"Big brother, Leng Chuchen was more anxious about Luo Zhiwan's injury than he was about his own. He even stayed in Luo Zhiwan's room all night and left this morning with dark circles under his eyes. This shows that their relationship is very deep. Even if I marry him, we will only be husband and wife in name. He has someone else in his heart and will not put his heart on me. In the end, I will be the one who suffers."
Wei Tiancheng looked at her with an incredulous expression.
"Changle, when did you become so understanding? Logically speaking, if you want something, even if it belongs to someone else, you would take it from them. Why have you suddenly become so perceptive this time?"
Wei Changle scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
“That Leng Chuchen is like a block of wood. Apart from Luo Zhiwan, I’ve never seen him smile at anyone. I don’t want to spend my whole life looking at that icy face.”
Wei Tiancheng already knew what she was thinking, but he still pretended to be surprised and winked at her a few times.
"So what do you want? Should I tell the Emperor of the Celestial Empire that I'll marry that Princess Anqing I've never met before? And then we'll go back to the Southern Yuan Kingdom?"
"That's not how it works."
Wei Changle was getting a little anxious.
She had no desire to return to the Southern Kingdom.
Yesterday's battle with Leng Chuyang deepened her feelings for him.
Although he seemed to dislike her a bit, she suddenly found herself enjoying tormenting him and playing with him.
Last night she was thinking that it would be really interesting if she could go to Leng Chuyang legitimately and force him to play with her.
Most importantly, she had already inquired and found out that Leng Chuyang's household didn't even have a bedchamber maid, nor did he have a sweetheart.
Compared to Leng Chuchen, she felt he was more suitable for her; at least he didn't have other women in his heart.
So, early in the morning, she thought of discussing this matter with Wei Tiancheng, but she was too embarrassed to speak directly, so she could only probe indirectly.
At this moment, Wei Tiancheng looked towards the doorway, and when he saw Luo Zhiruo flash by, his brows furrowed instantly.
This profile gave him a sense of familiarity.
"Big brother..."
Wei Changle raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"I'm talking to you, what are you looking at?"
Seeing that he ignored her, she simply said:
"That's Luo Zhiwan's younger sister. She has a thin face but a fat body like a pig. She waddles around when she walks. She's really ugly."
Luo Zhiwan's younger sister?
"What's her name?"
"I don't know. What? You're not interested in her, are you?"
Wei Tiancheng shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
"No, it's just that her back view looks a lot like someone I know."
"Brother, are you going crazy missing your Ruo'er? Why don't you go find her?"
“I can’t find her. I’ve searched the entire city of Phoenix and still can’t find her. I haven’t even asked her where she lives. I know nothing about her except that her name is Ruo’er.”
"They must hate you for leaving without saying goodbye, hate you for cheating them out of their money, and don't want to talk to you anymore."
“I have my reasons. I’ve tried to explain to her, but I can’t find her.”
Mentioning Ruo'er brought back memories of his time with her...
He was originally sent by his father to search for his father's old friend in Phoenix City. Out of boredom, he took over a rouge shop in Phoenix City, thinking he could pass the time while searching for the person.
At that time, Ruo'er often came to him to buy spices, and over time they became acquainted.
He discovered that this girl named Ruo'er was an exceptionally cute and innocent girl.
One day, he invited her to play outside the city. By the river, they couldn't help but taste the forbidden fruit.
Later, the servants he had sent out to look for her returned and told him that someone knew Tang Rumeng's whereabouts, but they would only tell them if they were paid five thousand taels of silver.
He used all the silver he brought from the Southern Kingdom to buy this rouge shop. The person he sent to the Southern Kingdom to collect the silver has not yet returned, and right now, he urgently needs five thousand taels of silver.
When Ruo'er came to find him, she saw that he was in a bad mood and asked him why. He did not tell her the truth. He only said that he had to pay tribute to a batch of spices, but he did not have enough money. His parents' money would not be delivered for at least ten days.
To his surprise, Ruo'er ran out after hearing this, and a moment later she appeared in front of him with a silver note and some cash, telling him that she would lend him the money first and he could pay her back when his parents' money arrived.
He didn't want to use Ruo'er's money, but he was eager to complete the task his father had given him.
So he took the five thousand taels of silver that Ruo'er had given him and told her that he would return the money to her in ten days.
But Ruo'er never came again after that. The five thousand taels of silver he took out were also swindled away. The people from Nanyuan Kingdom who came to deliver the silver were robbed by bandits on the way.
Upon learning the news, the Emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom was so anxious that he fell ill and was bedridden. His mother ordered him to return to handle state affairs on behalf of the Emperor. He had no choice but to abandon his shop and rush back to Nanyuan Kingdom overnight.
At that time, he regretted that he hadn't asked Ruo'er for her home address or her real name. She didn't come looking for him again, and he couldn't find her either, so he had to leave without saying goodbye.
What he didn't know was that during that time, Zhiruo and her family had already been taken to the capital's prison...
Thinking about these things, he felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Wei Changle noticed that he was in a bad mood, so she quickly asked him in a low voice.
"Brother, if that Miss Ruo'er knew why you left without saying goodbye, she wouldn't blame you."
"But I can't find her, and I don't have a chance to talk to her."
At this point, he raised his hand and pounded his head, blaming himself:
"It's all my fault. She must hate me to death. She'll never forgive me."
"Brother, I originally came to tell you about my own affairs, but why did I bring up your painful memories again? Well then, I'll be going now."
Leaving those words behind, she shrugged helplessly, beckoned to her maid, and jogged away from the peony garden.
Every time her older brother thought of that girl named Ruo'er, he would go crazy. No amount of persuasion from her could change his mind, so she might as well run away as soon as possible.
Wei Tiancheng always had a knot in his heart, a knot of guilt towards that girl Ruo'er.
But Ruo'er seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth; no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find her.
Every time he thought of Ruo'er, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if something was being pulled out of him, making it hard for him to breathe.
He suddenly saw that figure appear again, and he hurriedly stood up from the chair and rushed to the door.
When he saw Zhiruo holding Yiming's hand from behind, his heart began to pound wildly.
He called out tentatively.
"Ruo'er..."
Zhiruo was so focused on talking to Yiming that she didn't hear him at all.
He didn't dare to call out loudly. Although the figure looked a lot like Ruo'er, she was much, much fatter than Ruo'er.
Ruo'er wouldn't have gotten this fat in such a short time; he must have mistaken her for someone else.
If he called out someone's name and then realized he had mistaken them for someone else, how embarrassing would that be? So he could only watch them walk away, silently watching, not daring to utter another sound.
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