CHAPTER 44: 044: THE IDEA OF A SECRET MARRIAGE

"Yes, it’s really wonderful!" Gu Tong’s deep, unfathomable eyes focused on Qiu Xue’s flawless face, but her heart was filled with thoughts.

Prince Qiu had a very good relationship with her father. When she got married, Prince Qiu even prepared a generous gift. If we go by this logic, Qiu Xue must be aware of it.

However, just on the eve of her wedding, Qiu Xue came to have a heart-to-heart talk, saying she had fallen in love with a man, but she never mentioned his name.

Later, Qiu Xue repeatedly sought Gu Tong for advice and inadvertently revealed Li Yan’s name.

Qiu Xue was very calculating. Everything she did was well thought out and had a strong purpose. Now it seems nothing was accidental.

"Do you know each other?" Li Yan raised an eyebrow, clearly feeling somewhat surprised.

"Of course." Gu Tong curled her lips and grabbed Qiu Xue by the arm, saying, "I forgot to introduce you, Li Yan, my..."

"I know Brother Li..." Qiu Xue hurriedly interrupted Gu Tong, somewhat anxiously, "Last month... at the cultural performance... Brother Li helped us carry the props..."

After she said this, she looked at Gu Tong with eyes full of anticipation, but didn’t notice any change in the latter’s expression, which left her a bit disappointed...

Does Gu Tong really forget that she once said she fell in love at first sight during the cultural performance...

Gu Tong paused, her smile growing even more radiant, "So that’s how it is. It truly is a coincidence."

All the suspicions were connected in one line, and the memories interwove in sequence, making Gu Tong even more certain.

It turns out Qiu Xue had already made such plans back then. Ultimately, she herself was too naive to overlook all this.

"Isn’t it... It really is fate..." Qiu Xue made an ambiguous statement, with more doubts swirling in her heart.

"It’s getting late, I’ll head off first. I have to train in the afternoon." Gu Tong glanced at the wall clock and said flatly to Li Yan, "I need to talk to you about something tonight, after six?"

"Hmm." After six, he didn’t have any plans.

But he felt something odd in his heart, wondering what it was that Gu Tong wanted to talk to him about.

Qiu Xue’s right eye twitched as she looked at their familiar demeanor, a kind of inexplicable bitterness swelling within her, intensifying with each moment. She glanced at Li Yan and said, "I also have something... I’ll leave first..."

She quickly chased after Gu Tong, feeling an urgent need to catch up and ask her. She had a sense that something wasn’t right, deviating significantly from her expectations.

An ominous premonition emerged, ultimately exploding in her chest...

After a considerable effort, Qiu Xue finally caught up with Gu Tong, saying, "Sister Gu Tong... We’re going the same way... Let’s walk together..." She spoke while catching her breath, surprised at how fast Gu Tong was walking, making it quite challenging to keep up.

"What a coincidence." Gu Tong knew she would chase after her, so she didn’t feel surprised. She was now more curious about what Qiu Xue would say and whether it matched her speculation.

"Sister Gu Tong... How’s your marriage partner? Did you really choose to have a secret marriage?" Qiu Xue tentatively asked this question, but her heart was still trembling incessantly.

Back then, she was afraid they would announce the engagement, so she specifically told Gu Tong a series of things and suggested the idea of a secret marriage. Although her actions were not deliberate, they had their own purpose.

If Qiu Xue hadn’t mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that the idea of a secret marriage was her own suggestion!