Jiang Xiaobai froze on the spot.
Even through the thin veil, that fleeting warmth against his cheek, carrying Li Zhiwei's faint fragrance, crashed straight into his heart.
After all, Jiang Xiaobai had only meant to tease Li Zhiwei.
He had pointed at his cheek because he wanted to see whether Li Zhiwei would take off her veil.
Never had he expected her to misunderstand him-and boldly kiss him.
Even if that kiss had been very light.
After kissing him, Li Zhiwei hurriedly lowered her head, her ears turning scarlet.
She still held those sheets of drawing paper against her chest, her fingers lightly clutching their edges, her whole being radiating a shyness she could not hide.
Looking at her like this, Jiang Xiaobai opened his mouth.
For a moment, he genuinely had no idea what to say.
Behind them, Zhang Xinnian's eyes widened at the sight.
Then he silently gave Jiang Xiaobai a thumbs-up.
The Heir Apparent really had a way with women!
How long had it even been?
He had actually coaxed the Chancellor's Residence's Greatest Talented Lady into acting like this?
As for Tang Ningshuang, she had fallen utterly silent.
She looked at Li Zhiwei, then at Jiang Xiaobai, her face full of disbelief.
The two of them... were actually for real?
Indeed, if Li Zhiwei had no feelings for Jiang Xiaobai, she would never have done what she just did.
The Greatest Talented Lady in the Capital City.
She had really fallen for Jiang Xiaobai?
For a moment, Tang Ningshuang felt as though everything she had understood about this matter had been turned upside down.
The courtyard remained quiet for a while.
The breeze rustled softly through the orchid grass.
Li Zhiwei kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Jiang Xiaobai.
As he watched her,