"Why?" Nangong Ran blurted out, puzzled.
"There is no why," Gu Qibao pursed her lips, quite stern, "you must promise me anyway!"
Nangong Ran was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood her meaning, stared at her for a long time, and then nodded slowly, "I understand."
"Understanding is not enough, you must promise me, swear it!"
Gu Qibao seemed very persistent.
Ultimately, Nangong Ran helplessly and suddenly became melancholic, slowly raising his hand, "I understand. I swear, I will not tell the Duke."
Only then did Gu Qibao breathe a sigh of relief.
Yet, Nangong Ran couldn't help asking, "Gu Qibao, do you really have to do this? You are husband and wife."
"Yes!" Gu Qibao nodded firmly, her eyes darkening, and with lowered eyelids, she replied, "If there really is something, let me be the one to be sad. I don't want him to be sad."
Having said that, she took the registration slip from Nangong Ran's hand and left.
