That day, the Su Family's Young Miss brought a young man to the Su Family estate. She had already put away her whip and walked beside Lin Shuguang, happily toying with her dangling braid.
"Sis, who's he?" Two boys of eleven or twelve were playing by the roadside. When they saw Su Lengyue and Lin Shuguang, they asked with innocent curiosity.
"Your brother-in-law!" Su Lengyue was quite direct.
Thud! The two children froze, then exchanged a glance. The instant they caught on, they dropped the mud in their hands, turned, and ran into the courtyard, shouting as they ran, "The Demoness has a man!" "The Demoness has a man!"
Lin Shuguang: "..."
Su Lengyue's face darkened. "Those two little brats!" She was about to chase after them in annoyance, but remembering that Lin Shuguang was right beside her, she forced herself to stop.
She turned to Lin Shuguang. "It's so strange. I don't usually do anything, but they just love calling me that. Don't get the wrong idea."
Lin Shuguang: "..." The wrong idea about what?
He nodded. "Nice nickname. Really turns heads."
Su Lengyue pressed a hand to her forehead helplessly, wishing she could knock Lin Shuguang out first, then rush into the Su Family courtyard and warn everyone not to use her nickname.
She eyed the back of Lin Shuguang's neck several times, staring until even he felt uncomfortable.
Instinctively stepping farther away, Lin Shuguang asked quietly, "Isn't it a little inappropriate to say it so bluntly?"
After all, his relationship with Su Lengyue was merely contractual. If word got out, it would inevitably affect her reputation.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. I'll take responsibility for any consequences myself," Su Lengyue said casually.
Lin Shuguang looked at her with a very serious gaze.
Unexpectedly, Su Lengyue grew a