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Su Nanxing was startled. "What ill intentions?"
Deng Tianwen, seeing no one around, whispered, "I heard Qiao Muye is single, and you're so pretty..."
Su Nanxing couldn't help but smile wryly. "Mr. Qiao is over forty, about the same age as my dad."
"You don't understand!" Deng Tianwen became anxious and explained, "The Qiao Family has almost unrivaled influence in the Capital. A man his age is at his most charming."
Su Nanxing laughed. "But I'm not charmed by him."
"I haven't finished yet." Deng Tianwen glared at her. "What you think is secondary, the key is him. Which man doesn't like young and beautiful women? If he takes a liking to you, you're done for!"
"That won't happen." Su Nanxing recalled all her interactions with Qiao Muye. "He's very gentlemanly."
"Who can't pretend to be a gentleman?" Deng Tianwen advised earnestly. "He's just trying to win your favor!"
"It doesn't seem like it..."
