Thinking back to the last time at the Ming family, Mingyuan was not polite at all when facing Tang Tianxiang.
He treated Tang Tianxiang like this, so he would not be kind to Lu Zhiyuan.
Lu Zhiyuan smiled and joked, "Although your uncle seems difficult to get along with, he has a warm heart and values you family members very much."
"Of course." Hearing him praise Mingyuan, I echoed proudly, "We all share the same blood and value family."
Lu Zhiyuan suddenly stopped smiling and his expression became serious and solemn.
He looked at me intently, "I know your uncle is afraid that you will be hurt like your mother, but I will not become the second Tang Tianxiang."
His sudden expression of his feelings made me pause.
He explained to me very solemnly, "There were many misunderstandings between us in the past. I admit that I took extra care of Yuan Yaxin to repay her kindness, which caused you harm. It's my fault, but I swear to you, I have never developed any other feelings for Yuan Yaxin. Not before, not now, and certainly not in the future."
I looked into his eyes, his eyes were sincere, I could see myself in his eyes, and I knew that he was not lying.
Guilt welled up in Lu Zhiyuan's eyes as he murmured, "I used to think that if I just took care of her like a sister, I could make up for the pain she suffered from losing her brother. But I never expected that she would secretly fall in love with me and cause you so much pain."
He paused, as if trying to adjust his emotions, but his voice still choked. "It wasn't until you had that miscarriage that I realized it was my tolerance that made her become even more aggressive towards you, causing you to lose our child..."
That unborn child is the pain in my heart, and also the pain in Lu Zhiyuan's heart.
"At that time I thought, if I had known this would happen, I would rather not have fallen in love with you and not disturbed your life. Maybe you could still live a peaceful and happy life this way."
I suddenly understood something: "Is that why you suddenly agreed to divorce me?"
My heart skipped a beat. I originally thought that Lu Zhiyuan divorced me just for the sake of a deal, in exchange for Yuan Yaxin's freedom.
Now that I think about it, the idea of divorce must have been struggling in his mind for a long time, which is why he kept delaying it.
Lu Zhiyuan smiled bitterly: "I agree to divorce you, not because I don't love you anymore, but because I love you too much and I really can't bear to see you get hurt again."
Lu Zhiyuan slowly exhaled, as if letting out the words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
"After divorcing you, I thought Yuan Yaxin would let you go and no longer see you as a rival in love. So I had no reservations and confronted her completely. If she hurts you again, I will show no mercy. After seven years of taking care of you, I think I have fulfilled the promise I made to her brother."
I thought of that night in the hotel, Yuan Yaxin’s entanglement and Lu Zhiyuan’s ruthlessness.
He was not tired of Yuan Yaxin, but he could no longer tolerate her.
All the misunderstandings were resolved. What I thought was just my wishful thinking was actually Lu Zhiyuan's unspoken affection.
He never liked Yuan Yaxin, the person he loved was only me.
In fact, when I suddenly thought about it, it was not Lu Zhiyuan who hurt me, but the imagination brought about by these misunderstandings and my lack of firmness.
I looked into Lu Zhiyuan's eyes and asked, "Do you regret it?"
Lu Zhiyuan was stunned: "What?"
I took a deep breath and repeated clearly, "I mean, do you regret marrying me?"
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