Rong Qingqing was stunned. When she met his earnest and expectant gaze, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.
She believed he meant what he said. If she went to Suzhou with him, she would live a carefree life and no one would dare to touch her again.
Moreover, with Xiao Zhen as her backer, it should be easy for her to leave this place. However, she was also somewhat hesitant, though she couldn't quite figure out why.
However, before she could figure out how to reply to Xiao Zhen, Xie Jingrun, who was sitting next to her, couldn't sit still any longer. He suddenly stood up and said decisively, "You don't need to waste your time. She won't go with you."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing immediately gave him a somewhat speechless look. Why was this guy making such a rash decision for her?
She frowned. "How do you know I don't want to go with him?"
Xie Jingrun looked at her gloomily and asked, "Do you want to go with him?"
“I…” Rong Qingqing choked, meeting the man’s displeased face, she suddenly felt very conflicted.
Seeing that the girl was speechless, Xie Jingrun clenched his fist, then relaxed it, and found that his palm was wet.
After a long pause, he looked down at her and asked, "Isn't it good to stay in the Marquis's mansion?" He paused again and then asked, "Or is it that I haven't been good enough to you?"
"Huh?" Rong Qingqing stared at him with wide eyes, her mind in turmoil. She was at a loss for how to respond to his sudden question, but her heart was pounding rapidly.
After a long pause, she pursed her lips and muttered softly, "What have you been good to me about?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun's expression froze for a moment before he awkwardly said, "Then I'll change it in the future?"
Rong Qingqing stared at him blankly for a moment, then her long eyelashes drooped, and she said softly, "Actually, whether I leave or not doesn't affect you, does it?"
“But I don’t want you to leave,” Xie Jingrun said, his brows furrowed.
Rong Qingqing looked at him in surprise, and when she met his deep eyes, her face flushed, and she quickly looked away. "W-why?"
Looking at the girl's face flushed pink under the lamplight, Xie Jingrun pursed his lips and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "In short, you can't leave unless I agree."
"Why?" Rong Qingqing frowned, turned to look at him, somewhat annoyed by his domineering manner.
"Don't forget who you are." Xie Jingrun frowned, suddenly feeling very annoyed with Xiao Zhen.
He tried to take Rong Qingqing away as soon as he appeared. But things don't work that easily.
Upon hearing this reason, Rong Qingqing felt inexplicably disappointed.
Is it because she is Xie Tianlin's widow that she is not allowed to leave?
"But Lord Marquis, don't forget that the old Marquis and I haven't finished our wedding ceremony, so the marriage is not valid."
Xie Jingrun's eye twitched. So, this brat is now getting too big for her britches because Xiao Zhen is backing her up, huh?
Xiao Zhen saw the standoff between the two and, recalling Xie Jingrun's words in the imperial study that he wanted to marry Qingqing, immediately understood what was going on.
He looked at Xie Jingrun with a leisurely air. "Yes, as far as I know, Qingqing has not completed the wedding ceremony with the old Marquis. Strictly speaking, she is not a member of the Marquis of Weiyuan's family. On the contrary, it is you who have used this as a reason to detain her here for several months. If Commander Xie still insists on keeping her here, we can only meet in court."
Xie Jingrun sneered, "Even if the wedding ceremony hasn't been completed, Rong Shiqing sold her to the Xie family back then. It's all written in black and white. Even if she hasn't completed the wedding ceremony with my father, she's still a member of the Xie family."
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