On second thought, she realized that the one who should feel guilty now was not her, but Fu Rongchen. With that thought, she regained her confidence and said, "You're the one who's talking! If I hadn't come, I would have missed a good show."
"A good show?" Fu Rongchen's eyelids twitched, and he quickly connected the dots. "You deliberately hid here just to see me make a fool of myself?"
"What joke? It's more like a romantic affair." Shangguan Yanran curled her lip, glanced at him sideways, and said sarcastically, "A beauty throws herself into your arms late at night, you must be feeling pretty good, right? Did I disturb you?"
"A beauty throws herself into my arms late at night?" Fu Rongchen pondered her words for a moment, then suddenly pulled her to his chest, looked down at her, and a smile flashed in his eyes. "She really is a beauty!"
Shangguan Yanran glared at her. "I'm serious, don't try to change the subject. Tell me honestly, did you already know I was hiding here? If I hadn't been hiding here, would you have..." She bit her lip and stopped talking, her heart filled with doubt because of her suspicion.
Fu Rongchen naturally understood what she meant, and frowned, saying, "I didn't know you were here at first, I only found out later. But even if you weren't here, I wouldn't accept her." He paused, then emphasized, "Whether it's her or anyone else, I wouldn't."
Shangguan Yanran remained silent. She actually believed him, but seeing other women throwing themselves at him made her uncomfortable.
"Besides Shihua, have other women thrown themselves at you?" she pouted, looking unhappy.
Shi Hua's words were so blunt, but they also conveyed another message to her.
Before Shihua, there were other women who had thrown themselves at him.
That's why Shihua said that it's better to have her than other women whose backgrounds are unknown...
Fu Rongchen looked slightly embarrassed, but seeing the girl's persistent attitude, he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Yes."
Shangguan Yanran's expression immediately changed, "Then you..."
“No.” Fu Rongchen interrupted her. “I didn’t take anyone.” Seeing her displeasure, he had no choice but to explain, “It was the officials below who tried to bribe me. They sent over a few Yangzhou sluts in the evening, but I refused them all and didn’t take a single one.”
Shangguan Yanran lowered her head, her face somewhat pale. "When you were serving in local government, did you often encounter similar situations? And you..." She paused, then asked, "Are you... still innocent?"
After saying that, she raised her eyes and stared at him intently, determined to get an answer.
Fu Rongchen knew what she meant. His handsome face flushed slightly, and he tightened his grip on her waist. He felt a little embarrassed by her directness.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Have you already lost your virginity?" Shangguan Yanran felt a tightness in her chest when she saw that he didn't speak.
She had previously thought he was old-fashioned and inexperienced, and assumed he was still a clean person, but after hearing his words, she began to waver.
He had only been in Xuzhou for a short time when officials sent him "skinny horses" (ladies' wives). What about during the years he served in local government? Did many people send him women then as well?
In fact, Fu Rongchen is not young anymore, so how could he still be a virgin?
She was too naive.
She shouldn't care about his past, but she still feels uncomfortable and bothered by it.
Seeing the girl's dejected look, Fu Rongchen sighed softly and said helplessly, "If I said that my innocence is gone, would you stay far away from me and sever all ties with me from now on?"
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