When someone is inexplicably too kind to you, it makes others feel uneasy, and the same applies to Feng Guang.

Xie Zhan is a gentle person, and he treats every member of the Xie family with kindness, which she has always known. But today... he seems to be a little too gentle and considerate.

Feng Guang casually took another candied fruit from his outstretched hand and popped it into her mouth. She looked at him suspiciously, but despite her doubts, she didn't neglect eating.

Xie Zhan smiled innocently and harmlessly, so he let her continue to be suspicious.

Feng Guang was not a member of the palace after all. Without the permission of His Majesty and the Empress, she could not stay in the palace for long. When the sun was high in the sky, a carriage left the palace gate and headed towards the bustling streets.

Fengguang sat curled up, drowsy. The half-eaten pastry in her hand fell to the ground, and a hand caught it. Meanwhile, the man's other hand was already around her waist.

Feng Guang immediately came to her senses and found herself leaning against Xie Zhan's chest. She sat up straight, coughed once, and said openly, "I'm sleep-deprived."

"I know." Xie Zhan smiled, placed the half-pastry on the plate, and looked up at her with a smile, "After returning to the manor, Fengguang can have a good rest."

"Um……"

Feng Guang gave a perfunctory reply, and then the car fell into a long silence. This silence made everyone feel awkward. To be precise, only Feng Guang was embarrassed, because Xie Zhan was just looking at her, smiling gently to himself. He wasn't embarrassed, but Feng Guang was even more embarrassed!

She started making conversation, "I don't know why, but Young Master Luo said he was going to come to our Xie residence a while ago, then said he wasn't coming, and now he's not even attending the palace banquet. It seems he's really busy."

"Feng Guang wants to see the young marquis?" Xie Zhan said, "If Feng Guang wants to see the young marquis, I can take Feng Guang there."

"I never thought of seeing him!" Feng Guang denied loudly, afraid that he would really take her to see Luo Yuanzhi.

Xie Zhan simply smiled at her, "The young marquis is Feng Guang's fiancé, but it seems that Feng Guang has never even met him."

"Why would I want to see him?" Feng Guang said irritably, "I have no intention of marrying him."

"If Fengguang doesn't want to marry him, then who does she want to marry?"

"have no idea."

Xie Zhan paused suddenly, then pressed on, "Why didn't you know?"

“In the past, I wanted to marry a man like my third uncle.”

He chuckled, "Then why did Fengguang change his mind again?"

“Because Third Uncle is very gentle to everyone.” Feng Guang’s eyes became melancholy, and she said in a heavy tone, “If I were to be with someone like Third Uncle, I would have to see him treat other women so gently every day, and I would feel very uncomfortable.”

"So, is this why Fengguang always gets angry?"

She thought about it for a moment, then nodded.

Xie Zhan was quiet for a moment, then sighed softly. He lowered his head slightly, brought his face closer, and looked into her eyes, saying, "If I could meet a woman..."

Her face gradually flushed under his gaze, and she couldn't help but take a step back before timidly whispering, "What kind of woman?"

"The woman who can win my heart," he said slowly in a low, husky voice, "will reveal that what you previously mistook for 'gentleness' was nothing more than my pity for their ignorance..."