Xiao Huaijin spoke casually, but the anger between his brows was unusually obvious.
So casual?
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart. She raised her face and forced a smile, saying, "Your Majesty guessed correctly. I am indeed such a casual girl."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huaijin's expression changed drastically.
His face was as beautiful as jade, incomparably handsome, but a surge of anger gradually rose in his eyes, twisting into a somewhat ferocious expression. He asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Of course I know." Shen Yunjiao's fingertips trembled slightly, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes looked at Xiao Huaijin with trembling eyes. She said, "I am very tempted by the Second Prince's suggestion."
"Very well." Xiao Huaijin's dark eyes were deep and sinister, looking somewhat frightening. He sneered, "Since you want to go, then go." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.
Seeing his back turn without any hesitation, Shen Yunjiao's face turned pale instantly, but she still tried to remain calm. She turned around and looked at Yelü Qi, saying, "I'm sorry, Yelü Qi, I just took advantage of you."
Yelü Qi felt a pang of sadness when he saw Shen Yunjiao's dejected and sorrowful expression.
As a man of integrity, he couldn't bear to see a woman sad and in tears, especially since this woman was the one he loved.
Yelü Qi clenched and unclenched his fist, and after a long pause, he finally spoke, "Do you still love him?"
"So you don't want to leave here."
“Yelü Qi,” Shen Yunjiao said with a bitter smile, “I’m not only here with Xiao Huaijin, but also with my family and my friends. Maybe one day I’ll wander off, but I’ll always come back here. Just like you said, I yearn for freedom, but I yearn even more for the freedom that I can control myself.”
Her voice trembled slightly, but was unusually firm: "I don't want to be a parasitic plant, dependent on others for my whole life. I want to be able to control my own life."
So she divorced him without hesitation and opened a clinic, wanting to carve out her own niche in Dayong.
After hearing her words, Yelü Qi was stunned for a long time.
After a moment, he smiled wryly and said, "It seems that I'm only now truly getting to know you."
"But it's not too late," Yelü Qi added, giving Shen Yunjiao a longing look. "We're still young, and no one can predict what will happen in the future, but can you give me some hope? Once I have the power to control the entire Northern Hu, I can do everything in my power to help you achieve all your wishes..."
It was almost a heartfelt plea, so moving that it touched everyone who heard it.
But Shen Yunjiao smiled faintly, and her words were cruel and merciless: "Yelü Qi, my true heart has already been given to someone else."
"As you can see, it's very difficult for me to fall in love with someone else."
"Yelü Qi, let go."
Shen Yunjiao's every word pierced Yelü Qi's heart like a sharp sword. He lowered his eyes and laughed self-deprecatingly, "I'm still no match for that heartless man?"
“You can find someone better,” Shen Yunjiao said earnestly. “Yelü Qi, there are other women in this world waiting for you.”
He didn't want anyone else, only Shen Yunjiao.
Yelü Qi repeated this to himself.
However, if he had to choose between taking by force and offering genuine blessings, he would rather choose the latter.
There's a saying in Central China: "A forced melon is never sweet."
Yelü Qi slowly lowered his eyes, his hand touching Shen Yujiao's hair, his chest heaving slightly.
Shen Yunjiao froze on the spot. Fortunately, Yelü Qi only touched her lightly before withdrawing his hand.
Yelü Qi felt a pang of unease. For the first time, he felt so much unrequited love and longed to hold someone tightly in his arms.
"If I had met you earlier, perhaps everything would have been different," Yelü Qi murmured to himself. "I was several steps too late, what a pity."
Yelü Qi smiled at Shen Yunjiao and said, "I have to go."
He originally came to find Shen Yunjiao.
Now that the person has seen it, everything that needed to be said has been said.
"Shen Yunjiao, remember to come find me when you come to Beihu in the future." Yelü Qi left these words and then turned and disappeared into the darkness.
Before Shen Yunjiao could even say goodbye, he had already vanished without a trace.
She gazed into the darkness deep within the alley, a sense of melancholy creeping into her heart.
Unexpectedly, Yelü Qi was actually quite sincere towards him.
Unfortunately, she had already decided to shut her heart and lock away her love.
Shen Yun sighed and turned to leave, but was blocked by someone—Xiao Huaijin, who had left in anger, had returned at some point.
He took a deep breath, finally managing to calm himself, and asked, "Have you finished speaking?"
Although the voice was cold, it was much better than the tone before.
He had clearly taken in everything Shen Yunjiao had just said.
Shen Yunjiao felt a throbbing pain in her forehead. She sighed and asked, "What exactly does Your Majesty want to do?"
"You were the one who said we should cut ties completely, and now you're the one clinging to me like glue. What exactly do you want?"
Xiao Huaijin snorted coldly, his thin lips pressed tightly together, and after a moment he said, "I have changed my mind."
"I no longer wish to let you go."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunjiao nearly fainted from anger. "What did you say?"
"I'm afraid you'll be snatched away by someone else." Xiao Huaijin's voice was deep and hoarse, and his heart warmed just looking at Shen Yunjiao as he spoke.
“I get so jealous just seeing you talking to others, how can I let you be all alone?” he said matter-of-factly, his eyes gleaming.
Shen Yunjiao rolled her eyes at him but didn't intend to pay him any attention.
She walked past Xiao Huaijin and went straight ahead.
But the next moment, she was pulled into a warm embrace.
Xiao Huaijin rolled his eyes, his ears burning and his heart pounding, yet he felt he should do it. He said in a deep voice, "Would you help me regain my previous memories?"
Shen Yunjiao looked up at him, smiled slightly, but then kicked Xiao Huaijin hard in the knee.
"Hmm!"
Xiao Huaijin groaned and looked at her in disbelief.
He had just smelled the sweet floral and fruity scent on Shen Yunjiao, a delightful fragrance, and was deeply moved when he was surprised by her rude actions.
Xiao Huaijin's face flushed, looking somewhat aggrieved, but he tried his best to remain calm. "My request is reasonable. Besides, you were with me that night. How would I know if it was you who caused my amnesia?"
"Moreover, your medical skills are superb; perhaps you can cure me?"
"What?" Shen Yunjiao glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Isn't Your Majesty afraid that this woman of questionable character and promiscuity will entangle you?"
"Didn't you reject Yelü Qi?" Xiao Huaijin said in a low voice. Seeing Shen Yunjiao's anxious look, he felt a softening in his heart and quickly said, "What I said before was just said in anger."
Just said in anger?
Shen Yunjiao was stunned for a moment, feeling both annoyed and amused, and said, "Your Majesty, you should go and find someone else."
This time she walked even more swiftly, with Xiao Huaijin following behind her until she entered her room and slammed the door shut, at which point the world returned to silence.
Xiao Huaijin, unusually, received a cold shoulder and stood there reflecting on the day's events.
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