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Fang Ruotang subconsciously wanted to answer Xiao Jingzi's question, but when she thought that everyone present could hear her thoughts, she immediately suppressed them, cleared her mind, and tried not to think about it anymore.
But some things are easy to say in your mind, but when you actually try to say them out loud, they become quite difficult to say.
Seeing Ye Wuxia standing there without coming forward, clearly waiting for her to take the initiative, Fang Ruotang pursed her lips, her smile faded, and she even felt a moment of distress, unsure of how to face him.
Huo Zhige retorted, "Hmph! He's your master, but I'm not? You want your little cutie to flirt with other men in front of me? You're asking for death!"
The little mirror shrank back in fright.
He felt terrible about having another master to contact. He had been so eager to contact the six masters when he first woke up in this world, but it was all in vain!
Fang Ruotang was not a stubborn person. Her grandfather had taught her since she was a child that a person cannot stand without integrity. Although she retorted at the time that she had too many things to say every day and could not remember them at all, she took those words to heart.
When Ye Wuxia saw the little girl look at him for a couple of seconds before looking away, his heart sank to the bottom. He had always known that none of the six of them had truly entered Fang Ruotang's heart.
Or perhaps it should be said that their emotional investment was unequal. In Fang Ruotang's eyes, the six of them were like little pets playing with her, only they could do some more intimate things than ordinary friends, and these things were things that Fang Ruotang herself was curious about and wanted to do.
Just as the light in his eyes was about to go out, Fang Ruotang looked at him again, pursed her pink lips, walked towards him, stood in front of him, tilted her head to look at him, and then tentatively reached out and took his hand.
Ye Wuxia looked down at the two hands clasped together. She felt wronged, but when she touched the small hand, she subconsciously clasped it tightly in return.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault this time. I lacked self-control and couldn't resist Huo Zhige's good looks. If you want to blame me, I will accept it. You can tell me what I should do to make you forgive me."
Fang Ruotang's face was serious. This time, she didn't try to get away with it by acting cute. Her tone was even a little cautious.
She felt she had made a mistake and should have handled it properly, at least making the other person feel better, instead of taking advantage of their affection to get by and then making them swallow the bitter pill for love.
"Sweetie, this is none of your business." Huo Zhige was both pleased that Fang Ruotang acknowledged his good looks and annoyed that his beloved girl was trying to coax another man like this.
"I took the beating for nothing. You hit me, and now you have the nerve to take it out on Xiao Ai Ke? Are you sure you really like Xiao Ai Ke? Are you keeping her around for some other reason?"
Huo Zhige's words were extremely unpleasant.
Ye Wuxia simply looked at Fang Ruotang without offering any explanation.
Instead, Fang Ruotang looked at Huo Zhige with a serious expression and said disapprovingly, "He is sincere, I know. I promised him but didn't keep my word. I did something wrong, and I should take responsibility and earn his forgiveness."
Fang Ruotang didn't want to hurt Huo Zhige again after failing to appease Ye Wuxia, so she didn't disregard his feelings.
"You're not wrong either."
She knew in her heart that these men surrounded her and listened to her. Even though Huo Zhige was so upset that he hid and cried alone last night when she refused, they couldn't force her.
To put it bluntly, at that moment she felt more sorry for Huo Zhige than for Ye Wuxia; all the other excuses were just to cover up that she was infatuated with lust.
Ye Wuxia was stunned for a moment. He felt very pleased to hear the girl's soft but firm voice defending him.
"I'll do anything as long as you can make me forgive you?" Ye Wuxia's voice was hoarse. She hadn't rested since last night, and her emotions had gotten the better of her, causing her throat to have some problems.
"Yes, I will try my best to satisfy you and earn your forgiveness."
Fang Ruotang was well-behaved at home; she was spoiled but not domineering.
She knows that if you do something wrong, you should admit it and apologize in a way that the other party can accept, instead of having an attitude of "I've already admitted my mistake, what more do you want from me?"
So her expression at this moment was very serious, and her gentle face was full of determination, just like if Ye Wuxia asked for the stars in the sky, she would try her best to build a ladder to pick them for him.
"Wedding, I want to have a grand wedding with you."
After Ye Wuxia finished speaking, Fang Ruotang looked up in surprise.
Huo Zhige immediately spoke up, "Don't even think about it! Don't try to act innocent after getting the benefit. I've already said, if you have any complaints, come at me."
Fang Ruotang grabbed Huo Zhige's arm and then asked Ye Wuxia with a serious expression.
"Just a wedding?"
"right!"
"Okay! I promise you."
Fang Ruotang agreed without much hesitation.
Huo Zhige exploded, "Why should I? He has a wedding. I don't want to do it, I want it too!"
Fang Ruotang tilted her head and looked at Huo Zhige, saying innocently, "But I didn't do anything to hurt you, and I don't need your forgiveness!"
Huo Zhige: ...
Last night's smugness vanished in this moment.
If he had known this sooner, he could have delayed their marriage, perhaps even as the third, fourth, or fifth child! After all, once the wedding was held, regardless of how they interacted in private, the only person the world would recognize as the Imperial Preceptor husband was Ye Wuxia.
He really knows how to play the game.
Now, not only was Huo Zhige unsettled, but even the Crown Prince wore a gloomy expression, as if a storm was brewing.
Fang Ruotang didn't turn around, nor did she notice the ugly expressions on the faces of the Crown Prince and the others. Instead, she asked Ye Wuxia.
"But I won't get married, as you know. If we're going to have a wedding, it'll be you marrying me and entering the gates of my Prime Minister's residence. Is that alright? If you agree, I'll go back and tell my family right away, and they can arrange the wedding for us."
"Can."
Ye Wuxia immediately agreed, afraid that Fang Ruotang would regret it if she was too late.
Fang Ruotang nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "So, have you forgiven me now?"
Ye Wuxia choked up, then reached out and carefully embraced Fang Ruotang.
"I don't blame you, I'm just sad."
It was him; he let his guard down.
It was him, blinded by joy.
If he had realized the abnormality of Huo Zhige's absence, he would not have let Huo Zhige succeed so easily. So rather than blaming Fang Ruotang, it would be more accurate to say that he hated his own incompetence.
In the relationship between the seven of them, Fang Ruotang is at the top of the food chain, while the other six are like her subjects. If they want to be promoted, they have to do their best to perform.
Given that he and Huo Zhige both did the same thing, he had no right to demand that Fang Ruotang leave the vacancy to him.
Moreover, the matter has already been settled, and he will not really make things awkward by pushing Fang Ruotang away from him and alienating her. His actions are only to make Fang Ruotang feel more sorry for him.
Guilt may last longer than love. He wanted Fang Ruotang to value him more, so that at least when faced with choices again, he wouldn't be the one left behind.
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