The Reticent Blade - Chapter 292 - Maiden of the Mei Family

"The swindler?" Su Yi was visibly stunned upon hearing Ye Fan's choice. He quickly asked, "Why him?"

Ye Fan pursed his lips, smiling without answering, his expression inscrutable.

Su Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Then who don’t you like?"

Ye Fan turned his head to the side. The opera troupe had already begun tidying up, signaling the end of today’s performance. He said, "I don't like any of the characters in the play, not even the swindler."

Su Yi was baffled. "The scholar and his first wife were deeply in love with each other. Why don’t you like them?"

Ye Fan shook his head. "The scholar was indeed affectionate toward his first wife, but he spent his days sighing at home and made little effort for his wife or parents."

"What about the first...