Chapter 106 The Person Who is Most Debtorted
Yu Huatang, supported by him, also jumped down. "You know all this now, don't you think it's beautiful because scholars have nothing to do after eating too much?"
Baili Yunzhou was not annoyed. He led her forward. When they reached the best place, they sat quietly.
From time to time, there were some noises coming from the sky not far away, and the fireworks were bright and dim. The two did not speak, and were immersed in this rare moment.
I don’t know how long it took, but the fireworks over there finally stopped, and everything became quiet, with the cold moon shining like this.
At this time, Yu Huatang said softly, "Yunzhou, I have been wanting to say thank you to you for so long."
This was the first time she called him by his name, and they both realized that now she always called him Baili.
He turned around and asked softly, "Are you still saying thank you to me? You know I don't want to hear that from you."
Yu Huatang smiled and continued, "I sincerely thank you. If it weren't for you, I might not have been so quick to cheer up when I returned from the capital. You've been the one who brought me joy over the past few years, and sometimes I feel like I owe you the most."
"Then marry me, and I can repay your kindness," he said bluntly.
Yu Huatang didn't say anything.
He said anxiously, "That's not what I meant. I just want you to marry me. As for the reason, whatever you think is good is fine. I don't care. Don't be angry."
He was just afraid that she would marry someone else, so he was so anxious, but he couldn't force her, and he couldn't think of any good solution.
Yu Huatang shook his head and said, "You know, in the few years I've been in the capital, apart from running errands for some people or attending some events, I haven't been anywhere. You may not believe it, but if someone asked me where the most fun place in the capital is, what's the best food, or where the most prosperous place is, I wouldn't be able to answer. It's a place that so many people yearn for, but I don't fit in. No matter how long it's been, they never forget that I'm from a small town, that I don't understand aristocratic etiquette, or the implicit meaning between officials' wives. I just can't fit in..."
"So, you should come back earlier, or you shouldn't marry that man." Baili Yunzhou said.
Yu Huatang looked at him, "That person is Zhao Yan, you should have known it a long time ago."
Baili Yunzhou said angrily, "If I had known it was him, I would have had him beaten up long ago. I'm considered a local boss here, so even if he wanted to catch me, it would take some effort."
Yu Huatang said with a smile, "How did it get to this point? Don't be impulsive."
"But I'm not most angry at him, but at you. How could you hide it from me?" Baili Yunzhou looked at her with some resentment.
Yu Huatang said, "I don't know how to tell you. I originally thought we would never meet in our lifetime, but we did, and in such a small place. Later, everyone knew about it."
"Don't worry, even if everyone knows now, they will all say that he has fallen in love with a better girl and is forcing you to divorce."
Yu Huatang shook her head. "That's not the case, actually. I divorced on my own. I guess I was also at fault. If I had known that so many girls in the capital liked him and wanted to marry him, I wouldn't have liked him anymore..."
Baili Yunzhou's heart tightened. He had often wanted to ask about the past between her and Zhao Yan, but he had never expected it to be like this.
It turns out that she really liked Zhao Yan.
Yu Huatang continued, "My cousin took me to the Prime Minister's residence. It was the first time I had seen such a luxurious place. He got out of the carriage, spoke to me in a gentle voice, took my jade pendant, and invited us in. He was such a handsome man, I think few people would not be tempted."
"So we got married. I was so happy, thinking I was marrying the person I loved for the first time, and I was full of anticipation. Later I learned that in the eyes of the people in the capital, I was not worthy of him. Before I came, the matchmaker who arranged marriages for him had only introduced some noble ladies. At that time, he also had a childhood sweetheart, the daughter of a minister."
"I accidentally broke up his marriage with the girl he loved. For three years, he hated me so much that we rarely saw each other. I don't know how long after that, but the girl he wanted to protect had a family crisis. To prevent her from being driven to death by rumors, he told me he wanted to marry her. That's when I finally realized I had been taking someone else's place all along, and now it was time to leave."
"So I proposed a divorce, and he gladly accepted. Later, I returned to my hometown to learn from Master Li. Now that I think about it, he and I were from different worlds. We shouldn't have gotten married back then. Now we're just getting back to normal."
Baili Yunzhou listened quietly to these past events. This was what he had always wanted to know, and now it was laid out so easily before him. Finally, he asked softly, "So what about now? Do you still like him?"
Yu Huatang shook his head. "No. I don't like anyone."
After a long moment, she whispered, "Yunzhou, I think I owe you. If it weren't for this past, I would have surrendered long ago."
"Why can't you surrender now? I have plenty of time. I will wait." Baili Yunzhou replied.
Yu Huatang shook her head at him, "No, I don't want to get married again. Yunzhou, whether it's you or someone else, I won't choose anyone. I only want to be alone for the rest of my life."
"How can that be possible?" Baili Yunzhou retorted.
Yu Huatang chuckled, "Why not?"
"You can't not get married just because he hurt you. Besides, how can he compare to me? I'm much better than him. Huatang, you can't do this." He looked at me pleadingly.
Yu Huatang shook her head. "This has nothing to do with him. It's me. I no longer have the courage to adapt to a new environment. I also don't have the strength to face new in-laws or new sisters-in-law. I don't want to do this anymore. Besides, your family is out of reach for me. People change. You're fighting with your parents for me right now. But you can't fight forever. In the end, someone will have to compromise. So, I foresaw this kind of life a long time ago. I won't step into the abyss again."
Baili Yunzhou's eyes turned red in the dark night. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to say it. The promise was too light. Just as she said, people change. If people in the future pointed fingers at her like the people in the capital, his family would also point fingers at her past.
What should he do? Beat up his parents or leave the house alone? He had no answer.
After a long while, he asked, "If you don't choose me, what will you do if he comes to bother you again in the future? Will you marry him again just because of what others say?"
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "Look at what you said. He doesn't always pester me. It's just that he feels that he has done something wrong to me in the past, or that he thinks I am his abandoned wife and that I, an orphan, am too pitiful, so he helps me. Look, he hasn't come to see me now, so I said, he is just trying to make up for it. Maybe later on, he will never show up again..."
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