Mr. Yuan’s Dilemma: Can’t Help Falling in Love with You

Excitement filled Zhao Ruoxin’s heard the moment she heard this suggestion. A split second later, she timidly cast a questioning gaze in Yuan Xuan’s direction.

She was worried that Yuan Xuan would decline, but she was also filled with hope. When Mu Chenyan saw her in that entangled state, she felt as if she was looking at herself from more than a decade ago…

Yuan Xuan’s handsome face was shrouded in the darkness, but the deep expression he wore made this man look even more enchanting. However, there was an indescribable coldness hidden behind his seemingly normal appearance.

Zhao Ruoxin was both bewitched and lost in his eyes.

When he heard that his grandmother had arranged for them to go together, the soft orange lights that reflected off Yuan Xuan’s face could not hide his hesitation.

Yuan Xuan was worried that he would not get to visit Liu Li Villa if he declined.

“Brother Xuan, I won’t go if you don’t agree.”

Zhao Ruoxin’s agreeable, sensible, and understanding manner easily won both men and women over.

“It sounds like a really good idea to me. Since Ruoxin has just arrived in Luo Hai, it definitely won’t be safe for her to go alone because she’s unfamiliar with the place and the people. Thus, it’d be good if Yuan Xuan accompanied her.”

While Yuan Xuan was gloomily silent, Mu Chenyan suddenly answered on his behalf.

Her tone hinted at her annoyance.

Yuan Xuan sat there while his eyes coldly scanned Mu Chenyan’s extremely beautiful and delicate little face. His slender fingers were tightly gripped into a fist, clearly showing his large knuckles.

He could not understand why this woman was making such a fuss.

Zhao Ruoxin had never imagined that Mu Chenyan would come to her aid. She was slightly suspicious and surprised, but since she could not understand Mu Chenyan’s actions, she could only quietly observe the outcome.

“Chenyan should come too! I heard Grandmother say that there’ll be maple leaves at Wintry Lake in autumn, so I want to go there and sketch them. However, Grandmother suggested that Brother Xuan should come along because the mansion belongs to him.”

When Zhao Ruoxin mentioned this, she automatically distanced herself from her true desire of wanting to get close to the man.

Mu Chenyan knew that Shu Qinger had graduated from an art college and was originally studying to continue her studies in Italy. Could it be that her twin sister was also a lover of the arts?

Mu Chenyan’s question was quickly answered by Yuan Xuan.

“Does Miss Zhao like drawing too? Where did you learn how to do so?”

Zhao Ruoxin was briefly shocked. When the words “Miss Zhao” escaped Yuan Xuan’s lips, it always seemed distant and pitiful.

As Qinger’s twin sister, she lived with the Yuan Family just like her older sister. She was also adored by Old Mistress who had even thought of her as Shu Qinger all this while…

“Oh! My mother allowed me to learn for awhile while we were still financially stable when I was younger, but I wasn’t as lucky as my sister. My sister learned everything about it since my grandmother raised her as the daughter of a well-known family. I heard that my sister was even sent to study in Italy when she was young – I’ve only studied under a few local art college teachers…” Zhao Ruoxin spoke while pitifully glancing at the old lady, making herself seem inferior.

“Qinger was very talented!”

Old Mistress Yuan’s eyes were filled with affection when she spoke of Shu Qinger. One could tell that Old Mistress clearly adored that girl more than she did Yuan Tian…

Shu Qinger studied locally for eight years before she took up contemporary sketching and oil painting under an Italian art expert at the age of 14.

Furthermore, she had already developed a certain reputation in the art world by the age of 22. If not for her accident, her artwork would have been widely spread throughout most of northern Jiang Nan via various art exhibitions. The Yuan Family was influential enough to have given her this boost.

It was truly impossible for Zhao Ruoxin to compare herself to her sister in this regard.

“Did Miss Zhao previously have much contact with Qinger?” Yuan Xuan suddenly asked.

From what he knew, Shu Qinger would not have had much contact with her younger sister who had lived in City C all this time.

However, it looked like Zhao Ruoxin knew Shu Qinger very well. Moreover, they seemed to have a close sisterly relationship.

Logically speaking, they would not have had similar life experiences unless they were genuine twin sisters who shared an internal bond.