At this time, the bright moon was in the sky, and the moonlight enveloped the entire Huanxi Courtyard in a hazy halo. Coupled with the torches in front of Shen's house, Shen Qingqian could clearly see the expression on Shengze's face.
He lowered his head and looked at her, his eyes filled with affection that she couldn't see through.
Originally Shen Qingqian planned to make it clear to Shengze, but now that he spoke first, Shen Qingqian nodded and said, "You tell me."
Shengze raised his eyes and looked around, then pointed outside Huanxi Courtyard and said, "Shall we go for a walk outside?"
Shen Qingqian was a little surprised, but thinking that it would be bad if someone saw the two of them talking here, she took the lead and walked out of the yard.
Shengze immediately followed and stood side by side with her.
At this moment, everyone else was in the big tent. When the two of them came out, they could still hear Shen Yong and Chen Er shouting something with loud voices inside. It seemed that they were having fun.
After leaving the gate of Huanxi Courtyard, Shengze pointed to the woods behind Jiang Goudan's yard and said, "Go there."
Shen Qingqian didn't say anything and just walked that way.
The forest is very depressed in winter, and the ground is full of dead branches and leaves, mixed in the yellow mud, and it looks even more desolate under the moonlight.
Shen Qingqian walked a few steps and then stopped. She turned sideways and looked quietly at the man one meter away from her.
Shengze's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by someone. He looked at Shen Qingqian with a bit of struggle in his eyes, "I have seen your coldness and defensiveness towards me these days, but..."
He paused, and a trace of pain flashed across his eyes.
"If you already have someone you like in your heart, I will never approach you again in the future; but if you haven't fallen in love with anyone yet, how about you let me wait for you?"
Shen Qingqian's eyes widened in surprise, and it was hard to believe that these words came from Shengze's mouth.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through her heart. Shen Qingqian looked directly at Shengze with her big clear eyes and said clearly and forcefully: "I don't have anyone I like, but I don't have feelings for you either. As for what you said you wanted to wait for me. , that’s your own decision, you don’t need to report it to me.”
"How about you asking me to wait for you"? This is indeed a bit of a moral kidnapping, and Shen Qingqian wouldn't recognize it anyway.
But she had to make it clear that she had no feelings for Shengze at this moment. At least until the original owner's resentment and her own anger disappeared, it was impossible for her to have feelings for Shengze.
As for whether it will happen in the future, no one can predict.
When Sheng Ze heard that Shen Qingqian didn't like anyone, he couldn't help but feel excited, but when she said the next sentence, the fire in his eyes was immediately extinguished.
There were countless thoughts running through his mind, but the only thing Shengze finally asked was, "Then what do you think of me now..."
Shen Qingqian said frankly without hesitation: "Partners, we are just in a cooperative relationship. Of course, I will never forget that you saved our family's lives."
Of course, it is not easy to repay life-saving grace, but Shen Qingqian will not exchange it with his own feelings.
Sheng Ze suddenly turned his back. After a while, he turned around and looked at Shen Qingqian with a smile that couldn't be called a smile. "I understand, let's go back."
The two of them walked back as they had come, and neither of them spoke again.
Just after leaving the forest, Sheng Ze suddenly pulled Shen Qingqian behind him and said with a wary expression: "Someone is coming."
Shen Qingqian also heard the sound of horse hooves and couldn't help but frown. It might not be a good thing if the horse was galloping at this time.
As the sound of horse hooves got closer, both Shengze and Shen Qingqian heard a whistle accompanying the sound of horse hooves.
Shengze's expression changed drastically, "King Zhao's army has crossed the river!"
