39 Provocation

After Ye Lily left the plum forest, Gu Yu and Jing Zhe who were waiting both heaved a sigh of relief. Jing Zhe looked inside and didn't see anyone. She was a little puzzled, "Why is there no one?"

Ye Lily also looked back. The branches and leaves of the plum forest were lush and swayed gently with the wind. There was no one. Xiao Jack was a person with martial arts skills. Maybe he disappeared by leaping over rooftops and walls.

She said, "Let's go."

When they returned to the seat, Feng An Ning hurriedly ran over and complained, "I told you to wait for me. But when I turned around, I couldn't see you. When I came back, I didn't see you here. Where did you go?"

"I saw the chrysanthemums blooming well and walked around randomly." Ye Lily raised her eyes and looked at the stage, "Has it started?"

"You've been gone for a long time. The draw of the male group is over." Feng An Ning pouted, "Now it's the selection of the male group."

The young men on the stage were competing. The first round of "draw" was over. Ye Lily didn't care about the result of the competition.

The second round was "selection", choosing the category they were good at. Ye Lily's eyes fell on the boy in the lake-green clothes on the far left of the opposite seat.

This boy was dark and strong. His features were not bad, but his too strong body made him look a little tough. And he insisted on wearing green clothes, which made his complexion even darker.

Not only that, he also wore a high bun and a bamboo hairpin inlaid with jade. Maybe he wanted to imitate the style of ancient gentlemen, but because he was reluctant to give up the rich and noble dress, it looked a little out of place.

This was Gao Yan of Jing Dian Shi family. Gao Yan was still young now, only sixteen and not yet fully fledged. It wasn't until Xu Hao ascended the throne that Gao Yan's status rose because of Gao Jin.

Whenever Ye Lily thought of Qing being teased by Gao Yan in the palace, she was furious. She stared at Gao Yan from afar as if watching the prey jump into the trap happily.

At this moment, Gao Yan didn't know what he was thinking and was very happy. He was talking to Gao Jin.

He was naturally happy. He got such a unique strategy and in the "draw" just now, he drew the category of Confucian classics and his performance was mediocre.

But in the "selection" later, as long as he took out this strategy, it would surely shock everyone. Ye Lily sneered in her heart.

As for Liu Yan, she took another look at the man in the blue shirt sitting not far from Xu Hao.

"Ye Lily, after the male group, it's the turn of the female group's 'selection'. Will you choose?"

"No." Ye Lily replied.

In the examination, every student had to draw in the "draw". The "selection" was based on their own will.

If they didn't want to choose, they could not. So rather than saying that the "selection" was a part of the examination, it was better to say that it was a part where it was easiest to show their strengths.

"Why?" Feng An Ning was a little disappointed. She said, "Aren't you good at painting now? You should also have some strengths in the other categories. Why not just show them?"

"It's not necessary." Ye Lily started to play with the chess game on the table again. She didn't raise her head and replied to Feng An Ning, "What's the difference between showing off and not showing off? Besides, I'm not good at anything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Just now was just luck."

"You..." Feng An Ning was angry, "How can someone talk about themselves like this?"

"Fifth sister." A voice interrupted their conversation. Ye Amy didn't know when she stood in front of them. She looked worried and said, "Fifth sister, for the next 'selection', are you really not going to participate?"

"Does Second Sister hope I participate?" Ye Lily asked back.

Ye Amy was choked by her words. Somehow, Ye Lily seemed to be determined to break up with her now.

Ye Amy was also puzzled. Was it because of the anger towards the second and third rooms because of the drowning incident?

Although she was puzzled, she was already angry at Ye Lily's repeated ungratefulness. Ye Amy bit her lip and seemed a little aggrieved. She whispered softly, "I naturally hope that Fifth Sister participates.

Just now the painting was extremely good. Since Fifth Sister has such great talent, why not continue to choose the category of 'painting' in the next round so that everyone won't talk behind our backs.

If you paint well again, the rumors will be self-defeating."

Feng An Ning understood the meaning and immediately laughed back, "Miss Ye Er said it so easily. Painting also requires conception. Even for you, it's impossible to paint two paintings in a row, right?"

"I asked this way because I saw that Fifth Sister has made great progress now," Ye Amy smiled gently, "If such a good painting could be painted just now, what's impossible to paint another one?"

Ye Lily never raised her head from the beginning to the end. She just picked up a chess piece and placed it in the center of the chessboard and said, "I'm not interested. Thank you for your concern."

Ye Amy didn't expect that in front of so many people, Ye Lily would dare to answer so coldly. For a moment, her face looked a little ugly.

Maybe the most infuriating thing in the world was that you set a trap but the other person refused to take the bait.

Ye Lily refused to accept her provocation even in the face of everyone's doubts. This made Ye Amy more certain that the idea of that painting wasn't thought by Ye Lily.

The thought of making Ye Lily embarrassed became even stronger in her heart. She paused and suddenly continued to smile, "Since Fifth Sister insists, then I won't say anything more." She turned and returned to her seat.

On the male guests' seat, Cai Lin had been secretly looking at Ye Amy but saw that Ye Amy suddenly looked over from afar and seemed to smile gently at him.

Cai Lin was stunned and immediately became excited. But then he saw Ye Amy lower her head again and seemed a little sad.

He suddenly became nervous.