Shangguan Yanran paused in her drinking, staring at her intently. "Why do I hear pessimism in your tone? Are you worried that after your marriage to the Crown Prince, he won't be as devoted to you anymore?"
"I'm not being pessimistic, I'm just stating a fact. It's true that men will try every means to please a woman before they get her, but once they do, most of them will discard her like trash," Rong Qingqing said calmly.
Shangguan Yanran frowned. "Hearing you say that, I don't want to get married in the future."
Rong Qingqing chuckled, "If Fu Rongchen were standing in front of you right now and told you he wanted to marry you, you would probably throw yourself into his arms without a second thought, without considering what might happen in the future."
Shangguan Yanran imagined the scene, wrinkled her nose, and found herself unable to refute it.
Because that's really how it is. If Fu Rongchen said he wanted to marry her, she would be overjoyed and completely lose her sense of direction. As for what would happen in the future, that was not something she would consider.
Thinking of this, she felt somewhat ashamed.
"Do you think all women are that stupid?"
Rong Qingqing glanced at her and said, "Don't include me in this."
"You're not a woman?" Shangguan Yanran chuckled.
Rong Qingqing was speechless.
Shangguan Yanran laughed for a while, then looked at her seriously and said, "Qingqing, sometimes I think you are a little too rational. If there were such an outstanding man who treated me with all his heart, I would definitely forget myself and probably forget even my own name."
Rong Qingqing sighed, "Actually, I'm not as rational as you think. I can be touched when others are kind to me. However, I've seen too many love stories that don't end well, so while I'm touched, I won't really let myself lose myself."
Xie Jingrun is good to me, and I'm willing to marry him wholeheartedly. But at the same time, I'll also leave myself a way out. If one day he treats me badly or betrays me, I won't be too surprised. But I will definitely leave. She wouldn't spend her whole life guarding a body whose heart is no longer with her.
Shangguan Yanran looked at her in surprise.
This is the first time I've heard such shocking remarks.
"Once you get married, you'll lose your freedom. Where can you go?"
"The sky is high and the sea is wide, anywhere is fine." Rong Qingqing saw that her glass was empty again and poured her another glass of wine.
Shangguan Yanran was probably hearing such remarks for the first time, and she stared blankly at Rong Qingqing.
Seeing this, Rong Qingqing said with a smile, "I've revealed all my secrets to you, so you have to keep them for me."
Shangguan Yanran came to her senses and asked, "Tell me, if I were to report you to His Highness the Crown Prince right now, how much of a reward would I receive?"
Rong Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "I don't know how much reward you'll get, but it will definitely kill me, that's for sure."
Shangguan Yanran put down her cup and said somewhat dejectedly, "You shouldn't have told me. It put unnecessary pressure on me. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will treat you well for the rest of his life and never change. Otherwise, if you run away and the truth comes out, won't His Highness be the first to execute me?"
Rong Qingqing said with a smile, "Who told you to be my best friend? I can only confide my secrets to you. Of course, things are unpredictable, and anything can happen."
Shangguan Yanran already knew what the "bestie" she was referring to meant; in her understanding, it meant a close female friend.
"Sigh, I feel like I'm on a pirate ship, and I want to get off but can't," she said with a sigh.
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