Why the murderous aura he was projecting onto her?!

“This burden isn’t yours,” Nangong Xiang suddenly said.

She seemed to realize something, her face twisted slightly, but she quickly said, "She is the daughter of the wealthy Nangong family."

“Ah Xiang?” In the past, Nangong Xiang never acknowledged that Si Jiali and her two daughters were members of the Nangong family.

"Although the Nangong family is not as powerful as the Dongfang family, their status is still very high." Nangong Xiang's expression turned serious. She looked at Dongfang Xuan, who had raised an eyebrow, and said in a deep voice, "This is not something that can be resolved with a few words!"

For some reason, she was already very afraid of Dongfang Xuan, but standing in front of the frail and beautiful child, she felt...

It seemed like a matter of course, or perhaps it was a past life or a present life, that she had a responsibility to protect the girl behind her.

She looked at the boy in front of her, then couldn't help but turn back to look at the girl who was smiling at her, feeling a pang of sadness.

It was as if... she hadn't protected her the first time, so she should protect her this time.

This distressing feeling was incomprehensible to Nangong Xiang. But at this moment, she banished this strange and subtly painful sensation from her mind, and coldly said to Dongfang Xuan, "Since you're living together, then you should get married! The Nangong family's young lady is worthy of the Dongfang family's president." She gripped her hands tightly, extremely nervous, yet seemingly bewildered, staring intently at the astonished young man, and suddenly asked in a hoarse voice, "Haven't you ever considered marrying her?!"

"No……"

"We can't not get married," Nangong Xiang said coldly.

She paused, then gritted her teeth and whispered, "Don't worry, she has a dowry!"

She went home and asked her father to prepare the most lavish dowry for Sichun.

"We are still young."

"Did you forget you were young when you slept with her?!" Nangong Xiang lowered her voice, her face showing anger.

In her opinion, men who use their young age as an excuse not to get married, and who just want to have fun without taking responsibility, are all scumbags!

"Shushu." Dongfang Xuan also longed to get married. He looked at his beloved with a wronged expression.

"Ah Xiang."

"Idiots have no right to speak!" Nangong Xiang felt a headache just looking at this naive and innocent girl. Why would she be the one to get hurt if she just went into a relationship with someone for nothing? None of these CEOs are any good.

Nangong Xiang thought of the woman who was supposedly pregnant and still living at home, and a deep disgust flashed in her eyes. She took a deep breath and saw Shen Wangshu looking at her with innocent and naive eyes. She cursed inwardly, thinking that this girl didn't seem like Si Jiali's daughter at all.

Si Jiali is so loved by Nangong Cheng that she must be a cunning woman.

But as her daughters, both girls are incredibly stupid.

Nangong Xiang had no interest in whether Sixin was alive or dead. She turned to Dongfang Xuan and said coldly, "If we can't get married, then let's get engaged."

A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips as she asked gloomily, "Engagement, so that everyone knows she's your future wife."

“Okay.” Dongfang Xuan’s eyes lit up.

By getting engaged, he first secures his wife's affections, telling the wolf cubs to get lost.

For wealthy families, especially the head of the household, engagement is not a trivial matter, but a marriage vow that is just as important as marriage itself.

For them, getting engaged meant being together forever, and the woman beside them had all the titles and status.

Therefore, Nangong Xiang urgently needed Dongfang Xuan to give the burden she carried a proper status.

"Ah Xiang."

"Shut up!" Nangong Xiang glared fiercely at the brat.

There's no one more stupid than this burden in the world.

If she dared to say that she didn't care about titles and status and just wanted to stay by Dongfang Xuan's side, she would beat her to death!

"I wanted to thank you for speaking up for me, because I really want to marry Ah Xuan, but I'm so shy and embarrassed to bring it up myself," Shen Wangshu said shyly, cupping her face in her hands.

Even the fierce-looking Nangong Xiang was taken aback.

It's hard to imagine how Ah Ye felt when she heard such disgusting words.

However, he raised an eyebrow and glanced at the fierce-looking Nangong Xiang.

Dongfang Xuan looked at Shen Wangshu with a gaze full of deep love, smiled, and said gently, "I also want to get engaged to Shushu."

"Then it's settled," Nangong Xiang said without any politeness.

She hesitated for a moment before vaguely saying, "Well... you have to go to the Nangong family and mention this marriage to her mother." She didn't like Si Jiali and used to call her by her full name without any hesitation. But now, out of consideration for Shen Wangshu, she was a little more vague. Although she was still not very polite, it was all for Shen Wangshu's sake.

After all, her stepmother was not related to her at all, so why should she have any goodwill towards her stepmother? However, thinking of how Shen Wangshu had been bullied by Nangong Yao, Nangong Xiang pursed her lips and said to her, "I'll go back with you."

Dongfang Xuan smiled quietly, finding Nangong Xiang's overstepping of her bounds extremely annoying.

She's already replaced her as the protector, so what's the point of having President Dongfang?

"Then shall we go back and propose today?" Dongfang Xuan asked with a smile, trying to suppress his emotions.

Nangong Xiang suddenly hesitated for a moment.

She couldn't help but think of the Nangong family, where Nangong Yao's mistress still lived. However, remembering that Shen Wangshu didn't like Nangong Yao, she nodded repeatedly and said, "When I came back from the villa yesterday, I heard that my brother has been busy lately and hasn't been home. It's perfect for you to go back."

She coughed, looked at Shen Wangshu's plain dress with disdain, pouted, and suddenly pulled out a shiny silver credit card from her pocket. She said arrogantly to Shen Wangshu, "So plain, you look like a poor person. Walking next to me is an embarrassment!"

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