Chapter 156 Rua the Tsundere Big Cat (13)
What just happened created an extra layer of awkwardness between the few people. Although Li Zihan misunderstood the relationship between the two people, he was not completely reassured about Leta and was still cautious towards him.
Even though Leta and Li Ziyan were engaged, he was still worried. After all, from what Rhineson said, Leta was not very satisfied with their engagement.
Li Ziyan is a sub-orc, so even though Li Zihan is his brother, they have to avoid suspicion. They can only stand at the door with Leta and guard outside Li Ziyan's room to prevent Li Ziyan from calling them.
Leta's back was leaning against the wall, the pink on her ears had faded, and the expression on her face had returned to its previous arrogant and cocky look.
Li Zihan stood on the other side, his expression calm, as he looked at Leta. The two of them had known each other for quite some time, often sparring together as children, but after their freshman year, they were busy with their studies and rarely got together.
But men's friendship is simple. They are not just friends, but also former comrades-in-arms, and their relationship is relatively close. So at first, Li Zihan was quite accepting of the fact that his brother's fiancé was Leta. He even thought that Leta was capable and upright, and was worthy of their baby.
But later, when he heard his parents mention Leta's attitude, he began to hesitate again, and now he even felt that it would be better for the two of them to cancel their engagement.
"Hey, Leta, what do you mean about the baby?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm talking about the engagement between you two. Aren't you dissatisfied?"
"..." Leta was silent, not knowing what to say for a moment, "Well, I don't want others to tell me what to do with my life."
"That's good. Let's do this. I'll talk to the dads about this tonight and visit your house in a few days. Let's cancel this engagement."
Leta frowned, and her voice unconsciously rose, with a hint of resistance and dissatisfaction in her tone. Unfortunately, he and Li Zihan were too straightforward and didn't hear it. "What do you mean?"
Li Zihan walked forward, patted Leta on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "You don't like Bao Bao anyway, so breaking off the engagement would be good for both of you, right? ... Are you interested in Bao Bao?"
"Who's interested in him?! Can you please stop talking nonsense?!" Leta violently shook off Li Zihan's hand and denied it repeatedly, saying more than usual, "He's so weak. I only take care of him because of family reasons, not because I like him!"
"Yeah, don't be so excited." Li Zihan felt quite puzzled. He didn't want Leta to like Li Ziyan, but after hearing such an answer, he felt that Leta was a little ungrateful. "Even if she doesn't like you, you don't have to react so strongly, right? Is it shameful to like a baby?"
“…”
Leta remained silent, her face sullen, and there was a slight awkwardness between the two of them. Li Zihan forced a smile and was about to continue discussing the cancellation of the engagement when the door between them opened.
A small figure appeared in front of the two people, with its white furry ears drooping, looking listless, its eyes red, and its lips pursed into a straight line. It glanced at Leta and then lowered its head.
"Baby……"
“…”
Li Zihan and Leta looked at each other, both of them were a little panicked. Li Zihan was okay, but Leta was really panicked.
He knew that Li Ziyan liked him. Did he hear everything? Would Li Ziyan misunderstand his attitude?
"I……"
"Brother, I'm thirsty and want to drink juice."
Seeing him like this, it was obvious that he didn't want to drink the juice, but just wanted to get rid of him. Li Zihan was a little worried, but still didn't say anything. When he turned around, he glanced at Leta and signaled him to speak properly.
Leta stood at the door with her hands in her pockets, but she had already clenched them into fists. She looked at Li Ziyan with red eyes and couldn't say a word.
"Brother Leta, am I annoying you?"
"No, don't think so, I..."
"I'm sorry, Brother Leta. I'm too willful. I knew you didn't like me, but I still wanted to cling to you." Li Ziyan's heart ached when he said that. Leta's heart also ached when he heard it, and he clenched his hands even tighter. "I'm sorry, I must have annoyed you these days. I will talk to the dads and cancel the engagement."
A silence fell between the two of them. Neither of them had expected that after a night of ambiguity, everything would come to this. Leta felt as if someone had pinched her heart. Looking at Li Ziyan's red eyes and clenched lips, she felt a little breathless.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. This was clearly his own wish and idea, but he couldn't be happy at this moment.
This awkwardness continued until dinner time. Li Ziyan, who usually would sit next to Leta and ask about her well-being, sat eight feet away, next to Li Zihan, without saying a word.
There was still a wound on his butt, so he couldn't sit still. He stood up after eating a few bites.
"Dad, Daddy, I'm a little tired. I want to go upstairs and rest first."
Li Ziyan looked listless, with his tail hanging down and his eyes a little swollen, looking pitiful. If it were usual times, the people at home would have asked Li Ziyan to go back and rest, but Leta was still here today.
"this……"
"Uncle, I'll take Ziyan upstairs. I've finished eating too."
"Okay, thank you for your help then."
There was an opportunity for the two of them to get along, so the two parents naturally didn't interrupt. Li Zihan, on the other hand, hoped that the two of them would talk it out.
Leta followed behind Li Ziyan, watching him struggling to walk up the stairs step by step, without saying a word, feeling indescribably depressed.
Stopping at the door, Li Ziyan lowered his head and said, "Brother Leta...Senior Leta, do you really not like me at all?"
"..." Without saying a word, Leta tilted his head. Even though he knew that Li Ziyan was not looking at him, he still felt guilty for no reason.
"Will you like me in the future too?"
"..." Leta still didn't speak.
Li Ziyan lowered his head and smiled bitterly, his tone cautious, "It must have been very difficult for you during this period. It's really terrible. I clearly wanted to make you happy."
"It's not difficult. Don't, don't think like that."
"Oh, that's good. Thank you, Senior Leta, for taking care of me yesterday. Well...goodbye, Senior Leta." After saying that, Li Ziyan returned to the room and closed the door.
It was clearly just a normal goodbye, but it expressed a feeling of parting. Leta's heart skipped a beat and he stood there unable to move. His eyes were attracted by a crystal on the ground. He lowered his head and saw that it was a drop of water.
It's tears.
Leta half-knelt on the ground, her eyes fixed on the tear, maintaining that posture without any change.
Li Ziyan cried, he made Li Ziyan cry.
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