Chapter 681 Revealing One's Feelings
Lin Yuesha stretched out her hand, then quickly withdrew it. She remembered the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat."
The mask, with its pockmarked face, didn't fit properly at all. Lin Yuesha unconsciously raised her hand to touch it again; the texture was exactly the same as a human face.
Xiao Qi took two steps back, his face burning under the mask. A soft hand gently touched his face, sending a warm current through his heart, flowing to his limbs and permeating every pore.
Although the brother and sister were close, they strictly adhered to etiquette and rarely had physical contact.
His younger sister's gesture made him impulsively want to pull her into his arms and touch her cheek in return.
“Brother Qi, marriage is a matter of parents’ wishes and matchmaker’s words, and you can’t talk nonsense. Although I don’t care much about my reputation, I don’t want to be a woman who has lost her reputation.”
Women face hardship these days. Take Wei Lan, the daughter of the Wei family and the Empress's younger sister, for example. She caused a scene at Wenjun Tower with Bai Dingfeng, which became widely known. In the end, she had no choice but to become Bai Dingfeng's concubine.
The Wei family's daughter is also under the thumb of Li Ruoxue, who is no pushover. With two women vying for the same man, the mansion will be filled with endless excitement from now on.
Lin Yuesha meant that the last time the man groped her was because she was drunk and it wasn't intentional. She wanted to let the matter drop and move on, and besides, she really couldn't remember anything about it. Who knew if the other party had made it up?
"Are you saying that you didn't do it at all, and that I framed you for everything?"
Xiao Qi took two steps forward and, facing Lin Yuesha's vehement denial, laughed in exasperation. However, his pockmarked face remained completely expressionless.
"Well... that's not what I meant."
Lin Yuesha was forced to take two steps back. The imposing aura emanating from the pockmarked man made her want to hide somewhere. His tone made it seem as if she were a scumbag who would deny everything and take no responsibility.
That time she got drunk was an accident. She always knew her alcohol tolerance, but the fruit wine she drank had a strong aftereffect.
Back in the North, the pockmarked man saved her from danger many times, and she had long harbored feelings for him, not even caring about his appearance.
Despite numerous attempts to win her over, he either avoided or refused, even going so far as to fabricate a story about a deceased sister, all in an attempt to sever ties with her.
Now they've put her in charge again, which is contradictory and incomprehensible.
Lin Yuesha was completely baffled. Although she liked pockmarked faces, she had already realized the situation.
For someone driven by revenge, ambitious, and always ready to rebel, marriage is nothing more than a bargaining chip. She doesn't want to give her heart only to become a stumbling block and end up with nothing.
Although I'm still a little curious about his appearance, it's no longer important compared to these other things.
He had saved her life, and she had risked her own life to help him obtain the letters that Zhuang Shi and Consort Fang had exchanged, to repay the greatest favor first, and to make up for the rest with money later.
“Brother Qi, I owe you a lot of favors. Name your amount, and I'll owe you this for now. I'll definitely repay you when I'm able to.”
Lin Yuesha had thought about these words for a long time. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts; her abilities were limited, and she could only make amends with some mundane things.
After all, if he wanted to, whether it was clearing checkpoints or recruiting soldiers, he would need a lot of money.
It's true that he's rich, but who doesn't want more money?
Lin Yuesha's bespoke business is just getting on track and needs to be built up little by little.
"I don't want money, I just want you."
Xiao Qi knew that his little sister was stubborn, and the fact that she could calculate things clearly now meant that she had already separated herself from him and cleared away any goodwill she had for the pockmarked face.
He was filled with remorse. It was all his fault for being jealous of his own pseudonym and using his real identity to slander his younger sister. Now look what happened! He had schemed and plotted against people, but in the end, he had only gotten himself into trouble.
Plans can't keep up with changes, and he finally came to the realization of this reality.
He will be leaving the capital soon, possibly returning in a year or two, or even two or three years. He will not feel at ease leaving the capital until he has settled his marriage.
Lin Yuesha grew more and more beautiful, attracting more and more men, while he could only watch wistfully from afar.
With his great revenge unavenged, he dared not mention marriage, yet he also did not want his little sister to be carried off by wolves, after all, Ziyuan made no attempt to hide his ulterior motives.
"You didn't say that before."
Lin Yuesha was very annoyed. She had actually been swayed by the pockmarked man's sweet talk, which was not a good sign.
She felt sorry for him and was willing to risk her life for him. Lin Yuesha always thought that she was repaying his life-saving grace, but it didn't seem like that.
Relationships are too complicated for her to discuss.
The two had been enjoying the flowers and the moon together, chatting about everything under the sun, but now the topic had suddenly changed, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"I don't understand, what use am I to you?"
Lin Yuesha's heart pounded like a deer, and she couldn't help but speak more bluntly, "Whatever your plans, I won't object. I will do my best to help. If you want to take advantage of my scumbag father, go ahead. He is wicked and has done all sorts of bad things. I will not plead for him just because he is my father."
"It has nothing to do with him."
Xiao Qi had a lot to say. He had disguised himself too well, leaving his younger sister with the impression that he was scheming and calculating. She no longer believed the truth he told her.
Lin Shusheng was just a pawn, insignificant. He could have been any other pawn, but he was too lazy to bother with it.
“You once said that if you were to marry, you would not want to share with someone else, but only hope to be with one person for life.”
He can do all of these things.
Lin Yuesha curled the corners of her lips. She didn't believe the man's nonsense. Back then, Lin Shusheng had also made the same promise to Qin Shi, stepping on Qin Shi to rise to power. What was Qin Shi's fate in the end?
Not only that, the Qin family's blood has been completely drained by Lin Shusheng.
The Qin family has let a wolf into their house; Lin Yuesha can't be foolish enough to do something like that. After all, Qi Heng is several levels above Lin Shusheng.
A deal is possible, but why would she trade her marriage for it?
"As long as you get engaged to me, I'll agree to any condition you set."
Xiao Qi had no choice but to continue his pursuit of his wife, a long and arduous journey he had brought upon himself.
"Any conditions?"
Lin Yuesha made it clear that she didn't believe it, just as Lin Shusheng had used the same sweet words to deceive Qin Shi back then.
For example, if someone with a pockmarked face really sat in that position, how could they possibly be monogamous for life?
He had one legal wife, and the rest were all concubines, whom he still had to share with other women. To put it bluntly, if she had no children, her life wouldn't be much better.
Although the old monk at Yutan Temple said she would marry a noble person and had an auspicious destiny, Lin Yuesha had been in the inner quarters of the house for a while and had seen too much.
As women, Qin was pitiful, but Zhuang was even more so.
Being obsessed with romance is useless; it will only drive you crazy and hasten your demise. No matter what, family ties will never change; kinship always comes first. Who is more reliable than your parents and older brother?
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