"Miss Lin, why aren't you taking the perfectly good main road? What are you following me for? Once we reach Cangyun Mountain, we won't be able to ride. We'll have to cross mountains and rivers on foot. What if you wear calluses onto those delicate little feet of yours?
"Besides, it really isn't convenient for a man and a woman to be alone together. Things like taking a piss, bathing..." Tang Yan lay flat against his blue-roan horse, looking utterly miserable as he continued trying to persuade her. "If you still have any sense, you can ride back and catch up with them right now."
The two rode out of the city in no time. Seeing there was no one around at all, Lin Dongxue let herself go too. "Save your breath. Don't even think about shaking me off. When you wrote me that love poem before, didn't you say you'd liked me for years? Why are you trying to get rid of me now? Were you deliberately lying to me that day?"
"Cough, cough..." Hearing Lin Dongxue's bold words, Tang Yan immediately choked on his own saliva. This girl usually looked like such a well-bred young lady. How could she be so fierce with her words now?
Hadn't he been lying to her the first time he composed "Joy at Reunion" for her?
But Tang Yan didn't dare admit that. Besides, a graceful lady was a gentleman's worthy pursuit. Tang Yan's preferences were perfectly normal. Faced with the beautiful, poised Lin Dongxue, claiming he felt nothing at all really wasn't realistic.
"All right, all right. When you're crying from exhaustion, don't blame me for not warning you." Out of options, Tang Yan could only surrender.
"Hmph, don't look at me through a crack in the door and make me