Mu Xi Yao, enveloped in awkwardness, was caught by Zong Zheng Lin. Despite making a fuss, she ultimately couldn’t save her face and was forced to act as if nothing had happened in front of Mo Lan, deluding both herself and others.

Zhao Momo and Mo Lan had on several occasions stumbled upon the two masters sharing private moments in the study. What they hadn’t anticipated, however, was witnessing… such a display of ‘mutual affection’ from the two during the Young Master’s Draw Lots Ceremony. Indeed, it was a situation that could make one feel mortified.