The Ye Family matriarch softened her heart, stepped forward, and took her youngest daughter’s hand: "Mother had no choice but to use Xiao Chen as an excuse for your child husband to cover up, and by coincidence, helped you set up a marriage contract."

For a moment, they could not find anyone more suitable than Xiao Chen.

The mother and daughter opened their hearts to each other and returned to the main hall together.

The dinner was almost finished, and the maids efficiently cleared the leftovers, cleaned up, and then served fruits and snacks as desserts.

Seizing the moment while everyone was chatting and laughing, Ye Zhi gestured "let’s go" to the Little Traitor and was the first to sneak out quietly.

Receiving her signal, Shen Chen silently slipped away.

In the backyard pavilion.

Ye Zhi looked at the small serene lake.

The original Ye Zhi had thrown the Little Traitor’s mother’s possessions here, and later she learned to swim to retrieve them.

She did not turn her head, her heart pounding, and she spoke softly and directly.

"Xiao Chen, do you like me? Why do you want to marry me? You should know I am not gentle at all, nor very clever, not your future virtuous wife."

When she turned her head, she feared Shen Chen would see the expectation in her eyes.

The night was dark like ink, and the reason why no one came to the backyard was that there were only two lanterns lit, making the light dim.

The young man stared at the girl’s silhouette in the darkness with his charming phoenix eyes.

He extended his slender jade-like finger to touch, but halfway, he lowered it.

His Adam’s apple slightly moved, and he earnestly replied, "I want to marry you."

Ye Zhi’s heart beat faster, the rich voice was like a heavenly melody entering her ears, how could any young girl resist?

He continued, "A beauty I see, I shall not forget; one day without seeing, thinking goes mad, you reside in my heart, I shall cherish you."

In the quiet backyard, an autumn breeze occasionally passed silently.

Ye Zhi was stupefied.

She was not fond of reading, but she understood every bit of the Little Traitor’s literate confession.

At that moment, she made a decision.

"Xiao Chen, close your eyes for a moment, I have something to show you."

Without a doubt, Shen Chen obediently closed his eyes, with a slight expectation of what it might be.

A faint rustling sound came.

Immediately, a pair of gentle hands with some force pressed his head, a lotus fragrance wafted over, and soon, the girl’s vermilion lips awkwardly covered his, clumsily sipping and sucking.

Was he being forcefully kissed?

The girl muttered indistinctly, "The storybook says to open your mouth, do you want to try?"

Shen Chen reached out and embraced the extremely delicate girl, responding to her lips.

He was careful, with a joy in his heart that was beyond words.

At this moment, he did not know how long he had waited for, but this also showed that Ah Zhi had feelings for him.

After a while.

The two sat back to back on the railing chair.

Ye Zhi’s eyes were sparkling, her lips red, a bit shy, usually frank, she now twisted and turned, did she just secretly kiss the Little Traitor? The other person did not resist either, was it because she held his head down?

Completely forgetting that the other person also responded to her...

She asked again, "Will you really not take a concubine in the future?"

Shen Chen nodded seriously, afraid Ah Zhi would regret not marrying him: "I will not take one, and all the matters in the house will listen to you in the future."

Ye Zhi did not believe him, a heaviness inside her heart.

In books, it was written that Liu Qingxi, in order to fend off the mad bees and butterflies around Shen Chen, caused many girls to die.

They were all young and beautiful, living people.

"Do you know how much temptation you will face when you enter officialdom? The beauties in the world are countless, and you will see many in the future, potentially after you hold a high position."