The servant thought for a moment and replied, "It should be so, Miss Yanran prefers red dresses."

That must be the woman in the red dress I saw at Wan Ming's birthday banquet that day, standing under the high walls and green tiles, making no attempt to hide her love for Xie Fu.

If they have something to say in person, they must have come to express their feelings to Xie Fu.

She took a bite of the candied fruit in her mouth, and the sweet taste suddenly surged up. It was a little too sweet, a bit cloying.

Shu Yun's face remained expressionless. Unlike last time, she didn't argue with Xie Fu. She didn't look at Xie Fu, got up and walked outside. "If you want to see him, then see him."

She didn't throw a tantrum or demand an attitude from him; instead, her lukewarm response surprised Xie Fu.

He paused for two seconds, then chased after her, grabbed her wrist, and hugged her from behind, quickly explaining, "I didn't mean to see her."

Shu Yun lowered her head slightly, her black hair falling down, and Xie Fu, standing behind her, could clearly see her slender, snow-white nape.

Her voice was calm. "I didn't ask you to. I thought about it seriously after that incident. You are the young marquis of Xiliang. Those banquets are indeed unavoidable. It's unrealistic not to attend them."

Hearing her words, Xie Fu tightened his grip on her arm. Several months had passed, and that confrontation had ended with her backing down, but he was not in a good mood now. On the contrary, he felt a little irritated.

He felt she shouldn't have given in like that. She could have been a little more stubborn and stood up to him a little longer, and maybe he really wouldn't have gone to those banquets.

Xie Fu pursed his light-colored lips, not answering her, but holding her waist tightly.

Silence spread between the two.

The servants who had initially been able to secretly exchange gossips now all kept their mouths shut, as if they were afraid of being dragged out and vented on in this eerie atmosphere.

The servant kneeling on the ground awaiting a reply was also sweating profusely, never expecting that this report would create such a heavy atmosphere.

Shu Yun gently patted Xie Fu's hand and said softly, "I'm a little tired and want to go back to my room to sleep for a while."