His gang of buddies immediately echoed, "Wei Shiran, true to your reputation."
"Do we even need to speak of Wei Shiran's charm? Miss Li's painstaking efforts show that she's clearly fallen for you."
Initially, everyone thought they had stumbled upon a juicy piece of gossip, but with Wei Shiran's comment, it suddenly seemed plausible.
After all, that was the third young lady of the Li Family, betrothed to Wei Shiran; how could she possibly have anything going on with Gu Chenxiao.
That wouldn't make sense.
The only possibility was as Wei Shiran had said.
She deliberately wanted to make a lasting impression on Wei Shiran, hence the little scheme she played.
"Congratulations, Wei Shiran. In these arranged marriages, I've never seen a couple that's truly in love. Looks like you might just become the exception in arranged marriages."
In their circle, many arranged marriages resulted in couples doing their own thing after the wedding—it was nothing new.
