"Really? I thought I was already old and faded." Shui Miao secretly rejoiced, but her words remained merciless, and she refused to look at Xu Ran as though sulking.
"Who said that? In my eyes, few women under heaven surpass you in beauty, Headmistress," Xu Ran said sincerely. Beautiful, mature women like Shui Miao were indeed rare; each could be called a treasure.
Shui Miao's looks were certainly no less striking than Liu Erlong's or Bibi Dong's.
Skywater Academy produced beauties in abundance. How could its headmistress possibly fall short?
It was simply that Shui Miao was not a character in the original work.
"Such sweet words. If I'm so beautiful, why haven't you come to see me all these years?" Listening to Xu Ran's sweet talk, Shui Miao gave a soft snort, feeling increasingly wronged.
"Haven't I been busy these past few years? I neglected you. I'm sorry. It was all my fault. From now on, I'll stay by your side and treat you twice as well." Xu Ran stepped forward and took Shui Miao into his arms. Indeed, he had stopped thinking about flirting with women everywhere later on, mainly because even if he did, he had no time to keep them company.
Besides, although he had taken liberties with Shui Miao back then, it had not really been anything particularly special, so he had somewhat forgotten about it.
Ahem.
Xu Ran felt that he had better stop casually flirting with women in the future.
Held in Xu Ran's arms, Shui Miao's heart instantly grew as gentle as water.
"Then what arrangements do you have in mind for me?"
Shui Miao blinked her beautiful, mature, alluring eyes at Xu Ran.
"I'll give you a wedding and make you my wife," Xu Ran promised, gently squeezing Shui Miao's full,