Over the past few days, Zhao Jin had noticed that Meng Yihuan seemed to have no interest in him. Yet, through these brief interactions, his feelings for her only grew, and he became even more determined to make her his wife. What man wouldn't want a virtuous wife capable of both managing a household and tending to the kitchen? Despite sensing her rejection, he brazenly continued to insert himself into her life, looking for any excuse to get closer. For instance, the broken axle on Meng Yihuan’s carriage today was no accident; he had deliberately had it sabotaged just to create an opportunity to see her.
Now, however, he realized she would rather walk than ride with him. This realization left him feeling both humiliated and enraged. In all his life, Zhao Jin had never exerted so much effort to court a woman, and he felt Meng Yihuan was being truly ungrateful.
"Master Zhao, you have misunderstood. It is simply that propriety must be observed between men and women, and I do not wish for anyone to misconstrue our relationship."
Chapter 176