Tan Xinran slowly lowered her head.
A fake top scholar, a human-skin mask, those strange inner thoughts, and her father's sudden decision to bring her to an occasion like this.
As she connected all these pieces of information, she arrived at an almost absurd conclusion.
The fake top scholar had to be Weng Zizhen. He was actually wearing a human-skin mask?
Recalling the lovely moments they had shared, she felt waves of sorrow well up in her heart.
Although this was her first time meeting the little princess, the child's clear eyes and innocent nature made her inexplicably want to believe her.
And besides...
Her father was standing at the entrance, looking like an old fox whose wicked scheme had succeeded. This only strengthened her conviction that all these strange encounters today were his unconventional way of persuading her, devised after he realized she had put her trust in a scumbag!
But she believed what she loved was Weng Zizhen's steady, dignified character, not something as superficial as his looks.
So what if he wore a human-skin mask? Perhaps he only wore it because he did not want to frighten her!
Jiang Yingcheng remained entirely oblivious to the strange atmosphere between them, still engrossed in reading the exclusive juicy gossip System Bro had sent her.
Yikes... this man usually pretends to be as pure as a clear breeze and bright moon, but he actually spends his meager salary paying tribute to his superiors. He's quite the slick operator in official circles!
Wow, and then he invented a gravely ill mother back home, claiming he sent all his money back to pay for her treatment and was therefore strapped for cash. Every time, the Aunties felt so sorry for him that they insisted on giving him loads of money!
*Oh, Aunties,