Chapter 152: Learning to put on makeup is easy
Chapter 152: Learning to put on makeup is easy
Xu Qing was at a loss for words.
If she were a noblewoman holding an embroidery needle or a maidservant, she might cry or even support the idea of him taking multiple wives. But she was a female bandit—or rather, to put it nicely, a lady knight.
Roaming the martial world, repaying kindness and exacting revenge was the norm. Before she touched his leg, she still had a chance to regret it. Back then, she still remembered his kindness, and her understanding of relationships was naïve. She needed a bit of liquid courage to kiss him. Later, though, things were clear—she kissed him, bit his tongue, touched his feet, and played with his legs. Regret was no longer an option.
In Jiang He's heart, this probably equated to an engagement.
“It’s still too early to say too much. People's thoughts change constantly, especially yours. You seem to change every day.”
As they spoke, the two of them arrived by the riverbank again. They stood by the shore, looking at the brightly lit buildings across the river. Xu Qing slipped an arm around Jiang He's waist. Her body tensed for a moment before she silently leaned closer to him.
“When it comes to this, I really don’t want you to become like modern people. But you will, eventually. What happens then, no one can say. It's like my ex-girlfriend. We also said we wouldn’t break up, though we didn’t promise to the death or anything like that—don’t glare at me. In any case, it’s all about fate. You’re different. What you’ll become in the end…”
Xu Qing turned to look at Jiang He in the faint light of the night. “The beauty of the future lies in the fact that no one knows what will happen.”