He deliberately put on the guise of a playful mischief, as if he were up to no good. But in fact, he had always been mindful of boundaries, never overstepping in any way.
His eyes twinkled, and Shujun suddenly leaned close to her, "Baobao, you’re going to make me overthink with this attitude of yours."
He was captivating to the extreme.
The seductive demeanor that Dong Huiying had displayed earlier was all mimicked on the spot, using the tricks that Shujun commonly employed. But what was fake could never match the real thing, and against the genuine article, retreat was the only option.
"Ahem," she felt a bit uneasy, her gaze darting around. If it weren’t for her thick skin, she might have blushed like a monkey’s behind by now.
Seeing her discomfort, Shujun’s heart settled.
He grabbed Dong Huiying’s hand, "The way you’re acting, it’s as if you really like me. May I think that? That you’ve finally made up your mind, finally willing to choose the one you want most out of the six of us?"
In reality, Shujun was quite puzzled about this matter as well. According to Dayuan customs, a woman could have several fiancés before marriage, and these fiancés were called "Marriage Contractors." This so-called marriage contract was like panning for gold, a selection process to find the best one to marry.
Yet this woman had been with the Liang family for a year and still hadn’t made her choice.
If one said she didn’t like them... she always looked at them with a very strange gaze, as if smitten. Particularly when her eyes fell on Shujun and his second brother Shu Yu, the infatuation was even more intense. But if one said she liked them? She would just always lash out at them, even finding joy in their pain.
She was a very complex woman, and also a very contradictory one.
Even for Shujun, who prided himself on being cunning, and his astute eldest brother, it was sometimes very hard to decipher what she was really thinking.
His palm was scorching hot, causing Dong Huiying to retract her hand in shock.
She was getting overwhelmed, starting to regret teasing him. If she had known better, she wouldn’t have messed with him.
She looked into his charming phoenix eyes, radiating with Peach Blossom within them, and besides a readiness to take action, there was also a hint of joy, as if he was delighted by her decision.
Dong Huiying felt awkward, "Ahem... this, I haven’t quite made up my mind on this matter yet?"
For a moment, Shujun felt really disappointed.
Not for any other reason, but because if she had indeed chosen him, if she had really made a choice from among the six of them, then the others could attain their freedom and would no longer have to live under her oppression.
He sighed softly, his heart filled with regret, "Hearing you say that, Sansan is truly disappointed."
Dong Huiying wasn’t sure if he was being sincere or not and didn’t know how to respond, so she could only reply with an awkward chuckle.
At the same time, Shujun also laughed cryptically.
He released Dong Huiying’s hand and said with deep meaning, "Compared to before, you’ve really changed a lot."
If it were the past, whenever someone at home mentioned the topic of her taking a husband, of making a choice from among the six of them, whenever such topics were brought up, she would react as if greatly provoked, beating the one who dared to touch on this taboo to a pulp.
But this time, her reaction was very calm.
Thinking of this, Shujun’s brows furrowed slightly again.
Yes, compared to before, she really was quite different.
She seemed like a completely different person.
Shujun was filled with contemplation.
Dong Huiying felt uncomfortable under his gaze, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
She touched her own cheek. Was there something on her face?
Shujun suddenly smiled, his demeanor nonchalant and irreverent.
"Of course, it’s because you’re beautiful. I, Shujun, truly never tire of looking at you."
Telling barefaced lies without a hint of conscience, do you still have one? Doesn’t your conscience hurt at all?