After saying this, he turned to look at Leng Chuchen.
"If we meet again in the future, if you appear as the Crown Prince, we will give you a grand salute; if you appear as Young Master Leng, we will greet you. Otherwise, our family does not want any further relationship with you. Please respect yourself and our Zhiwan."
Hearing her father's words, Zhiwan felt a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.
Her father understood her thoughts best.
Her father knew what kind of life she wanted, and he also knew what she was running away from.
Leng Chuchen listened quietly to Luo Tianhe's words. Although she felt a pang of sadness, she did not show it because she knew she had made a mistake first.
He nodded slightly.
"Uncle Luo, when I'm out in the world, I'm just Young Master Leng, an ordinary person like you. I hope you'll take good care of me in the future."
"Why!"
Luo Tianhe immediately raised his hand to interrupt him.
“Young Master Chu, you don’t need my help. In this Yong’an City, we don’t even know how to survive, so how could we possibly help you?”
At this point, he nodded as if he had just remembered something.
"By the way, you should go back to the capital. This place is not where you belong. Consider this meal our farewell gift to you."
Before he finished speaking, he raised his glass.
"Gentlemen, after this drink, we'll go our separate ways."
His meaning was clear: he wanted to kick them out and didn't want them to stay any longer.
His wine glass was raised in mid-air, and Hu Ke and Li Ping secretly watched Leng Chuchen, not daring to make any rash moves.
Leng Chuchen frowned slightly and raised her glass as well.
“Uncle Luo, you are from Phoenix City, and we are from the capital. We are also old acquaintances. It is quite a coincidence that we met here. We just arrived here today and haven’t even settled in yet. Why are you already thinking of saying goodbye to us?”
“Young Master Leng, you’re overthinking it. That’s not what I meant. How long you want to stay in Yong’an City is your own business. My place is only so big. After this meal, I’m sorry I can’t keep you any longer…”
"Uncle Luo, we are already extremely grateful that you have allowed us to have a meal here. How could we dare to stay any longer? Aunt Luo has prepared a table full of delicious dishes today. Let me offer you a toast..."
Luo Tianhe immediately waved his hand.
"You are the Crown Prince, I dare not let you offer me a toast..."
“Uncle Luo, as I said, outside, I’m just an ordinary person like you, a junior to you…”
Luo Tianhe raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"Are you telling the truth? You really are just an ordinary person? My junior?"
Leng Chuchen nodded hurriedly in agreement.
"Of course it's true, sir..."
"Smack!"
Before he could finish speaking, Luo Tianhe swung his fist and punched Leng Chuchen hard in the face. The wine glass in Leng Chuchen's hand fell to the ground with a thud, and Leng Chuchen was thrown backward by the force of the punch, falling flat on his back.
This scene stunned everyone present.
"Young Master..."
"Young Master..."
Hu Ke and Li Ping rushed over to help him in a panic, but he waved them off.
Luo Zhiwan never expected that her father would lay a hand on Leng Chuchen.
No matter what, he is the crown prince after all. If someone else had attacked him, they would probably have lost their life.
She immediately felt a chill run down her spine for her father.
Jiawang's mother quickly ran over to help Leng Chuchen, muttering complaints all the while.
"How could you hit someone? You're getting more and more senile as you get older..."
Luo Tianhe picked up his wine glass, tilted his head back, and drank the wine in it. Then, with a 'smash,' he slammed the glass onto the table, stood up, pointed at him, and shouted viciously:
"He just said it himself, that he's an ordinary citizen now, that he's a junior. Since that's the case, what's wrong with me, as an elder, teaching him a lesson? Doesn't he know what he's done? A punch is too lenient; I should have killed him with a knife..."
He spoke through gritted teeth, but Hu Ke and Li Ping were so frightened they lost their minds.
When has His Highness the Crown Prince ever suffered such an injustice?
Not to mention an ordinary person, even the emperor never laid a hand on him.
Now that he has been beaten by Luo Tianhe, they are all sweating bullets for Luo Tianhe.
However, they already knew the truth and naturally understood why Luo Tianhe hit him.
It's understandable that he was speaking up for his daughter from a father's perspective.
Leng Chuchen frowned, wiped the blood from her nostrils, took a few steps back, bowed, and clasped her hands in a fist salute.
"Uncle Luo is right. Back then, I did things that wronged Zhiwan. I apologize to her and to you. If possible, please give me a chance. I will spend the rest of my life making amends to her and her son."
"No need."
Luo Tianhe angrily flung his hand away.
"Do you know what Zhiwan has been through all these years? You think you can erase the harm you've caused her with just an apology? Mr. Leng, I don't care who you are, or how you know the truth. I'm warning you, please keep this to yourself. Zhiwan has suffered for so many years, but she's finally made it through. Her child is grown up, and we've moved to a new place. Everything is moving in a positive direction. Please don't bother her. I'm begging you."
As he spoke, he clasped his hands in a fist salute and bowed to Leng Chuchen. Leng Chuchen quickly offered a gesture of support, trying to stop him.
"Uncle Luo..."
After bowing, Luo Tianhe straightened up and let out a soft sigh.
"I don't know what your purpose is in coming here. If it's for Zhiwan and Yiming, then please go back! You are the Crown Prince, with a noble status, while we are ordinary people. I'm telling you from my own experience, since ancient times, marriage has always been about matching social status. If people are not well-matched, forcing them together will not lead to a good life."
His words, which had been sharp before, were now sincere.
Luo Zhiwan felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Her father said what she wanted to say and did what she wanted to do.
He shouldn't have thrown that punch if it had been aimed at the crown prince.
But if the person he's facing is Leng Chuchen, the one who hurt his daughter, then he should be beaten, beaten to death.
Luo Tianhe's words made Leng Chuchen fall into deep thought.
He had thought about these things, but he really wanted to be with Zhiwan; he liked Zhiwan very much.
“Uncle Luo, I only learned about this after leaving the capital, but I think if I tell my father and mother about it, they will be very happy. Even if they have any opinions about Zhiwan, I can persuade them…”
Before he could finish speaking, Luo Tianhe raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Young Master Leng, you must never tell your family these things. Do you know what the consequences will be? They will forcibly take Yiming away, then kill Zhiwan, extinguishing your hopes. And, if things go wrong, our whole family might be killed..."
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