Song Xi was taken aback, and suddenly found herself speechless.
Aoqian continued, "Since we met, you have saved me many, many times, and I have been injured many, many times because of you. Do you think I feel grateful to you every time I see you get hurt because of me?"
Song Xiwei quickly shook her head and explained, "No, I didn't mean for you to be grateful to me, it was all my own choice..."
“But I’m not willing!” Aoqian interrupted her seriously. “At first, I wanted to use you as a weapon for my revenge, to use you as a knife to kill, to use you to help me achieve my goals. But later, it was no longer like that.”
Song Xiwei listened attentively and did not interrupt Aoqian.
Aoqian stared at her intently, his eyes filled with seriousness. "You are not someone who is dispensable, nor are you just any subordinate. You are someone I need to take care of, protect, and stand shoulder to shoulder with! Do you understand?"
Song Xiwei felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Every word Ao Qian said touched her deeply, making her feel warm and comforted.
This shows that in the past two years, she has been by Aoqian's side and has completely entered Aoqian's heart. She has opened her heart to him and become someone who can empathize with him.
The two trusted each other enough, which is rare, and she felt genuinely gratified.
This dispelled her concerns that the six months of separation had caused estrangement between the two of them.
Looking at Aoqian, Aoqian felt a surge of comfort. "I understand! To you, my lord, I am not someone dispensable, but someone very important! From now on, I will rely on you to take care of me! I will not be stubborn!"
Hearing Song Xiwei's answer, Aoqian felt that it was more like it.
However, he was still worried about Song Xiwei, after all, Song Xiwei hadn't hesitated at all when she shielded him from that attack.
Fortunately, the monster was only moderately dangerous. If it had been in greater danger, Aoqian would have found it hard to accept the thought that Song Xiwei would have suffered even more serious injuries.
No one and nothing can be a reason to harm Song Xiwei.
"You have to promise! You have to keep it in mind. You can't promise me in front of me and then forget about it when something happens later!" Aoqian knew Song Xiwei to some extent.
Sometimes she just doesn't take herself seriously enough. Selflessness is admirable, but Aoqian still can't accept any mishap to her.
"What's wrong with you, Your Majesty? You weren't like this before. Why are you acting so strange today..." Thinking back, it wasn't like she hadn't been in a similar situation before, but how could she avoid getting hurt?
Nobody wants to get hurt if they can, but there are always unexpected situations.
Song Xiwei felt that Aoqian's reaction was too strange.
When Song Xiwei asked Aoqian a question, he felt a pang of unease.
"Then let me ask you, in that situation just now, if we were in each other's shoes, and I was always the one taking the fall for you, how would you feel? Would you accept it with a clear conscience, or...?"
Before Aoqian could finish speaking, Song Xiwei smiled gently, "How could I let you take the blame for me?"
"Why is it impossible?!"
"Since I'm by your side, I won't just stand by and watch you be in danger. Isn't it normal for me to protect you from danger?"
Song Xiwei spoke very casually, but Aoqian's face darkened even more.
"So what you promised me just now was all just talk. You didn't take my words to heart at all! You liar!" Aoqian was furious.
"How did this turn into a scam?" Song Xiwei was actually a little guilty, after all, she had really lied to Aoqian about the fact that she was a woman.
But whether I am a woman or not is actually irrelevant to the discussion we're having now.
Aoqian was still somewhat agitated. "You're by my side because we made a promise. You're by my side because we agreed to accompany each other. But it's definitely not because you're there to shield me from danger that I'm keeping you here. Do you even understand what I mean?!"
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