"Back then, if you hadn't been abducted, I would have already convinced my parents to call off the arranged marriage before it was finalized. It was only because you were abducted and Lin'er became the young lady of Duke Mansion that I tacitly agreed to this marriage."
"Is it my fault that I got abducted?" Xie Ruotong retorted to Song Yanqing.
Song Yanqing lowered his gaze.
"In your eyes, my lord, I should have died out there," Xie Ruotong said with a hint of self-mockery.
"Between us, there are only two paths to choose from," Song Yanqing ignored Xie Ruotong's words, as if unwilling to say more, he coldly continued, "First, you remain the young madam of the Song Family, in charge of all major and minor matters. You have the authority of the Song Family's young madam, but between us, it stops at courtesy."
Xie Ruotong listened and gave a faint smile.
They were husband and wife, yet consummation was, against decorum.
