Chapter 42: Chapter 35: It's Not Going to Work (Added More)

Zhou Gu now understood the entire household of the Governor's Residence well, let alone Su Xingze who was not an unknown person. In the Jiangnan area, he was a very famous scholar. His reputation had even reached Capital City. As the autumn gambling season began, many people at the gambling house in Capital City bet that Su Xingze would be the top scholar in the coming examinations.

He asked, "Su Xingze?"

"Yes." Su Rong casually plucked a blade of wild grass from the roadside and toyed with it in her hand, "I'm afraid of him."

Zhou Gu raised an eyebrow, "Is he very strict?"

"Not really." Su Rong shook her head, "If I were to compare him, my mother is stricter. But, he has his own ways, he targets people's weaknesses."

"What weakness of yours does he target?" Zhou Gu asked, seemingly unconcerned.

"I..." Su Rong was about to confess but quickly stopped herself, whispering, "I can't tell you."