Unfortunately, Zhan Guoyin was staken. Cui Yu was devoted to devisin strateies and safeuardin her faly, the Cui Clan, just like her aunt had done. The re intellient a won was, the re challenin it was for her to fall in love, as she perceived everythin too clearly, constantly weihin the pros and cons, discernin cause and effect, and analyzin the loic.

可惜张国英却错了，崔玉这一生中只有谋和利，她和她的姑姑一样是为了守护崔家而生，守护崔家而死。越聪明的女人就越难爱上一个人，因为她太过聪明，聪明得把事事都看得太透太彻，以至于做任何事情都会权衡利弊，分清因果，分出个所以然来。

That was why she couldn''''t see the love in Zhan Guoyin''''s eyes or hear the affection in his voice.

所以她看不明白张国英眼里的爱，也听不明白张国英声音中的爱意。

She viewed his tenderness and care as rely beneficial to hisince she was a valuable asset.

她把张国英的温柔呵护看成了是因为自己对他有用，对他有利而已，自己对他来说只是一个有实用价值的工具。

"I''''returnin to Lianzhou, and I was wonderin... would you be willin to co with ?"

“我要回凉州了，你……可愿随我同去？”

Cui Yu looked at Zhan Guoyin in surprise. Why would he invite her? What for?

崔玉惊讶地看着张国英，他邀请自己同去，为何去？因何去？

As her thouhts raced, she suddenly took two steps forward, closin the distance between theand eracin hi

她脑中百转千回，突然她往前两步，走近他的身前，顺势把自己送入了他怀中，抱住他。

Did he want her to o to Lianzhou with hiso she could beco his wife? Was he proposin rriae?

要自己和他一起去凉州，是想要让自己做他的妻子，要娶自己的意思吗？

She couldn''''t ask, nor was it appropriate to, and even less so to insist. His body''''s autotic response would provide the answer she souht.

她不能问，也不好问，更不便问，身体本能的反应会给出她想要的答案。

Seein his beloved suddenly nestled in his erace, Zhan Guoyin couldn''''t help but hold Cui Yu tihter.

张国英见心上人突然依偎在自己的怀中，他情不自禁本能地和崔玉相拥相抱。

Had she areed to return to Lianzhou with hi

她是同意和自己回凉州了吗？

Alone in the capital, she would be safer with hi In these turbulent tis, bein such a beautiful won could be re of a curse than a blessin, and only he could offer her colete protection. He