"Xueying, I'm here to tell you not to focus your attention on me. I don't want you to ruin my brotherhood with Hongzhou. You know, Hongzhou, he..." Looking at Xueying's expectant eyes, Hongli felt a little reluctant, but he still hardened his heart and said these words.
Hope, like a mirror, fell from the table to the ground and shattered into pieces!
"No, this isn't what you truly feel, you're lying! Unless I'm blind, the moment I saw you in Merlin, wasn't that love? Why would my feelings ruin your brotherly bond? I've never promised Hongzhou anything, not now, and not in the future. You're the only one in my heart!" Xueying said emotionally, looking directly into Hongli's eyes. Xueying's heart ached. Although she had expected Hongli to refuse, she still couldn't help but feel moved when he defended her.
She had never revealed her feelings to a man like this before, and only he could make a proud woman like Xueying set aside her pride and beg him to face her heart.
Hongli's heartstrings were stirred by the beautiful and charming woman before him, who was as lovely as a cherry blossom. However, the image of another person floated into Hongli's mind. That was Fucha Mingyu, with whom he was already engaged. So he could only say, "I am already engaged to Fucha Mingyu. It is impossible for us to be together!"
Overwhelmed with anger, Xueying slumped into a chair, tears glistening on her cheeks. Her gaze as she stared at Hongli was so tender, her two dark blue eyes as captivating as black gemstones bathed in moonlight.
"Xueying, I only have Mingyu in my heart. You should know that I could never like you!" Hongli didn't want to drag things out and end up hurting others. He wanted to be decisive. Even if it hurt her now, it was better to give her hope and the disappointment of not being able to realize it.
"No, I don't believe it..." Xueying shook her head and covered her ears.
The two stood facing each other, neither able to convince the other!
"You should return to the capital tomorrow. I'll send someone to escort you back. Hongzhou and I have had a long and arduous journey, and we might not be able to take good care of you. You shouldn't come along," Hongli said.
Xueying had never seen a man like this before. Everyone who saw her in the past admired her and longed for her tacit approval. But Hongli, even though she had already said all that, he wouldn't give her even the slightest hope.
Seeing Xueying's stubborn gaze, Hongli finally made a decision and said, "Do you have ulterior motives? My mother and I have always been at odds. Do you have some ulterior motive for approaching me?"
Xueying looked at Hongli in surprise. She hadn't expected him to say such things, which almost revealed what she had been hiding in her heart.
Seeing Xueying looking at him with a wounded expression, and realizing that he had achieved his goal, Hongli turned to leave.
As Xueying stood up, a familiar sachet caught her eye.
"You're lying! If you have no feelings for me at all, why are you wearing the sachet I gave you?" Xueying sniffed and said.
Hongli was slightly taken aback; he had carelessly forgotten to take the sachet off.
"Fourth Prince, I'm tired, you should go. If someone sees us, they might gossip!" Xueying suddenly said haughtily.
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