Staring at her in confusion, he asked, âWhy are you wearing a veil?â
âToo ugly.â She replied lightly.
He couldnât see her face under the black veil, but he could see that her eyebrows were elegant, her skin as pale as snow. Because of the veil, the beautiful pair of eyes blinking behind it seemed even more enchanting, presenting a kind of mysterious beauty.
Suddenly, he wanted to reach out and remove her veil, âI have seen you before, thereâs no need to cover your face.â
She made up a story casually, âI have a blister on my face.â
He laughed, âWhen does your face not have blisters? I heard your skin is bad, and you always have pus.â
She was completely healed now. She let him continue misunderstanding her, âIf thereâs nothing else, move aside.â
Li Gui spoke unhappily, âSu Qingyue, Iâm more than just interested in you. I genuinely want to marry you.â
Raising one of her eyebrows, she questioned, âYou have a brother, Li Cai. Do you mean you want to share a wife with your brother?â
âI never thought of such a thing,â he replied. âWith the Li familyâs conditions, there is no need to share a wife.â
He frowned, âAre you suggesting marrying both me and Li Cai at the same time?â
She looked at him with a sarcastic expression. âYou think too much.â
Seeing her reaction, he felt relieved, âEven if I, Li Gui, am a wretch, I would not share my wife with anyone. The entire wealth of the Li family would only amount to four or five hundred taels of silver. Even if I were to divide the family wealth with my second brother, I could still get over two hundred taels. Though itâs not a lot of money, itâs enough to live comfortably. Su Qingyue, if you marry me, I promise to treat you wellâ¦â
She paid no attention to his words and turned to leave.
He reached out to pull her back, and said urgently, âSu Qingyue, Iâm serious! My family isnât wealthy. Iâve already spent one hundred taels trying to buy you. I wouldnât spend that much money for a jokeâ¦â
Her small hands were soft as hold. It excited him just to hold them, to the point where he thought of embracing her.
But she broke free, and her figure disappeared in the blink of an eye, having covered dozens of meters.
Even though he was puzzled about her speed, he hurriedly chased after her, âSu Qingyue, listen to meâ¦
As Su Qingyue walked faster and faster, so did Li Guiâs chase.
At the fork in the road, the village chatterbox, Wang Qigu, noticed them and found it strange, âOh, who is this veiled woman⦠judging by her clothes, she must be the wife of the Xiao familyâ¦â
She glanced in the direction from where they had come, âLi Gui? Youâre walking so fast, are you chasing after Su Qingyue?â
Qingyue didnât want to waste words with Wang Qigu, as it would only stir things up even more.
Li Gui saw her turn the corner heading towards the Xiao Familyâs courtyard.
Seeing Wang Qi there, he didnât continue chasing her and simply responded with a stern face, âAunt Qi, I just ran into Su Qingyue thatâs all. I have urgent matters at home, so Iâm walking a little quickly.â
Saying nothing more, he headed towards the village well.
âIs that so.â Wang Qigu watched great suspicions as they left in separate directions. However, considering the good conditions at Li Guiâs family, she wanted her own daughter to marry him, so she kept her thoughts to herself, âHey, Li Gui!â
Li Gui was not in a good mood. Knowing that Wang Qigu must be thinking about urging him to propose, he didnât look back and continued walking away.
Wang Qigu had repeatedly suggested him to propose to her daughter. He feigned ignorance, leading her to understand, he didnât fancy her daughter.
No one had heard about Li Gui liking any unmarried girl in the village. As he had not directly rejected her, she still held some hope.