Otherworldly Companions: Every Handsome Man is Extraordinary

Chapter 287 Stop Socializing

"Madam, Madam..." The palace attendant, covered in sweat, jogged after her, constantly trying to comfort her.

"Please calm down, please..."

Chen Xin strode ahead angrily, her brows furrowed, her face clouded with rage, and the hem of her fluffy skirt swept across the spotless ground with a furious rustling sound.

"This is outrageous!" she shouted angrily. "I'm going to see Turner!"

"Please, please keep your voice down..." The servant broke out in a cold sweat. This lady wasn't just unrefined; this was downright disrespectful.

But Chen Xin was consumed by rage and had no time to consider the impropriety of her actions. Her mind was filled with the burning flames that had ignited when she heard that Jiang Yu had arrived in the capital, but she was not allowed to leave the palace to visit the Jiang family.

Turner was sitting at his desk reviewing government documents when he heard a series of chaotic footsteps. He frowned slightly and looked up to see the heavy door being flung open from the outside with a loud bang.

Hmm, she's quite strong.

This was Turner's first reaction.

Then he saw Chen Xin, dressed in a grass-green gauze dress, looking furious. She already had a sharp, assertive appearance, and now, in this state, she seemed even more vibrant.

Turner watched with great interest, feeling that Chen Xin was just like the stiff gauze sticking out of her skirt—growing wildly and having a very strong personality.

He didn't rush to speak, and sure enough, he heard her direct questioning voice.

For some reason, Chen Xin felt a little intimidated the moment she saw Turner's extremely calm eyes. Although she didn't step into the palace, she still stubbornly said, "Your Highness Turner, you should know that Lord Jiang Yu is a very important friend of mine. She has already entered the royal city and returned to the Jiang family. Why won't you allow me to go to the Jiang family to meet with her?"

“I won’t allow it?” Turner retorted, a hint of mockery flashing across his eyes. “As the future First Lady, and the First Lady from the Forest Empire, I thought this was something you could figure out for yourself. Yet here you are, questioning me.”

"...I just wanted to visit my friend!" Chen Xin said, dissatisfied. "I think you're overthinking it!"

"Is it complicated?" Turner was the one who didn't understand. The royal city was full of people and complex power struggles. The Jiang family was already the focus of attention. Instead of avoiding suspicion, they rushed in without considering the consequences. Didn't they understand what kind of signal this would send to outsiders?

"Why did you go to visit your subject's daughter so soon?" Turner asked her, his eyes already turning cold.

Startled by that gaze, Chen Xin belatedly realized what was happening.

Her friendship with Jiang Yu was known only to people in a small circle, and even only a few people knew the full picture of their relationship. So, did Turner mean that her direct visit to the Jiang family was somewhat of a show of taking sides?

Was Turner afraid that people would think that although the First Lady of the Ocean Empire came from the Forest Empire, she had close ties with the Jiang family, or that the Jiang family was the one who put this unknown person to this position?

Not only will her actions fail to protect Xiaoyu, but they will also draw many malicious glances at her.

"It seems you've figured it out, but I wonder how much you've actually understood," Turner said coldly, then picked up a thin piece of paper and handed it to the servant, gesturing for him to give it to Chen Xin, who was still standing at the door.

It was Jiang Yu who wrote the application to enter the palace.

"Isn't Lord Jiangyu's friendship with you deep enough? Otherwise, why didn't she just write a sentence on her application that she wanted to come to the palace to see you?" Turner looked at Chen Xin with a half-smile. This disdainful look made Chen Xin blush instantly. The sharp barbs that had just been raised in anger softened in an instant, and she looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Lord Jiangyu is so cautious that she avoids even matters within the palace. I think she's waiting for me to offer you a chance to meet within the palace." Turner looked at his calloused fingers, his tone somewhat playful. "But why did I do as she wished?"

"It's my fault!" Chen Xin cried out anxiously, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong this time, but such an opportunity is so rare, you can't be so heartless!"

"I don't have many opportunities to meet Xiaoyu, so please let us meet, even if it's secretly, even if... even if it's within your sight." Chen Xin blurted out, afraid that such a rare opportunity would slip away in Turner's blink of an eye.

She regretted offending the emperor so directly and offensively.

“I am not an emperor yet,” Turner smiled at Chen Xin, “so I am also very cautious right now, and I hope you can understand.”

"Similarly, even if I become emperor, I still cannot do whatever I want, and I hope you understand that."

“But at least in this palace, in this country, I am currently in charge.” As his smile faded, Turner’s eyes remained icy, and he said without a trace of emotion:

“Your status is now vastly different from before, but please understand that while higher status may bring greater power, it does not necessarily mean more freedom.”

“Until you understand these principles, suspend all social activities.” Turner gestured for the servant to take back the letter, showing no mercy as he looked at Chen Xin’s dejected and crestfallen appearance.

"That's it, you can go back now."

Then he added, "You've seen the letter. Lord Jiang Yu came this time to apply for the Fertility Fruit, along with General Lin Yi. I will help you deliver the blessing gift, so please don't worry."

This means there is no hope left. Chen Xin thought in despair.

She came like a spirited rooster, ready to tear everything apart and confront Turner, but she left like a bald chicken with its feathers burned off, its skirt trailing on the ground with a dejected rustling sound.

After Chen Xin left, Turner continued to handle his official duties, but a mischievous smile appeared on his face. Although it was done quietly, it surprised his observant attendant, who was very good at reading people. It was extremely rare for His Highness to show such a playful side that was only seen in people his age.

He carefully savored the back-and-forth exchange between the two young couples, and a hint of anticipation crept into his heart.