Chapter 169 - 108: Astonishment upon Seeing a Celestial Being_2
Ran Yan was completely bewildered, gentle and virtuous? She had hinted to him? Although Ran Yan had once been a materialist, now even faced with time-travel, she couldn’t help but suspect that Sang Chen had encountered some kind of fox spirit or demon, because what he said seemed to have nothing to do with her at all.
"Wait a minute, when have I ever been gentle? When have I ever been virtuous? And when have I been kind-hearted?" Ran Yan interrupted him.
Sang Chen quickly glanced at Ran Yan, his earlobes flushing as red as agate, translucent in the sunlight, his voice getting ever lower, yet he still answered, "Wife helped to treat Zhou Sanlang, assisted me with the autopsy, told me to chew ginger to drive away evil spirits, and even bandaged my wounds..."
"Enough, then tell me, how did I hint to you?" This was the part Ran Yan couldn’t figure out. This rabbit must have gotten a hint to go propose. Ran Yan could swear to the heavens, she remembered every word she had said to him, and was certain, absolutely certain, that she had never hinted at anything.
Sang Chen’s handsome face was nearly dripping with blood as he mustered his courage and said, "Last month when I went to repay Wife’s money, in the bamboo forest Wife said that I... that I was handsome, although Wife’s expression was very indirect... so even though I am now impoverished, I still gathered the courage to propose. In fact, I have harbored some sordid thoughts..."
So a single compliment on his looks was an indirect hint for him to propose? Wasn’t that a bit too indirect? With Sang Chen’s looks, there must be no shortage of girls who would say the same, right? At least given Chang’an’s liberal atmosphere, she was unlikely to be the first to praise his good looks. And him, with his innocent appearance, he actually had sordid thoughts!
Ran Yan’s body swayed, she steadied herself against a tree trunk and asked with difficulty, "You, explain yourself clearly."
The blush on Sang Chen’s face eased slightly, and he looked at Ran Yan with a grave and apologetic expression.