"How is that a fallacy?" Xie Zhan said with a smile, "If you are thinking about something of utmost importance and happen to have reached a crucial point, and I interrupt your train of thought, wouldn't that be my fault?"
Feng Guang glanced at him again, "Anyway, you're the elder, so whatever you say is right."
"Are you still angry with me?" He rested his chin on one hand, tilted his head slightly, and looked at her with a smile.
His tone was inexplicably gentle, and Feng Guang immediately felt incredibly naive. She looked at him defiantly, "What do I have to be angry about?"
"So it wasn't there before?" Xie Zhan's eyes were smiling, as if he could easily see through her lie.
Under his gaze, she seemed to have nowhere to hide. Feng Guang didn't answer the question, but instead looked at the setting sun on the horizon and said calmly, "What does it matter whether I'm angry or not?"
“Of course there is a connection,” Xie Zhan said. “Feng Guang’s move to shift the blame saved me from dire straits. If I don’t repay his kindness properly and instead make you angry, then that would be my fault.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Guang immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense, how did I help you?"
“Alright, Feng Guang didn’t help me.” He laughed. “Feng Guang just wanted to help Jie’er find a husband.”
Her face flushed red, because even she herself felt that her words were not convincing at all.
"However, since Feng Guang has been so kind in helping Jie'er, as Jie'er's third uncle, shouldn't I also express my gratitude?"
Feng Guang said in a low voice, "I don't need your thanks."
Xie Zhan simply smiled at her, his eyes glowing with a warm light, making his gaze even more tender and affectionate.
She didn't understand why the phrase "gentle as water" came to mind, but it did, and her face began to burn.
Perhaps sensing her embarrassment, Xie Zhan continued, "Indeed, Fengguang is also my niece. Compared to Yaoyao and Jie'er, I haven't had much contact with you and don't know you well. But I still remember that when I was young, my elder brother took good care of me, and my sister-in-law was also very kind to me. Since Fengguang is my elder brother and sister-in-law's daughter, I should do my best to be a good elder no matter what."
Feng Guang wasn't happy at all after hearing this. She was clutching her handkerchief under the table. "So, what are you trying to say?"
"What I want to say is very simple," Xie Zhan said slowly. "Ever since Yao Yao amazed everyone with her performance at the flower viewing party, she has become a familiar face among the Empress and other noble ladies. At such a young age, she is already known as the most talented woman in the capital. The old lady now values her highly. If you have a conflict with her, then when your elder brother and sister-in-law are away from you, your life will probably not be so easy."
After all, in the Xie family, the old lady still has the final say.
Feng Guang thought to himself, could it be that Xie Zhan's words about turning hostility into friendship were actually about protecting Xie Yaoyao, but rather about protecting her?
He had made his point so clear, yet she still had doubts. "I heard that you've taken care of Xie Yaoyao for many years. If I have a conflict with her, you'll definitely side with her, right?"
"What Fengguang really wants to ask is whether I will help you, right?" He squinted and chuckled, exuding a unique charm.
The scenery is unpretentious; "That's right."
He answered directly, "Of course I won't help Fengguang."
Feng Guang thought to himself, "That's exactly right," but then he heard him say, "Feng Guang would never let himself suffer a loss, so why would I need to help him?"
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