As soon as the news that Shen Jue and Qiao Jiangyuan were about to get engaged, it shocked the entire aristocratic circle in the imperial capital, and even major newspapers rushed to publish it. In fact, this has something to do with the style of the blood clan. Most of the blood clan do not like the shackle of marriage. They are used to it. The second half of a long life was tied together.
Because blood can't get divorced.
At the same time, Shen Jue and Qiao Jiangyuan are both males. Although the law of blood clan does not prohibit same-sex marriage, most of the married blood clans are of the opposite sex.
Qiao Jiangyuan originally planned to skip the engagement step, but Shen Jue disagreed, so they got engaged first, and the wedding date was set at the end of the year.
After all, it is the engagement of the two dukes, and nothing can be troublesome. As soon as the news of their engagement came out, the two families were going crazy, especially the Qiao family. Shen Jue had no immediate family to help, and finally found a cousin who couldn't be more biased.
My cousin's family has been defeated, and all the travel expenses to get here are provided by Shen Jue.
Cousin will attend the engagement ceremony as a relative of Shen Jue.
During the preparation of this engagement ceremony, Qiao Jiangyuan came to find Shen Jue more diligently. As a prospective fiancé, he became another male master in the manor. The servants in the manor saw Qiao Jiangyuan and became more respectful.
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"After watching for so long, why don't you go out for a walk?" Qiao Jiangyuan walked to Shen Jue's side, and when he saw that the other party was still at the desk, he couldn't help but say.
He has been sitting here for an hour, Ye Ye came in to change the tea, but Shen Jue didn't even lift his head.
After Qiao Jiangyuan saw that Shen Jue hadn't moved, his eyes moved slightly, and he stretched out his hand and gently covered the document he was looking at, "Okay, the business can't be done, my Duke, you really don't need to rest. For a moment?"
Shen Jue looked at the hand that suddenly appeared in front of him, his eyes remained the same, "Take it away."
Qiao Jiangyuan: "..."
He pursed his lower lip and retracted his hand compromisingly, "Okay, keep watching, I'll wait for you."
After waiting for three hours, he was sitting on the sofa in the study, almost falling asleep when he heard the sound of the chair moving.
Qiao Jiangyuan raised his head quickly and saw that Shen Jue had stood up.
He straightened his clothes and was about to go out. Seeing this, Qiao Jiangyuan called out to Shen Jue, "Where are you going?"
Shen Jue seemed a little surprised when he heard Qiao Jiangyuan's voice, surprised that the other party was still here, "Sleep, it's almost dawn."
Qiao Jiangyuan's eyes were somewhat resentful, "I've been waiting for you here for five hours, are you sure you're going to bed now?" He took out the pocket watch in his pocket, "It's at least half an hour before dawn, and You can't say more than five sentences to me today. Shen Jue, we are about to get married."
For Shen Jue, Qiao Jiangyuan was just a tool he used, he hardly put his mind on the other party, but after listening to the other party's words, he felt that he might be a little too perfunctory.
Shen Jue thought for a while, then changed direction. He walked to another sofa, sat down, and looked at Qiao Jiangyuan across from him, "What did you say?"
Qiao Jiangyuan's expression stiffened for a moment, and after a long time, he smiled helplessly, as if deflated.
He got up and sat next to Shen Jue. Seeing the other person's eyes staring at him without blinking, he pursed his lower lip and reached out tentatively. When he was about to touch the other's hand, Shen Jue gave him a "swoosh". Take it back.
"What?" Shen Jue frowned.
Qiao Jiangyuan was silent for a while before saying, "Shen Jue, we are about to get married, you know?"
"Know."
"Then don't you think we should cultivate a relationship? Instead of sitting here like we are now." Qiao Jiangyuan looked at Shen Jue who was so cold, and suddenly missed Shen Jue before.
At that time, Shen Jue was domineering and domineering. Except for his good family background and good looks, he had shortcomings in almost everything, but one thing was that he was clingy. No matter where Qiao Jiangyuan goes, Shen Jue will go with him. If Qiao Jiangyuan meets a new friend, Shen Jue will check that person out in private, and then tell Qiao Jiangyuan about those things, so that Qiao Jiangyuan will not be fooled. Cheated.
He was too clingy at that time, and even annoyed Qiao Jiangyuan. He was tired of Shen Jue being in control of his whereabouts and managing his social circle at all times.
Now Shen Jue is no longer domineering, calm in the face of things, and can hardly fault him except for being too indifferent.
But Qiao Jiangyuan instead hoped that Shen Jue, who was clingy before, could come back again, no, it would be nice if the two could be neutralized.
This is how people want freedom and love.
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Qiao Jiangyuan looked weak at Shen Jue who was so indifferent, but he wanted to be the one who melted the ice on Shen Jue's body.
What Yu Qing can see, he wants to see too.
"Otherwise, I won't go back today?" Qiao Jiangyuan asked again tentatively when he saw that Shen Jue didn't speak.
He felt that they would get married soon, and it would not be a solution to continue like this. If Shen Jue didn't take the initiative, he could only take the initiative.
Shen Jue nodded without thinking, and there was a look of joy in Qiao Jiangyuan's eyes, even though he found out that he was only sleeping in the guest room, the joy didn't fade away.
Qiao Jiangyuan is an extremely patient person. He feels that only after taking the first step, it will become very orderly. He wants to occupy his own place in Shen Jue's private space.
In the following days, Qiao Jiangyuan would always stay here with Shen Jue, and Shen Jue did not refuse. When attending a banquet outside, Qiao Jiangyuan would hug Shen Jue's waist intimately. It's just that when he wanted to go a step further, he was rejected.
Shen Jue took a step back, his eyes and movements showed his resistance.
Qiao Jiangyuan just smiled and withdrew his hand, "Okay, I won't kiss you, let's go in."
Time passed quickly, and it was the day before Shen Jue and Qiao Jiangyuan got engaged. As usual, they could not meet before the engagement, so Qiao Jiangyuan returned to his manor that day, and he couldn't sleep for the whole day. for the upcoming engagement ceremony.
Almost as soon as it got dark, Qiao Jiangyuan got up. He didn't need to serve the servant, because he thought the other party was too slow. When Qiao Jiangyuan's father saw Qiao Jiangyuan coming down, he shook the newspaper in his hand, "Why do you get up so early today?"
Qiao Jiangyuan walked over and said with a smile, "Father, why are you pretending to be confused? Don't you know what day is today?"
"It's just an engagement." Father Qiao put away the newspaper in his hand and asked the housekeeper to explain the process tonight in detail.
Qiao Jiangyuan sat next to him and listened very carefully. At nine o'clock in the evening, after finishing everything, they set off for the hotel, and the engagement ceremony will officially start at twelve o'clock midnight.
When Qiao Jiangyuan and the others arrived, the people from Shen Jue hadn't arrived yet. At eleven o'clock, Qiao Jiangyuan only saw Shen Jue's cousin.
My cousin lived in a hotel in the city, not Shen Jue's manor, so they didn't set out together.
When it was half past eleven, Qiao Jiangyuan was a little anxious. Now all the relatives and friends have been seated one after another, but the other protagonist has not yet arrived.
Father Qiao walked up to Qiao Jiangyuan and asked in a low voice, "Is anyone here yet?"
Qiao Jiangyuan hummed.
Father Qiao frowned, "What's this about?" He sighed, "Is he going to be late for such an important day today? He promised to arrive at ten o'clock, and now it's half past eleven."
"Father, don't be angry, I'll go find him." Qiao Jiangyuan said that he was about to leave, but Father Qiao grabbed him, "Shen Jue didn't come, you left again, who do you want to show these people who are engaged? Don't go. , you can call the servants to go."
He called a servant to see the situation on Shen Jue's side.
But at half past twelve, the servant did not come back. Qiao Jiangyuan couldn't sit still, and regardless of Father Qiao's objection, he left the hotel and drove to Shen Jue's manor by himself.
When he arrived at the manor, he saw his servant and the butler. The servant was anxious to say something to the butler, but the butler looked very embarrassed and kept shaking his head.
Qiao Jiangyuan got out of the car, closed the door, and walked in with a pale face. The butler heard the sound and saw that it was Qiao Jiangyuan, and there was a trace of panic on his face.
"Where's Shen Jue?" Qiao Jiangyuan stood in front of the housekeeper.
The servant next to him immediately said, "Duke, they won't let me in, so I couldn't see Duke Shen."
The housekeeper looked at Qiao Jiangyuan embarrassedly, "Our Duke... He... "
"What's wrong with him? Is he sick? I'll go in and see him." Qiao Jiangyuan was about to go inside, but the housekeeper quickly stopped him.
"No, it's not sick, it's him..."
Halfway through, he didn't say anything.
Qiao Jiangyuan turned to look at the housekeeper, "Since you're not sick, you should know what day is today? Didn't you remind your duke?"
The housekeeper still stopped in front of Qiao Jiangyuan, "Sorry, it's not convenient for our duke to see guests now."
Qiao Jiangyuan was even more angry when he heard the words. He was actually holding his breath after driving all the way. He thought that unless Shen Jue gave him a good reason, he would not be able to easily forgive the other party for being late, but now Shen Jue's housekeeper is actually outside the manor stopped him.
"Am I still a guest? Today is my engagement to your duke."
Qiao Jiangyuan pushed the butler away directly and walked inside. The butler didn't dare to stop him when he saw this, so he could only persuade after Qiao Jiangyuan: "Duke Qiao, I'm really sorry for what happened today, but our duke is indeed right now. It is inconvenient to meet guests.”
Qiao Jiangyuan turned a deaf ear and walked upstairs directly. He went to the study first, and without seeing Shen Jue, he went to Shen Jue's bedroom. When he was about to reach the door of the bedroom, someone suddenly rushed out.
It is leaf industry.
Ye Ye stood in front of Qiao Jiangyuan in a panic, "Duke Qiao, it is not convenient for our Duke to see guests now, please sit in the living room for a while."
The second person told him that Shen Jue was inconvenient to see guests.
Whether it was the three words "inconvenient" or the word "guest", Qiao Jiangyuan was very annoyed.
His prospective fiancé was late on the day of the engagement, and it could even be said that he missed the appointment. Now all the relatives and friends are waiting for them in the hotel, but Shen Jue's servant has to stop him.
All this made Qiao Jiangyuan furious.
At this moment, he didn't care about any noble demeanor, he pushed Ye Ye away directly, and strode forward.
Soon, he was standing at Shen Jue's door.
It was quiet behind the door, and Qiao Jiangyuan calmed down before reaching out and knocking on the door.
"Shen Jue, have you woken up yet?" Different from the previous voice, Qiao Jiangyuan's tone became gentle again.
No answer.
At this moment, Qiao Jiangyuan suddenly turned his head and found that the housekeeper and Ye Ye, who had stopped him earlier, were standing far away, and their expressions were very complicated. Qiao Jiangyuan couldn't help frowning, and the next moment, he seemed to think of something, reached out and twisted the doorknob.
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