Chapter 194: The White Lotus Cousin in Ancient Chinese Literature (23)
"That shouldn't be so reckless."
Cui Ling withdrew all his thoughts. He did not forget why he came here today: "Forget it. Remember, if you encounter such things in the future, stay as far away as possible and don't approach them foolishly. Do you hear me?"
Su Yu has always been gentle in nature, so she nodded in response.
After thinking for a while, she added in a low voice: "Because the person in trouble is my cousin, I acted like this. If it were someone else, I would definitely avoid him."
This almost direct statement made Cui Ling's heart tremble.
Because it's you, I'm not afraid of danger.
The task progress bar had been shaking, hovering very close to fifty, but just now, the moment Su Yu finished speaking, it jumped to fifty.
If we calculate it, the male lead's favorability seems to be full.
★The victory in the first stage made Su Yu and the system cheer.
This time it was really a pleasant surprise.
Su Yu had originally planned to take the slow and steady approach of moistening things silently, but who knew that something unexpected happened in the plot, and she helped the male protagonist block a knife, which directly increased his favorability to the maximum.
Of course, the price was that the character was slightly ruined and twenty points were deducted.
The reason for deducting points was the same as what the male protagonist said, she shouldn't have gone over to help him block the sword.
The original owner was a weak and timid person, with a little bit of scheming, but it was limited to self-protection and gaining favor. At most, she seduced the eldest prince for her own future.
Within this limit, Su Yu can do her best to win the male protagonist's favor.
But beyond this limit, for example, this time he risked his own life to block the sword for Cui Ling, it was not in line with the original owner's philosophy of being weak and pitiful and of keeping a low profile.
But in the eyes of others, it is quite consistent with the kindness and beauty that the original owner showed to the outside world.
As for character setting, the original owner is one aspect, and other people are another aspect. Sometimes, if other people in the plot think you are not broken, then you are not broken.
So it was just a symbolic deduction of 20 points.
Su Yu could vaguely guess what the male protagonist was thinking at the moment.
——This girl is so pure and natural. She is willing to risk her life for me. She really loves me.
There were some deviations in the process, but the result was just what we wanted.
Thinking of this, Su Yu's expression became even gentler and more serious: "Don't feel burdened, cousin. I did all this voluntarily. Even if it happened again, I would still make the same choice."
Cui Ling was silent for a long time: "Is it worth it?"
Su Yu pursed her lips lightly: "Nothing is worth it or not. I just wanted to do it, so I did it."
Faced with such pure and passionate feelings, Cui Ling was a little at a loss, like a child learning to walk for the first time, stumbling and unsteady.
He seemed to... understand a little bit what Lin Jinse meant by "love".
After a long while, he turned away and changed the subject: "Does the wound still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore." Su Yu smiled and raised her hand. "The doctor said it's recovering well, cousin, don't worry."
Cui Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
He suddenly remembered another thing, and his expression was a little unnatural: "I tore your clothes off..."
Su Yu seemed to know what he wanted to say, and said gently: "It's okay, it's urgent, I understand, cousin, don't take it to heart."
Cui Ling frowned and said disapprovingly: "It concerns your reputation, how can I not take it to heart?"
Su Yu was stunned, her eyelashes drooped and trembled slightly: "Then...what do you want to do, cousin?"
Cui Ling was suddenly stuck. What should he do?
Yeah, what does he want to do?
According to normal thinking, he would block the news from all those who knew about it, minimize the impact, and then send some things to appease Su Yu. Just like she said, in an emergency, one has to take the necessary measures, and both sides can understand.
But he rejected this option.
Why?
Cui Ling calmly asked himself why.
In an instant, as if the fog had been cleared, Cui Ling finally realized something and began to face his own heart.
All thoughts converge into one thought -
He wants to marry Su Yu.
It's not that he was willing to marry her, nor did he want to take her as a concubine, but he wanted to marry her. He wanted to marry Su Yu as his wife.
Su Yu interpreted his silence as having another meaning.
"It's okay. I told you, cousin, don't blame yourself. If you hadn't helped me stop the bleeding in time, I might have fainted before the doctor came. I should thank you, cousin. How could I put you in a difficult position?" Su Yu said sympathetically.
Cui Ling knew that she might have misunderstood, but now was not the time to talk about this. The court affairs had not been resolved, the palace was not peaceful, and he had to get past his mother...
Cui Ling could imagine how much resistance he would encounter.
But he doesn't regret it.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now."
Following Su Yu's words, Cui Ling stopped talking about this matter and instead mentioned another matter: "No matter what, it is a fact that you were injured because of me. Here, on behalf of the Cui family, I make you a promise that as long as you ask for something and I can do it, I will do my best to complete it."
Su Yu was shocked and looked up at him: "This... How can this be good?"
In fact, they have already started planning what demands to make.
Cui Ling: "Don't refuse, this is also what mother wants."
Su Yu pretended to be embarrassed: "But I didn't save my cousin for this."
Cui Ling: “I know.”
"But this does not conflict with our desire to repay you."
Su Yu seemed to be persuaded and stopped refusing.
"Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that there is indeed one thing I hope my cousin will agree to." Su Yu's eyelashes trembled, and her cheeks flushed slightly, with a hint of shyness.
"What's up?"
Cui Ling's eyes swept across Su Yu's suddenly shy expression, and her heart started beating inexplicably fast.
Su Yu bit her lip, her cheeks reddened: "I like someone, but he is of noble status, I am not worthy of him."
Cui Ling's heartbeat quickened a little, but he remained calm and said, "Yeah."
Su Yu said in a low voice: "I don't have the family background like Miss Lin or Yue'er, so I can't give him any help. Apart from a decent-looking face, I have no other strengths. I don't know if he will mind these, but I really like him. I have liked him since the first time I saw him."
Cui Ling's voice was the same as usual: "How do you know he would mind?"
Su Yu said in a weak voice: "It's because I don't know that I've been feeling uneasy."
Cui Ling: "Do you think he likes you?"
Su Yu hesitated: "I don't know, maybe... maybe I like it..."
Cui Ling calmly analyzed: "Since we are not sure, why not just tell him directly instead of worrying about it?"
"Tell me directly?" Su Yu's eyes widened in panic and she shook her head quickly, "No, I don't dare."
"Why not?"
Su Yu's eyes were red. "I am of low status, my parents are gone, and even my family property has been seized by my uncles. If it weren't for my aunt and the eldest lady taking care of me, I might not even have a place to live. How can I have the confidence to express my feelings?"
She lowered her head in embarrassment, her voice tinged with tears: "Even if I were to become a concubine, it would probably be too much to hope for."
The throbbing in my heart suddenly turned into sourness.
Cui Ling never knew that Su Yu actually looked down on him so much.
"So what do you want me to promise?"
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