Shang Shaoyan remained calm, ate only one shrimp, and then slowly asked, "And then?"
Qiao Xiuyu rested her chin on her hand and looked at Shang Shaoyan with some guilt: "There's nothing else... I shouldn't have kept it from you before, but I really forgot about it later, so I'm only telling you now."
Shang Shaoyan glanced at Qiao Xiuyu and said casually, "Oh, I already knew about that."
Qiao Xiuyu: "...?"
He paused, then stared wide-eyed at Shang Shaoyan in disbelief: "An'an, you knew all along? When did this happen...?"
Shang Shaoyan smiled and glanced at him: "I probably found out not long after I met you last year."
She paused, then said earnestly, "I didn't take this to heart, not because I don't care about you. On the contrary, I trust you completely and know you won't be easily taken away by someone else. That's my trust in you."
She cleared her throat a little shyly: "Of course, it also includes my confidence—I believe I'm no less capable than the Third Princess. You'd have to be blind to be interested in her."
Qiao Xiuyu breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Do I need to be careful to avoid her?"
Shang Shaoyan thought for a moment and then said hesitantly, "It's best to avoid her, because I said something that might have upset her, and I'm afraid she'll cause trouble."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiuyu was quite surprised and blinked before asking, "There's someone who can cause her to be agitated? Tell me quickly."
Seeing Qiao Xiuyu's "I want to watch the drama unfold" expression, Shang Shaoyan remained silent for a moment before recounting the whole story to him.
Qiao Xiuyu sighed, "She's quite pitiful too."
Shang Shaoyan chuckled ambiguously: "Pitiful? If she were even a fraction as smart as me, she wouldn't have been so easily fooled by the people around her. Anyway, I've given her the choice. If she can seize this opportunity, then she still has a glimmer of hope."
Qiao Xiuyu looked at Shang Shaoyan and was absolutely smitten with her confident and proud demeanor. She couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling with delight: "My An'an is naturally the smartest."
After the two finished their meal, Shang Shaoyan decided to visit Ashina Yeting in the dungeon, and this time she brought Mo Xing with her.
In the dungeon, Ashina Yeting was idly playing with his hair when he saw Shang Shaoyan arrive. He lazily sat up from the small bed, propped his chin up, and raised an eyebrow with a smile: "Your Highness missed me? Didn't we just see each other last night?"
Mo Xing: "..."
He knew this guy would never change his foul mouth!
Thinking this, Mo Xing glanced at Shang Shaoyan cautiously, fearing that this fierce man might fly into a rage and kill the fine prisoner in a fit of anger.
However, to the surprise of both of them, Shang Shaoyan stared intently at Ashina Yeting, then suddenly smiled crookedly, his appearance best described as "wickedly charming and arrogant": "You like me that much? Man, I advise you not to play hard to get!"
Ashina Yeting: "…………"
Mo Xing: "…………"
The two looked at Shang Shaoyan in horror, as if they were seeing her for the first time.
Shang Shaoyan raised her chin, looking at Ashina Ye Ting's shocked expression, feeling extremely pleased—fighting poison with poison, she was an expert at it.
It's like she doesn't know what greasy is.
Seeing that Ashina Yeting remained silent, a flash of pain crossed Shang Shaoyan's eyes. She stepped forward and roared at Ashina Yeting, "Damn it! Why does my heart ache so much when I see you like this? Man, you must have bewitched me!"
Ashina Yeting snapped out of his daze and looked at Shang Shaoyan with a complicated expression: "What's wrong with you?"
Shang Shaoyan looked at him with heartache: "Stop being stubborn, you like me, that's all! Damn it, even though you're ugly and old, I've actually fallen in love with you!"
Mo Xing was surrounded by Shang Shaoyan's sycophantic words. Seeing Ashina Ye Ting's shocked expression, he felt a strange sense of pleasure—ha, this shameless guy has finally met his match!
Ashina Yeting was startled and looked at Shang Shaoyan warily: "What exactly do you want? Let me tell you, I have absolutely no such feelings for you. I was just talking nonsense before."
Shang Shaoyan gave a wicked smile: "You're just saying that out of anger, I don't believe you!"
Ashina Yeting: "..."
He wiped his face, somewhat exasperated, and said, "Can you please shut up? If you just shut up, I'll tell you anything you want to know!"
Shang Shaoyan didn't believe his nonsense. Ashina Yeting was a cunning fox. She glared at Ashina Yeting fiercely and roared, "Damn it, I know you're playing hard to get, but... but I can't help but fall for you!"
Ashina Yeting looked at Shang Shaoyan in horror, his mind a mess, trying to find a chance to shut Shang Shaoyan up.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he shouted, "Yesterday! Yesterday you were still whispering sweet nothings to your Seventh Brother, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shang Shaoyan frowned and looked at Ashina Yeting with considerable disappointment: "I always have to put on an act when I'm out there. Can't you be a little more sensible?"
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Shang Shaoyan still felt it wasn't enough and continued, "Yes, I like both of you, but what woman isn't passionate? What did I do wrong? I just wanted to give every man in the world a home!"
Ashina Yeting was truly suffocating. He pointed at Shang Shaoyan with a trembling finger, his other hand clutching his chest, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.
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