Su Miao quickly took a step back. "I... I didn't mean to."
Shen Changji withdrew his gaze and remained silent.
The atmosphere inside the carriage fell into a tense standoff once again.
Su Miao sat in her seat and couldn't help but glance at Chen Changji a few times.
He remained expressionless, seemingly indifferent.
The man before him was a completely different person from the one who had faced Meng Ying at the banquet.
He could look at Meng Ying with eyes overflowing with tenderness, but towards her…
Perhaps she hurt him too much back then. After all, Shen Changji was such a proud person, and being rejected by her like that must have been hard for him.
With his excellent qualities, finding a woman to marry would be an easy task for him; it's not like he has to be with her.
Su Miao looked out the window and took a deep breath.
But when she thought of the scene she had just witnessed, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Changji a few more times.
Does he know?
Shen Changji met Su Miao's gaze without hesitation.
He didn't speak, but the sharpness in his eyes was enough to reduce the atmosphere inside the carriage to its lowest point.
Su Miao swallowed hard and couldn't help but ask, "You and Miss Meng..."
During dinner, although she was walking behind, she vaguely heard Shen Changji mention the wedding dress to Meng Ying.
He said everything was almost ready.
With a shy, girlish expression, Meng Ying considerately told Shen Changji that if he was busy, she could go see him herself.
These words, when they reach anyone's ears, will make them know that good news is just around the corner.
He spoke in a long, cold sneer, his gaze fixed on the window, his tone nonchalant.
"What? You're allowed to marry Xie Qin, but I'm not allowed to marry her?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Su Miao's lips moved slightly.
"No. Miss Meng is a very nice girl, you and her..."
Su Miao was interrupted by Shen Changji before she could finish speaking.
"She is indeed very good; I like her in every way."
These words left Su Miao speechless.
She nodded, forcing herself to smile.
"That's good."
After a long silence: "Is there nothing else you want to say?"
As Su Miao saw that she was almost at her residence, she tightened her grip on the handkerchief.
The carriage was parked under the banyan tree, blending into the darkness. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't even see that there was a carriage there.
Su Miao didn't rush down.
He remained silent for a long time, showing no intention of speaking.
The carriage fell silent once again.
After a long while, Shen Changji finally spoke slowly.
"I am not interested in other men's wives."
In a single sentence, the line was drawn clearly.
"Xie Qin and I are over. There's nothing between us. He probably told you what happened back then. I know I shouldn't have lied to you..."
But if she hadn't said that...
After Su Miaogang finished explaining, her hands trembled slightly, and she felt as if her heart was being tightly twisted by a rope.
His face was half-hidden in the darkness, his jawline taut and his thin lips slightly curved.
She lied to him not only once, but twice...
Even though he knew she approached him with ulterior motives, he still couldn't help but fall for her.
Su Miao: "I was indeed wrong about what happened back then. If you are doing well now, I won't bother you, and I hope you are doing well too."
He liked Meng Ying, enjoyed being with her, and wanted to marry her.
Then she would bless Shen Changji.
Su Miao hid her tears in her eyes and slowly got up.
But before she could lift the curtain and step down, her wrist was grabbed tightly.
The next second, she was pulled into a deep, silent embrace.
Before Su Miao could speak, Shen Changji kissed her fiercely.
She thought of Meng Ying and subconsciously tried to push Shen Changji away, but he only intensified his kiss.
That burning gaze seemed to want to devour her in the darkness, and Su Miao couldn't help but tense up.
She shrank back a little, but Shen Changji grabbed her waist and dragged her back to her original position.
Their eyes met, and their breaths were hot and moist.
He looked down at her, taking in her disheveled state.
"you……"
Su Miao's cheeks flushed, and her breathing became rapid.
"What about me?"
He gripped the back of her head with his large, silent hand, adopting a superior posture and a controlling air.
He reached in, and Su Miao was caught off guard and startled. Her already flushed cheeks burned even hotter, and she bit her lower lip as she trembled.
"Don't forget, you still have Miss Meng!"
He clearly said he liked Meng Ying so much, yet he could still behave so shamelessly towards her.
Shen Changji looked at the emotion in her eyes and remained unconvinced.
"She is not like you."
Su Miao sneered.
After so many years apart, she never imagined that Shen Changji would become so despicable.
This completely overturned her perception of him.
Aren't you afraid I'll tell her?
"Practice makes perfect, and you've done this kind of thing quite a few times."
Chen Changji's single sentence was enough to leave Su Miao speechless.
She acted that way towards him only because he was engaged to Liu Jiaojiao.
But right now, he and Meng Ying...
Meng Ying looked kinder than Liu Jiaojiao and didn't have any bad reputation, so she couldn't do it.
Shen Changji's words clearly implied that she was to be his mistress.
Su Miao pushed him away and got off the carriage.
As Shen Changji watched Su Miao's departing figure, the coldness in his eyes gradually faded, and his hands, hanging at his sides, tightened slightly.
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Su Miao returned to her room, still not calmed down.
My mind was filled with the scene in the carriage and the long silence.
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