After a brief silence, Ma Xiaotao said wistfully, "No, but let's take it slow for now... should we separate first?"
Since Gu Qingnian had asked that, it proved he shared her thoughts. Given her personality, keeping their relationship secret would mean they needed to maintain a little distance in public.
Deep down, she did want to reveal their relationship outright, but there was no emotional foundation between them. Exposing it now would do them little good; they might as well slowly develop their feelings first.
Announcing a relationship right after sleeping together was certainly no problem for ordinary couples who had been together for ages or were passionately in love, but the two of them had not even known each other before. If they announced it and things turned out like last time, the Senior Elders of the Sea God's Pavilion or Yan Shaozhe would surely react rather differently.
It might implicate Gu Qingnian, so this matter required careful consideration too.
Honestly, though, even if they said nothing, those shrewd old foxes could probably discern something with their strength. Even if they could not, Yan Shaozhe, who knew her extremely well, would certainly be able to piece together roughly what had happened.
As for what exactly they should say, all that thinking had been in vain. They could only wait and see what to say when the time came.
Still, this was also a way of taking a stance, a probe to gauge each other's attitude. Both of them were testing the other.
Ma Xiaotao was now steeped in resentment, body and soul, and stared at Gu Qingnian as though he owed her millions.
Gu Qingnian raised his eyebrows slightly and pretended not to notice. A moment later, he spoke again. "Forget it. Let's just go back like this." As