Jiang Xingye naturally would not refuse; he, too, longed to be inseparable from his fiancée day and night.
After arriving in Yanshi, he finally realized how vast the world truly was, and he felt ashamed of his previous shallow understanding. The gap between him and his fiancée was not merely a matter of social standing or wealth. People raised in different environments displayed such vastly different levels of cultivation, learning, and insight that mere book knowledge could not always bridge the divide.
Moreover, Jiang Xingye had come to realize that even among those living in big cities, Xu Qinghuan was far more distinguished and worldly than her peers. She seemed to have witnessed a thousand worlds; all the knowledge he found so novel, she already knew by heart. It left him with the impression that she stood at the far end of history, as if she had once watched today’s time and space flow past her. She remained calm and unruffled, possessing a sense of detachment that kept her above the fray.
Chapter 214