Only after a long while did he let out a deep breath, then pulled his personal seal from the embroidered pouch at his waist and stamped it onto the paper with a sharp smack, gritting his teeth as he said:
"They say women and petty people are the hardest to deal with. I suppose I've truly fallen into your hands today."
Su Qiao set down her pastry, reached for the paper, and blew on the freshly stamped seal before smiling and folding it neatly into her bosom.
Only then did she pour him a cup of tea and place it in his hand. "Heh, falling into my hands is still better than falling into someone else's."
"That's true."
Xi Hanzhou thought of the stifling ending of his previous life and suddenly felt as though he had figured everything out.
Of course, the most important thing was that with this contract, she would no longer run around everywhere, disappearing without a trace at any moment. She also wouldn't pay any more attention to Xi Muyan, and would become completely his.
The more he thought about it, the better his mood became. He felt refreshed from head to toe.
"Shouldn't I be collecting a little compensation now?"
As he spoke, Xi Hanzhou gave her a wicked grin, pulled her over, and trapped her in his arms.
Su Qiao quickly braced a hand against his chest. "How dare you fool around?"
Xi Hanzhou lifted her chin and leaned over to plant a hard kiss on her cheek. "How is this fooling around? This is called reciprocity. You've already pounced on me twice."
"..." Su Qiao's face darkened.
She admitted to the first time, but the second time had clearly been him taking advantage of the situation. He had launched a sudden attack while