A Single Glance is Not Enough

Jo Han was almost gawking at a girl, a very slender girl. Her hair was tied neatly held up by a few hairpins. Her simple white dress gives off an elegant feeling. The way she walked was steady and dignified causing the young man unable to look away. That particular scene in front of him had made his desire grow.

"Who's that lady?" Jo Han asked, without even bothering to hide the desire in his eyes.

Lin Tang's face darkened. Out of all of the girls in their residence, why did he see the person he must never see?

Chun Maora's face had also turned paler as she stammered. "She is the Third Miss of Lin family."

"The Third Miss? I want her."

Lin Tang's face darkened even further. "No, you cannot have her!"

The Third Miss they were referring to was Jun Hua. She had come out of her quarter to go to the kitchen, and it was at that moment Jo Han saw her. Jun Hua was wearing a veil as usual, but even so it was enough to make a person like Jo Han to be completely entranced.

Lin Tang certainly won't let Jo Han go near Jun Hua. He had already promised Jun Zhenxian to keep her daughter safe. If he suddenly made arrangements for the girl's marriage even before the girl reached the marriageable age, that old man would surely turn the capital upside-down. Added with Jun Min's ferocious personality, there would be a possibility that the whole capital would turn into chaos in a short time. And he as the perpetrator would undoubtedly become the most hated figure in the whole kingdom.

"Why can't I have her?" Jo Han felt indignant.

"She hasn't reached the marrying age yet, and you're not allowed to get close to her at all!" Lin Tang fumed.

Chun Maora also knew that no matter how much she hated Jun Hua, she could not make that girl's life miserable. With such a powerful backing, she might end up getting hurt herself as a result, even before she could make the girl suffer. So instead of plotting against the girl, Chun Maora thought to better stay on her good side.

"It's against the tradition to marry the younger sibling before the older one, please understand, Young Master Han."

Jo Han initially wanted to refute, but a single glare from his father shut him up for a good while. Jo Kan smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry about that. Of course we won't ask for the impossible. Let's proceed with the meeting."

As a merchant, Jo Kan naturally had sharp intuitions. Given how intensely both Lin Tang and Chun Maora reacted, he immediately believed that the girl's identity was not that simple. After getting that point, he remembered that there was indeed one special person in the Lin family residence, Jun Hua.

From the rumors, he gathered that Jun Hua was a very beautiful girl, but a useless one. Her performance in the academy was laughable and many noble girls were talking about her 'glorious' experience. She couldn't even do simple things that a woman was expected and would easily do and thus she became a laughing stock in the academy. However, those girls didn't dare to openly talk about it because they had to take into consideration Jun Hua's brother, Jun Min.

Remembering Jun Min, even Jo Kan didn't want to have anything to do with the young general. If his son were to offend that person's sister, he didn't dare to imagine what the outcome would be.

As she saw those people heading inside the residence, Lin Yuan stole a glance behind her. Having understood what that gaze meant, Jin Pun hurriedly retreated stealthily. They had better returned earlier on as Lin Yuan too felt very uncomfortable to remain standing in that spot.

"Second Sister, I feel tired. I will return to my quarters first," Lin Yuan excused herself.

Lin San nodded. "Take care of your health, First Sister."

With that, Lin Yuan walked towards her quarter and Lin San no longer pay any attention to her. Lin San stared at the main hall.

"That was truly a surprise," Lin San said. "Let's head back now. I don't want to see that face anymore."

As the two of them went their way, Jun Hua came out of the kitchen after eating a bun. Her calm, bright eyes swept across the courtyard and her gaze landed in the main hall. That man should have seen her before and turned his attention from Lin Yuan to her.

"The first step has finished," Jun Hua smiled. "Xiao Yun, show me the way back."

Xiao Yun giggled. "Yes Miss."

The Jo family didn't stay in the hall for a long time. Lin Tang and Jo Kan merely discussed the time for their son's and daughter's wedding before Jo Kan turned to leave. When they crossed the from the Lin family's gate, he looked at his son.

"Jo Han, don't ever dream about getting your hands on that girl you saw."

"But, why father? I want her. She's so pretty," Jo Han had never seen a woman that beautiful in his whole life. Even though he had seen countless pretty ladies, all of them paled in comparison with the beauty he had seen today.

"That girl has a special background."

"Isn't she just the Lin family's Third Miss?" Jo Han stared at his father indignantly.

"She has a different surname from the other girls. Don't you know the name Jun Hua?"

Jo Han eyes widened and he calmed down after a while. "I see. So that pretty girl is that useless girl people are talking about."

"No matter how useless she is, you're not allowed to see her again." Jo Kan dissuaded his son heavily.

Jo Han pursed his lips. There was no way he's going to back down so easily. Jo Kan reminded his son once more before getting into his carriage to leave.

Jo Han certainly didn't want to go back yet, he would spend his days in a place he loves the most. But before that Jo Han eyed the closed door behind him, a sinister light flashed in his eyes. He wanted to see that beauty once again from a closer distance.

As he was one of the Jo Family's young masters, he learned martial arts a bit so it was not be difficult to sneak inside the residence while avoiding some of the guards. Jo Han's eyes wandered around the gate looking for a perfect way to sneak in.