Chapter 800: The Disabled Young Master 12

Hearing him say this, Tang Wan immediately went, "Pah, pah, pah!"

Then she said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who says you're a cripple? I think you're clearly a beauty! And a sickly beauty at that!"

She wasn't saying this just for the sake of it.

After all, although Jiantong in this world always wore a gloomy expression, he really was exceptionally handsome, with a kind of delicate, almost feminine beauty.

When He Jiantong heard Tang Wan's words, he was stunned for a moment.

A sickly beauty?

……

Seeing that he seemed to have frozen, Tang Wan thought he didn't believe her, so she hurriedly said, "I'm telling the truth. The first time I saw you, I thought you were really good-looking! And you shouldn't worry about your legs, either. I think Heaven must have thought you'd been made too perfect and regretted it, so it took away your legs to make you a little less perfect. But even so, you're still handsome!"

It was the first time He Jiantong had ever heard such an argument.

She was actually saying that Heaven had taken away his legs because he was too perfect.

Although he knew she was only trying to comfort him, hearing her say this somehow made him feel much more at ease.

"But why do the maids in the residence run away the moment they see me?" After a moment, He Jiantong continued in a good mood, though his expression still appeared somewhat insecure.

……

Hearing He Jiantong's question, Tang Wan silently complained inwardly a few times.

You wear such a gloomy expression all day long. Of course the servants are afraid of you.

But there was no way she could say that to his face.

So Tang Wan soon put on a thoughtful expression. After a moment, she replied, "Could it be because Jiantong rarely smiles at home? If you keep a stern face all day, the servants will probably think they've done something wrong. Naturally, they'll be afraid of you!"

Hearing this, He Jiantong immediately fell into thought, but his mood had already improved considerably because of her words.

He then nodded. "What you said does seem to make some sense."

But after saying that, he suddenly changed the subject. "But… I really haven't encountered anything worth smiling about."

As he spoke, a trace of melancholy appeared on his face.

It was as though he regretted that his entire life was shrouded in darkness and that it was truly so dull.

……

Seeing this, Tang Wan's heart jolted.

Why did Jiantong look like he had completely lost the will to live?

Just how unhappy had he been all this time?!

She hurriedly said, "Then maybe it's because you're too busy, so you haven't noticed?"

"Perhaps!" He Jiantong nodded.

He then looked at Tang Wan again. "You really don't mind that both my legs are disabled?"

"Of course not! Even without your legs, you're still the most handsome guy in the whole world!" Tang Wan nodded earnestly without hesitation.

"The most handsome guy?" He Jiantong looked at her with an expression of surprise and confusion.

Tang Wan inwardly cried out, Oh no!

She hurriedly explained, "Oh, that's a dialect from where I'm from. It means the most outstanding, most handsome, best-looking man!"

"I see." He Jiantong nodded.

The expression on his face had already unconsciously taken on a faint smile.

……

Afterward, in order to continue observing Tang Wan, He Jiantong didn't tell her to go back and rest.

Tang Wan, meanwhile, wanted to stay by his side and keep him company while also taking the opportunity to increase his favorability, so she had no intention of returning to her room either.

Thus, before long, the two of them settled into a private moment together. One read the account books while the other sat nearby reading a storybook, occasionally exchanging a few words.