Yu Jiao looked up at Liu Ziqi without saying anything. She had clearly told her elder brother that she liked Yu Qizhe not because he was so great, but simply because it was him and not anyone else.
Seeing that Yu Jiao was stubborn and silent, and seemed to be unrepentant, Liu Ziqi became even angrier.
Noticing that Yu Jiao's hands were still stained with blood from the rabbit's caesarean section, and thinking of how she had just been frightened by Cheng Ying, the eunuch, in the flower hall, Liu Ziqi couldn't help but soften his heart and spoke to Yu Jiao in a gentler tone. "Although what you said was a bit harsh, it was not without reason. You are now obsessed with him and can't listen to what I say. I can't control your love, but there are some things I really have to say to you today."
Liu Ziqi looked at Yu Qizhe, and his tone was much sharper than when he spoke to Yu Jiao. "You were also in the flower hall today, and you saw Cheng Ying making things difficult for Yu Jiao. Let me ask you, with your background, what can you do to protect Yu Jiao? And why should you be able to bear Yu Jiao's love?"
A smile actually appeared on Yu Qizhe's clear and handsome face. He smiled but said nothing.
Liu Ziqi's anger suddenly rose up. He grabbed Yu Qizhe's collar and said, "How can you still laugh?"
Yu Qizhe did not struggle or dodge, and just let Liu Ziqi get angry. Yes, what could he use to protect Yu Jiao?
He was laughing at how ridiculous he had been. He was so arrogant that he hoped that when Yu Jiao was threatened, she would think of him first and tell him. But what would it matter if he told him? What could he do to protect Yu Jiao?
Liu Ziqi was not wrong. He was just a weak scholar who was powerless and had no power or influence and no good background. In front of a powerful eunuch like Cheng Ying, he was just an ant.
The prince Qin who commuted to the Bo's Mansion bullied Yu Jiao, and Gu Yun dared to cripple Qin Guang's hands and feet in the street. What about him? If it were him, what could he do to Qin Guang?
Just now, in the flower hall, Yu Jiao was teased and bullied, but he just sat in the crowd and acted as a bystander.
It’s ridiculous that he cared so much about it before. Yu Jiao never told him when she encountered these things.
Even if he was told, what would happen? He could neither help Yu Jiao like Gu Yun did, nor could he stand up in the flower hall like Liu Ziqi and protect Yu Jiao behind him.
What's even more ridiculous is that he never protected Yu Jiao when she was in danger. Instead, he brought danger and threats to her because of himself.
"Have you laughed enough?" Liu Ziqi grabbed Yu Qizhe's collar, and seeing that he looked crazy, he stared at him and said, "Even if you can get first place in the palace examination after the new year, the fastest promotion in history would take seven to ten years to reach the fourth rank, and you come from a poor family, so you are destined to be the fourth rank at best. Yu Qizhe, think about it yourself, what makes you worthy of marrying my sister? Do you want her to wait for you for ten years or even longer?"
Yu Jiao was a little frightened by Yu Qizhe's expression, "Big brother, please stop talking. One's birth is not something that can be influenced by human power. He is already very good..."
Yu Qizhe suddenly looked at Yu Jiao, looking into her watery eyes, which were full of worry and concern for him.
She was so petite, yet so strong. She faced the wind, rain and danger alone, and not only did she not complain about him, she even spoke up for him.
"I'm not okay, not okay at all." Yu Qizhe said solemnly, word by word.
What was good about him? It was obvious that what Liu Ziqi said was true. He was clearly terrible in every way.
He couldn't protect Yu Jiao, but was unwilling to let her go. He was so selfish and hypocritical that he wanted to confine Yu Jiao and make her his property.
Gu Yun, who was born in Annan Marquis Mansion, is a hundred times and a thousand times stronger than him. Even if we ignore that, he cannot compare to Gu Yun's sincerity just for one reason.
Gu Yun can be carefree, focused, and stand up for Yu Jiao regardless of the consequences. But if he asks himself, Yu Qizhe can't do that. He is always busy and always calculates the consequences and weighs the pros and cons for everything. Even if he was given Gu Yun's background, he couldn't be like Gu Yun, who seemed reckless but didn't care about the gains and losses to stand up for Yu Jiao.
Today, Yu Qizhe finally saw his true face, which was hidden beneath his outer appearance and was ugly and unbearable.
What Liu Ziqi said was absolutely right. Any passerby on the streets of the capital city would be much stronger than him.
Yu Qizhe's distraught look made Yu Jiao really anxious. She tried to pull Liu Ziqi's hand that was still holding Yu Qizhe's collar, "Big brother, please let go. Why are you saying these things? Why are you forcing him? I caused trouble for Cheng Dugong myself. How can you blame him?"
Yu Jiao's nervous face made Liu Ziqi let go of her hand. He didn't mean to vent his anger on Yu Qizhe, he was just stating the facts. What happened to Cheng Ying today made him think about the future. If one day, Yu Jiao and his identities were exposed, they would have to face more than just Cheng Ying.
Apart from Gu Yun, which man would dare to confront that man and protect Yu Jiao?
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