"What's wrong, Madam?" Song Qingshu asked curiously when he noticed her strange reaction.
"Nothing... nothing." Gu Ningqing answered awkwardly, wondering why she reacted so strongly whenever she came into contact with a man after being single for so long. Yet she had felt nothing unusual around Galdan or those people from Wushuang City.
If she had not never heard of men using Charm Techniques, she might have thought he was a male version of Shan Yuru. He was simply too lethal to women. No wonder her daughter had run into his room in the middle of the night. Even she herself was having trouble restraining herself, let alone her inexperienced daughter.
At that thought, she unconsciously pressed her legs together. Afraid she would embarrass herself if she stayed any longer, she made a few perfunctory remarks, grabbed her daughter, and hurried away.
Watching the two women flee in haste, Song Qingshu was utterly dumbfounded. This plot isn't right. Shouldn't you be here to confront me aggressively? I should be the one fleeing in defeat, shouldn't I?
Gu Zixian was dragged along at a light run for a while before she finally asked in confusion, "Mother, why are you running so fast?"
Gu Ningqing's smooth, oval face flushed red. Feeling guilty, she grew embarrassed and angry. "You still have the nerve to ask? Isn't it because you did something so shameful? An unmarried girl running into a man's room in the middle of the night."
"What's shameful about that?" Gu Zixian believed she was pursuing love, and she immediately bristled at those words.
Seeing her daughter still dare to talk back, Gu Ningqing grew even angrier and pointed at her clothes. "Look at yourself. You put on your skirt so hastily that even the knot on your sash is wrong!" Gu