Mei Wanying was caught completely off guard.
She had made her intention not to marry clear, hoping Gu Xun would see the difficulty and back down.
As Mrs. Gu had said, many people considered marrying into the wife's family a grievance, a shameful affair.
Gu Xun was one of the Noble Children, so how could he possibly be willing to marry into her family?
Yet here he was, offering his entire fortune to her and stating in no uncertain terms that he was willing to marry into the Mei family.
The more sincere Gu Xun was, the more flustered Mei Wanying became, and the less she knew how to refuse him.
If he were as vicious as Pei Yan, she could have spoken harshly and shown him the door.
But Gu Xun was nothing like Pei Yan.
During her time in Jiangnan, Gu Xun had helped her a great deal.
Even her relatives no longer dared to come and cause trouble.
Mei Wanying responded to kindness, not coercion. If someone showed her an ounce of goodwill, she felt compelled to return it twofold.
