Chapter 178 Chapter 178 Master and Servant Meet "The Master Writes Li Liu, ...

Jing Mingze suppressed the bitterness in his heart. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hoarse voice sounded like an effort to suppress his turbulent emotions. "A-Liu, long time no see."

Li Liu was both happy and sad. He was happy that he finally saw the person he had been thinking about, but sad that this was a farewell. He didn't know when he would see him again. Life is only a few decades long, and he didn't know how many more six years he could wait.

After six years of separation, just a sentence of "long time no see" made Li Liu wipe away tears of pain. Unlike Jing Mingze, he had not been in officialdom for a long time and was able to manage his emotions well. Now, he felt uncomfortable and could not control his tears.

Li Liu did cry, "Mingze, I..." I miss you so much.

Li Liu stopped talking just as he opened his mouth to say this. It was no longer appropriate to say those words.

Seeing that Li Liu was still willing to approach him and talk to him, Jing Mingze hurriedly took a step forward. Just as he was about to speak, Li Liu suddenly took a step back, widening the distance between them. Jing Mingze's heart sank, and he felt bitter. "What, Liu'er, what do you want to say to me?"

The distance between them is neither too far nor too close, not too distant nor too close. It is just the right distance, suitable for people who are not too close to stand and talk and feel comfortable.

"Ah... Master Jing, long time no see, you..." Li Liu wanted to ask, have you returned to the right track after leaving me, and have you married and had children?

"What?" Jing Mingze pressed on, "What do you want to ask?"

"How have you been these years?"

"What do you think? When you say good, what kind of good are you talking about? If it means a smooth career, then I am indeed very good. If it means other aspects, Liu'er, I am not good. I am not living a good life." There are some things Jing Mingze doesn't want to say, especially after Li Liu has found someone new. If he says these things, they are just meaningless and to outsiders, they are just whining.

But if there is something, I have to say it out loud.

Jing Mingze raised his head and covered his eyes, taking a few deep, long breaths. "I'm not happy, nor am I joyful. When you're not around, I miss you so much that I can't sleep well every day. I can only numb myself with work. Do you think I'm okay with this? Liu'er, ask yourself, I've never let you down. Even if our relationship is not favored by outsiders, I never cared about it. I thought you would be the same as me, but you left me after all. After you left me, are you living a better life than I imagined? Are you living a happy life? Are you happier than when you were with me before? I really want to ask you this, but seeing you... If your choice now is still to be a man, why can't I be the same as before? Why did you give up on me and leave me alone?"

If Li Liu had married and had children like other men after saying those words to him and leaving him, Jing Mingze would have accepted it and he would have considered himself a loser. But after Li Liu left him, she still chose to be a man.

In places like the provincial capital, the people's acceptance of men being together is not very high, so their relationship is controversial and is the subject of criticism.

In the village, such a relationship is not recognized, and Li Liu has to bear much more pressure than other men.

In the past, he would choose to give up because he couldn't bear it anymore, but now he is with other men, kissing and laughing, which makes him look like a joke because he is still stuck in the good memories and doesn't want to get out of them.

It can only be said that Li Liu does not have the courage to bear the worldly gaze on himself, but he is fearless with this man.

Seeing this difference in treatment, Jing Mingze couldn't help but wonder if one of them was just Li Liu's first love in his youth. Although he was sincere in his love, this sincerity was not long-lasting after all, while the other was the love that could give him resistance to all criticisms. Because of love, Li Liu had the courage to withstand all the pointing and arguing.

Thinking of this, Jing Mingze was unwilling to accept it. He glanced at Xu Yunfan and said, "Is he good to you? Even if there were some unpleasantness when we separated, some things are not appropriate to say now, so I won't say them. The past is the past. If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to me. Considering our ten years of master and servant relationship."

Yes, their relationship now is only that of master and servant for ten years, not the relationship of lovers they once were.

Does this mean that he is unwilling to admit that they had any other relationship besides master and servant?

Every word Jing Mingze said was enough to hurt Li Liu completely. He muttered, his voice as small as a mosquito. As soon as he spoke, it was blown away by the wind before it could reach the other party's ears. "Master, I..."

What am I talking about? Li Liu was speechless. What else could he say? What else could he explain now?

Li Liu choked and couldn't speak. He cried and hiccuped in front of Jing Mingze, but couldn't say a word.

Li Liu was wiping his tears with his hands, looking pitiful, his chest heaving with sobs. Xu Yunfan was at a distance and couldn't hear clearly whether Li Liu was speaking or not, but he could hear the sound of Li Liu sobbing.

Xu Yunfan took a few steps forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Li Liu, "Sixth Brother."

Li Yun was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. The few guards brought by Jing Mingze stood quietly not far away without saying a word. As people close to Jing Mingze, they had heard something about Jing Mingze's past.

The sudden appearance of a man made the adults lose their composure and become so out of control that it was obvious what the relationship between this man and them was.

They must never listen to such things.

Xu Yunfan tugged at Li Liu's sleeve and said softly, "Sixth brother, don't cry." If he continued crying, would he still have to go to the county to do business later?

But looking at the situation, I probably won’t be able to go to the county town today.

"What's your name?" Xu Yunfan looked at Jing Mingze, obviously asking Jing Mingze.

Xu Yunfan was quite angry just now, angry at Jing Mingze for treating Li Liu like that, but after "accidentally" hearing what the other party said just now, Xu Yunfan realized that he had misunderstood.

I'm really curious.

Xu Yunfan was a little itchy and curious, scratching his ears and cheeks. He really wanted to hear gossip!

Jing Mingze was asked this question suddenly, and his face was filled with astonishment. He pointed his finger at himself and asked, "Are you asking me?"

"Yes, you know my sixth brother? It seems that you two are very familiar with each other." Xu Yunfan's smile did not reach his eyes. "You should be the young master of my sixth brother's past?"

"Yes," Jing Mingze admitted generously, "I'm Jing Mingze, who are you?"

"My name is Xu Yunfan, and Sixth Brother is my servant now."

Xu Yunfan assured him that his words were the most serious. Perhaps Jing Mingze had attacked his own servant before, which was why he reacted so violently to Xu Yunfan's words. He stumbled back two steps, his body unsteady, and stared at Xu Yunfan with a pair of angry eyes, "What... did you say? Liu'er is your servant? What is your relationship?"

The gap between the book boy and his lover is not a little bit.

Xu Yunfan, who seemed to be frightened, patted his chest in fear and said, "We are just a normal and honest relationship between a servant and a young master. Why are you so surprised? You scared me."

"Liu'er?" Jing Mingze didn't want to believe it. According to Li Liu's personality, he should not be anyone's servant anymore, but he became Xu Yunfan's servant. Could it be that they really had the kind of relationship he thought?

Jing Mingze had clearly only called out, but after years of mutual understanding and long-term interactions, they were too familiar with each other's feelings. Xu Yunfan didn't hear the meaning behind Jing Mingze's words, but Li Liu did.

He nodded, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally all the unspoken words fell into silence.

Jing Mingze was greatly shocked, and his eyes gradually became wet with mist. He felt his eye sockets were sore and his mind was blank.

His body was no longer under his control. Jing Mingze spoke in a hoarse voice, filled with uncontrollable anger, "So, are you..."

Even though he was extremely sad, his upbringing made him change the subject in time. "Can I know if you've already kicked me out of your heart? Has the place that originally belonged to me been taken by someone else?"

"Are you together with Xu Yunfan?" Jing Mingze asked this question with difficulty. His heart was aching. One hand was clenched into a fist. The nails that had not been carefully trimmed due to months of running around were deeply dug into the palm of his hand.

Drops of glaring red liquid fell down, but Jing Mingze was completely unaware of it. The pain was not as painful as the wound in his heart caused by Li Liu's hesitant expression that turned into a sharp blade.

The possessiveness without identity and those inappropriate words made his own actions look like a joke in the end.

Xu Yunfan stood beside Li Liu to prevent Jing Mingze from doing anything extreme if he was not calm enough.

With Xu Yunfan?

Li Liu wants to ask, if a person already has someone in his heart, can he accept other people?

Maybe others could, but not him.

These words, coming from Jing Mingze's mouth, are more painful than being pierced by thousands of arrows. How could Jing Mingze say such hurtful words?

Li Liu was very sad, but then he thought, weren't Jing Mingze's words exactly what he wanted and what he hoped to get?

Why, when he really heard Jing Mingze say this, did he feel numb from the pain?

Jing Mingze has been the much-anticipated young master of the Jing family since he was young. Even though he has an older brother, for Jing's father and mother, they are all flesh and blood. But no matter what, one thing cannot be changed or denied, that is, their thickness is different after all.

The emperor loves his eldest son, and the people love their youngest son.

Jing Mingze has been smart since he was young. He has shown a calmness that is different from his age at a young age. Among a group of children from aristocratic families, only the teacher praised him highly, saying that in time, this child will definitely have a bright future.

It is also because of this that the eldest son of the Jing family appears mediocre when compared with Jing Mingze, and the parents of the Jing family naturally prefer this son who brings them honor.

Perhaps because no one is perfect, when Jing Mingze was 22 years old, he had an shameful relationship with his servant, who was four years younger than him and only 18 years old.

When Jing's parents found out about this, they were shocked. Li Liu only remembered that Jing's father was very angry at the time and beat up his son, whom he loved very much. He threw a teacup at Jing Mingze and hit him on the head, causing him to bleed.

That night, Jing Mingze was punished by his father. His mother cried and tried to stop him, but his father remained unmoved until he had whipped him thirty times. For the next ten days, Jing Mingze did not get out of bed.

Li Liu was locked in the room by Jing Mingze and couldn't get out at all. Jing Mingze repeatedly told him not to shout and not to worry. But when he heard Jing's father's angry scolding coming from the next room, Li Liu regretted it.

Shouldn't he be friends with the young master?

If he had not been nice to the young master, the master would not have let Jing Mingze down, and would not have suffered such physical pain.

Li Liu was thinking about the past and clearly wanted to ask about other things, but what qualifications did he have to ask about things related to Jing Mingze now?

Now that he has met Jing Mingze, his wish has been satisfied.

One should not be greedy, he should be content.

Let it be with him and Jing Mingze. Judging from the people following him, Jing Mingze should be living a good life. At least his future is promising.

That's good.

Jing Mingze really went as far as he expected, so far that he could never catch up with him no matter how hard he tried.

That's good!

Didn’t he say so much in the past just so that one day Jing Mingze could go far away and become a normal man again?

Now that he heard such a devastating question, why should he be angry?

Doesn't Qi Jingmingze trust him enough about his feelings for him?

Or should he be angry that Jing Mingze hasn't come to see him in six years?

How could he have the nerve to be angry, and how could he have the nerve to question?

In just a few moments, Li Liu couldn't help but think a lot.

This brief encounter will soon pass, but the unforgettable emotions brought about by the encounter will never pass.

Li Liu turned his head and stood in front of Xu Yunfan. He gently tugged at Xu Yunfan's sleeve, his eyes red and full of pleading, his mouth moving.

Xu Yunfan couldn't hear anything, but he saw it.

He saw Li Liu, who was facing him with his back to Jing Mingze, twitching a few times in the chest, his lips trembling as he could not speak. He moved his mouth a few times, "Master, please help me, please."

Xu Yunfan didn't know what had happened between Li Liu and Jing Mingze. Listening to Jing Mingze's words and seeing his heartbroken expression, it was not difficult to tell that Jing Mingze was not with Li Liu just for the sake of novelty.

However, as an outsider, he couldn't interfere in these matters.

Li Liu, crying so sadly but silently pleading with him, made Xu Yunfan's heart ache for a while.

Xu Yunfan just looked at Li Liu like this, and all that flashed through his mind was the time when Qin Run also humbly begged him not to leave.

It seemed that at this moment, the shadows of the two people, with red eyes and tears flowing before they spoke, overlapped.

The reason for this feeling is not that Li Liu and Qin Run have any similarities, but that they look too similar.

Xu Yunfan pulled Li Liu over, seemingly hugging him in his arms, but in fact, there was still half a fist's distance between them. He put one hand on Li Liu's back and looked at Jing Mingze.

Li Liu turned around and threw himself into the arms of another man. He proved with his actions that his answer did not need to be spoken out loud, but the answer was already told to him very clearly.

Jing Mingze watched in despair as Xu Yunfan and Li Liu got on their horses and left. He stood there for a long time.

It was impossible to go to the county town today. When Qin Run returned to the gate of the courtyard, he heard the sound of horse hooves. He came out to see that Xu Yunfan was touching the back of his head, while Li Liu was squatting on the ground crying heart-wrenchingly.

"What's wrong?" Qin Run didn't dare to ask Li Liu, so he could only walk to Xu Yunfan and ask in a low voice.

Xu Yunfan pulled Qin Run into the yard. "Sixth brother's ex-young master is here. His name is Jing Mingze. We ran into each other on the way. I don't know what happened between them. Jing Mingze obviously still has feelings for Sixth brother, but Sixth brother seems determined to break up with Jing Mingze. You said break up, so he cried so miserably. It seems that Sixth brother doesn't really want to leave Jing Mingze. He didn't stop crying on the way back. I think Jing Mingze doesn't look like an ordinary young master. This guy must have some background."

Some people, after being in high positions for a long time, have a temperament that is different from others. Simply put, it is more accurate to say that it is majesty rather than temperament.

Jing Mingze stopped for such a long time, and the people behind him didn't dare to urge him, or even look at him. It can be seen from this that it is very obvious who is the master.

Qin Run didn't think too deeply about it, and just said, "The young masters in the capital are probably different from the young masters in our small town. They may be more imposing."

"If he was just a young master from a wealthy family, it wouldn't be a big deal. But he doesn't look like a young master. Instead, he looks a bit like an official."

What is a rich young master?

The most powerful ones are actually the powerful young masters from official families.

Qin Run was shocked: "Will the other party... embarrass Sixth Brother?"

Li Liu is theirs now. If Jing Mingze really wants to do something to Li Liu, Qin Run will definitely not stand idly by.

"I don't know." Xu Yunfan said honestly, "I don't think he will come to see Sixth Brother again."

"Why do you say that? Didn't you say he's obsessed with Sixth Brother?"

"So what if he still can't forget me? If he had any conscience or dignity, he should have backed off after Sixth Brother admitted that we were lovers. Liking someone isn't about possession, it's about fulfillment."

"Also, I could tell he was very sad. You have no idea how sorrowful, sad, and disappointed he looked at Sixth Brother with. That look was so complicated, so complicated that I simply can't find the words to describe it accurately. In the end, I can only describe it in the simplest terms: he was very sad and upset. I could clearly see it, but despite our close relationship, I still went along with Sixth Brother. Sigh, I don't know how Jing Mingze would have felt if we had done this."