Chapter 53 Being soft-hearted only happens once or countless times...

Shen Yan'an listened to Chi Zhao's words very well, and before he knew it, he hadn't bothered Lu Mingwei for a month.

Not only were Lu Mingwei's friends surprised, but even Princess Qing and Prince Qing were equally astonished.

Prince Qing was summoned by his wife to find out if his son had finally given up on Lu Mingwei.

When he arrived, Chi Zhao was still guarding the courtyard.

Chi Zhao bowed to Prince Qing outside, feeling extremely fortunate that she hadn't listened to Shen Yan'an's nonsense and stayed inside with him. She also forbade him from playing with the leaves outside, otherwise, if Prince Qing had seen her, she would most likely be dead.

Prince Qing felt that the person guarding his son's door looked both unfamiliar and familiar, but he didn't pay any attention and went straight in.

Shen Yan'an was in a bad mood because he couldn't be with the woman he loved, and he looked dejected.

Hearing his attendant tell him in a terrified voice that the king had arrived, he lost all spirits.

As soon as Prince Qing entered the courtyard, he saw his son like this and frowned. He asked unhappily, "Why are you so listless? Is it because you haven't seen Lu Mingwei? I thought you had changed your ways after not sticking to her for a month."

To everyone's surprise, his son's eyes widened in shock, as if he had heard something terrifying. He craned his neck to look outside, then loudly retorted, "Mother, what are you saying! I never wanted to see Lu Mingwei! You, you're talking nonsense and ruining my reputation!"

Wang Jun rarely heard the word "reputation" from him, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Reputation? Whose reputation? Yours?

You still have a reputation?!

That's truly astounding.

Since he was his own son, Wang Jun didn't say those mocking words aloud. He just smiled and said helplessly, "It's our own Wang Mansion. Words won't get out."

He thought his son was concerned about his reputation and felt it would be shameful if word got out.

But Shen Yan'an was never that concerned about his reputation. Whether the news spread or not was irrelevant to him. The important thing was that his current sweetheart couldn't hear it!

It was one thing if he didn't like Chi Zhaoshi before, but his constant pursuit of Lu Mingwei must have hurt Chi Zhaoshi. Now that he likes her, he can't bear to let her misunderstand anymore.

And what if she keeps hearing that he likes other people, gets angry, and stops liking him?

The young lady felt she couldn't bear such an outcome and wished that no one in the entire capital would ever mention Lu Mingwei again.

Shen Yan'an looked very serious, puffing out his cheeks, "Your son is serious! Even if such damaging words don't get around, you shouldn't say them."

Prince Qing, being lectured by his son for the first time: ...

The surprise in his eyes was impossible to hide; it seemed he really didn't like it anymore.

Whatever, it's best if I don't like it.

In Prince Qing's eyes, Lu Mingwei was not good enough for his son.

Even the princess once asked to marry his son, so what is Lu Mingwei anyway, acting all high and mighty? It's better not to like someone like that.

The child's mother can finally stand tall in the imperial court and scold the Lu family!

The Prince Qing's mansion dotes on his son and can't stand Lu Mingwei's behavior. He could have reported the Lu family several times, but he always gave up because of his son. This time, humph!

If An'er really doesn't like Lu Mingwei anymore, then Prince Qing will no longer show mercy. Damn the Lu family, they only produced one third-place scholar. Throughout history, how many third-place scholars have been frustrated and unfulfilled?

What is she so proud of?

"So you really don't like Lu Mingwei anymore?"

Prince Qing made sure to double-check, lest his son suddenly embarrass his own family.

Shen Yan'an nodded vigorously, quite certain, "Yes! Please don't mention her."

As Xiaojunzi spoke, she couldn't help but look outside, afraid that the people outside would be unhappy.

After finally seeing his father off, the young prince rushed to his beloved woman again, refusing to go back this time, staring intently at her.

Chi Zhao was still lost in thought when he saw Prince Qing come out, and he quickly bowed.

The young princess personally escorted Prince Qing out, and upon returning, he lingered in front of her.

He absolutely refused to go in.

He stared at him for a while before quietly asking, "Chi Zhao, were you angry when I spoke to Father just now?"

Chi Zhao:?

Why would I get angry when you talk to your dad? Am I crazy?

"No, Miss, you've misunderstood."

Chi Zhao's voice sounded somewhat cold, and even though Shen Yan'an was used to it, he didn't like it.

I don't like her being so cold.

Xiao Junzi complained, "Oh dear, it's just us here, so please talk to me properly."

Chi Zhao was silent for a moment, then repeated, "No."

She felt she was already speaking properly.

But she still got a coquettish glare from Shen Yan'an, "You just don't like to talk, so annoying."

Even System 99 fell into a deafening silence. Doesn't like to talk? Who is the host?

I didn't feel anything in the previous few worlds either.

Did you hear what my father just said?

Chi Zhao frowned. She had obviously heard it, and the thought made her angry, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Seeing that she didn't speak, the little princess became anxious again, "Oh dear, don't listen to my father's nonsense, I don't want to see Lu Mingwei, I don't want to talk to her at all right now!"

He spoke firmly and resolutely at first, then blushed slightly, his voice softening as if he were blushing a little, "You know how I feel right now..."

He reached out his little hand, wanting to tug at the other person's clothes and shake them.

But Chi Zhao dodged it, and Xiao Junzi was taken aback, pouting unhappily.

Why are you always so indifferent to me? It's so annoying.

"I do not know what Your Highness's intentions are; please enlighten me."

She was playing dumb, and Shen Yan'an smiled sweetly, whispering, "I... I don't like Lu Mingwei anymore. I like you now. Haven't you noticed yet?"

Xiao Junzi can't hide her feelings for someone; she makes them extremely obvious.

He liked Chi Zhao, so he wanted to stick to her every day and ask her to have meals with him.

I want to be inseparable from her.

Chi Zhao saw through it, but this was not comparable to her anger at thinking that the other party was infatuated with Lu Mingwei, so she pretended not to know, "Princess, don't talk nonsense. How could I be worthy of you?"

She insisted on playing the fool, and the little princess was completely helpless against her, blinking her bewildered eyes.

Then she retorted immediately, "You are worthy of me! How could you not be worthy of me? I like you, so you are worthy of me!"

The young lady's words were extremely firm.

Chi Zhao lowered his eyes, "Does the princess really not like Lu Tanhua? I have heard that the princess is infatuated with Lu Tanhua and would be willing to offer everything to marry her."

Shen Yan'an had never hated his own willful nature so much. If he liked Lu Mingwei, he should just like her. Why did he have to make such a big fuss and upset his true love?

He hurriedly followed beside Chi Zhao, wishing he could raise his finger to the sky and swear that he would never like Lu Mingwei again.

Seeing that Chi Zhao still didn't speak, he pursed his lips in grievance, then suddenly remembered something, and his face brightened up again. He asked happily, "Then marry me, Chi Zhao, will you marry me? If you marry me, I will be your husband, and I will love you wholeheartedly from now on."

The thought of marrying the person in front of him seemed to open the door to a new world for Shen Yan'an. He secretly regretted that he had only thought of it now. "Yes, I can marry Chi Zhao. That way, I will be hers. I can wait for her to come home every day and not go anywhere else. I can embroider clothes and shoes for her, just like an ordinary man."

At this moment, Shen Yan'an selectively forgot about his mediocre embroidery skills, and only felt that such a life was so wonderful that he dared not even think about it, and that he must be extremely happy.

Their bright eyes also shone with anticipation.

Chi Zhao could tell that he was really eager to get married, but she couldn't help thinking that he was stupid. How could he be so stupid? Was he really raised in the royal palace?

I used to be a horse herder, now I'm a gatekeeper. You think you can just marry me if you want to?

They don't even use their brains.

So she refused without hesitation.

Rejected, Shen Yan'an's eyes widened, and she put her hands on her hips, somewhat angrily, "Why!"

As I said before, "Your Highness is of noble birth, and I dare not covet your position."

Shen Yan'an didn't think he was any more noble than Chi Zhao. He just wanted to be Chi Zhao's husband. He thought Chi Zhao was great and not unworthy of him at all. They were a perfect match!

"What's there to be afraid of? You, be bolder!"

"It's chilly outside, Miss, you should go back inside."

Chi Zhao avoided answering the question and instead asked Xiao Junzi to go back to her room, which infuriated Xiao Junzi. She glared at her for a while before letting out a heavy snort, "Think about it carefully yourself. This girl has many admirers!"

He felt that Chi Zhao liked him, and tried to make Chi Zhao anxious by saying that others also liked him.

But the person opposite her didn't move an inch and didn't seem to care at all. Xiao Junzi was stunned for a moment, and then she got angry at herself again.

How could she not care...?

Don't you like me?

Why aren't you angry or anxious?

As she thought about it, Shen Yan'an felt wronged. She bit her lip tightly with her white teeth, then glared fiercely at Chi Zhao with tears in her eyes before running back.

The servant following behind his master was afraid that his master would take a liking to Chi Zhao because of what happened that day, so he glared at Chi Zhao as a warning before turning back to chase after Shen Yan'an.

The system appeared silently, flapping its wings, and it was much thinner than when it first came to this world.

[Host, why didn't you agree to date the male supporting character? Don't you like him?]

Chi Zhao's face was cold. "Why would I agree to him? Have you forgotten? I only did the mission to revive my boyfriend."

Despite her timidity, 99 still spoke up, "But in the world before you, you were always with the male supporting character..."

In the previous world, the male supporting character liked me, but in this world, he doesn't.

She's so annoyed.

The system widened its eyes and immediately retorted, "No, no, this world also likes it. The male supporting character just said he liked you and wanted to marry you, but you rejected him."

[Hmph, I don't want a husband who likes other women so much!]

She is possessive and gets furious at the thought of her husband liking someone else.

I'm still so angry.

The system shook its head vigorously, [No, no, no, he doesn't like anyone else. The male supporting character definitely likes the host, 99% guaranteed!]

It vouches for the male supporting character!

Chi Zhao ignored him, his eyes seemingly shrouded in some darkness.

In the courtyard, Shen Yan'an was so aggrieved that tears streamed down her face. In addition to feeling wronged, she also felt a sense of panic that was hard to control.

Does she really like me?

What should I do if Chi Zhao doesn't like me?

The little girl's dark eyes were filled with confusion.

He didn't know what to do either...

He thought that Chi Zhao liked him.

But Chi Zhao didn't react much when she heard that other people liked him. Could it be that she doesn't like him that much?

What should I do? He already likes her very much.

Xiao Junzi bit her lip anxiously, her eyes glistening with tears.

He never knew how to make someone like him.

Chi Zhao hadn't been standing outside for long when Xiao Junzi came out again.

The other person looked serious and stood in front of her, staring at her intently.

Chi Zhao:......

She silently lowered her head, but was lifted up by Junzi as soon as she lowered it. Then, the other person spoke in a hoarse voice with red eyes, "Chi Zhao, did I do something to upset you? If you're unhappy, tell me, and I'll change."

He didn't know how to make people like him, so he could only try to please them.

Chi Zhao was surprised, not expecting that the extremely proud little princess in this life could say such a thing. After a pause, she felt a little reluctant to continue saying hurtful things, and simply denied it lightly, "No, Princess is overthinking it."

Shen Yan'an gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, "I'm not overthinking it. You only treat me well when I'm in danger!"

He didn't think it was a particularly rare quality; he was more greedy, hoping that Chi Zhao would treat him well even when there was no danger.

He would be the happiest man in the world.

Xiao Junzi puffed out his cheeks and craned his neck to see her expression, almost leaning into her arms. To avoid being seen, Chi Zhao took a half step back and had no choice but to reach out to help him up, "Stand still first."

"oh."

The girl was obedient and well-behaved.

Seeing that he was obedient, Chi Zhao tentatively said, "Go back and sit down, it's windy outside."

He wasn't happy to hear that and shook his head vigorously, "No, I want to stay here!"

Chi Zhao:......

Okay, okay, whatever you want.

Xiao Junzi leaned closer hesitantly, rested her chin on her hand, and asked, "Is it because I have a bad temper and always make you buy me things that you're angry?"

He looked somewhat uneasy, which made her inexplicably reluctant to even give him the cold shoulder.

In her past life, she hoped that he could have a better life, be loved by his parents, and be happy and carefree, didn't she?

Now that he's really doing well, how could she still be angry about it?

Chi Zhao softened her tone further, and seemed less angry about his relentless pursuit of Lu Mingwei. "Don't overthink it. Let's go inside first, and I'll go to West Street later to buy you your favorite pastries."

Shen Yan'an: !

My sweetheart is being so gentle with me.

He grew a little bolder, then awkwardly sidled up to her again and whispered, "Let's not eat at that place anymore. The line there is so long, it's too tiring. Can you sit with me in the yard for a while? My legs are so sore from standing."

"good."