Hearing Wang Xiangxiang’s words, Xiaoxiao was very surprised. Wang Xiangxiang had just finished telling her about Han Yongsheng’s marriage proposal, and now the man himself had arrived—could it be that he was pursuing Wang Xiangxiang?
"Madam Yang, sorry for intruding uninvited again," said Han Yongsheng with a smile as he entered the room.
Wang Xiangxiang took the child from Xiaoxiao’s hands and gave her meaningful glances, "Xiaoxiao, I’ll look after the child for you. He’s here to see the fish pond, so you’d better take him quickly."
Wang Xiangxiang thought that after showing him the fish pond, she would get him to leave quickly. If he didn’t leave, then she would. In any case, she couldn’t stay with this man.
"Alright, then. You watch the child, and we’ll be back soon." In fact, she had wanted to visit the fish pond for a long time but couldn’t get away from taking care of the child. Since Wang Xiangxiang was asking her to escort the visitor away, she took this opportunity to go and have a look.
So the two of them got on the carriage and set off for the fish pond with Ada driving ahead.
Inside the carriage, Xiaoxiao kept her gaze on Han Yongsheng, but inside, she was thinking that if it weren’t for Chu Lian, who had acted first, actually, this Han Yongsheng wouldn’t be too bad either: coming from a good family, handsome, and a decent person to boot.
Wang Xiangxiang claimed she couldn’t find a match, yet here she was with two outstanding suitors showing up one after another.
Upon getting into the carriage, Han Yongsheng noticed Madam Yang staring at him and felt a tingling on his scalp, so he initiated a conversation, "Madam Yang?"
"Madam Yang, do you have something to say? You’ve been staring at me."
"..." Xiaoxiao suddenly realized her rudeness and quickly sat up straight, starting to speak, "Young Master Han, I don’t know if it’s appropriate for me to ask a question?"
"Madam Yang, please go ahead."
"Why did you propose marriage to Wang Xiangxiang? Was it because of your family’s pressure?"
Han Yongsheng didn’t expect Madam Yang to bring up this matter and said candidly, "Since Madam Yang is asking, I will be direct. My family did indeed apply some pressure. After all, the marital arrangement between our two families has been settled at the Marriage Fate Temple, and the whole city knows about it."
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao frowned., He really wasn’t sincere, was he?
But then she heard Han Yongsheng continue, "However, I can withstand that pressure. If I didn’t agree, the Han Family’s proposal team wouldn’t have come."
"So what you mean, Young Master Han, is..."
"That’s right, I indeed have a favorable impression of Miss Wang," Han Yongsheng admitted generously. He did have a certain liking for that Miss Wang, not to the point of it being her or no one, but enough that he wanted to confirm his feelings.
Xiaoxiao was extremely surprised by Han Yongsheng’s words. So, it turned out that Han Yongsheng truly liked Wang Xiangxiang, and that was why he proposed. But there was something she didn’t understand, "Young Master Han, but you know there has been something between the two of them."
"That was not her will; she is a victim."
"..." Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered what she had told Wang Xiangxiang before—that she would find someone who didn’t care about her being defiled. And now, such a person had really appeared.
Although it was a pity, and as much as she didn’t want to dash his hopes, she had to speak the truth, "Young Master Han, forgive my bluntness, but those two are now as close as can be. I’m afraid you don’t stand a chance."
"Not necessarily. He hasn’t even proposed. It seems I still have a chance."
"..." Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words. Sometimes, knowing something wasn’t possible and still being so persistent wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
Suddenly, she felt anxious for Chu Lian. With such a formidable rival appearing, and still no sign of him, what was he doing? If he didn’t return soon, she might be snatched away.