But since Li Shengxiao had asked, she had to seize the opportunity to make her stance clear; otherwise, she feared it might become difficult to bring it up again.
After thinking it through, she was not shy. She looked directly into the man's eyes and made her demand, "We've already been intimate, I request marriage."
We've already been intimate, I request marriage!
The secret marriage between Li Shengxiao and Rong Yan was concealed through connections, making it hard for ordinary people to find out. It was normal for Chu Xi not to know.
He hadn't expected Chu Xi to make such a request.
In the midst of the tension, he didn't know if he was more annoyed by Chu Xi's impudent request, or if he found her request to be utterly foolish. Surprisingly, he cracked a smile, but his eyes, sharp as a hawk's, held no trace of laughter, shattering Chu Xi's plans with his icy rebuke, "Impossible."
