderstanding?" Peony asked.

"Yes, Peony, don't overthink it, I can handle it." Chu Qingluo took her arm and said sincerely.

"..." Peony looked at Chu Qingluo quietly for a while before saying, "Okay, I won't overthink it." After saying that, she smiled and patted Chu Qingluo's hand before getting into the carriage.

After watching the peony leave, Chu Qingluo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She could clearly distinguish between Shaoyao and Ji Qiran, who was more important. She, Chu Qingluo, was content with having Gongsun Yu.