Gu Ruobai's eyes suddenly darkened. "You still have something like this hidden from me?"
Su Mingyu squinted her peach blossom eyes and smiled like a little fox. "Let's not talk about this today. Take a look at this robe. How do you like it?"
Looking at the upturned corners of her lips, Gu Ruobai felt as if a kitten's tail had swept across his heart, leaving a ticklish and numbing sensation.
"How do you think it looks?" He spread his hands and stood in front of her, allowing her to examine him at will.
Su Mingyu sized Gu Ruobai up and down. The robe fit well, and his figure was perfect, but that pitch - black mask just didn't match at all.
Thinking this way, Su Mingyu took a few quick steps forward and came right in front of Gu Ruobai. Without hesitation, she removed the mask from his face.
A peerlessly handsome face was now in full view. His deep - set eyes sparkled with a cold light, adding a touch of aloofness. His high - bridged nose made him look strong yet somewhat alluring. But those slightly upturned lips were so perfect that one couldn't help but want to touch them.
Looking down at Su Mingyu, who was obviously in a daze, Gu Ruobai parted his thin lips slightly. "Have you had enough of looking?"
Su Mingyu's cheeks suddenly flushed red. She quickly turned her face away. "Um... Your Highness, have you ever heard the saying 'The one on the road is as gentle as jade, and the young master is peerless in the world'?"
Gu Ruobai looked at her blushing ear tips and felt in a great mood. "Isn't the original saying 'The gentleman is peerless, and the one on the road is as gentle as jade'?"
"Originally, it was used to describe a beautiful and charming woman and a graceful young master, a perfect match made in heaven. How come it sounds so different from your mouth?"
Su Mingyu was taken aback. Was that the original saying?
She stared at Gu Ruobai awkwardly for a long time, then scratched her head. "That's someone else's version. In my version, it's 'The one on the road is as gentle as jade, and the young master is peerless in the world'. I'm complimenting Your Highness on your gentle, elegant, and peerless appearance."
Gu Ruobai didn't expect this girl to be so sweet - tongued. The corners of his mouth turned up, and even his eyes, which were usually shrouded in darkness and hard to fathom, now sparkled with little glimmers of joy.
Looking at his expression, Su Mingyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This man was really good - looking.
"If Your Highness doesn't feel uncomfortable, shall we try some other ones?"
Saying this, Su Mingyu picked out a purple robe for Gu Ruobai to change into. Usually, purple didn't flatter one's complexion, but on Gu Ruobai, it made his fair skin look as if it had been polished.
The more Su Mingyu looked, the more excited she became. In the end, she made Gu Ruobai change into all the outer robes, and found that each one looked great on him.
Especially the last set of layered smoky - gray robes. It was simply both sexy and cool.
The more Su Mingyu looked, the itchier her hands got. She picked up a piece of paper and started drawing.
By the last change, Gu Ruobai was just about to say helplessly that he didn't want to change anymore and would just take them all. But when he turned around, he saw Su Mingyu concentrating on her drawing.
He walked up to her and glanced at the paper. It was full of designs of robes with himself as the prototype. This softened Gu Ruobai's expression a lot.
He didn't disturb Su Mingyu. Instead, he casually found a chair and sat down.
His gaze fell on the pile of robes on the table beside him, and a hint of a smile rippled in his eyes.
Matching couple robes? What a nice name.
Su Mingyu buried herself in her work for two hours. It wasn't until her stomach growled that she stretched and stood up.
Letting out a soft groan, Su Mingyu then noticed that Gu Ruobai had been waiting for her all this time.
She awkwardly rubbed her nose. "Sorry... I got so absorbed in my drawing that I forgot the time."
Gu Ruobai wasn't angry. "Hungry?"
Su Mingyu licked her lips and nodded. "Yes."
Seeing her cute look, Gu Ruobai stood up and reached out his hand. "Come on. I'll take you to have something delicious."
Su Mingyu almost instinctively took his hand. "I want to eat fish."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "Okay. How about going to 'The First Fragrance'?"
Su Mingyu happily agreed. But just as she followed Gu Ruobai downstairs, she suddenly remembered that they hadn't taken the robes. "Um... What about the robes?"
Gu Ruobai didn't even lift his eyelids. "We'll pick them up after the meal."
Su Mingyu just said "Okay". As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw Xia Mian.
Noticing Xia Mian's strange look, Su Mingyu then realized that she seemed to be holding hands with Gu Ruobai!
She tried to pull her hand back awkwardly, but found that Gu Ruobai was holding it tightly and showed no sign of letting go.
Su Mingyu hung her head, her features scrunched up like a steamed bun.
Oh no! Why did she feel that every time she was with Gu Ruobai, her true self would be revealed?
And just now, she seemed to have even acted coquettishly with Gu Ruobai, saying that she wanted to eat fish!
This was a disaster. This uncle was so reassuring that all her defenses were gone.
She nervously followed Gu Ruobai for a long time. Finally, they arrived at The First Fragrance. When the fragrant fish was served in front of her, Su Mingyu forgot everything else.
Forget it. Whether her true self was revealed or not didn't matter. Eating was the most important thing.
Watching Su Mingyu enjoy her meal so much, Gu Ruobai silently sat beside her and carefully removed the fish bones from the fish for her.
After the meal, they picked up the robes. By then, it was already afternoon.
Su Mingyu rubbed her neck, which had been bent for a whole day, and said goodbye to Gu Ruobai. "I won't see you off. I'll stay here and draw for a while longer."
Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes and didn't leave in a hurry. "You just go on with your drawing."
Su Mingyu blinked. "Aren't you going back?"
"Why should I go back?" Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "Mei Qing and Mu Yi can handle the affairs in the mansion."
Thinking of the brochures that even Gu Ruobai had to work on until late at night, Su Mingyu suddenly felt a bit sorry for Mei Qing.
Thinking of Mei Qing, Su Mingyu remembered something else. "Your Highness, don't you plan to send Mei Qing to get close to the King of Yu?"
Gu Ruobai looked at her. "I do have such a plan. Mei Qing has always been handling affairs in other places and rarely returns to the capital. With her beauty, she is indeed suitable to get close to the King of Yu."
"But..." Su Mingyu frowned. "Mei Qing is one of your secret guards. Isn't it not a good idea to expose her in the open?"
"You really care about her." This girl had known Mei Qing for only a short time, yet she was thinking so much about her.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "It's not really that. I just think it's such a waste to send such a beautiful woman to the King of Yu."
As far as they knew, the King of Yu was self - willed, lustful, and had a strong sense of self - esteem.
Sending Mei Qing, such a beautiful woman, to the King of Yu seemed like sending a lamb into the tiger's den.
Seeing what she was thinking, Gu Ruobai smiled faintly. "You underestimate Mei Qing. Mei Qing has been hanging around with different madams in different brothels since she was a child. She's already very skilled at the art of staying untouched in the midst of temptation."