In the exact center of this courtyard grew a dense grove of green bamboo, embraced on all four sides by wooden corridors. Yuling, a clever and charming young woman, had changed into a pinkish-orange silk dress and was standing not far away at the corner of a corridor. Next to her stood an unwelcome guest: Bai Molian, dressed in clean, elegant white robes.
The two seemed to be discussing some delightful and amusing anecdote. After Bai Molian said just a few words, he made Yuling burst into loud laughter, her shoulders shaking with mirth.
That damned man actually reached out and touched the hairpin in Yuling's hair!
Chapter 101