What?

Even though she had suspected Rong Yuan’s intentions for a while, it still shocked her when he had voiced his thoughts aloud.

Did he mean that… he broke off his engagement with Tianfeng Wei because of her?

“Are you touched?” Rong Yuan chuckled.

“No, just shocked.” She could already imagine herself being battered to a pulp by all the girls in the capital city and in the Royal School.

Fortunately, she had assumed the identity of Black Thorn so no one knew who she really was. She celebrated internally that she had been well-prepared.

“So, what’s your answer?” Rong Yuan asked before she was done relishing in her joy.

She turned red as the warmth of his breath brushed against her ear.

“My answer to what?” Gu Lingzhi replied back with...