Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Fuer, I can do it too!
Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Fuer, I can do it too!
Time has been especially kind to him. He still has a handsome face and his temperament has not changed much. He is still cool and handsome, yet has a bit of intimidating majesty. If there is any difference, it is the profound bearing that has been accumulated over the years, which makes people dare not look up to him.
The feeling of being enveloped by his aura on those nights suddenly came back to me.
He wanted to step back, but his feet were stuck and he couldn't move, so he was about to fall.
But Xia Fu is no longer the innocent young woman she was back then. She stopped abruptly, lowered her eyes, and knelt down towards him.
I subconsciously called him "Master", but changed it to "Master Cheng"
Sparse and distant, with a bit of human coldness.
This call half-extinguished the heat that Cheng Mingyu felt when he saw the familiar face.
What her mother said was right. She had become more demure, less timid and helpless than before. She had gained a calmness from the hardships she had gone through. Cheng Mingyu thought that after 19 years of separation, she would feel very strange to see her again. But the fact was, the scene that he had recalled over and over again overlapped with the face in front of him. Although she was gone, the stunning beauty reflected in her eyebrows could not be diminished.
The warm wind and the scorching setting sun shone all over their bodies, and nearly twenty years of time were stretched endlessly between them.
But it was this one word "Master Cheng" that cut off the surging emotions, making it difficult for Cheng Mingyu to regain the composure he had in the past when facing her for a long time.
Both rooms fell silent.
There was a long bench and they sat at each end.
Xia Fu folded her hands, her fair fingers hidden under her wide sleeves, looking gentle and quiet.
Cheng Mingyu sat upright with his hands on his knees as usual.
Accustomed to hiding their surging emotions in their hearts, they were still polite and unfamiliar with each other. Even in the past, they were not very familiar with each other.
Cheng Mingyu's eyes were always on her.
For countless days and nights, he dreamed of her jumping off a cliff, being smashed to pieces, and being eaten by wild beasts. It was those horrific images that tormented him and kept him awake at night.
He wanted to see every inch of her skin, every muscle and bone, whether it was intact and where the injuries were.
Xia Fu felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him. After a long while, she raised her eyes, looked at him calmly and smiled.
"Is the master of the family doing well these years?"
Although Cheng Mingyu didn't like to hear the title of "head of the family", at least it was familiar to him.
He nodded slightly.
"Thank you for taking care of An An all these years." Xia Fu had a peaceful smile on her face.
Cheng Mingyu felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this. Besides being polite, he also seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance, fearing that the other party might cross the line.
Cheng Mingyu didn't agree with her, "I promised back then that I would take good care of you and your daughter for the rest of my life."
You mother and daughter...
Xia Fu was startled, her thoughts naturally drawn back to the past. He had indeed promised this. He was a man of his word, and she knew he would take good care of An An.
As for taking care of her... Xia Fu's cheeks blushed slightly. What time and situation is it now? Why bring this up?
She ignored this sentence.
But Cheng Mingyu immediately laughed at himself.
“But I didn’t.”
Xia Fu knew what "did not do" meant, which made it even more difficult for her to respond.
Xia Fu actually didn't want to discuss this issue with Cheng Mingyu, but Cheng Mingyu just wouldn't let her go.
"Xia Fu, how badly were you injured back then?" His voice suddenly slowed down and softened, just like his hand on the piano today, which could inadvertently touch people's heartstrings.
Xia Fu took a deep breath and looked over to meet his dark eyes. "I've been lying in bed for three years and sitting in a wheelchair for ten years."
If this is what you like to hear, so be it.
Cheng Mingyu's expression suddenly turned darker, and his eyes suddenly tightened so tightly that they looked like silk that was about to tear apart.
Heartache, sadness, regret, worry and pain suddenly filled his heart, blocking all the questions he wanted to ask.
He was silent for a long time.
"So what happened next?"
Xia Fu smiled calmly and said, "The old princess took care of him day and night, and he took medicinal baths. He will get better slowly."
Cheng Mingyu didn't dare to imagine that process, which was not much better than those nightmare scenes.
He closed his eyes, feeling so guilty that he couldn't even utter the word "I'm sorry".
"What about now? Are there any consequences? Are there any diseases left?"
"Very good." Xia Fu continued to smile and said frankly, "Otherwise I wouldn't be able to marry the prince."
Cheng Mingyu's heart skipped a beat when he met her crystal clear eyes, which were calm and unmoved.
He was heartbroken.
"Xia Fu..." Cheng Mingyu suppressed the pain in his heart and asked her seriously, word by word, "Were you and the King of Yunnan willing? Or were you forced?"
Xia Fu was so beautiful that King Yunnan might be coveting her beauty. Xia Fu had no choice but to agree to marry him because she owed him such a heavy debt of gratitude. This could explain why King Yunnan was extremely worried about her and wanted to use An An to keep her by his side.
Xia Fu was slightly stunned, not understanding why he asked that. "Of course it's voluntary. Your Majesty can't force me."
"Really?" Cheng Mingyu pursed his lips. He was also conceited sometimes. He believed in his own judgment.
"Are you so attracted to him that you can't help but marry him, or are you bound by a sense of gratitude?"
Faced with his inexorable questioning, Xia Fu choked.
Why did Cheng Mingyu say that she was not cunning? Because she was not good at lying.
She is not good at lying to An An, and she wants to lie to Cheng Mingyu but doesn't know how to deceive him.
After this hesitation, Cheng Mingyu knew the answer.
Xia Fu is still Xia Fu, as kind and innocent as An An. This mother and daughter make him feel distressed no matter what.
He leaned back slightly, took a long breath, and opened his eyes again, with only pity in his eyes.
"Fuer, if it's not out of love, I don't want you to wrong yourself. I will repay the kindness of the Yunnan Palace for you. Can you leave him?"
Xia Fu looked at his gentle yet strong appearance, and suddenly she felt an indescribable sense of grievance in her heart. It was this look that made her fall into it uncontrollably, and she was in great pain.
She suddenly stood up like a rose with thorns, took a few steps away from him, looked at him coldly, and said indifferently,
"Why do you interfere in my affairs?"
She vented, "He loves me and is willing to do anything for me. He comforts me when I'm sad and thinks hard about what I want. Does it matter whether I admire him or not? Living with him, I feel very comfortable. I don't have to worry about him being coveted by others. I don't have to figure out his thoughts. In front of him, I can cry, make trouble, laugh, and act coquettishly. Why should I leave him!"
Cheng Mingyu listened carefully to every word she said and slowly stood up.
The lake breeze rolled over and lifted the hem of his clothes. His skirt fluttered in the wind, reflecting his unique face, like a god.
He approached Xia step by step
Fu, Xia Fu wanted to step back, but she forced herself to meet his seductive gaze.
Cheng Mingyu's eyes were illuminated by the setting sun, filled with the glow of the sunset, the regret of nineteen years of separation, the determination that could never be lost again, and the tenderness that any woman could not resist.
"If it's just because he loves you, is willing to take care of you meticulously, is willing to let you live a carefree and free life, is willing to pamper you and protect you, then Fu'er, I can do it too."