Of course, the fact that Su Qiao had taken a liking to the big, dumb Han Feng had also come as a huge surprise to him.
The matter was over just like that. No one mentioned making Su Qiao share the snake meat anymore, and they silently continued cooking it.
"Su Qiao."
After filling her stomach, Su Qiao had just entered the woods to chop some vines and weave a basket when Jun Ting caught up with her at the edge of the forest.
Su Qiao was getting impatient. "What is it?"
"I'm sorry. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been dragged here either. I didn't expect her to do something like this. I..."
Jun Ting looked guilty and apologized first thing.
It was his first apology in all these days.
Unfortunately, Su Qiao did not believe him in the slightest.
"Get to the point. What do you want?"
A flash of anger quickly passed through Jun Ting's eyes, and his expression grew even more sincere.
"Su Qiao, I know you're angry with me, but I want to tell you that I'm serious about you. I never intended to deceive you."
"My engagement to her was arranged by the elders in our families. There's only a relationship of mutual benefit between us, with no feelings involved."
"The reason I've always gone along with it is that I never thought I'd meet a woman I truly liked in this lifetime."
Jun Ting spoke smoothly, his gaze sincere. He looked as genuine as anyone could possibly be.
"Only after meeting you did I realize how terribly wrong I'd been before."
"..."
Su Qiao had to admit that she was disgusted.
Especially when she thought about how passionately this man had been involved with that woman, Wang Yanqiu, just a few