I only want to marry you in this life
"I never get involved in government affairs. My grandparents took care of everything. I don't understand officialdom, so I'm afraid I can't help you. If you need money, you can ask me for help."
Fu Xuechen's words were full of regret, and he considerately pushed the meal to Su Qingli's chest.
Su Qingli was so worried about Su Huaihai that she had no appetite at all. No matter how delicious the food was, it couldn't arouse her hunger. She stared intently at the person opposite her, "Mr. Tan has suffered from a long-standing heart disease. It's right for the two elders to take care of him. It won't be too late to take over after your heart disease is cured."
"If I could recover from my heart disease soon, maybe I could help you." Fu Xuechen sighed and shook his head with a regretful tone.
Su Qingli gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Mr. Tan, don't be upset. At worst, I can ask for help from someone else."
Even if it means sacrificing her looks and her lost... chastity, she will do it!
Her father's life was more important than her dignity, and she had no other choice. Perhaps it was the Su family's own fault that they had ended up in this situation.
"Miss Su, one hour of playing is enough for you today. I see you're distracted, and the music is probably mixed with your chaotic thoughts. Once your mind is disturbed, your playing won't be enjoyable."
Fu Xuechen gave Su Qingli a way out, and seeing that she was distracted, he decided not to make things difficult for her.
"Thank you, Master Tan, for your understanding. Master Tan understands me. My mind is distracted, so I can't play the purest and most tranquil music."
Su Qingli nodded slightly to express her apology. The snacks on the table were neatly arranged, but she didn't touch a single bite.
He turned around and walked to sit in front of the piano, plucking the strings with his slender fingertips. The ethereal music seemed to come from the mountains, vast and distant, shrouded in clouds and mist.
An hour passed in a flash, and Fu Xuechen could not hear or see enough, and the time they spent together became shorter and shorter.
As soon as he sent Su Qingli away, he pulled out Liu Meishuang who was hiding in a dark corner pretending to drink tea. Liu Meishuang lowered her head at this moment, and her two bean-sized black eyes rolled around with a sly look.
"Miss Liu, is that you?" Fu Xuechen changed back to his original voice, took off the veil and approached Liu Meishuang.
Frightened, Liu Mei didn't dare to raise her eyelids. Holding the teacup, she changed her tone of voice: "You've got the wrong person. I'm not the Miss Liu you were talking about."
"You're still a little immature to act in front of me."
Fu Xuechen raised his hand and moved closer in three or two steps at lightning speed, pulling off Liu Meishuang's snow-white veil, revealing a shocking long and narrow scar in his sight.
Liu Meishuang covered her invisible face with her hands and screamed in horror.
"Xuechen, what are you doing? You knew my face was ruined, but you still took off my veil!" Liu Meishuang covered her cheeks, her humiliation and resentment intertwined.
Fu Xuechen snorted coldly, slightly parting his thin lips and backing away three or four steps in disgust. "I haven't even asked you what you're doing following me, and you have the nerve to ask me back so brazenly?"
Liu Meishuang glanced at Fu Xuechen with disappointment, her eyes filled with hurt. Her voice was filled with tears, accusing him, "Xuechen, you are already the eldest princess, why do you still pretend to be someone else to meet with your ex-wife secretly and keep entangled with her?"
Fu Xuechen's eyes were cold. "When will it be your turn to ask about what I do? Do I need to give you an explanation?"
"Xuechen, you need to give an explanation to the Princess Royal and the Qi Mansion. What do you think will be the reaction of Su Qingli and the Qi Mansion when they find out that it was you who set up the scam against Mi Li?"
Liu Meishuang didn't get angry but smiled instead. She covered the long, hideous scar with one hand, and every word she said hit the nail on the head.
Fu Xuechen's pupils shrank, and he put his hands behind his back, glaring at Liu Meishuang, with several cold blades flying out of his eyes, "How dare you threaten me!"
Liu Meishuang raised her five fingers and swore to the sky: "Xuechen, I don't ask for much. If you can grant me the position of a concubine, I promise to keep my mouth shut and not tell anyone anything."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"
Fu Xuechen asked in a cold voice, his expression as indifferent as the sky in the severe winter with heavy snow, cold and ruthless, and his words were like the biting north wind.
"I'm devoted to you. Even though you ruined my face, I never held a grudge against you. But do you know what disfigurement means to a woman? It means she'll never be able to marry the man she wants!"
Liu Meishuang pushed the blame onto Fu Xuechen. She tilted her head slightly and stretched her neck, looking fearless and determined to marry no one but you. "Xuechen, even if you kill me right now, I still want to say this: I only want to marry you in this life. No other man is worth my attention."
"You deserve it, don't you? Why would I marry you, a woman who's even worse than a plain girl? Stop dreaming! Miss Su has a stunning beauty that could topple a country, and Her Highness the Princess is His Majesty's eldest daughter. What do you have?"
Fu Xuechen belittled Liu Meishuang everywhere and did not take her seriously.
"Xuechen, you either kill me or marry me. As long as I am still alive, I will not watch you marry another woman and flirt with another woman."
Although Liu Meishuang expressed her infatuation with him, she had actually given up on Fu Xuechen. Whoever married a man who was not only fickle but also selfish would be unlucky.
Earlier, she was deceived by Fu Xuechen's appearance and behavior, mistakenly believing that he was deeply in love with Su Qingli and would never leave her, and that was why he refused to accept her. Faced with such a good man of high quality, she couldn't help but feel a desire to compete with him.
Fu Xuechen's eyes burned with fire, "If it weren't for the great kindness my adoptive father and mother showed me, I would never have tolerated you until now."
"Xuechen, if you refuse to marry me, I will ruin your marriage with Her Royal Highness the Princess. I will tell the Qi family and Her Royal Highness the truth and you will not get a woman at all!"
Liu Meishuang ignored his anger and took the risk. Anyway, her face was already damaged and Fu Xuechen could not escape the blame, so she decided to go all the way.
"You!" Fu Xuechen pointed his trembling fingers at Liu Meishuang, his eyes bloodshot with anger.
Her eyebrows were drooping as she raised her head slightly, like a heroic woman willing to sacrifice herself for justice. She was betting that Fu Xuechen wouldn't bring himself to do it. "Xuechen, I won't hate you even if you kill me. Just do it now."
Fu Xuechen's palm rested on Liu Meishuang's crown for a long time, and his tone was icy cold: "Miss Liu, when I have the ceremony with the princess in the near future, you will be ready to marry me!"
Liu Meishuang burst into laughter through her tears, "Xuechen, this is something you promised me personally, you can't go back on your word."
"Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. But even if you marry me, don't expect me to treat you as a concubine! You forced me to marry you, so don't blame me for not considering you my woman."
Fu Xuechen was open-minded. He and the eldest princess were just partners and it was impossible for them to get married.
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