Ji Yu slowly approached the girl squatting on the ground, and just stood quietly in front of her, shielding her from the glaring sunlight. Perhaps it could also shield the girl's fragile and sensitive heart.
"Sister Qingqing, he's not worth it. If you're still sad, I'll go to the school tomorrow afternoon and beat him up. If that doesn't work, I'll burn all his books so that he won't be able to pass the imperial examination. Or I'll tell you all the disgusting things he did."
Ji Yu's voice came from above Gu Qingqing's head. Gu Qingqing staggered to her feet.
As her body swayed, Ji Yu held her arm. Looking at her slightly red eyes and her tearful appearance, Ji Yu felt really sad.
Ji Yu held the girl's cold fingertips, gently stroked her skin, and said word by word, "Don't cry for that kind of scum with such a beautiful face. I will really feel bad, sister!"
The sound of "sister" was so tingling that it made Gu Qingqing's heart tremble. Gu Qingqing looked at the boy in front of her who was about the same height as her, and still forced a smile.
Gu Qingqing pulled her fingertips away from his palm, looked up at him and said, "Ji Yu, thank you for what happened today. But he and I can't break off our engagement, so there is no possibility for you and me."
Watching her carefully fold the letter and put it back in its place, she uttered very heartless words, "You are still young, and you were dazzled by my appearance for a while. If you meet a girl who is more beautiful than me in the future, or if I grow old and lose my beauty, how will you cope with it?"
Ji Yu raised his head and looked at Gu Qingqing with a complex and sad look in his eyes. "You can dislike my young age, but you can't say that because I'm young, I'm not sincere."
"I have never been fickle-minded. I have only one wish in this life, and that is to hold your hand and grow old with you."
[Ding! The target's favorability increased by 5. The current favorability is 15.]
Seeing that Gu Qingqing didn't say anything, Ji Yu continued, "Sister, are you willing to wait for me? Please wait for me. When I graduate from high school in March next year, I will go to the Gu Mansion to ask for marriage. If you don't want to break off the engagement with him, then we can get married later. Think about it for a while. As long as you regret it, I will definitely be there."
If he could show his sincerity, he would like to show her his whole heart.
[Ding! The target's favorability increased by 5. The current favorability is 20.]
Listening to the boy's sincere and passionate love, Gu Qingqing finally nodded and said, "I won't get married so early. But you still have time to regret. Maybe when you go to the prosperous capital, you will no longer miss me, the daughter of a merchant trapped in Jiangnan."
"Qingqing, wait for me, I will grow up, and I will always like you." Ji Yu said and left the backyard.
Gu Qingqing always felt that Ji Yu was a child, so no matter how many promises Ji Yu made now, she would just treat them as a child's joke.
Ji Yu went to the temple to worship the gods and Buddhas again, silently saying in his heart, "Gods and Buddhas, I, Ji Yu, have never done anything bad in my life. Even when I was on a mission, I always exchanged sincerity for sincerity. I have never let anyone down. I hope you will bless me to go home soon."
[Host, it is better for you to ask me for help than to ask God for help. Let us work hard to complete the task as soon as possible. ]
[I'm just a little disappointed. In ancient feudal times, women's fate was really beyond their control. Maybe I could easily promise to protect her for the rest of her life, but she might not dare to trust someone she's only met three times.]
[Yes, since ancient times, women's fate has been mostly beyond their control. This is also the meaning of our existence! We can save their fate. After all, they are never the ones who are wrong in this story.]
[Yeah! I know that when I get too deep into the story, my emotions fluctuate a bit.]
Ji Yu met an old lady selling peach wood hairpins in the front yard.
"Sir, buy one! If you pray for a career in politics, you will be on the list of successful candidates; if you pray for love, you will be happily married. The peach wood hairpin can not only ward off evil spirits, but also work very well if you bless it!" the old woman shouted.
Ji Yu immediately noticed a simple piece of peach wood in the corner.
"Can this piece of peach wood be sold?" Ji Yu said, pointing at the peach wood.
The old woman was also puzzled and asked, "People here buy hairpins, why are you buying peach wood?"
“Gifts made by hand show sincerity when given away,” Ji Yu explained.
"I sell the peach wood hairpin for twenty cents, but since you are a scholar I will sell it at a lower price. I will charge you ten cents for the peach wood!" the old woman said to Ji Yu.
Seeing that his mother-in-law was an honest person, Ji Yu took out ten cents from his pocket and took the peach wood.
When Lu Chengruo helped Gu Qingqing out, she couldn't help but stare at Ji Yu for a few seconds. She probably misunderstood something. She might also have misunderstood that Ji Yu bullied Gu Qingqing, otherwise why would Qingqing's eyes be so red.
Ji Yu didn't explain. Anyway, she could just read it. It wouldn't hurt to take a look. Besides, the letter was Gu Qingqing's private matter. If she told Lu Chengruo about it, wouldn't it be disrespecting her privacy?
After Ji Yu returned to the Lu Mansion, he did not talk to Lu Chengruo again. He was indeed afraid that Lu Chengruo would scold him, so he hid from him until the next day when he went to school.
When they arrived at the dormitory in the afternoon, Lin Yunxiao was already reviewing his lessons. Ji Yu did not go over to disturb him, but went straight back to his desk to start reading.
Although the dormitory is not big, it has just enough space for two beds, one on each side in the southeast. There is also a screen between the two tables. It can be considered as a relatively private space.
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