Chapter 47

The Kiss That Sealed the Deal (1)

Zhao Xian’s voice came calmly, but Gu Tingshu was anything but calm at this moment.

“Huh? That’s you?” Gu Tingshu widened his eyes. “I heard from my parents that a marriage was arranged for me, but later that person disappeared without a trace. Fifteen or sixteen years have passed, and that person must be quite old by now. We all thought that the other party had already married and had children, or perhaps they were no longer alive, or they had forgotten about our family.” Gu Tingshu was shocked. He hadn’t expected that not only were his speculations wrong, but also the other person had  married him.

Zhao Xian was also perplexed. The original Zhao Xian was quite single-minded. So, did this mean they were married, and the original Zhao Xian didn’t even let the other person know who she was?

So the original owner was a fool. Is this considered a forced marriage? She didn’t even clarify the engagement directly… Zhao Xian suddenly felt a sense of amusement and exasperation. She really has some character.

Perhaps it was because she had no family and her master had died early, so she didn’t understand these things? Just directly getting married without any explanations… Zhao Xian suddenly felt like facepalming at the absurdity of it all.

Looking at her husband’s shocked expression, Zhao Xian couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. She realized that perhaps the reason the original Zhao Xian hadn’t gotten married all this time was because she was waiting for him to grow up.

Thinking about her own age, Zhao Xian suddenly felt a sense of heartache when she looked at Gu Tingshu. Indeed, compared to him, she was truly older.

Although in this female-dominated world, women often tend to be older than men in a relationship, at this moment, she couldn’t help but feel a bit insecure.

Women marry older men to secure their futures, how many bricks does she have to hold onto?

(*Literally translated, it means “A woman marries a man three times her age, how many bricks of gold does she have to carry?” The implication is that she must be receiving a considerable amount of wealth or luxury (symbolized by the “gold bricks”) in exchange for marrying someone much older. It’s a humorous way of commenting on relationships with significant age gaps and the perceived imbalance in such arrangements.)

With this thought, she motioned, “Come sit next to me.”

Gu Tingshu nodded in confusion and walked over to sit beside her. The two of them sat facing each other, their feet almost touching.

Looking at the young man in front of her, Zhao Xian couldn’t help but ask, “How old are you this year?” Zhao Xian felt a bit nervous as she asked. What if he found her age too old?

Gu Tingshu was taken aback. “Twenty. Normally, I could have gotten married at seventeen, but my mother made a solemn promise, so she made me wait a couple more years to see if my fiancée would come. I just didn’t expect her to actually show up.” He glanced at her unintentionally, chuckling awkwardly.

Zhao Xian’s mouth twitched. Twenty years old and still a young man? She was already twenty-seven.

Thinking about this, she couldn’t help but raise her hand to rub her forehead, she couldn’t help but want to complain. She didn’t expect that one day she would be an old cow eating young grass.

“Sorry, I don’t understand these things. I don’t have elders at home,” Zhao Xian could only say this now.

“It’s okay, I don’t blame you. And, I’m really grateful that you came,” he suddenly felt very fortunate at this moment. Indeed, his parents hadn’t broken their promise, and neither had he by marrying someone else.

And he was also very grateful.

Marrying this woman was the best decision he ever made.

Seeing his blushing face, Zhao Xian couldn’t help but softly say, “I’ll treat you well in the future.”

Gu Tingshu was taken aback and looked up at her. Perhaps it was the bright sunlight, making him feel like the woman in front of him was enveloped in a halo, which made people unable to open their eyes.

Unconsciously, he leaned closer to her until he realized he had actually kissed her on the cheek.

“…,” Gu Tingshu recoiled in an instant, standing up and running away, “I didn’t mean to…” Who asked the woman to look so beautiful?

Watching the man quickly run away, Zhao Xian touched her cheek and couldn’t help but feel her heart beating faster.

Zhao Xian looked at the figure of the other person and murmured to herself, “I think I’m in love…” Feeling infatuated with someone she had only recently met.

At this moment, the sunshine was bright, and her perpetually cold heart began to melt.

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