As Shen Yunjiao walked out of Ziyun Tower, she felt a chill on her body and her hands and feet were somewhat numb.
She slowly took steps, trying to avoid the muddy ground. Fu Xia looked at Shen Yunjiao and asked softly, "Miss, where are we going now?"
They had left in a hurry, and it was raining. Fu Xia felt that they were the most disheveled people in the capital.
But Shen Yunjiao felt cold and momentarily lost in thought.
She recalled her deep love, which, in Xiao Huaijin's eyes, was just a simple past.
A past that can be easily discarded.
"Back to Qingxin Pavilion." Shen Yunjiao closed her eyes tightly for a moment before opening them with clear eyes.
Seeing that Shen Yunjiao's face was pale and devoid of any color, Fu Xia couldn't help but feel worried.
Xiao Huaijin, who was standing by the second-floor window looking down at Shen Yunjiao, also noticed her weak complexion.
Xiao Huaijin felt a tightness in his chest, and that strange feeling of unease surged up again, slowly causing him to lose his usual composure.
"Master," Nanfeng knocked on the door and asked cautiously, "Master, I saw Miss Chen is about to go downstairs to go back. Should we call a carriage for her?"
Xiao Huaijin's face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, making Nanfeng shiver.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Huaijin pressed his temples in frustration. "No need."
Nanfeng was stunned when he heard this. His master's behavior was a bit unfair.
They brought the person back, but didn't send them away.
While he was distracted, Xiao Huaijin suddenly braced himself with one hand against the window and flipped himself out of the window.
Just as Shen Yunjiao was about to walk forward, she saw Xiao Huaijin lightly land in front of her.
She was taken aback at first, but looking at the handsome man in front of her, she felt a pang of unease.
He just said it himself; he doesn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.
For such words to come from the mouth of a man who once loved her so deeply is extremely hurtful.
Shen Yunjiao lowered her eyes, trying to brush past Xiao Huaijin, but he grabbed her arm firmly.
Seeing this, Fu Xia quietly stepped away from Shen Yun Jiao's side.
Shen Yunjiao frowned and tried to shake off Xiao Huaijin's hand, but she couldn't.
"Let go."
Shen Yunjiao turned her head away, her brows furrowed tightly, her heart filled with anger. "Let go of me."
When she was angry, her eyes reflected the candlelight, making her expression very vivid.
Xiao Huaijin suddenly felt an uncontrollable itch in his heart. He abruptly withdrew his hand and said coldly, "You will stay here tonight."
"I don't want to!" Shen Yunjiao was almost laughing in anger. She glared at Xiao Huaijin and said, "In His Majesty's eyes, do I look like such a shameless person? His Majesty told me to get lost, and I still shamelessly stick to him. Wouldn't that make me a laughingstock?"
Xiao Huaijin's jaw tightened as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "I never said that."
“Your Majesty knows what you have said,” Shen Yunjiao replied coldly, forcefully breaking free from Xiao Huaijin’s grasp. “Since Your Majesty has said so, from now on, my affairs are none of Your Majesty’s concern.”
Xiao Huaijin did not respond, but stared intently at Shen Yunjiao, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Shen Yunjiao ignored him and walked straight ahead.
But before she could take more than a few steps, she was picked up and carried around the waist.
"Xiao Huaijin! What are you doing!" Shen Yun shouted angrily, but the other party simply hugged her in his arms.
Despite being under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Huaijin still carried Shen Yunjiao back to Ziyun Tower.
Shen Yun was so shy that she almost buried her entire face in Xiao Huaijin's chest.
She listened to the thumping of Xiao Huaijin's warm chest, feeling a sense of unreality.
Xiao Huaijin carried her back to the elegant couch in the second-floor room, and Shen Yunjiao finally came to her senses.
Looking closely at Xiao Huaijin, Shen Yunjiao noticed that he was different from before. He no longer had that polite and distant demeanor, but instead had an unspoken irritation.
Shen Yunjiao glanced at him silently, then sat stiffly on the couch.
What exactly does Xiao Huaijin want to do?
She couldn't understand or figure him out; all she saw was a chilling aura emanating from this handsome man.
Xiao Huaijin felt as if a ball of fire was burning in his chest, and a scorching pain surged through his body, unable to find a way out.
He was acutely aware that after he hurt Shen Yunjiao with his cold words, he would also feel pain himself.
Xiao Huaijin wanted to calm himself down, so he took a deep breath and tried to keep his breathing steady.
"Why?"
Xiao Huaijin didn't even lift his eyelids. He didn't look at Shen Yunjiao, but stared blankly at the square floor tiles.
"Why?" he asked again, his voice slightly hoarse, no longer as cold and ruthless as usual, "Why can't I refuse you?"
"Well?"
“My heart is in turmoil whenever you leave. Why?” Xiao Huaijin frowned, but finally turned his gaze to Shen Yunjiao. “I have amnesia, but my heart beats faster every time I see you. When I see you being embraced by other men or talking to other men, I feel irritable and furious. None of this is what I want.”
Xiao Huaijin gritted his teeth because of this fact, but a bitter taste gradually spread in his mouth.
He suddenly strode up to Shen Yunjiao, placed his hands on her knees, and looked down at her. His dark eyes stared straight at her, his eyebrows like distant mountains, and his thin lips slightly pursed.
Shen Yunjiao hadn't seen Xiao Huaijin up close in a long time.
They were so close that she could clearly see her reflection in Xiao Huaijin's pupils.
I was also feeling lost and uneasy.
This is not what Shen Yunjiao wants right now.
“Your Majesty,” Shen Yunjiao called softly, her fingertips touching Xiao Huaijin’s forehead, cool and gentle. Her voice was also faint, without any inflection. “If Your Majesty cannot accept it, there is no need to force yourself.”
Xiao Huaijin's body stiffened slightly.
But Shen Yunjiao withdrew her hand, and her eyes, which were usually clear and bright, sometimes lively and sometimes cunning, suddenly became extremely calm, hiding an unyielding emotion.
Xiao Huaijin only heard her say, "I rejected you before."
Xiao Huaijin looked at her, puzzled.
Shen Yunjiao repeated, "I rejected you, but you said you would love me and that I would be the only one for you in your life. But now you are so conflicted about accepting the fact that you love me."
"Thinking about it that way, it really is quite meaningless."
"Your Majesty need not think about why seeing me makes you feel upset. Just consider me an annoying person."
Shen Yunjiao blinked her eyelashes, trying her best to hide the fleeting mist in her eyes. When she looked up again, she was calm and smiled slightly, "You don't need to make things difficult for yourself anymore."
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