Feeling Guo Feng’s movents, Xiaotian’s whole body went stiff; she was too scared to move, fearing Guo Feng would realize she wasn’t asleep.
Hearing Guo Feng’s words, Xiaotian felt extrely saddened.
It would be a lie to say she wasn’t touched; everything Guo Feng did moved her deeply.
She knew he was sincere, and it was exactly because of this that she felt guilty towards him.
If he had hit her, scolded her, or complained about her, she might have felt a bit better inside.
But he only showed her care, even knowing she had been intimate with Fugui.
She had already hurt soone, and she couldn’t hurt his heart again.
Fate had her marry him, and she should accept this arrangent and be his good wife.
She turned over, continuing to pretend to sleep, but inside she made a decision: once she ended things with Fugui, she would co back and accept him, living well with him for the rest of their lives.
Even though she had made up her mind, her heart was still in turmoil; every ti she thought about the missed connection with Fugui in this life, she just wanted to cry.
She let her thoughts run wild all night long, not knowing when she eventually fell asleep.
By the ti she woke up in the morning, the sun was already high in the sky.
As soon as she got up, Zi Lan helped her wash up. "Zi Lan, where is the young master?"
"Young Mistress, the young master went to the Dyeing Workshop early this morning. He saw you were sleeping soundly and didn’t want to disturb you. He specially instructed us not to wake you."
Xiaotian gave a bitter smile. He was always so considerate. As she continued to wash up, Zi Lan went on, "The young master also said he might not be back tonight, so you shouldn’t wait for him."
Hearing these words, Xiaotian paused for a mont.
He wouldn’t be ho today? This might be a good opportunity to et Li Fugui. With that in mind, she said, "Zi Lan, let’s go out for a stroll today."
"Young Mistress, where would you like to go today?"
"Where do you think is good?"
"Why not go to the young master’s Dyeing Workshop?" Zi Lan suggested.
"No, let’s not disturb him." She absolutely couldn’t go to the Dyeing Workshop; if Guo Feng found out she left, she might not get to see Li Fugui. "Let’s go sowhere less crowded, just for a random walk."
"Sowhere less crowded? Then let’s go to the Silver Pavilion!" Zi Lan suggested again.
"The Silver Pavilion? Hmm, okay, let’s go to the Silver Pavilion." They needed to head sowhere first; she couldn’t just head straight to Yuelai Restaurant.
After making the decision, Xiaotian ate a little breakfast and inford Madam Guo about her plan to go out.
Madam Guo didn’t refuse, only instructing Zi Lan to take good care of her.
Xiaotian and Zi Lan boarded the carriage, and on it, Xiaotian handed a veil to Zi Lan, "When we get off the carriage later, wear this veil."
"Young Mistress, why wear a veil?" Zi Lan asked, puzzled.
"Zi Lan, we’re just going out for a casual stroll. I don’t want others to know we’re from the Guo Mansion. Last ti, when everyone knew I was the young mistress of the Guo family, they couldn’t stop staring at . I felt a little uneasy and don’t want them to gossip."
"Oh!" Zi Lan responded but thought to herself, in most families the lady of the house would want everyone on the outside to know their status, strutting proudly in public. But her mistress was just the opposite, hiding and keeping low.
It’s well-known that, in this County, being the young mistress of the Guo family is a prominent position. Many would fight to marry into the Guo Mansion.
No matter what Zi Lan thought, Xiaotian didn’t care; she just didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble.
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