As for why he rejected Liu Ning's offer, it was mainly because he didn't want to be used as a tool by her. He understood the principle of playing hard to get. Having read so many stories about the self-cultivation of a manipulative womanizer online in his previous life, how could he let Liu Ning take the initiative?
He also managed to curry favor with Mi Li through this incident. He even felt a little ashamed of himself, having once vehemently denounced those playboys and womanizers online in his previous life, only to find himself now secretly smitten.
When Zu'an returned home, he was overjoyed to find the house brightly lit. He rushed inside and, sure enough, there stood a beautiful figure in ice-blue. He could no longer resist and rushed over to embrace her, then kissed her passionately.
Chu Chuyan was startled, but when she saw it was him, her whole body went limp, and she subconsciously responded to him.
The two kissed passionately for a while, then she suddenly remembered something, her face flushed red, and she pushed Zu An away, saying coquettishly, "There are other people here~"
Zu An turned around and saw Chu Youzhao and Murong Qinghe staring at the two of them in disbelief.
Chu Youzhao's skin was fair with a rosy glow, while Murong Qinghe had a healthy wheat-colored complexion; the two of them stood together in an unexpectedly harmonious way.
Zu An looked at Chu Chuyan with a frustrated expression: "Why do you take these two burdens with you wherever you go?"
Chu Youzhao was initially delighted to see him, but upon hearing his words, she immediately became displeased: "A burden? I even helped you today, otherwise my sister would have been snatched away by another man."
Murong Qinghe, who was standing nearby, quickly tugged at his sleeve: "It's not that exaggerated. My cousin was just being a little too enthusiastic. He had no other intentions."
Seeing Chu Chuyan's submissive and girlish demeanor in front of Zu An, and comparing it to her aloofness with her cousin, she sighed inwardly. She decided to persuade her cousin to give up that idea; there was no hope at all.
Zu An naturally knew they were talking about Murong Luo, but given his current status, he probably didn't know what had happened on the city wall, so he didn't say anything. In any case, Murong Luo was just an ant and couldn't affect his relationship with Chu Yan at all.
He noticed many gift boxes in the room and couldn't help but wonder, "Who came to give me a gift?"
Chu Chuyan glanced at Murong Qinghe, then pursed her lips and stepped forward, saying, "Brother Zu, this small gift is what I brought. I've come here to ask you for a favor."
He then explained his purpose. It turned out that after the Embroidered-Robe Envoy left today, Murong Luo had just breathed a sigh of relief, but not long after, some fierce soldiers came and arrested him, seemingly because he was involved in the case of framing the Crown Princess.
Because Jinpai Eleven had previously mentioned having some connections with Zuan, and given that Zuan is currently a powerful figure in the Eastern Palace as a concubine of the Crown Prince, Jinpai Eleven wanted to use his connections to help his cousin.
"So that's what it was for," Zuan said with a half-smile, looking at the little girl in front of him who resembled a female leopard. He shook his head and said, "I won't save her."
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