Above the firmament, Chu Ning and Ao Shujun faced each other without anyone taking the initiative to speak.
Ao Shujun remained silent, pondering his next move.
Although he came to Qinglian Palace for Xu Ruobing, it wasn't because he was smitten with her.
He had ostentatiously invited other geniuses to Qinglian Palace to ensure the news that his marriage proposal to Xu Ruobing was rejected would spread.
He never expected Xu Ruobing to accept his proposal.
Before heading to Qinglian Palace, he had investigated Xu Ruobing and, although the information was scant, it was enough for him to gauge her character.
With her aloof nature, someone like Xu Ruobing would never accept a proposal from a man she had never met—his proposal was bound to fail, and he'd become the laughingstock of many in the Jinglan Domain.
That was exactly what he needed.
