Fang Zhixing's face is pale, so any redness would be very noticeable.

Seeing that Shen Lixia's behavior was deliberate, he could no longer control the heat on his face.

"Don't be like that, speak properly."

Fang Zhixing tried to shake him off, but couldn't.

Instead, it made people sway left and right.

Fang Zhixing looked at Shen Lixia's thin and small body and dared not use too much force to push her down. As a result, he was instead entangled with her.

"Please say yes, okay?"

Fang Zhixing: ...

Having lived for sixteen years, I've barely spoken a few words to any other girls besides my sisters, and I have no idea how to get along with them.

Why is Fifth Brother so innocent?

Fang Ruotang was dumbfounded.

She was stunned by the tug-of-war between the two.

【Don't tell me they fell in love at first sight? That fast? What about all my previous entanglements?】

"Are you... being nosy?"

Thank you, I was hurt!

Fang Zhixing blushed and scolded, "Let go."

Shen Lixia hesitated for a moment, then slowly let go, mainly because Fang Ruotang leaned in so close that her small face was almost touching hers.

To be honest, she was a little flustered.

"The...the Grand Preceptor?"

What are you doing?

Shen Lixia looked at Fang Ruotang helplessly.

Is that one of her lines?

Why are you looking at me like that?

"Can't I watch? I just want to see how you and my fifth brother sparked a romance?"

Shen Lixia: ……

How was she supposed to answer that?

It was their first time meeting.

She didn't know what Fang Zhixing thought of her, but when she first met him, she felt that he was a very gentle man, whose voice should be neither too loud nor too soft, neither too fast nor too slow, and who would speak in a gentle and unhurried manner.

She and her childhood sweetheart have completely different personalities, like night and day.

"Okay, stop fooling around."

Fang Zhixing was afraid of Fang Ruotang, so he pulled her to his side.

This guy really is someone who loves to watch the drama unfold and doesn't shy away from making things worse.

Shen Lixia hesitated for a moment, then took the plunge and firmly demanded, "Tomorrow, my godmother will officially accept me as her goddaughter. Why don't you come too? The day after tomorrow, you can come to my house to formally propose marriage."

Fang Zhixing looked at Shen Lixia speechlessly.

Shen Lixia tilted her head and asked, "Don't you like the day after tomorrow? Then how about the day after that? You can't drag it out too long! Now everyone knows I have a water spirit root, but if you don't marry me, I'll be laughed at. If I can't think straight, and I, such a beautiful young woman, just die like that, can you bear it?"

Fang Zhixing: ...

"You're so eloquent, you don't seem like the type to be defeated by something so trivial."

"This is no small matter; it's a matter of life and death for me! You're not going to shirk responsibility, are you? I even broke off my engagement for you, and a girl who breaks off an engagement doesn't have a good ending, you know that, right?"

Shen Lixia directly forced the sale.

Fang Zhixing was both amused and exasperated, but he relented, "You've made it sound so serious, how could I dare not take responsibility?"

At their first meeting, he didn't notice anything else, but Shen Lixia and Lu Zichao were truly brothers, so Xiao Liu's worries were completely unfounded.

Shen Lixia was pressuring Lu Zichao to marry her, and Lu Zichao was cheering her on from the sidelines, nodding and agreeing constantly, like a yes-man.

He harbored no resentment whatsoever that his fiancée wanted to abandon him and marry someone better; in fact, he was even worried that she wouldn't be able to reach him, so he supported her from below.

"Okay, as long as you take responsibility, I'll wait for you at home. Come the day after tomorrow."

"There's no need to rush. If you're going to get married, you should go through all the necessary procedures."

"It's alright, keep everything simple."

Fang Zhixing: ...

"Cough cough!"

Whether it was because Shen's parents noticed Fang Zhixing's speechlessness or because they felt that their daughter's eagerness was too unseemly, they finally stepped in to stop it.

“Baby, listen to Young Master Fang, we can’t rush these things.”

"...Alright!"

Shen Lixia just wanted to become the Grand Preceptor's fifth sister-in-law as soon as possible, and couldn't wait to pack her bags and move over right now.

If it weren't for some reservations, there would be no need to simplify things; the process could have been skipped entirely. After all, she had taken to heart what the Grand Preceptor had just said.

Can I speak with you alone for a moment?

Shen Lixia felt that the Grand Preceptor's heartfelt words were very important. She couldn't ask him about it in front of the Grand Preceptor, but she could ask Fang Zhixing about it alone, right?

Fang Zhixing blushed with embarrassment, but did not refuse.

The two walked a few steps, and Fang Ruotang followed a few steps, moving more nimbly than the two.

"The Imperial Advisor?"

Shen Lixia looked at her hesitantly. She couldn't let her follow; if she did, they wouldn't be able to say anything.

"Huh? Can't I listen? I can know about my fifth brother's affairs! I tell him everything that happens to me."

"I'm sorry, this is a personal matter I want to discuss with your fifth brother privately, is that alright?"

Fang Ruotang wasn't an unreasonable person. Shen Lixia clearly didn't want to tell her about her private affairs. Although she was a little disappointed and curious, she didn't follow the two of them any further.

The two walked to the side, and Fang Zhixing's face was still flushed.

What are you trying to say?

"I'd like to ask, what did the Imperial Preceptor mean when he said that water-based spiritual roots are dangerous?"

Shen Lixia was straightforward, and Fang Zhixing, upon hearing this, also looked solemn and earnestly explained the matter to her.

"...So, even if you didn't ask, I would have told you beforehand and asked for your opinion before proposing marriage."

"How amazing."

Shen Lixia blinked and stared at Fang Zhixing.

She has a similar personality to Fang Ruotang and a free-spirited fiancé, so she's probably not a very conventional person.

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