Listening to their conversation, Zhi Wan clenched her fists.
'She couldn't bear to imagine what would happen if her aunt found out. If Lady Wei knew her cousin only had the idea of marrying into another family because of her, how would she see her? Would she think she'd seduced him? Would she be disappointed in her—and even come to hate her?'
At this thought, her resolve to leave the Capital City hardened.
'As long as she left, her cousin would give up this notion of marrying into her family.'
Unfortunately, Zhao Donglai had told her at noon that there were no more boats to Yangzhou that afternoon. She would have to wait until the next morning.
She would just have to wait until tomorrow to leave.
"What do you think, Cousin?"
The man's low voice broke through Zhi Wan's thoughts.
She was taken aback. "What?"
"Mother just offered to formally adopt you as her daughter," Lu Zhan reminded her gently.
Zhi Wan heard this and quickly refused, "I couldn't..."
