Lu Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

…

The two said goodbye peacefully and agreed to meet again another day.

Lu Yun was in a good mood when he left. Although Luo Lingyu's eyes were swollen from crying, she looked much better. But he was the only one who knew this. After he left, Luo Lingyu's face darkened again. In front of Lu Yun, she acted tolerant and generous as he hoped, but when she returned to her room and fell on the bed, she began to cry.

Lu Yun lied to her!

She thought he was so smart that she wouldn't be able to tell if he was lying to her. In fact, as she got to know him better, Luo Lingyu found that she could tell what Lu Yun was avoiding.

Although he tried to comfort her in a soft voice, he kept avoiding the question of "Chen Xue".

Coming at dusk and leaving after dark, Lu Yun's description of "Chen Xue" was extremely empty. He refused to reveal any information, and the "Chen Xue" he described was not as vivid as the one described by his subordinates.

He said that Chen Xue accidentally dropped the handkerchief at his place... But Luo Lingyu knew how hard it was to please Lu Yun. Lu Yun would never tolerate a strange girl leaving things at his place, especially something as private as a handkerchief.

Luo Lingyu cried so hard that she couldn't breathe. She felt like she was dying. "... You lied, you deceived me... You said you didn't have sex with her, but when you didn't have sex, who knew what happened between you? Lu Yun, you played this kind of word game with me... Do you think I'm stupid? You never had sex with me before, but what didn't you do or touch? You took advantage of me... But you really didn't touch me... If you treated Chen Xue like this... You certainly didn't have anything with her, and you weren't afraid of me checking... But between men and women, is everything innocent except that incident?!"

However, as she cried, Luo Lingyu slowly convinced herself: "No, he likes me... otherwise he wouldn't have lied to me and said that Chen Xue would never show up... He would rather kill Chen Xue than let me get hurt. He has me in his heart... I have to believe him. He won't do that again..."

But how can she remove the thorn in her heart?

…

This is the case for all lovers. Few have the courage to make a decision. They always find ten thousand excuses and are unwilling to give up. After all, they have come to this point.

When Zhou Yangling saw Luo Lingyu again, he found that the girl had lost a lot of weight. Zhou Yangling was extremely surprised. How could such a beautiful girl become so haggard in just two days? The two sat on the empty grass in the horse farm. Luo Lingyu looked sad, and Zhou Yangling frowned, his expression was different from his usual gentleness: "Sister, why have you lost so much weight? Did someone bully you?"

Luo Lingyu shook her head.

Afraid that Zhou Yangling would ask more questions, she changed the subject: "After things in Nanyang are over, Zhou Lang will return to Jianye, right? Will he return with us?"

Zhou Yangling's expression froze.

She thought of Liu Chu, the Prince of Chen in Jianye, and she felt the sachet in her arms was boiling hot.

Zhou Yangling was distracted for a moment before he said, "No, I'm not going back to Jianye... I should go back to Yicheng. I haven't been home for a year, and my father has asked me many times that I have to go home and report that I'm safe."

Luo Lingyu was surprised, but Zhou Yangling smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. When my sister and Lu Sanlang get married, I will still go to Jianye to celebrate."

The wedding day...

Luo Lingyu's eyes darkened.

She hesitated, confused: "...What if I don't want to get married?"

Zhou Yangling was stunned.

Luo Lingyu: "I will break off the engagement with Fan Silang first. If I break off the engagement with Lu Xuechen... people will find it very difficult to talk to me, right? Will I never be able to get married again? Besides, Brother Xuechen... is very good to me..."

Zhou Yangling said softly, "If he really treats you well, you wouldn't want to cancel the engagement at this point. I understand you... You don't have to worry about worldly opinions. If you make a decision, no matter what people think, I will support you."

Luo Lingyu: “…”

She looked up, her eyes flashing with surprise but emotion. This gentle and jade-like man was so good to her... She rested her head on Zhou Lang's shoulder, closed her eyes, and whispered: "Zhou Lang, you are so good. If I could be with you, you would never make me so sad..."

Zhou Yangling looked uncomfortable, and he stiffened when he heard her words.

But before Zhou Yangling could do anything, a cold voice came from behind him: "Luo Lingyu, come here!"

Luo Lingyu was startled and stood up quickly, seeing Lu Yun actually coming to the horse farm. He rode over and looked down at her and Zhou Yangling's affectionate expression, his face was extremely cold. Under his gaze, Luo Lingyu was slightly embarrassed, thinking that he had misunderstood her and Zhou Lang. Seeing that she did not move, Lu Yun suppressed his anger. He jumped off his horse and walked over, grabbed her wrist, and was about to drag her away.

Zhou Yangling hesitated for a moment: "Lu Sanlang."

Lu Yun stopped.

Zhou Yangling said without a smile: "Don't bully Sister Luo."

Lu Yun endured for a long time before he said with a fake smile: "I know. Don't bother with it, just take care of your own business first... For example, what happened between you and King Chen? How long can you keep it a secret?"

Zhou Yangling: “……!”

Lu Sanlang was a man who was really merciless when he didn't give face to others. Zhou Yangling frowned as he watched him drag Luo Lingyu away and carry her on his horse. Zhou Yangling sighed lightly, and at this time he was finally sure that there was indeed a problem between Luo Lingyu and Lu Yun.

She smiled bitterly: She and Luo Lingyu really were in the same boat.

She was being urged by her father and investigated by King Chen about her "disguise as a man"... She was in a very tight spot, and would be exposed in just a few days.

What should I do then?

…

Lu Yun was depressed. He knew Zhou Yangling was a girl, and that she took good care of Luo Lingyu. Luo Lingyu was a fence-sitter, and she would be very happy if anyone treated her well. She even wanted to marry him.

Naturally Luo Lingyu wants to marry him now.

But she ran to Zhou Yangling to complain, her head resting on Zhou Yangling's shoulder. How could Lu Yun not see the turmoil in her heart? She actually wavered in love with him? Just because of a "Chen Xue"?