"Master?" Zu An was taken aback. "What master?"
Zheng Dan smiled and said, "You're quite tight-lipped. All your skills couldn't have come from nowhere, could they?"
Zu An laughed heartily: "I'm a gifted person, of course I'm self-taught. Miss Zheng, are you spying on me? Your methods aren't very sophisticated."
"Fine, don't tell me then." Zheng Dan snorted. "You idiot, they're just concerned about your safety, and you're the one who suspects them like this."
Zu An looked her up and down, and after a long while said, "If I remember correctly, Miss Zheng seems to be engaged. It's hard not to be suspicious that she came to see me like this."
Zheng Dan sighed softly, "As expected, everyone sees it that way, including you."
As she spoke, she walked to the side, gazing absently at the distant horizon: "The marriage with the Sang family was arranged by my father. Although our family is nominally one of the four great families in Mingyue City, we are ultimately just a merchant family and cannot be compared with the truly top families."
"So when they learned that the Sang family intended to form a marriage alliance, all the elders in the family were overjoyed and agreed almost without hesitation."
"Although the Sang family has a shallow foundation, they are still a rising star in the capital and a favorite of the emperor. In another hundred or two hundred years, they should be able to grow into a top family. It is precisely because their growth takes time that they are willing to form a marriage alliance with a family like ours. How could the elders of the Zheng family miss such a good opportunity?"
"But why did no one ask my opinion from beginning to end? Did I like that person? Was I willing to marry him?"
When she got excited, her eyes were faintly glistening with tears.
Even Zu'an couldn't tell whether his feelings were genuine or just a pretense: "Actually, you don't need to be so resentful. Since you've enjoyed all the privileges that being the eldest daughter of the Zheng family has brought you since you were little, you should naturally shoulder the corresponding responsibilities. Being in a large family, there are indeed many things that you can't control."
Zheng Dan looked at him with some surprise: "No one has ever said these things to me before. Even my best friends usually just comfort me and lament the unfairness of fate with me. Your point of view is indeed different from others."
“I’ve always liked to speak the truth, so I’m just glad you don’t hate me for it,” Zu’an replied.
A complex expression flashed in Zheng Dan's eyes as she looked at him: "To be honest, you really are something special."
Zuan raised an eyebrow, looking quite smug: "Isn't he incredibly handsome?"
Zheng Dan blushed and spat, "Hmph, especially shameless."
The two then chatted casually, but because of the earlier incident, their conversation was now somewhat aimless.
Their conversation rang about all sorts of random topics, and the two of them felt a unique sense of ease.
Before they knew it, the school bell rang. As they were leaving, Zheng Dan turned back reluctantly and said, "A-Zu, you really have to be careful. Don't let Chen Xuan really hurt you."
Zuan said with a grin, "Don't worry, I still have a lot to say to Miss Zheng. Before that, how could I bear to let myself be harmed?"
Zheng Dan smiled shyly: "Pah, you're so frivolous. You already have a wife, yet you're still flirting around."
Zuan laughed heartily: "Don't you have a fiancé too? Our situation is a perfect match."
Zheng Dan finally couldn't resist his fiery advances, spat, and ran away with a flushed face.
Turning a corner, she leaned against the wall, pressed her hand to her chest, and felt her heart pounding. For a moment, she felt a little lost.
I was clearly there to flirt with him, but it feels like our roles are reversed.
The next day of classes passed quickly, and when school was over, Chu Huanzhao suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
He snorted sullenly, "What does that woman surnamed Zheng want with you?"
Zuan was somewhat surprised: "Your information network is quite good."
Chu Huanzhao's eyebrows revealed a hint of smugness: "Of course, I have many followers at school..."
She was about to boast about her great achievements when she suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly snorted, "Don't change the subject. What does that bitch want from you?"
Zuan couldn't help but say, "You little kid, you keep using such vulgar language, it's really too unrefined."
"I've always been like this. She knew you had a wife and still came to deliver it. What else could she be but a slut!" Chu Huanzhao's eyes reddened as she spoke, as if she had suffered a great injustice. "What's wrong? Why are you feeling sorry for her so quickly?"
Seeing the little girl on the verge of tears, Zu An's heart softened, and he quickly said, "Of course not. She came to me mainly because she heard about Chen Xuan's assassination attempt on me and was worried about my safety."
"When did you two become so close? Why is she so concerned about you?" Chu Huanzhao's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and he subconsciously reached for the Howling Whip at his waist.
Zu An's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly explained, "After all, I saved her before, and as a classmate, it's normal for her to care about me."
"That woman always acts all gentle and weak, it all seems fake. In short, I don't like her," Chu Huanzhao snorted.
Zuan was at his wit's end: "Yes, yes, I'll try to avoid contact with her in the future, okay?"
Women really do have a lot of drama; my sister-in-law is so young, yet she's already showing these signs.
Worried that she would continue to dwell on this issue, Zu'an quickly diverted her attention and took out a delicate little bottle from his pocket: "Xiao Zhao, didn't I promise to give you a gift before? I hadn't thought of what to give you until recently when I got something interesting. Look what this is?"
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