NOVPUBShen Roujia immediately denied it, her heart tightening upon hearing those words. “I didn’t! Nothing happened!”
Gu Zhi, seeing her timid and shrinking demeanor, couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Why are you so nervous?”
Shen Roujia swallowed lightly. After all, this was a major matter of marriage between the male and female leads. She couldn’t let her survival cause any misunderstandings between them, affecting the development of their relationship.
“I didn’t do anything…”
Gu Zhi raised an eyebrow and spoke gently, “I originally had no reason to ask these things.”
Shen Roujia blinked lightly and rested her chin on the table with a gossipy tone. “So, do you like him or not?”
Gu Zhi was stunned by her sudden question, and an unnatural blush crept up her cheeks.
“You… you are so shameless.”
Shen Roujia smiled and pursed her lips. “Why? Did I guess right?”
Gu Zhi had never revealed her true feelings to anyone. Even though she had investigated a lot and knew all the twists and turns between them, she still harbored many doubts when she met Shen Roujia. She had considered many possibilities, even if Shen Roujia approached her with a purpose.
Gu Zhi had decided to accept it, considering it a balance of grace and grievance. But strangely, the moment she saw Shen Roujia, all the grudges seemed insignificant compared to those clear eyes.
Gu Zhi didn’t ask or say anything because in those eyes, she only saw her own reflection.
“He has helped me a lot, but I always find him a bit annoying. Maybe it’s just me.”
Shen Roujia clearly didn’t understand. “What do you think then?”
Gu Zhi, having lived another life, could not be as innocent as a little girl. Love was not unfamiliar to her. She even perceived it more profoundly than Shen Roujia, who had an omniscient perspective.
Suddenly, Gu Zhi raised her head and looked seriously at Shen Roujia.
“Jiao Jiao, I don’t know what you think, but I don’t want to waste this life. I could have lived alone. Although I am a woman, I will not lose to any man in the Great Zhou. My ambitions are not confined to the inner courtyard, nor will I be bound to one person.”
Shen Roujia’s eyes clearly showed some shock. She knew Gu Zhi would become a general no less than her father, but she always saw her as the typical strong female lead in household dramas.
What she never realized was that they were not rigid puppets but individuals with their own complete thoughts and ideas. Even in such times, a young girl could have such an unyielding stance.
Shen Roujia was slightly moved, her nose tingling. “Zhi Zhi, go ahead and do what you want. Those who truly cherish you won’t abandon you for anything you do. Just being able to stand by your side is already a great happiness.”
Gu Zhi wasn’t the warm type, but Shen Roujia’s words filled her heart to the brim.
“Mm!”
As night fell, the wind scattered the clouds. Shen Roujia pestered Gu Zhi to sneak out of the mansion with her. A handsome young man led a charming young lady through the starry night. This scene drew the attention of passersby on the stone-paved road. Shen Roujia instinctively adjusted her veil.
“Didn’t you say it was close?”
Gu Zhi responded softly, “At the next corner.”
