Li Rouhan and Guang Fan Ai never pried into Blare and Zhao Kang's relationship. What's the point? The two were like an open book!

Especially Blare, who was shamelessly touching the man and dragging him.

The two women were amused but were also worried that her actions will be reported back in the Yang Empire. Only when Blare explained that her father allowed her to choose Zhao Kang as a spouse, their worries dispersed. 

It seemed natural to the two women when they heard Blare was marrying a commoner. Coincidentally, Li Rouhan and Guang Fan Ai's mothers were commoners as well. 

Blare did not know this until the two mentioned. The only thing that Blare knows through Fang Chunhua's memory is that the Li and Guang family were the richest merchants in the Yang Empire. They had been sneered at for unknown reasons in the past but soon took their dignity back in line by successfully proving their usefulness to the imperial family in the Yang Empire, as well as the other neighboring Empires.

Currently, the sky was slowly turning dark. The three women went on their separate ways with their 'fake spouses'.

Zhao Kang and Blare stayed in the chrysanthemum garden. Both sat on the grass and watched the lake.

Blare's heart was beating fast, but having the man sitting beside her, she felt contented and admired the clear lake instead.

Zhao Kang, on the other hand, kept glancing secretly at Blare. He felt the same thing - content.

"You know.. If you ignore what's currently in front of you, it'll disappear without a trace the next time you look at it." Blare was playing with her words. She decided to take the initiative! Her entire being turned red from her shamelessness.

Zhao Kang was not an idiot. He understood this.

"Young Miss... You mean?" Zhao Kang eyes lit up and his heart beat furiously.

This time, Blare did not correct him. Instead, she looked at him meaningfully.

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"But why?" Zhao Kang turned his head low, his mood is slowly turning solemn. He did not fully believe that her young miss would like a commoner.

"Kang'gege"

Zhao Kang looked up and was greeted by Blare's smile that turned her eyes into crescents.

"Status is only temporary. This young miss (referring to herself) heart is very fragile, but is willing to love one person forever, not temporarily."

Her phrase indicated that she did not care about the man's status, but being loved forever and having a loyal man is enough to make her heart content.

Maybe it was because of the romantic mood between the two, that for the first time, Zhao Kang bravely held Blare's hand.

With his trembling hands holding onto her, he said, "This lowly one's heart is weak, but it can also love one person forever, not temporarily"

Zhao Kang replied to her meaningful phrase. Indicating his weak resolve because of their status, but he would be willing to care for her heart forever, and only she will be love.

He felt his hand sweating from nervousness, so he pulled away from his hold. But Blare caught back his hands.

Her hands were cold from extreme nervousness. It was like she was afraid he would change his mind.

Her brazen actions made herself blush, but she was not going to pull away.

"T-Then.. this young miss will wait for Kang'gege. Please care for this young miss fragile heart." Her words stuttered as her heart beats the same rhythm as Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang's eyes softened at her sight. Her round eyes almost tearing up, her lips parted, and her cheeks tinted red.

Zhao Kang couldn't stop himself. He had fallen for Fang Chunhua. Her kind nature, initiative, and free personality, as well as her enchanting smiles, made him soften. The young miss is different from the other women he met.

Her notable quality is that she treated him, a peasant, as an equal. He was never treated as a servant for the past months of traveling, much to his dismay. As a peasant, Zhao Kang believes that it is inappropriate to be treated as an equal. So the man was both scared and thankful to Blare's actions. 

With his hands being held by the woman, he places her one hand to his mouth and kissed it.

Blare lost it and goes full ripe tomato. She was so embarrassed that she bowed her head so low. Her whole body was almost kneeling on the ground.

"Young miss?!" Zhao Kang supported Blare up, only to be met by her flushed face.

"Shameless..." she said as she looked a bit down. Her hand still being held by Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang smiled and chuckled, "Compared to young miss, this lowly one's shamelessness does not reach young miss's level" he teased,

Blare looked at him with shock apparent in her face. Then looked away from embarrassment.

Instead of scolding him, Blare also finds her shamelessness funny.

"Hmp! Of course! My shamelessness cannot be surpassed by a newbie!" She proudly said as he looked at his eyes.

'Enchanting' Blare thought as her heart beat slow but loud.

"Then this lowly one will surpass you in time" Zhao Kang smirked playfully. Blare flinched, her heart beating loud, 'Did I just wake up something I shouldn't have?!'