Chapter 23 Entrustment

  Before Qin Li could respond, the girl in front of him had already reached out and removed the veil from her head, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face that was both delicate and refined. Her pale blue skin tone not only didn't detract from Shangguan Shi Yu's beauty, but instead added an otherworldly allure to it in Qin Li's eyes.

  What is called a peerless beauty? This is it! In Qin Li's heart, a huge wave surged up, and compared to the girl in front of him, those beauties and sexy goddesses he had seen in his previous life were all like floating clouds, not worth mentioning!

  Shangguan Shi Yu's eyes were fixed on Qin Li's clear and clean eyes, her heart was also extremely nervous. This was the first time she had shown her face in front of an outsider since childhood, and her heart was filled with anxiety, as if waiting for fate's judgment. At this moment, even she herself didn't know why she was so nervous.

  Qin Li had never denied that he liked beautiful women, and even if it was just looking at them, wasn't it pleasing to the eye? If before seeing Shangguan Shi Yu's true appearance, Qin Li's attitude towards this marriage was still somewhat indifferent, then now, Qin Li really wanted to tell the delicate yet anxious girl in front of him: Don't be sad, I'm willing to marry you!

  A man should have the courage to face his own heart!

  Anyone can speak insincere words, but how many men dare to always point directly at their true heart?

  "You're really beautiful!" Qin Li was not stingy with his praise, but in fact, he thought that using words to describe the beauty of the girl in front of him was even a kind of blasphemy. However, he still added another sentence without hesitation: "Really!"

  Shangguan Shi Yu's mouth corners twitched slightly, and a pair of beautiful eyes instantly misted over with a layer of water vapor. With a brush, the thick veil was pulled back again. Subconsciously, she glanced at Qin Li's eyes, but saw a flash of regret in his eyes. Shangguan Shi Yu's heart trembled along with it. Was he really not afraid? Was he truly praising her? In this instant, even Shangguan Shi Yu herself was somewhat unclear about what this pure and clear-eyed young man was thinking.

  "You're not even scared, which means you have a lot of guts!" With a hint of coldness in her tone, Shangguan Shi Yu tidied up her slightly disheveled emotions and continued: "Actually, I already know everything about your situation. Don't worry, I agree to get engaged with you, but don't think too much into it. I'm only doing this to help you out. Getting engaged doesn't mean we're getting married, do you understand?"

  Qin Li smiled wryly and nodded, indicating that he understood.

  Shangguan Shi's eyes sparkled like stars as he seemed to reveal a hint of a smile, saying softly: "Then, I'll be off. Take care!"

  "Wait a minute..." Qin Li called out subconsciously, looking at his superior, Wang Shi Yu, who was staring back at him with some surprise. Qin Li's face turned slightly red as he said awkwardly, "I'll be going out for a while, can I trouble you... to take care of my mother?"

  Shangguan Shi Yu suddenly fell silent, today was the first time in her life that she stepped out of the Shangguan family's mansion, and this stranger boy she met for the first time actually made such a request.

  Should she refuse him?... Shangguan Shi Yu hesitated, feeling that there were some things she couldn't say out loud. Should she directly tell Qin Li: In this Yellow Sand City, apart from my grandfather, you are the first person to praise me! All those others... treat me like a monster!

  "Actually... I didn't mean anything else, just wanted to tell you that taking a walk outside will make your mood better. I heard you barely spoke for a whole year before, but today you said so much. Don't you think it's refreshing in this environment? As for asking you to take care of my mother, that's just a little selfishness on my part. With the prestigious reputation of the Upper Official family, some petty people will think twice before doing anything." Qin Li looked at Shangguan Shi Yu with a sincere expression and smiled.

  "Oh?" Shangguan Shi Yu acknowledged, she was moved by Qin Li's words and couldn't find any reason to refute him. A sly glint appeared in her eyes as she suddenly asked: "Since you don't mind using the Shangguan family's golden signboard, why did you refuse my grandfather's kindness? Do you understand what I'm saying?"

  Qin Li smiled and said, "I have your verbal promise, at least from now on, nominally I am your fiancé. So using the name of my fiancée's family to protect my mother, I don't think it's shameful. But that's not the reason I took those advanced techniques. I believe you understand what I mean."

  Shangguan Shi Yu seriously stared at the young man in front of her for a while, subconsciously forgetting the fact that his clothes were still dirty. In her heart, there was only one thought: He's different from others!

  Shangguan Shiyu understood, Qin Li also understood. The engagement between the two had already been settled when Shangguan Tie and Qin Hongyuan first mentioned it. Unless Shangguan Shiyu resisted to death at that time, but in fact she didn't, so the meeting of the two was just a mutual understanding.

  Shangguan Shi Yu's high opinion of Qin Li is fundamentally due to the fact that, without her personal consent, Qin Li would rather move out of the Qin family and into a poor district, risking immediate escape, than borrow even a little bit of prestige from the Shangguan family! And yet, after she nodded in agreement, Qin Li unhesitatingly let her help take care of his mother.

  This is a true temperament! Although it can't be said that he likes, Shangguan Shi Yu absolutely doesn't dislike Qin Li. This is a huge breakthrough for Shangguan Shi Yu. You know, before this, the only person Shangguan Shi Yu didn't dislike was her grandfather - Shangguan Tie!

  "Alright, I promise you!" Shangguan Shi Yu seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage to say this sentence. After saying it, she walked quickly past Qin Li's side, leaving behind the last words they exchanged as a gentle breeze carrying a sweet scent.

  "Take care!"

  At this moment, the congenital purple energy in Qin Li's body suddenly accelerated its operation, but only for an instant, so brief that Qin Li didn't even notice it.

  Only Qin Li himself was left, leaning on the railing and looking out. Outside, the lake water rippled with layer upon layer of waves. Qin Li suddenly burst into a silly laugh for no reason. Who would have thought that he, at his age, would actually have a 13-year-old loli fiancée who was also top-notch... And it seemed that her personality hadn't been affected too much either, she was a genuine and lively girl!

  Yes, I like girls like this.

  Qin Li told himself in his heart that he must become strong within a few years, and then get rid of the two words "unmarried", what's wrong with blue skin?

  I love it!

  ……

  "How's it? Are you satisfied with my granddaughter?"

  Just as Qin Li was staring blankly at the lake outside, he suddenly heard Shangguan Tie's somewhat teasing voice behind him.

  "What? Old man, you're too much! Don't you know that scaring people to death is a crime?" Qin Li turned his head back, saying so with his mouth, but his face didn't show any sign of fear.

  "You little rascal, you dare to kill someone with a straight face and not be afraid of me? And now that you've become my future grandson-in-law, can't you even call me 'Grandpa'? Magistrate Iron smiled wryly and the more he looked at Qin Li, the more pleasing he found him. In his heart, he was delighted: Qin Hongyuan, you old scoundrel, just wait and see, it won't be long before you regret letting him out of the Qin family!"

  "The skills and mental methods on the carriage were all prepared by me for you. The Upper Official's family didn't think of having you as a son-in-law, it was just this old man showing some kindness to his future grandson-in-law." Upper Official Iron looked at Qin Li and said seriously.

  Qin Li shook his head, smiling and said: "You can help me take care of my mother, Qin Li is grateful, people are poor and humble when they make promises that aren't worth much money, but I still want to say, thank you! I will definitely repay you heavily in the future!"

  Looking at Qin Li's proud and stubborn back, he slowly walked down the stairs, disappearing from his line of sight. A hint of nostalgia appeared in Shangguan Tie's eyes as he turned his head to gaze at the lake surface blown by the wind, muttering to himself: "No wonder he's that person's son... but... damn it! Can't this little brat just call me Grandpa?! Hmph!"