As soon as he ended his sentence, Gu Beicheng rushed forward in an attempt to kiss An Xiaoning. She was quick to evade, though not quick enough: he managed to plant a kiss on her cheek before she could fully get away.
As hard as she could, she wiped the spot which he had kissed. Glaring daggers at him, she hissed, "Why did you kiss me?" Her eyes seethed with exasperation.
"Because I felt like it."
An Xiaoning glowered at him once more before turning around to enter the courtyard.
After a long while of waiting in the courtyard, Gu Shaochun and the others finally returned. Gu Shaochun seemed to have dealt with a great blow as he appeared to be rather grief-stricken.
