Not far from Taohua Village, An Ning looked up from Sikong Wuyou’s embrace and said, "Just let me off here, I can walk the rest of the way myself."

Sikong Wuyou smiled faintly, "In your eyes, am I really so disgraceful?"

Their engagement was now well-known, and while walking together might seem a bit bold to others, it wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary.

Therefore, Sikong Wuyou couldn’t help but feel a little blame toward An Ning for not wanting him to be seen by others.

An Ning: "It’s not that you’re disgraceful, it’s that I’m uneasy about going out and meeting people!"

"Hmm?" Sikong Wuyou raised an eyebrow.

"Because..." An Ning turned her upper body around, reaching out to wrap her arms around his neck.

Their distance was incredibly close, so close that he could clearly feel her breath.

An Ning slowly spoke, "Lord County Magistrate’s charm is unmatched, I’m afraid if I go out and meet people, I won’t come back..."

That sweet voice slightly raised, marking the first time An Ning spoke in this tone.

After speaking, An Ning couldn’t help but shiver, while Sikong Wuyou’s breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Ningning, be good, don’t play with fire..." He was twenty-one this year, at the age of passionate youth, and with An Ning teasing him like this, he truly feared he couldn’t control himself, leading to a potential incident.

After all, wanting to restrain oneself is one thing, whether one can actually restrain oneself is another matter.

An Ning suddenly became serious, "Alright, I’m not teasing you anymore, I’m heading back, you should go back too."

Sikong Wuyou responded with a smile, this time he didn’t say much.

An Ning dismounted, then Sikong Wuyou said, "You go first."

"Then you hurry back too," An Ning urged.

"I’ll go back once you leave," Sikong Wuyou said.

An Ning turned her head with a smile, "Okay~"

After speaking, she walked away into the distance.

Watching her cheerful figure, Sikong Wuyou mounted his horse.

At this moment, An Ning suddenly turned back and gave him a slight smile.

His heart suddenly raced at that moment.

In this life, Sikong Wuyou finally experienced what it was like to be deeply concerned for someone.

Raising her hand, An Ning waved gently, then turned and ran off.

It wasn’t until her figure disappeared that Sikong Wuyou turned his horse and left.

However, what Sikong Wuyou didn’t know was the events following his departure; if he knew, he might have fought hard to stay here and never look back.

On the road, Lu Er, driving an ox cart, passed Sikong Wuyou; one was sitting in a carriage lifting the curtain, the other was driving an ox cart.

Sikong Wuyou nodded slightly toward him.

He recognized this young man as one of the brothers An Ning had saved, one of the Lu family members whom An Ning had asked him to investigate a case for last time.

These brothers now greatly aided An Ning, so, for An Ning’s sake, he’s also willing to show them some respect.

Similarly, Lu Er returned a smile to Sikong Wuyou.

But as Sikong Wuyou looked at his smile, he couldn’t help but feel it was quite strange.

This Lu Er, not exactly displeasing but, just a few accidental instances, faintly discovered that the way he looked at An Ning seemed a bit different from others.

He never doubted Lu Er would like An Ning.

Because he himself had fallen for her, he knew that liking someone comes with a sense of possessiveness.

Whereas Lu Er looking at An Ning’s gaze, never had any inappropriate emotions, only gentle protection.