Jiang Rong felt her knuckles numb from being kissed by Shang Shaoheng. She pulled her hand back uncomfortably and said, "Don't touch me while we're talking."
"You don't even know what love is." Jiang Rong pursed her lips and said, "I told you, this is just possessiveness. It's no different from when you were a kid and didn't want to share your toys with others."
She glanced at Shang Shaoheng and said, "If Madam Cui hadn't said that if you didn't marry me, she would arrange for someone else to marry me..."
Shang Shaoheng suddenly interrupted her: "Jiang Rong, you always seem to think you know me better than I know myself."
Jiang Rong said: "That's because you don't know what you are thinking..."
Shang Shaoheng held her hand and pressed it against his heart, saying, "I know."
"All I think about is you."
Jiang Rong was stunned.
She looked at Shang Shaoheng in disbelief, unable to believe that he would say such a thing.
Perhaps to Shang Shaoheng, this had nothing to do with love talk. He was just used to being straightforward and didn't need to beat around the bush. But... for those who heard it, it was really a critical blow.
"You once told me." Shang Shaoheng frowned, "To like someone means to be interested in her. You think of her when you eat, when you work, and when you sleep. I have indeed been thinking about you a lot recently."
After a pause, he added: "Of course, I miss you in my dreams too."
Jiang Rong: “…”
No need to ask, you know that Shang Shaoheng's dream is not serious.
"Why don't you ask me what my dream was?" Shang Shaoheng asked.
Jiang Rong: "...Thank you, but I'm not interested."
"I dreamed of you when you were very young." Shang Shaoheng's words were unexpectedly serious.
Jiang Rong raised his eyes: "When have you seen me?"
"When you were very young." Shang Shaoheng recalled, "Maybe only one or two years old? Although you may not believe it, I did hold you in my arms when you were a child."
Jiang Rong: “…”
What kind of terrifying memory does Shang Shaoheng have? How can he remember everything she said so clearly?
"If I suddenly found out I had a fiancée, I probably wouldn't care now, but when I was little, I was still curious, so I went to visit you at the Jiang family's house." Shang Shaoheng continued, "Back then, you couldn't speak clearly, only very simple words. My mother asked me to hold you, but I refused because you smelled like milk, but she insisted."
Jiang Rong said angrily, "I'm so young, I must smell like milk!"
Shang Shaoheng: "You really like me. You hold my finger and call me brother."
"...Impossible." Jiang Rong said firmly, "You made it up. It's absolutely impossible."
"I found you in the abandoned factory and was willing to save you because I still vaguely remembered what you looked like as a child." Shang Shaoheng said, "But I've forgotten most of it. It was only when my mother mentioned it that I remembered it."
No wonder.
She said that Shang Shaoheng was not the kind of person who meddles in other people's affairs, so why did he save her in the first place?
"That's why I'm so confused." Shang Shaoheng said slowly, "I've both held you in my arms, yet you chose Qian Weixin over me."
Jiang Rong: “…”
This joke can't be overcome, right?
"Why do you always want me to be with Jiang Panyu?" Shang Shaoheng lifted Jiang Rong's chin and looked into her eyes. "You won't do anything without profit. If I can make you do this, it must be profitable."
Jiang Rong hesitated for a moment and said, "I told you that you will save the world in the future. Do you believe it?"
Shang Shaoheng: "What do you think?"
"...Okay, I think it's ridiculous too." Jiang Rong certainly couldn't reveal the existence of 022. After all, no one except her could see 022. If she did, what if Shang Shaoheng sent her to a mental hospital?
"Actually, I just think you two are a good match." Jiang Rong said, "Of course, since you don't like Jiang Panyu, I won't try to match you up. I believe you can both find your own happiness."
"You're lying again." Shang Shaoheng said.
Jiang Rong simply pretended to be dead to avoid the topic.
"It's almost time for dinner, shall we have dinner?" She poked Shang Shaoheng's arm, "The housekeeper said there are fried prawns today."
Shang Shaoheng hummed lightly.
Because of this incident, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very depressed. Housekeeper Lin looked around, extremely worried. He didn't understand why they were so affectionate one second and then turned into a cold war the next. He was so worried that he hid on the balcony and called Cui Congshuang: "...Yes, it seems that they didn't quarrel, but they just suddenly stopped talking... I really don't understand the minds of young people nowadays. I want to help but I don't know where to put my efforts..."
Jiang Rong: "...Did you hear that?"
Shang Shaoheng didn't say anything.
Jiang Rong moved closer and said, "The housekeeper is complaining to the mistress, saying that we are having a cold war."
Shang Shaoheng still didn't say anything.
Jiang Rong: “…”
Okay, okay, you look like a primary school student normally, but when you’re angry you become a little princess, right?
But thinking that he was indeed in the wrong, Jiang Rong moved closer and said, "I didn't mean to hide this from you, I just didn't know how to say it."
Shang Shaoheng finally opened his eyelids and looked at her, "You don't have to explain to me."
Jiang Rong: “…”
I really flew to Country Y overnight to assassinate the princess and make you the new Princess of Country Y.
Shang Shaoheng put down his chopsticks, stood up, and went straight upstairs. Jiang Rong sighed worriedly, and when he turned around, he saw the kind smile of Butler Lin: "Xiao Rong, what happened between you and the young master? Can you tell me about it and let Grandpa Butler give you some advice?"
Jiang Rong thought for a moment and said, "He thinks I'm hiding something from him, and he's unhappy... Grandpa Butler, do you think he's being ridiculous? Isn't he hiding something from me?"
Steward Lin thought for a moment and said, "That's true. Although there shouldn't be any secrets between you two, if he's hiding something from you, how can I expect you to be honest with him?"
Jiang Rong: “That’s right!”
"...No, no!" Jiang Rong said with a sigh, "We are just... friends, um, friends."
Steward Lin had an "I understand" expression on his face and didn't refute her. He just said, "So, you're still a little guilty about this?"
Jiang Rong thought, "Don't I feel guilty?" Shang Shaoheng not only helped her find the cause of Jiang Peihong's disgust, but also helped her find the person who was having an affair with Qiao Yixuan. As a result, when Shang Shaoheng asked her a question, she hesitated and couldn't answer.
"Then let's do this." Steward Lin suggested to Jiang Rong: "Ask Auntie to cut a fruit plate and personally deliver it to the study. Don't be fooled by the young master's bad temper. He's actually very easy to appease."
Jiang Rong was stunned for a moment: "Shang Shaoheng... is he easy to appease?"
"That's right." Steward Lin said with a smile, "As long as it's someone he cares about, if you give in to him, he'll calm down."
"If that doesn't work, just act like a spoiled child with him."
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