Hongzhi could hardly believe her own eyes, because no man had ever rejected her like this before. It had always been men begging her for just one more look. Today she had already taken the initiative to act meek, yet this man was actually dodging her like she was some kind of Ghost? What, did she eat people or something?
"Miss, why are these country men so lacking in tact? What do we do now?" the maid asked cautiously.
Hongzhi was furious: "What else can we do? Of course we drag the carriage out cleanly and go back cleanly. Or do you really want us to spend the night in the wilds?"
"But if we don't complete the Task the master instructed, will the master blame us?"
Hongzhi gritted her teeth: "I refuse to believe I can't handle a dead‑brained Acid Scholar who only knows how to read. I'll 'run into' him again tomorrow."
"But what if he still avoids you like this?"
