After saying those words, she turned to leave, but he grabbed her hand.
She turned to look at him, "Let go."
He shook his head directly, "I won't let go..."
What are you going to do?
"Zhiwan, I just want to tell you that no matter who I am or what my status is, I can assure you that I will spend the rest of my life protecting you and Yiming..."
"Oh!"
She suddenly laughed mockingly, then tried to shake him off forcefully, but he gripped her even tighter.
She admitted to herself that the moment their fingers touched, she felt an overwhelming excitement, as if an electric current was coursing through her body.
But she kept telling herself that she had to control this inappropriate emotion. This man was the crown prince; they were not from the same world, and they could never live on the same track.
He forced her to give birth to Yiming. He used such despicable methods on her. No matter the reason, she should not forgive him.
“Leng Chuchen…”
She was captivated again as she gazed into his deep eyes, but she quickly composed herself and looked away.
"Let me go. We can live just as well without you. Please don't bother us."
“Zhiwan…”
Seeing that she rejected him again, he suddenly used one hand to pull her close to him, then put his other arm around her shoulder and held her in his arms.
His arms were very strong, and she tried to break free, but she couldn't.
"Let me go."
She felt that her strength was useless at this moment. She felt that his embrace was very broad, and she felt that she was reluctant to leave and wanted to lean on him for a while longer.
But in the end, reason prevailed over everything.
"Leng Chuchen, what do you want to do? Let me go!"
Leng Chuchen, however, showed no intention of letting go.
He rested his chin on her hair and murmured softly.
"In all these years, I have never cared for a woman so much, and no woman has ever made me so obsessed. Zhiwan, please don't reject me, okay? If you look down on my status, I will go back to my father right now and tell him that I will give up being the crown prince. I can give up everything for you..."
His words caused a strange twitch in her heart.
But what he said was simply wishful thinking.
Everyone knows that the Celestial Empire only has two princes: one is him, the current Crown Prince Leng Chuchen, and the other is his younger brother Leng Chuyang.
Whether or not he becomes the crown prince is not a decision he can make himself.
Besides, after what happened last time, she has seen through everyone around him.
If he really didn't want to be the crown prince because of her, given the empress's personality, would her whole family still have a good life?
She didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Leng Chuchen, we are truly not on the same path. Please, please let me go, let Yiming go, let my whole family go!"
Her words made him sigh with a sense of helplessness.
He knew she was afraid of his family and his identity.
He suddenly cupped her head in his hands, gazing intently at her with deep affection.
"Zhiwan, tell me, do you hate me as a person, or do you hate my identity and my family?"
This question left her speechless.
To be honest, she didn't dislike him.
But if she told him that he hated his identity and his family, who knows what he might do.
She blinked her beautiful eyes at him and said, word by word:
"I hate everything about you."
Her words startled him.
She said she hated him, which made his proud heart feel as if it had been crushed under someone's feet in an instant.
Although he liked her, he couldn't keep pursuing her if she didn't reciprocate his feelings.
Thinking of this, he finally let go of his hands.
"Don't worry, I won't stay here for long. I'll leave once I've finished what I need to do. As for Yiming, I hope you can take good care of him."
His words finally put her at ease, but she felt a void in her heart.
She nodded, her lips pressed tightly together, and as she turned away, she said again:
"I won't stop Yiming from coming to be with you before you leave."
No matter what, Yiming is his child. Since he said he would leave, it means he intends to grant her wish, so she can't go too far.
He didn't say anything, just nodded, then turned and walked towards the room.
She left as quickly as possible.
As they passed the fabric shop in the front yard, Li Ping and Hu Ke were about to greet her, but seeing her pale face, neither of them dared to speak.
When she returned to the clinic, there were already patients waiting for her. She quickly composed herself and began to see the patients.
The Luo family's medical clinic is bustling with activity once again.
As evening approached, a howling sound suddenly came from outside. Jiawang, quick on his feet, rushed out to investigate.
A moment later, he came running back, panting.
"Big sister, something bad has happened!"
Upon hearing this, Zhiwan's brows furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong?"
"Go and see, someone is carrying a dead body outside, and they've stopped it in front of our house."
dead?
Why would someone bring a dead body to her doorstep?
A bad feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.
She hurriedly put down what she was doing and ran quickly towards the door.
By this time, the entrance was already surrounded by a large crowd, three layers deep.
People pointed at the dead body on the wooden bed and started discussing it.
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