As soon as he entered the room, Han Yongsheng pulled out an exquisite box from his pocket and handed it to Wang Xiangxiang, "Here, this is for you."
Wang Xiangxiang’s eyes widened in confusion. What was he doing? Surely, he wasn’t serious—actually pursuing her? Her face darkened, "Sorry, I can’t accept this."
Han Yongsheng didn’t get angry at Wang Xiangxiang’s attitude. He opened the box and took out its contents, a jade bracelet that was crystal clear and obviously of high quality.
The instant Wang Xiangxiang looked at the bracelet, Han Yongsheng grabbed her left hand, causing her to cry out in alarm, "What are you doing?"
Wang Xiangxiang tried to pull away, but her hand was held firm. Han Yongsheng said, "I bought this especially for you. Put it on. It will cover up your scar nicely."
"..." Wang Xiangxiang was speechless. Although his intention was good, his behavior left her feeling anything but moved. She continued to protest, "Let me go! I don’t need it."
Han Yongsheng, as if not hearing her, went on, "I’ll help you put it on."
His imposing behavior repelled Wang Xiangxiang. Seeing him insist on putting the bracelet on her wrist, and failing to do so, she sneered, "Look, even the bracelet’s size isn’t right. This proves we are not a match."
Since the bracelet wouldn’t fit, Han Yongsheng let go of her hand, put the bracelet back into the box, and then put the box back on his person. Somewhat embarrassed, he said, "Sorry, I didn’t know there were size issues with bracelets. Next time I’ll buy a different gift for you."
"..." Wang Xiangxiang felt that Han Yongsheng simply didn’t listen to her. The issue wasn’t about what gift it was, okay?
Wang Xiangxiang shook her head in resignation. She managed to control her burgeoning rage and said placidly, "Master Han, let us have a talk."
"Sure, I have something to tell you too."
"..." He had something to say? Then she might as well hear it first, "You go ahead."
"Miss Wang, I’ve thought it over. It was indeed inappropriate for me to propose marriage so rashly without knowing you well. I am sorry for the trouble I caused you."
"..." Had he come to a realization? No, his actions just now didn’t seem so.
Sure enough, Han Yongsheng continued, "So I’ve called off the proposal procession. I’ve decided that we should get to know each other first, see how it goes. What do you think?"
"..." Wang Xiangxiang was so frustrated she felt like spitting blood. So much for him coming to a realization, "Not good at all. We don’t need to know each other."
"I think getting to know each other is necessary. It gives you another option. What if you find out that I’m quite good too?"
"..." Huh, was he serious? His relentless pestering was making it impossible for her to see any good in him now, "Master Han, I apologize again for disrupting your engagement when I went after the Blood Jade unintentionally. Please, just let me be."
Han Yongsheng’s smile faded. Let her be? She used such strong words; he hadn’t done anything wrong.
The proposal procession had already been called off. He hadn’t brought Ada because he wanted them to understand each other better. And although he messed up with the gift, that wasn’t his fault—he had never given a woman a gift before and had no idea about sizes.