Mo Qingze valued Shen Ji and knew he had to ask so things clearly; otherwise, if Shen Ji’s family already had arrangents, wouldn’t Mo’s rash disclosure be embarrassing for himself?
Upon hearing Shen Ji’s counter-question, Mo Qingze smiled and said, "Naturally, it concerns the lifelong matter of Yun Jin! I had heard before that you were yet unmarried, and now that you have beco a Scholar, you have also reached the marrying age, hence the question."
"This..."
Since Shen Ji ca to his senses, he had devoted himself to studying the sage’s books and never concerned himself with matters of n and won. Now, when Mo Qingze brought it up, he felt sowhat uneasy, and yet unwittingly, the image of a young girl and her bell-like laughter surfaced in his mind.
Seeing Shen Ji’s absent-minded expression, Mo Qingze’s heart sank: Could it be that his family really had made arrangents? Or had he taken a liking to a girl from so family?
Thinking of this possibility, Mo Qingze’s heart soured. When he first entered Changshan Academy, he noticed those young n who looked upright and proper. It was not easy to find Shen Ji who t his expectations in every aspect, but now he might not get his wish, a truly awful feeling.
As Mo Qingze speculated, Shen Ji had already regained his composure and shyly replied, "Yun Jin wishes to discuss the matter of marriage only after achieving his na on the gold list, so there are no arrangents at ho."
"Truly none?" Mo Qingze was overwheld with joy, the fine lines at the corner of his eyes deepening instantly; one mont he was in hell, the next mont in heaven.
With a serious expression Shen Ji said, "There is no need for Yun Jin to hide this from Brother Ziyu."
Mo Qingze nodded, restraining the urge to imdiately clarify his intentions and continued to beat around the bush, "Yun Jin is nearing his pri, surely there is soone you hold dear?"
Soone dear? Shen Ji was startled, the forr image bursting into his mind once again, so clear and so heart-trembling that his breathing quickened.
As a person with firsthand experience, how could Mo Qingze not understand the unusual reaction Shen Ji had, and in an instant, his heart plumted from heaven to hell: "Yun Jin... do you have soone?"
Realizing the ambiguity in his question, Mo Qingze quickly corrected himself, speaking in a joking tone, "I wonder which family’s young lady has caught Yun Jin’s favor; that lady would be fortunate indeed!"
"No, there’s no..." Shen Ji initially wanted to deny it, but for so reason, he blurted out instead: "The young lady is soone Brother Ziyu is very familiar with, yet she is unaware of Yun Jin’s feelings."
The mont the words left his mouth, Shen Ji regretted it. Annoyance flitted across his face, the lingering flush now more vivid.
Counting today, he had only seen her twice, but it was as though he had seen her countless tis. She kept coming to mind, both happy and unhappy, each ti more distinct than the last.
A bad premonition flashed through Mo Qingze’s sinking heart: "Soone I’m very familiar with? Could it be Brother Jianan’s beloved daughter?"
It was rely a probing question, but to Mo Qingze’s surprise, Shen Ji fell silent, neither confirming nor denying.
At that mont, Mo Qingze really couldn’t describe what he was feeling. It was the son-in-law he had painstakingly sought, but before he could even broach the matter, this "son-in-law" turned out to be smitten with his good friend’s daughter!
If it were soone else, he could have contended for her, but now, it was neither possible to fight nor to bla, leaving him incredibly frustrated.
After wallowing in frustration for a while, Mo Qingze found it difficult to accept this reality. Yet Brother Jianan had already arranged a marriage for his niece Ting Lan, and the wedding was to be held the following year; how could he respond to Yun Jin’s affection? If it weren’t so, the two children would indeed make a perfect match.
Since the niece of the Liu Family was already betrothed, it might be better to reveal this to Yun Jin while his feelings were not too deep, rather than let him find out later and suffer greater hurt.
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