By the end, Wang Yongzhu felt she had nothing left to lose, so she closed her eyes and muttered, "What an annoying man, so bad!" Then she just let him be.
All the way to the entrance of the village, sweet nothings and tender murmurs between them, it wasn't until they were near the village entrance that Wang Yongzhu pushed Song Chongjin away, lifted the curtain, and sat inside the carriage. She needed to tidy up her hair and clothes, otherwise people might see and think something had happened between them.
Although Song Chongjin was reluctant to part, having just tasted sweetness, he wished he could keep Yongzhu in his pocket and never be apart for a moment.
But he also knew that gossip was fearsome; although the two of them were engaged, talking and occasionally holding hands was fine, anything more intimate, and they would become the subject of gossip.
Yongzhu was the apple of his eye, how could he allow her reputation to be tarnished because of him?