"Wang Xia, see the Second Master out!" Liu Wan nodded and said mildly.
"Second Master, this way, please!" Wang Xia extended a hand to show him out.
Clutching his gift box, Xie Jinqian rose unhappily, shot Xia Siheng an angry look, and turned to leave!
Xia Siheng bent down and quietly put on his boots, muttering under his breath, "Trying to fight me? Hmph."
Liu Wan was the wife he had gone to such lengths to win. What was wrong with being shameless for her sake?
Hmm?
Liu Wan had secretly loved him, after all!
No one else could dream of driving a wedge between them!
Liu Wan looked at him helplessly, a gentle smile playing on her lips. "You're putting on fewer and fewer airs!"
The cold, aloof Ninth Prince she had once known seemed to have become a different person after their engagement.
He had played with firecrackers with the children and blown up her father's residence, then expressed his guilt to her like a little boy.
And now, she had never imagined Xia Siheng would take off his boots in front of everyone for her.
"I don't care about putting on airs. I don't want anyone else getting ideas about you!"
Xia Siheng finished putting on his boots and sat up straight, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice lowered. "Do you think he's left?"
Xie Jinqian probably couldn't bear to leave!
That unmistakable aura was right behind the rockery!
Liu Wan's heart jolted. "Huh? He really is..."
She did not know what to do either.
"I have a way. Come closer." Xia Siheng smiled faintly.
Thinking he meant to suggest something, Liu Wan leaned closer to hear what he had to say.
But the moment she bent toward him, he