Rong Qingqing smiled. In her opinion, Shangguan Yanran was different from women of the time. She had advanced ideas. Apart from being from ancient times, she possessed the independent and autonomous qualities of modern women.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they chatted until evening.
As she left the palace, Shangguan Yanran was surprised to see Fu Rongchen waiting by the carriage.
She was taken aback. "What are you doing here?"
"I've been waiting for you." Fu Rongchen looked at her with a smile.
"How did you know I went to the palace?" Shangguan Yanran asked, somewhat surprised.
"My teacher told me," Fu Rongchen explained, helping her into the carriage before getting in himself.
As he entered, the originally spacious carriage suddenly became somewhat cramped.
Seeing him sit down beside her, Shangguan Yanran's breathing quickened, and she asked, "My father? You ran into him?"
"Mmm." Fu Rongchen looked at her small face so close to his own, and felt a little itchy inside.
They had only been apart for a day, yet he already felt the pain of longing.
He himself found it somewhat unbelievable.
Shangguan Yanran was somewhat surprised that her father would tell him this.
"My father... he didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" she asked hesitantly.
"Why are you making things difficult for me?" Fu Rongchen retorted.
Shangguan Yanran paused, then pouted, "You kidnapped his precious daughter, shouldn't he beat you up?"
Fu Rongchen looked at her for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and pulled her onto his lap. His warm breath brushed against the back of her neck, making her shiver.
"What are you doing... um!" As soon as Shangguan Yanran turned her head, the man's warm lips covered hers.
Shangguan Yanran stared at him with wide eyes, trying to remind him that they were in a carriage, but this time, he was different from his usual gentleness and was even a bit domineering. She couldn't say anything at all, only her soft breathing could be heard.
After a long while, she leaned her head weakly on his shoulder and looked at him with some surprise.
This time, he seemed different, a bit arrogant and impatient. The key point is that this was in a carriage. Given his personality, how could he do something so frivolous?
Fu Rongchen straightened her disheveled clothes before answering her earlier question, "I told my teacher that I wanted to marry you, and he was very happy. Not only did he not make things difficult for me, but he also told me to treat you well in the future, and..." He paused, "...and told me to pick a good day to propose marriage as soon as possible."
His voice was less clear and gentle than usual, and more low and husky. When it reached Shangguan Yanran's ears, her eyelashes trembled involuntarily.
She glanced up at him, her gaze falling on his lips, now flushed red from the kiss, and suddenly realized that Fu Rongchen... was somewhat devilishly handsome.
"I don't believe you. You must be making this up," Shangguan Yanran said sullenly, turning her gaze away.
Didn't her father say he was going to teach Fu Rongchen a lesson? How come he suddenly thinks highly of him?
Although she had chosen Fu Rongchen herself, she felt somewhat resentful when she heard that her father also thought highly of him and even urged her to propose marriage as soon as possible.
Doesn't Father know how to make things difficult for him? Doesn't he realize that doing so would make her seem cheap?
Noticing that the girl in his arms seemed a little down, Fu Rongchen paused for a moment, then knew that she was overthinking something again.
He cupped her face in his long, slender fingers. "Don't be angry. Your father naturally cherishes you. He said that if I treat you badly in any way after we get married, he will be ruthless and disown me as his student."
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