"Sigh, the moment you came back, they all got too scared to play with me. Next time I try to get them to join me, I bet they'll all find excuses. In a Prince's Estate this huge, I can't even put together a full table of players!" Aran sighed. It was all An Chang's fault. She had told him over and over to find a way to warn them the second he saw the Prince coming, but instead...
In truth, Aran was doing An Chang a grave injustice. When Chu Hengyuan entered the courtyard, An Chang had greeted him at the top of his lungs. Ordinarily, Aran would have heard him from a mile away, but today she had been so swept up in the excitement of the game that she completely tuned out his shout of "Master, you're back!"
"Didn't you tell me to make it quick and come right back? Now that I'm here, you actually look quite disappointed." Chu Hengyuan stepped closer to Aran.
Chapter 169