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"Then let's give it a try,"
Castalia said with a slight smile, "Although I've been married, that was years ago."
"Hmph, I've been underestimated..." Jiang Lu said with self-mockery as he shook his head.
He said meaningfully to Castalia, "Whether you're married or not doesn't matter to me."
"It seems you're a very accommodating man,"
Castalia chuckled, adopting an M-shaped sitting posture, one hand raising a glass of red wine while the other gently lifted her light gauzy robe.
"No, you've misunderstood,"
Jiang Lu stepped forward, his hands braced against the wall behind Castalia.
Outside.
Crouching there, Oss frowned, cursing Castalia under his breath.
"Damn it... Can't see anything."
Should he... take advantage of everyone else's attention on the two of them, sneak in and have a closer look?
But just as the thought arose, Castalia's lion-like roar could be heard from the side hall.
