"What's happened?" Pei Jinchuan asked, "Why the sudden proposal of marriage?"
"Nothing has happened," Gu Mian sobbed, "I just want to take care of Xiaobao in a legitimate way."
"Gu Mian, you're not calm right now."
"No, I am very calm." Gu Mian broke down in tears, "I just want to marry you, flee from the Capital, flee from everything here..."
"Gu Mian, stop crying for now," Pei Jinchuan said reassuringly, "You go home first, have something to eat, spend some time with Niannian, and we'll talk about marriage when you're calm again, okay?"
...
Gu Mian returned to the villa and took out a cake from the refrigerator, stuffing large bites into her mouth, trying to soothe her turbulent emotions with the sweets.
"Miss Gu, what's wrong?" The housemaid asked urgently upon seeing Gu Mian's red eyes, "Did something happen?"
"I'm fine." Gu Mian put down the spoon she was using to eat the cake, "I'm a bit tired. I'll go upstairs for a nap."
"Yes."
