"It's not just me, Xiao Shiqing also got injured trying to save the princess."
The man was undeniably perceptive at times, and with just a pause, he immediately sensed something amiss, so he dragged Xiao Shiqing down with him.
Qu Fulan's expression indeed softened considerably.
It's not that she was suspicious, but so many stories in novels about heroes saving beauties always ended with some unforeseeable event.
She absolutely did not want such things happening to her, like some clichéd plot of "a life-saving favor must be repaid with marriage," leading to a love rivalry. Not to mention that she was certain she couldn't compete with the princess; if such a thing occurred, she'd simply give up.
In her view, for things to escalate to the point of a "competition," it must mean the man has indulged in something, otherwise, it wouldn't have developed to such an extent. If that were the case, what reason would there be for her to persist?
