Murong Xue smiled at him, "It's okay."

"Then will you come here with me again to see the crape myrtle flowers? I don't have any friends, and you're the only one I know..." Shangguan Lin's purple eyes were beautiful and appealing.

"Well, of course no..." Murong Xue could not finish her sentence when seeing his eyes.

"Well?"

"Of course." Murong Xue was caught between the two brothers now and she wished that she could go back in time. If so, she would be good and stay at home, staying away from them. Murong Xue regretted it.

The next moment, she was dazzled by Shangguan Lin's innocent smile.

The two did not return to the exhibition hall until the evening. Then Shangguan Lin was called to do some work, so he left after he took Murong Xue back to the hall.

Standing outside her room, Murong Xue felt a little nervous. She carefully opened the door and looked around to check if Shangguan Mo was there. She breathed a sigh of relief when she did not see him, but...

"Finally you're back."

Murong Xue froze at the spooky voice coming behind her, and then she raised a bright smile. "Mo, you're back. I'm looking for you. Come in."

"What did you call me?" Shangguan Mo's tone softened immediately.

Murong Xue felt relieved and reached out to pull him into the room. "What's wrong? Shouldn't I call you Mo?" she said and pouted.

"Oh, sure. You can call me whatever you like."

Seeing Shangguan Mo giggling, Murong Xue was rolling her eyes inside and realized that she had been wrong about him, who was actually more a rabbit than a wolf.

But she could not help feeling sorry for him.

"Are you hungry now? I'll start cooking dinner."

"Okay." Shangguan Mo answered with a broad smile.

She felt that it was so easy to satisfy this man.

Murong Xue was letting down her guard little by little. Maybe...

After dinner, they sat together leisurely in the living room to watch TV, which was quite rare.

"Mo, aren’t you busy tonight?" asked Murong Xue curiously.

Shangguan Mo's eyes darkened, "Why? Don't you want to be with me?" It seemed that only he wanted to stay with her all the time.

Murong Xue did not understand his sudden change. She put down the remote at once, placed herself over him, and began her sweet talk while rubbing him with her head. "Oh no. I love to spend time with you..."

Although Shangguan Mo knew that she was lying to him, he still found her gesture very enjoyable.

He touched her head and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Xue, do you… Do you like me or not?" His tone was careful and nervous.

Upon hearing his question, Murong Xue stopped shaking him with her hands. Did she like him? She knew she would be a liar if she answered no, but she was not sure that she was ready now. Shangguan Mo was a very proud man who might be unable to accept her past, and she was with Yang Feng that night.

Murong Xue thought it was better to refuse him. She sat upright and said, "Shangguan Mo, we're not right for..."

Seeing her determined look, Shangguan Mo panicked and stopped her. He thought he should be more patient.

"Never mind. Forget it." Shangguan Mo let go of the hand covering her mouth.

But Murong Xue was unwilling to stop here and let the rare chance slip. "Shangguan Mo, listen to me. We're not right for each other." She thought he deserved someone better than her.

"Not right for each other? What a good excuse." Shangguan Mo thought to himself. He had stopped her but she still told him this. He did not understand why she was doing this to him and broke his heart again and again.

"Why?"

Thinking of what happened before, Murong Xue looked dim, "I… Yang Feng and I, last time... Anyway, I don't deserve you."

"I'll take care of him." Shangguan Mo did not know what Yang Feng had done but it gave him a vent out. He stood up at once and was ready to hunt Yang Feng down.

"... "

"Cut it out. It's not his fault. I was roofied at that time. No one wanted this, but it happened." Murong Xue was not emotional. Instead, she was just telling the facts.

Shangguan Mo was confused about what she said. He remembered that he took her home timely that night, so he thought maybe she was just using this to refuse him and Yang Feng was the one she liked. "You… You have to treat me like this just because I like you? Nothing happened between you and him." Shangguan Mo remembered every time he wanted to get Yang Feng in trouble, Murong Xue would stop him. "Does she care about him so much?" Shangguan Mo thought to himself.

"How? I woke up to find marks all over myself, and you glared at me..."

Hearing "marks", Shangguan Mo blushed, because it was his work.

Murong Xue saw his face and wondered if it was Shangguan Mo, but she was confused about Yang Feng's words at that time.

Murong Xue asked, "So what on earth happened that night? Can you tell me now?"

Shangguan Mo scratched his head because he was embarrassed about what he did to her that night. It was a miracle that he had managed to calm himself down when she was so tempting.

Shangguan Mo told the truth and Murong Xue finally realized that she had got it all wrong.

"So now, what's your answer?" asked Shangguan Mo anxiously.

Murong Xue remained silent for a while and answered, "Mo, I admit I do like you, but that's it. And..." She could not tell him everything.

Shangguan Mo held her in his arms and spun around happily in the room, "Aha, finally you admit it!" He did not hear what she said after it. Or, he did not care about what she was going to say as long as she liked him, even just a little. He was determined to make her love him back someday.

Murong Xue felt relieved and smiled. She decided to move on and forget about what happened last life. After all, she was entitled to pursue happiness.

There were 5 days to go before the end of the Stone Gambling Assembly.

"Darling, what do you think of this piece?"

"It's very rough. Let me take it in case it cuts you. You have very delicate skin."

"Stop it. I'm not so vulnerable."

"To me, you are always a delicate flower that needs my protection."

"..."

Seeing the two all over each other, Ye Feng almost threw up. He wondered what was wrong with his Prince and Princess. They became so strange and acted as if they had been enchanted. Ye Feng was scared and just wanted to go home now.

Shangguan Mo and Murong Xue were checking raw materials together.

"Brother, I didn't expect to see you here."

Shangguan Mo's smile froze. "Why are you here?"

"Oh, I come to see Xue." Shangguan Lin showed him the earring in his hand.

Murong Xue was stupefied because it was the one she wore when she went to see crape myrtle flowers with Shangguan Lin. She thought it was lost on the way back, so she just let it go.

Pulling Murong Xue backward behind him, Shangguan Mo asked, "What do you want? Why are you calling her Xue?"

"Well, nothing important. I just want to return the earring Xue lost when she was with me before."

Shangguan Lin's words could be very destructive and it was meant to make mischief between the couple.

Murong Xue was nervous. She did not want Shangguan Mo to misunderstand her as they just started a relationship. "Mo, that day, I..."

Shangguan Mo concealed his jealousy and waved to stop her, "Oh, that day. Xue told me about it. Just an earring. No big deal."

"Xue, here you are." Shangguan Lin handed it to Murong Xue and completely ignored his brother.

With both of them looking at her, Murong Xue was put on the spot and did not know whether she should take it or not.

In the end, Shangguan Mo could not bear to see her struggle and took the earring. "She'll be your sister-in-law. Don't call her Xue. Be respectful."

Shangguan Lin responded with a thin smile. "It's too early to say who will end up with Xue now. Am I right, Xue?"

Seeing the restrained anger in Shangguan Mo's face, Murong Xue felt it was necessary to declare herself although it would harm Shangguan Lin. Otherwise, it would hurt more people. She held Shangguan Mo's hands tightly and answered firmly, "I like Shangguan Mo. Although I don't know what will happen to us, I believe we will get through it together. I hope we can have your blessing."

Shangguan Lin did not expect to hear this from her and his purple eyes were filled with shock. He thought that she was not willing but was forced to be with his brother, and he even could see the helplessness in her eyes before. Shangguan Lin did not understand why she changed in just a few days.