As Song Xiwei listened to Ao Qian's clear words, each word struck her heart like a hammer blow.

Don't you like the sixth princess?

How could I not like it?

I clearly like it.

"You're lying! You clearly like her. You get upset when I talk to her, and you get angry and jealous when I mention her. If you didn't like her, why would you react so much? Besides, you even personally spoke to the Heavenly Emperor to let her stay in Crimson Capital..."

After hearing Song Xiwei's words, Aoqian almost fainted from anger.

So that's what Song Xiwei was thinking.

He tried to calm himself down and not blame Song Xiwei for being a fool. Now was the time to make things clear. "I kept her in Chidu as punishment for making her do manual labor! As for what you said about me being angry and jealous, yes, I was indeed very angry at the time, and I was indeed jealous, but what makes you so sure that the person I was jealous of was her?"

Song Xiwei was momentarily stunned, and it took him a while to come to his senses. He wasn't jealous of the Sixth Princess.

"But you were so angry back then, and you admitted you were jealous. If it wasn't the Sixth Princess, then who was it? There was no one else..."

Aoqian wished he could pry open her head to see what was inside.

“The one who makes me jealous is definitely none other than this!” Ao Qian stared intently at Song Xiwei.

Song Xiwei felt uncomfortable under Ao Qian's gaze. "You... want it?"

Aoqian's hand was already reaching out towards her.

Song Xi tried to dodge, but Ao Qian had already pressed down on her shoulder with great force.

"Now that we've said all that, if you keep pretending to be stupid, I'll punish you!" Ao Qian stared at Song Xiwei, pressing her shoulder, not allowing her to ignore him.

"I...I don't understand..." Her mind was in turmoil, and she felt like something was about to exceed her capacity to bear it.

Aoqian suddenly pressed his forehead against hers and rubbed it against hers. "Do you really need me to take my heart out and show it to you before you understand how I feel about you?"

No matter how oblivious she was, no matter how much she didn't want to think about it, the facts were right in front of her. Song Xiwei turned her face away blankly. Ao Qian was too close to her, and her heart skipped a beat. "How do you know what kind of feelings you have for me?"

Aoqian laughed at her question, "I'm not as naive as you. I can tell what it means to like someone."

"Just say what you want to say, why did you call me stupid..." Song Xiwei muttered unhappily, still processing what Aoqian had said.

It was so sudden, so explosive.

"We'll talk about whether you're stupid or not later. First, tell me, after hearing my feelings for you, what do you think?" At this moment, Aoqian was eager to figure out Song Xiwei's thoughts. Whether she rejected or accepted, he needed a clear answer.

Song Xiwei hadn't expected Aoqian to ask her this question so seriously.

"Well, I don't really have any particular thoughts..." Song Xiwei felt uneasy and uncertain.

“If you have no feelings, I’ll assume you never dared to think that I liked you. Now you can think about us.” Ao Qian looked at Song Xiwei with considerable patience.

Song Xiwei felt her heart flutter as she was gazed at by Ao Qian's deep eyes. "I'm quite surprised that you like me."

Ao Qian sensed that Song Xiwei seemed to be avoiding the answer he wanted, and he had no intention of backing down. "Then, how long are you going to keep this up? I'm still waiting for your answer."

Seeing that Aoqian insisted on giving an answer, Song Xi sighed and said to him, "I can't like you, so I can't give you the answer you want. I'm sorry, I can't accept your feelings for me."

Aoqian quickly grasped the key words in her words. Although it was a denial, Aoqian's face was filled with excitement and joy. "You can't like me? So, you like me too, but for some reason, you can't give me an answer, is that right?"