But they could not abandon propriety.
Zhao Fengwu said coquettishly:
"Honestly, I'm already yours.
Why are you still being so formal? No need to thank me."
As she spoke, she lightly punched Xu Chen.
Xu Chen: "???"
What the hell did she mean, already his?
It was just one kiss. What could that possibly mean?!
Big sis, you really shouldn't say things like that.
He had just been forced by her, all right?
If it had not been for clearing the second trial,
he definitely would not have done that.
Especially if she had not been a heroine.
Try replacing her with some villain?
He would turn them to ashes on the spot.
As he thought this, Xu Chen suddenly remembered.
During the third trial,
there happened to be a villain.
Someone from the Soul Clan who had possessed the soul of a Zhao family member.
Only because the Soul Clan's divine souls were powerful could they accomplish something like that.
They had hidden within the Zhao family for years, seized memories, and prepared to make their move in secret.
They even had a betrothal agreement with the heroine of the third trial.
Emmm, to be precise, they used to.
But by this point in the plot, it had already been called off.
After all, as a heroine, she naturally could not possibly be defiled.
Let alone her hands—she had not even had her clothes touched by that Soul Clan mole.
Not a single cheap advantage had been taken of her.
The reason the engagement had been broken off back then seemed to be because that heroine had been unhappy about it.
In any case, this was not a plot Xu Chen could change.
It had been arranged by that dog of an author.
Anyway, the engagement had to be