Seeing Chen Nian's reaction, the others turned to look at the newcomer.
The newcomer was dressed in a black outfit, with eyes like cold stars, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a stern face, and an extremely aggressive gaze. Only when his gaze fell on the woman in the very center did a trace of warmth appear in his eyes.
Ertai immediately sensed a sense of crisis, his brows furrowed, and he moved closer to Chen Nian, asserting his dominance as he looked at the newcomer with eyes full of wariness.
Unlike Ertai's guard, Qing'er was also stunned when she saw the strangely familiar person opposite her, her eyes slightly reddening.
"Youyou, I'm back."
Yongxuan ignored the reactions of others. Apart from glancing at Qing'er beside Chen Nian, his attention was focused on Chen Nian, who was stiff in front of him. His eyes were filled with heartache, and he softened his voice, making it much gentler.
Hearing that familiar yet unfamiliar voice hidden deep within her heart, her pent-up emotions began to spiral out of control, her eyes welling up with tears. She looked up at the sky, trying to suppress the heat in her eyes.
She already had the answer in her heart, and stubbornly refused to turn around and look at the person who came.
Ertai noticed Chen Nian's condition, his heart tightened, and his hands, hanging at his sides, involuntarily curled up.
"What's wrong? You don't like him? We'll kick him out, okay?"
For Ertai, deep thought was the most important thing, and he couldn't care less about guarding against the people behind him. Even though he had many doubts in his heart, he was extremely nervous and uneasy.
Trying to ignore the unease in her heart, she turned her head and gently comforted Chen Nian beside her, taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face.
"fine--"
Chen Nian shook his head, took Ertai's handkerchief, wiped the tears from his face haphazardly, and stood up.
Looking at Yongxuan across from her, who was aloof and arrogant, with apologies and trepidation in his eyes, she calmly met his gaze.
Beneath their seemingly calm exteriors, only the two of them understood the turbulent emotions surging within their eyes.
Everyone else knew that the two should know each other, so no one spoke up. Yongqi Benjamin had already cleared everyone out and booked the entire shop, giving the two of them space to resolve their issues.
Neither Shen Nian nor Yong Xuan spoke, they just stared at each other quietly. Finally, Yong Xuan broke the silence by speaking first.
"Come here, let your big brother give you a hug. Your little one has grown so big."
"Heh~, Yongxuan, didn't you abandon me back then? Didn't you leave me all alone? Why are you back now?"
Hearing Yongxuan dare to mention that he's grown up, Chen Nian couldn't contain her anger and mocked him in a sarcastic tone.
...
When his father and mother had just passed away, and he left the palace alone without a word, did he ever think about how she felt?
She still remembers the feeling of her only family abandoning her, as if the sky had fallen.
And later, when she went to Mount Wutai alone, feeling helpless, lost, and afraid, where was he?
And after leaving, he never came to see her again. Now that she's grown up, he suddenly appeared in front of her without any warning, catching her completely off guard.
She couldn't help but get angry at the person in front of her.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault all these years. I shouldn't have abandoned Niannian."
Hearing Chen Nian's tearful voice and the grievance in her words, Yong Xuan felt extremely sorry for her and obediently admitted his mistake.
"Do you think that just because you said 'I'm sorry' to me, I should forgive you for the harm you've caused me? I don't need to."
Shen Nian heard the apology in Yong Xuan's words, saw the guilt in Yong Xuan's eyes, smiled, a bitter smile, and looked at Yong Xuan Wang across from him with extremely indifferent eyes, speaking slowly, word by word.
No need. She's managed all these years without him.
He was the one who abandoned his younger sister first, and she abandoned him too.
When she was born, the border regions were in turmoil, and her father and mother were often away on campaigns. When she first transmigrated to this other world, she was terrified. There were often only her and Yongxuan in the mansion. It was Yongxuan who helped her gradually overcome her fear.
It was basically Yongxuan who raised her and helped her integrate into this world little by little. The depth of her feelings for Yongxuan is indescribable.
Later, when her father and mother left, and Yongxuan also abandoned her, she needed comfort, guidance, companionship, and protection, but everyone left her and abandoned her.
She was to be sent alone to Mount Wutai, to a completely unfamiliar environment. She couldn't even imagine how she survived those days.
Just thinking about it once will bring back that feeling of everyone abandoning her and leaving her.
She was abandoned once again.
After finishing his thought, he turned to leave.
"I'm sorry, Youyou, I know you're very angry right now, but please let me explain. You're my only family, how could I possibly abandon you?"
Yongxuan took two steps forward and, ignoring Chen Nian's struggles, grabbed her wrist as she tried to leave.
"Let me go."
He struggled desperately, lost in thought.
"We won't let go, because if we do, our misunderstanding will never be resolved."
Yongxuan not only didn't let go, but instead tightened his grip.
The misunderstanding between them is too deep and must be resolved.
He longed to find Chen Nian as soon as possible, to stay with her, and to protect her. But he dared not gamble with Chen Nian's safety. He couldn't afford to take the risk. Chen Nian was his only family, and he couldn't lose his sister Chen Nian.
Even though he didn't believe in gods or Buddhas, when it came to matters of safety and well-being, he still compromised, even though the master's words were so unacceptable.
Moreover, given his physical condition at the time, he really didn't dare let Shen Nian see it.
He didn't want Shen Nian to face the possibility that he might leave at any time. She had already lost her father and mother, and he couldn't imagine how devastated she would be if she saw him leave with her own eyes.
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