However, Gu Zhixing's intentions are all out in the open, so he should be easy to deal with.

No matter what, she is now a cousin of the Shen family, and has even been received by the emperor. Gu Zhixing should not be so audacious as to do anything to her in the Shen family.

Thinking of this, Shen Jintang looked up at him.

His eyes were filled with coldness, yet mixed with a hint of...shyness?

Shen Jintang was puzzled. Why did he have such an expression all of a sudden?

Compared to Shen Jintang's openness, Gu Zhixing didn't know where to look at her. Who would have thought that she was taking a shower while the door was locked?

Although in his eyes Shen Jintang was no different from the little bean sprout he had met when they first met, she was, after all, a woman, and there were still many inconveniences.

Even though he dared not look too much, he still saw quite a bit.

Shen Jintang's long hair was still damp with water droplets. Before she could dry it, the glistening droplets slid down her hair and dripped onto her clothes, gradually soaking a large patch of fabric. Through the wet clothes, her figure was faintly visible, as if shrouded in a thin mist, hazy and alluring.

Her clothes clung tightly to her body, covering most of her skin, with only her collarbone and forearms crossed over her chest exposed. In the steam, her skin flushed a faint pink, like a newly blossoming peach blossom, delicate and vibrant.

Gu Zhixing's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he seemed somewhat at a loss.

"Your Highness, has come so late at night because of something important?"

After waiting for a while and seeing no reaction from Gu Zhixing, Shen Jintang finally couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing Shen Jintang's voice, Gu Zhixing regained some of his senses. His eyes filled with frost as he raised his hand to grasp Shen Jintang's chin and said coldly, "I saved you, and you dare to repay kindness with enmity? Are you pleased with yourself for treating me like a fool?"

Do you think I'm stupid?

Shen Jintang frowned and lowered her eyelashes. Did he know something, or was he trying to trick her?

With her thoughts racing, Shen Jintang's hands, hanging by her sides, curled up slightly.

"Speak up! What, you dare to do it but not admit it?"

The fingers holding her chin tightened slightly, and Shen Jintang felt pain. She tried to break free, but she was no match for his strength, and it was all in vain.

"Your Highness, what makes you say that? I... I don't know what I did wrong to make Your Highness so suspicious." Shen Jintang replied while lowering her eyes and thinking quickly.