"An investment without risk, can such a thing even exist in this world?" retorting to the immortal-like young man's harsh reminders, the duchess replies with a wry smile on her face, feeling like even until now, this young man is still trying to push her offers away.
'If it comes to this, perhaps I should really give up on pulling him closer in such forceful ways…' she thought to herself in pity, thinking that she might've rushed everything too much which possibly leads to this moment that she just couldn't help but feel like she's hit a wall, and there might be no going back anymore from this point on.
Thinking like this, she already started thinking about the alternatives, at the very least considering how she can establish a proper rapport between her family and Su Xiaotian, and if lucky, with the women accompanying him as well.
