Qin Jiuge spoke bluntly. Since what he said was indeed the truth, Shang Ciqing puckered her rosy lips, truly left without a word to say. She merely gave a soft huff, then stood there silently, looking utterly wronged.
Shang Ciqing's eyes rolled, and then she wrapped herself around Qin Jiuge's arm, saying softly, "Can't you cherish me a little more? I'm a girl too, after all. I need affection too, don't I? But you—you've spent all this time cherishing this one and that one, and forgotten me completely."
"Haven't I cherished you enough these past few days?"
Qin Jiuge rolled his eyes at her again.
A peculiar flush rose to Shang Ciqing's face. She was truly embarrassed, lowering her head as she said shyly, "That's not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean?"
Qin Jiuge asked teasingly, making Shang Ciqing blush furiously until she could no longer fend him off.
Several light coughs came from behind them. It turned out the Patriarch of the Merman Clan had arrived. With an elder of his generation present, the younger generation ought to restrain themselves a little. They could not keep fooling around without end and without regard for propriety; this was, after all, a public place.
Shang Ciqing lowered her head and hurried away. Yet before leaving, she looked at Qin Jiuge with especially reluctant, lingering eyes.
Qin Jiuge shrugged when he saw it. The Merman Clan Patriarch's broad frame stood before him, blocking every bit of the scenery ahead. It was clear that the old fellow was quite petty-minded.
"What? Being intimate in private wasn't enough for you, so now you've started right in front of this old man?"
The Merman Clan Patriarch said irritably.
Qin Jiuge looked him up and down, surprise appearing on his face. It was truly