'If I had known this string of pearls held such great significance, how could I have accepted it so casually?'
'I certainly wouldn't have treated it like any other small gift, tossing it into my storage bag without a second glance.'
Lan Jin, of course, understood she would think this way, which was why he had deliberately not mentioned it.
In the Mermaid Clan, presenting a string of pearls was a proposal of courtship. It was a rule passed down through generations, common knowledge to every clan member since childhood.
However, he had underestimated Xi Lan—she was not from the Mermaid Clan, nor had she ever systematically studied their culture and customs.
She was like a leaf that had drifted into a foreign land, unwittingly stepping into an emotional trap someone had carefully laid for her.
Unfortunately, he had overestimated Xi Lan's understanding of their customs.
