Fan Xilou felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this.
Ye Qingwan smiled and said, "My brother and I have had an extremely difficult time all these years."
“I was alone in the Prince of Pingnan’s mansion before, and I was always cautious and careful, for fear of being plotted against.”
"I ruined my own face to avoid becoming their pawn."
“Now that my brother is back, I have someone to help me, so I don’t need to live at the mercy of others anymore.”
"Although the people of the Qu family are disgusting, as long as my brother becomes the Prince of Pingnan, they won't dare to do anything to me."
"Besides, with my abilities, I'm really not afraid of what the Qu family can do to me."
Fan Xilou didn't know much about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion before, and he sighed deeply after hearing her words.
Ye Qingwan looked at him and said, "Life is full of disappointments, Fan Xilou. Look, there are many people in this world who are worse off than you."
"As long as you don't dwell on hatred, your life shouldn't be too difficult in the future."
"Putting everything else aside, at least you can marry a wife you love, have children, and live a peaceful and happy life in your later years."
Fan Xilou looked at her. She wasn't wearing a veil today, so he could see the half of her face that wasn't disfigured, which was stunningly beautiful.
He was intelligent enough to immediately understand that she had teased him earlier simply because she saw that he was too depressed and wanted to help him regain some vitality and get out of his pain as soon as possible.
And she did indeed succeed. He'd been tormented by her several times in the past two days, leaving him no time to think about the massacre of the Fan family.
He did feel miserable before and was immersed in grief.
Only now does he realize that he is just one of the unfortunate people in the world.
In terms of sheer misery, he seems to be worse off than Ye Junfei and his sister; at least he had a happy childhood and loving parents.
When he encountered misfortune, he was already an adult and had the ability to protect himself, so that he would not leave his fate to be controlled by others.
He was also very lucky to have met friends who truly cared about him.
He asked her, "What do you want to do so you won't have to marry into the Qu family?"
Ye Qingwan said calmly, "I guess we need to find someone like the Qu family, someone who can help my brother and solidify his position!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at him with a smile and said, "You don't actually want to be that person, do you?"
She had only meant it as a joke, wanting to see him blush.
Unexpectedly, this time his face only blushed slightly, without the embarrassment he had shown before.
He lowered his gaze slightly and said, "I can give it a try."
This time, it was Ye Qingwan's turn to be surprised. She thought she had misheard: "What did you just say?"
Fan Xilou replied, "I said I could give it a try."
Ye Qingwan looked at him, and he turned back to look at her earnestly and said, "I come from a humble background and am not worthy of you. I have no interest in romance right now."
"I just think the Qu family mansion is too dirty. If you marry into it, you'll only suffer. I don't mean anything else."
“You helped me this time, and I want to help you too. I want to become stronger so that I can help the Crown Prince and you can marry the person you love.”
Ye Qingwan blinked and said, "So you want to marry me?"
Fan Xilou's face flushed again: "Yes."
Ye Qingwan laughed: "You don't actually like me, do you?"
Fan Xilou's face turned bright red. He felt that neither answering "yes" nor "no" was appropriate for the question.
Ye Qingwan loved seeing him like this, and continued to tease him: "You didn't actually like me after we met last time, did you?"
Fan Xilou exclaimed "Ah!" and Ye Qingwan opened her eyes wide and asked, "What? Don't you like me?"
Fan Xilou felt that the issue he was discussing with her was a bit too much for him.
He coughed lightly and then said, "This..."
Ye Qingwan looked at him and said, "Do you want to marry me because you like me, or because you pity me?"
Fan Xilou felt that this question was no easier to answer than the previous ones.
Ye Qingwan's status was too high. Although he had met her a few times before, he dared not have any other thoughts about her at that time!
This was their second meeting, and she had teased him a few times, so he felt she wasn't that distant after all.
But if I like it? Not really.
He simply felt that he and Ye Qingwan were in the same boat, and if she was unwilling to marry into the Qu family, he could help her as a friend.
As for the rest, he really didn't think much about it.
When she asked him that question, he felt like a complete idiot.
After all, he has nothing now, so what can he offer to marry her?
Even if he grows up in the future, it will take a long time, and as it stands, Ye Qingwan can't wait that long.
Ye Qingwan smiled again when she saw his conflicted face: "I know you're just pitying me."
"Compared to the young master of the Qu family, I am more familiar with you. If I had to choose one of you to marry, I would definitely choose you."
Fan Xilou felt a little complicated when he heard her words.
Ye Qingwan turned to look at him and said, "You shouldn't think about whether we're a good match."
“In essence, apart from my brother and sister-in-law, the other people in the Prince’s Mansion can not be considered my relatives.”
"Not only do they not treat me well, they also try to harm me. If you think about it, my situation is not as good as yours."
Even though you have no family left in this world, you still have friends!
Fan Xilou turned to look at her. The sunlight shone on her face, making her look delicate and charming.
Those peach blossom eyes held a hint of cunning, yet were also clear and gentle.
He then realized that all the questions she had asked him earlier were just to tease him.
Ye Qingwan smiled, no longer looking at him, and said somewhat lazily, "But I'm still quite happy that you can say that to me."
"Because the most precious thing in this world is a pure heart, Fan Xilou, you have a pure heart!"
“If you grow up and I haven’t married the young master of the Qu family yet, then I will marry you.”
Fan Xilou was stunned for a moment, unsure how to react to her answer.
Ye Qingwan looked at him and asked, "What? You don't want to marry me now?"
Fan Xilou shook his head: "No."
Ye Qingwan asked with a smile, "Then what's wrong with you looking so worried right now?"
Fan Xilou replied, "I was just wondering if what I said to the princess just now was too rude."
Ye Qingwan raised an eyebrow at him, and he said softly, "I can barely protect myself, how can I protect the princess?"
"The princess didn't scold me for being too arrogant just now because the princess has a good temperament."
"Just now the princess said that I have the heart of a child, but if you think about it more deeply, it is actually my overestimation of my abilities."
"If everyone acted within their means in everything they did, the world would remain unchanged."
"There are too many things in this world that are impossible to do. If you give up without even trying, how will you know you can't do it?"
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