Chapter 698: Enjoying Round

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Out of the blue confronted with Huangfu Ruixiangs agency stance, Zhong Yating discovered herself momentarily bewildered.

All through their interplay, she had been adept at procrastination, and though Huangfu Ruixiang constantly pressed for solutions, right this moment marked a departure together with his notably assertive strategy.

As she opened her mouth to reply, Huangfu Ruixiang lifted his hand, signaling her to cease.

“Zhong Yating, if you happen to’re nonetheless intent on delaying, there’s no want for additional phrases,” Huangfu Ruixiang asserted, his gaze unwavering. “Let’s simply name off the engagement.”

“No,” Zhong Yating exclaimed, a real sense of urgency in her voice. “Ruixiang, we’ve solely just lately grow to be engaged. Saying the annulment now can be a blow to your loved ones’s popularity.”

“My household can bear such a lack of face,” Huangfu Ruixiang declared coldly. “Zhong Yating, you already know why we had the engagement ceremony. But, you’ve by no means offered any concrete info. How am I to know if you happen to’re deceiving me?”

“Effective, I’ll inform you.” Zhong Yating relented by means of gritted enamel. “However you have to promise, below any circumstances, to not annul our engagement.”

Sensing that additional delay would probably consequence within the termination of the engagement, Zhong Yating sought an extra layer of safety.

In her coronary heart, nevertheless, there lingered a real concern. Whereas she had used her restricted information to coerce Huangfu Ruixiang into the engagement, the reality was that her info was scarce. She clutched this secret tightly, fearing that what she revealed may not align with Huangfu Ruixiangs expectations. Furthermore, she was apprehensive about him reneging on their settlement. She was properly conscious that her dealings with Huangfu Ruixiang have been laced with a component of deceit.

Huangfu Ruixiang remained vigilant. “Are you hiding one thing from me?”

“I’m merely in search of assurance,” Zhong Yating insisted. “If I reveal all the pieces and also you flip your again on our engagement, I’d be at an obstacle.”

Below Huangfu Ruixiang’s scrutinizing gaze, Zhong Yating felt a tightness in her chest. Nonetheless, she persevered in forcing herself to stay calm, making certain that the opposite occasion wouldn’t detect any trace of unease.

After a substantial silence, Huangfu Ruixiang withdrew his gaze and spoke, “Now that we’re engaged, 1 received’t casually annul the engagement. In fact, all of that is contingent on you not deceiving me.”

Regardless of being threatened by Zhong Yating, Huangfu Ruixiang, being a member of the Huangfu household, possessed a sure upbringing, albeit inferior to Huangfu Ruiling’s. Zhong Yating understood that his dedication was essentially the most substantial he may provide, even when she discovered it lower than passable.

“Alright, I’ll inform you now.” Zhong Yating conceded.

“Huangfu Ruiling holds a distinguished place inside the household. I as soon as witnessed him engaged in discussions with the household elders,” she revealed. “Although I couldn’t discern the main points, it was evident that the elders extremely esteemed him and valued his opinions. So, so long as Huangfu Ruiling is keen to help you, you would virtually wield affect inside the Huangfu household.”

Wanting straight at Huangfu Ruixiang, she continued, “Ruixiang, now that I’m your fiancée, are you able to persuade your brother to permit me entry into the internal sect for cultivation? My lagging cultivation would tarnish your loved ones’s status, wouldn’t it?”

Having laid out all the pieces, she sought to barter some advantages for herself.

Although she desired an opulent life within the mortal world with Huangfu Ruixiang, his present disposition steered in any other case. Staying on this realm with him, she hoped to achieve entry into the internal sect.

Listening intently, Huangfu Ruixiang frowned. After Zhong Yating concluded, his frown deepened, as if he may crush a mosquito between his brows.

“You’ve solely revealed this a lot?” he questioned skeptically. Zhong Yatings info appeared inadequate and probably inconsequential. He suspected that she may be withholding extra essential particulars.

Beforehand, Zhong Yating had been always attempting to delay issues, and he was below the impression that she may be concealing much more essential info. He suspected that she supposed to maintain one thing important hidden to take care of leverage over him sooner or later.

“That is all I do know,” Zhong Yating insisted upon listening to Huangfu Ruixiangs doubts. “As an outer sect disciple, my information about Huangfu Ruiling is already distinctive. Moreover, others wouldn’t reveal such info even if you happen to requested.”

Whereas she harbored some guilt, she projected confidence externally. Now Huangfu Ruixiangs fiancée, their dealings remained unknown to outsiders. To the world, they appeared as a loving couple, which might forged Huangfu Ruixiang in a detrimental mild if he abruptly broke off the engagement.

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“Zhong Yating, are you enjoying video games with me?” Huangfu Ruixiang raised his

head abruptly, eyes bloodshot. His gaze bore into Zhong Yating, a glance of impending violence on his face. “You’ve shared so little about Huangfu Ruiling, and but you’ve used this to safe our engagement. Do you contemplate this a good deal?”

On this second, he felt like a idiot, manipulated in circles by the girl in entrance of him. If the knowledge was as insignificant because it appeared, he questioned why he had subjected himself to engagement with Zhong Yating.

Now, he genuinely had the impulse to dispose of Zhong Yating.

Confronted with Huangfu Ruixiangs rising anger, Zhong Yating instinctively shrank again, urging, “Ruixiang, settle down first..”