For a moment, Su Mingyu felt a bit tongue - tied. Clearly, she wasn't the one in the wrong, so why did Gu Ruobai seem like the victim?
"If you're not actually unwilling to marry me, then what's the difference between getting Father Emperor's betrothal edict earlier or later?"
Looking into Gu Ruobai's deep eyes, Su Mingyu pondered for a while. She felt her mind was in a bit of a muddle. She came here to ask why Gu Ruobai had asked the emperor for a betrothal edict without telling her first.
How did it turn into a discussion about whether she wanted to marry him in Gu Ruobai's words?
Seeing that Su Mingyu couldn't come up with a response for a long time, Gu Ruobai curved his lips into a smile. "Since that's the case, there should be no more estrangement between us. Do you have any other questions for me now?"
Su Mingyu was taken aback. "Why do I feel like I've been duped by you?"
Gu Ruobai squinted his good - looking eyes and smiled. "What do you mean by that? I'm just reasoning with you. If you find my words reasonable, there's naturally nothing for you to refute."
Su Mingyu looked at him, half - understanding. "If it's about the betrothal edict, then why did you publicize it all over the capital? I almost couldn't get out of my mansion today because of it."
Gu Ruobai sized Su Mingyu up and down. He noticed that her outfit was rather special today, but her hair was in a mess. He could roughly guess that she had fled in a hurry and come to him.
A doting smile flashed across his dark eyes. Gu Ruobai stood up and tidied the strands of hair around her temples. He said in an extremely serious and low voice, "Because I want everyone in the capital to know that I've married such a wonderful girl like you."
Feeling the coolness of Gu Ruobai's fingertips on her cheeks, Su Mingyu felt her ears getting hotter and hotter.
She lowered her head slightly and said in a somewhat bad - tempered tone, "You should have told me in advance. You don't know how shocked I was when I heard the news this morning."
Gu Ruobai curved his lips. "If I had really told you in advance, would you have agreed to let me do this?"
Well... she definitely wouldn't have wanted to marry him so soon. Although Su Mingyu didn't really have much aversion to Gu Ruobai in her heart, getting married was really not a decision that could be easily made.
Gu Ruobai saw through Su Mingyu's indecisiveness, so he took this opportunity to push her a bit.
If Su Mingyu really didn't want to marry him, he would find a way to make her agree.
If Su Mingyu was willing to marry him but had some concerns, after forcing her to marry him, he would show through his actions that she could completely trust him, make her let go of her pride completely, and follow him whole - heartedly.
In any case, Su Mingyu was the one he, Gu Ruobai, had taken a fancy to, so he would never let her slip through his fingers.
Seeing that Su Mingyu didn't say a word, Gu Ruobai said softly, "There's no need to worry. I just asked Father Emperor for a betrothal edict. There's no specific wedding date yet."
Saying that, Gu Ruobai lifted Su Mingyu's face and made her look directly at him. "I can wait until you're willing to marry me before asking Father Emperor for a definite wedding date. There's actually another purpose for my proposal. I want to put Su Zhengyi's mind at ease."
After all, Su Zhengyi had just asked Su Mingyu to test his intention of whether he was willing to marry her.
If he didn't take any action, Gu Ruobai was worried that Su Zhengyi wouldn't believe Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu wasn't a stupid person. After a little thought, she understood what Gu Ruobai meant. "Since you've already said so and the news can't be taken back, it's useless to say these things now. We should think about how to make good use of this opportunity."
Saying that, Su Mingyu repeated to Gu Ruobai what she had said to Ye Weiguang in the Ye Mansion.
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu. "What's your opinion on this matter?"
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "I think Ye Weiguang still has feelings for Ye Mengdie. Although he seemed to dislike me on the surface when he looked at me, he actually cared about me very much in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have immediately invited me to the mansion for a long talk after finding out what Su Yueyue had done to me."
"And when I was leaving, he even told me to go to the mansion to chat with him if I was free. I think this should be a sign that he's accepting me."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "According to Ye Weiguang's personality, when you get close to him, try not to be too enthusiastic or show that you're asking something from him."
Su Mingyu responded with an "en" and then asked, "Where on earth did you find those people who provoked me in the market last time?
"Ye Weiguang asked me about this several times. I guess it's because those people were too clean and he couldn't find out anything. This actually made Ye Weiguang a bit skeptical that our encounter was a coincidence."
Gu Ruobai gave Su Mingyu a mysterious smile. "Do you want to know?"
Seeing his mischievous look, Su Mingyu quickly shook her head. "Forget it. I don't want to know. Don't tell me."
Seeing Su Mingyu so afraid, Gu Ruobai found it funny. "You already owe me so many favors. Are you afraid of one or two more?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "That's exactly why I don't want to owe you more favors, so I don't want to be curious about this matter."
"Besides, it's been so long. Learning to control my curiosity is also an important lesson."
Just as Gu Ruobai was about to say something, he heard Su Mingyu's stomach growl. He glanced at her stomach, and there was a glint in his eyes. "Does my face look like food? Why do you always look so hungry whenever you see me?"
Su Mingyu touched her stomach embarrassedly, then looked up at Gu Ruobai. With a pair of bright eyes, she said with a smile, "My lord, have you ever heard the saying 'a beautiful face is a feast for the eyes'? With your handsome face, my lord, wherever you go, you'll make people drool."
When did this little girl become so good at talking?
Gu Ruobai pinched her smooth and tender cheek and chuckled. "So, do you not need to eat then?"
Su Mingyu quickly shook her head. "How can that be? As the saying goes, 'Man is iron, food is steel. One meal missed and you'll feel weak'. I was woken up early this morning. Now that I've finally come to you to get away from the hustle and bustle, aren't you going to give me something to eat?"
Seeing her coquettish look, Gu Ruobai was in a great mood. He took her hand and led her to his wheelchair. "Come on. Push me to the tea garden. I'll ask the chef to prepare your favorite dishes."