"Yes." Qingzhi answered softly.
She had thrown caution to the wind and offered herself, only to be politely refused by Lu Yang. She was so mortified that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
She had once been a daughter of an official household, born to a respected family, well-read and proper. For her to go this far today had already pushed past her own limits.
In the past, no matter how many young masters and noble sons had begged to marry her, she had never deigned to give them the time of day.
Now she had been so forward, only for Lu Yang to turn her down outright. She couldn't help feeling a little dejected.
After all, beauty could stir a man's heart.
Now, Lu Yang was the butcher, and she was the fish on his chopping block.
Even if Lu Yang had taken her but refused to rescue Qingzhi's parents and relatives, there would have been absolutely no consequences for him.
Qingzhi had always been rather confident in her looks, yet Lu Yang had rejected her without the slightest hesitation.
She couldn't help doubting her own charms, and admiring Lu Yang's self-control even more!
He could openly admit to having desire for women, yet still rein in his urges and refuse her. That only made him seem all the more like a man of true character!
Shang Qingzhi could feel her heart pounding wildly from some point onward, as if a startled fawn were darting around inside her chest.
For all these years, she had turned down countless young men's advances and marriage proposals. Wasn't someone like Lu Yang the very reason she had done so?
After meeting him just once, Shang Qingzhi felt as though she had started to fall for this