She knew very well that Lu Tingchen was not a scumbag.
Although they had never gotten along in the past, she had to admit that he was a man of virtue, which was rare for a son from a noble family. He did not have any problematic habits like other young noblemen did; in fact, he was an upright and responsible man.
However, because of the huge difference in their status, her first reaction when hearing him say something like that out of the blue was that – he was just toying with her.
"Please don't say things like that anymore, my lord." Chu Jiu lowered her head and tried to move past him, but once again, he tightened his hold on her wrist and gazed at her earnestly with his coal-black eyes. "Chu Jiu, I'm not joking. I'm perfectly serious, and I've thought long and hard about it beforehand. I discussed this with my mother yesterday, and she's going to write to my grandmother to ask her to handle our wedding arrangements."
