After he finished speaking, he reached out and took her soft, slender fingers in his palm, gazing at her with deep affection.
Su Tiyue turned her head and glanced at the contents of the box. "Could it be that the palm print has brought all his belongings?"
"Moon is so clever. From today onwards, all of these are yours..."
Su Tiyue broke free from his grasp, gently patted the top of his head with her fingers, and said affectionately, "Then wouldn't I become the richest person in Yong'an City?"
Xiao Heye couldn't deny it, so he nodded and looked at her with a doting expression.
She smiled smugly and said, "Wouldn't that make Manager Xiao the poorest person in Yong'an? Penniless, and even his house belongs to someone else?"
"It's none other than our Yue'er's."
"Who's your family?" Su Tiyue didn't want him to take advantage of her for nothing, so she continued, "The Master just said you came to propose marriage? Then... what did my father say?"
Regarding this matter, Su Tiyue and Xiao Heye were quite self-aware. Given the strong prejudice her father and elder brother held against Xiao Heye, they probably wouldn't agree easily.
Xiao Heye frowned and said gently, "Yue'er, actually... your father gave me a chance just now, but I refused."
"Moon, will you blame me?"
His dark eyes were fixed on her, as if afraid that Su Tiyue would not understand or would blame him.
After all, this is their best chance to be together openly and honestly.
If you miss it, there may not be a next time.
Su Tiyue blinked, a tender feeling welling up in her eyes.
She considered for a moment before deliberately drawing out her voice and saying slowly, "No. Why would I blame the palm print?"
Why?
"because--"
She paused, then looked at Xiao Heye's handsome and dashing face, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Because in my eyes, Master Xiao is exceptionally intelligent and courageous, meticulous in his actions and full of charisma. Master Xiao is smarter than me, more capable than me... Therefore, I completely trust what you have done."
"Am I that good in the moon's eyes?"
"More than that, the palm print is good in a thousand ways!"
She praised Xiao Heye, but blushed as she spoke: "I understand my father, and I know his concerns. He's afraid that if I follow you, I'll be scorned by others. But I'm not afraid..."
Xiao Heye said, "I know you're not afraid, but my wish is to marry you openly and honestly. If we can't get past your father, we'll have to live a life of sneaking around."
Su Tiyue shrugged it off: "So what if we're sneaking around? Anyway, if my father doesn't agree, I'll never marry, and you're not allowed to marry me either... We'll just live like this, secretly. I don't need the title or the official position, I only want you..."
“But I don’t want… I don’t want you to suffer even the slightest grievance with me.” His voice was gentle, but his words were firm and resolute.
"Don't worry, Yue'er, I can overcome any obstacle in our way."
She nodded and replied with an "Mm".
Her face was beaming with smiles.
...
The Su family is a large household, and meals are usually very lively, but today was somewhat of an exception.
Today, the people at the dinner table didn't say much.
Xiao Heye's intimidating presence was truly frightening, his aura was incredibly oppressive, and even Xiao Jue, who usually loved to play, became unusually quiet.
She was a little afraid of him, but more than that, she was curious.
I secretly glanced at Xiao Heye several times during the meal...
Fortunately, the meal didn't last long; about half an hour later, Xiao Heye and Li Xun left.
Just as Xiao Heye was about to leave the Su residence, a flustered guard rushed in from outside.
It seems like something urgent has happened.
Xiao Heye frowned, then calmly boarded the carriage.
On the other side, the guard stumbled into the front yard, just as Su Tiyue's family hadn't left yet. He knelt heavily on the ground, his voice hoarse: "Reporting to the lord, reporting to the general... His Majesty! His Majesty, he...!"
Upon hearing that it was the Emperor, Su Sui quickly asked, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
The guard reported, "His Majesty was assassinated at the Yuntai Mountain hunting grounds. He was hit by several arrows, fell off a cliff, and his whereabouts are unknown!"
"..."
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