Gu Clan Leader

Gu Qinghan stared blankly at Gu Lie, unable to recover for a long while.

Gu Lie had barely finished talking about arranging her marriage before asking how she felt about Xiao Yan. He had never intended to hide his purpose.

"Um... Lord Gu Lie, what do you mean by that?"

Although Gu Qinghan understood inwardly, she still pretended to be clueless and asked in return.

Setting aside the fact that Xiao Yan already had several wives, he was not the sort of man to chase after women. From their years together, Gu Qinghan understood that if not for all the accidents that had happened to him, Xiao Yan would probably have had only Xiao Yi Xian as his wife by now.

More importantly, Xiao Yan was the one Xun'er loved. She had even been willing to oppose the Clan for him. Gu Qinghan had followed Xiao Yan in the first place because Xun'er had asked her to, because Xun'er trusted her. It was true that she had feelings for Xiao Yan, but if she truly ended up with him, it would be far too cruel to Xun'er.

"Tsk, girl, I've already made it this obvious and you still don't understand?" Gu Lie clicked his tongue, then continued, "What I mean is, if you feel rather good about that kid, why not take this opportunity to arrange an engagement between you two?"

"An engagement?"

Although she had already understood Gu Lie's meaning earlier, hearing him state it so bluntly still made Gu Qinghan's brow twitch. Only after a long while did she speak.

"But the Young Lady—"

"The Young Lady and him were impossible from the start." Before Gu Qinghan could finish, Gu Lie cut her off. "I admit that Xiao Yan's strength is indeed impressive. Even among the younger generation