Besides, if they grew so close over two years and she still didn't choose him, what would that make of him, even if she disregarded her own reputation? And if she was going to choose him, why not get engaged now? An engagement would make their relationship much more proper and justified.
This wasn't the society of her past life. People here didn't beat around the bush so much. When someone came to your door with a proposal, you agreed if you were willing, and if you weren't, you made it clear so they could move on. Take Meizi, for instance. If Gou Dan's mother hadn't been so protective of her daughter, what choice did Li Changming have but to back off?
Her thoughts raced, giving her a headache. 'An engagement it is, then,' she thought. 'Everyone else thinks so simply and directly. I'm the only one whose mind is a tangled mess, going around in circles. I'm just making trouble for myself!'
'Yes, overthinking things is just needlessly borrowing trouble!'
