When Ning Fu heard the words 'beloved official', he abruptly realised that the other person had regained their senses and was angry at him for his seemingly innocent questions.
For a moment, he cursed his bad luck which always seemed to strike at the most inopportune of the moments but since he didn't have any excuses for his behaviour and both of them knew the truth, he didn't think that it would be a good reflection of his character if he blatantly denied any accusations that would be thrown around right about now.
So, he kept his head down, closed his eyes briefly and didn't dare to utter a single word.
Su Li snorted at the seemingly afraid visage the other person put up and questioned.
"Why? Just now the beloved official was quite free with his words. What happened now? The cat got your tongue?"
