Su Xuerong's face flushed crimson as she said this.
As a young woman, she still felt extremely embarrassed to say such a thing.
Who let that bastard Xiao Yuan set his sights on me?
The thought of his ambiguous, mocking gaze as he looked at her from the waterside pavilion filled her with anger.
I really don't know what this man is thinking. How can a woman who has been married and has given birth to children be worth his attention?
Is he sick?!
Xiao Yuan, who was in the waterside pavilion, suddenly sneezed violently!
Ge Huai'an looked at him quietly.
Well, that young lady must be badmouthing me behind my back!
Seeing Su Xuerong's alluring yet embarrassed expression, Ling Qingxue felt a pang of unease and said softly, "Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be an act..."
"cousin!"
Suddenly, Lin Jinyu's voice came from the other end of the corridor.
Ling Qingxue swallowed her words.
Su Xuerong composed herself and smiled at Lin Jinyu: "Where did you go just now?"
"I just took a walk around Yangming Academy, it's quite cool..." Lin Jinyu fanned herself with a fan as she sat down next to Su Xuerong, constantly glancing at Ling Qingxue.
“Mr. Ling, this is my cousin Jinyu.” Su Xuerong then realized that the two had never met before.
Ling Qingxue felt uncomfortable under Lin Jinyu's gaze and stood up, saying, "My lady, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
Su Xuerong didn't try to stop him and let him go.
Lin Jinyu waited until he was out of sight before asking in a low voice, "Is this the down-on-his-luck scholar that Auntie mentioned?"
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