After a moment, he lowered his eyes and looked away, but held Shen Wangshu's hand tightly.
"good."
He was easy to talk to and remained docile, not even needing Shen Wangshu to explain anything. However, Shen Wangshu felt a little uncomfortable inside.
He always listened to her and helped her from behind, paving the way for her no matter how willful she was. But her rejection seemed extremely ungrateful, making Shen Wangshu feel a pang of heartache for him.
Feeling a pang of guilt, she lowered her head and rested her face on her lover's shoulder, whispering, "I'm sorry." She heard the young man's soft laughter, turned her head, and saw his eyes, completely devoid of any unhappiness. He held no grudge against her, and tenderly lowered his head, gently blowing on her wrist with the softest breath.
“Let’s go home,” he said gently. “And you?” This time he looked at Scarlett.
"My mom."
"I know."
"I'm leaving too." Seeing the familiar and close relationship between the young man and woman, Si Jiali glanced reluctantly at Nangong Cheng, who was blocking her way, but still walked around him to Shen Wangshu's side.
"I brought nothing with me when I married you, and I won't take anything with me when I leave." Although tears welled up in her eyes, the happy moments at the dinner table still vivid in her mind, Si Jiali chose to avoid Nangong Cheng's pained eyes and said softly, "You can't discipline your son, so I can't hurt my daughter for your sake!" She lowered her head and forced a smile at Shen Wangshu, hiccuped, glared resentfully at Nangong Yao for a long time, and then said to Shen Wangshu, "Let's go!"
"Who gave you permission to leave?" Nangong Yao's voice seemed to be squeezed out from a crack in the ice.
"Mom, don't be so mean to my brother." Si Xin, who had been trembling for a long time, said, twisting her fingers and hiding behind Nangong Yao.
She nestled affectionately behind Nangong Yao, letting go of his hand and clutching a corner of his robe, feeling incredibly secure. It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but when the young man named Dongfang Xuan entered, his gentle, refined smile seemed to conceal a far more terrifying beast.
The boy glanced at her only once, a seemingly ordinary look, yet it filled her with such terror that she couldn't breathe. This fear was even heavier than the one she felt towards Nangong Yao, inescapable and unavoidable; only Nangong Yao's strong and powerful arms could protect her.
She watched as her younger sister leaned against the boy with a smile, and the boy's gaze towards her softened and became tender.
It was full of tenderness.
The change happened in an instant, and it was so obvious.
"Brother? Who's your brother?" Si Xin's fair wrists were exposed, still bearing the marks of being tied up. Si Jiali almost screamed when she heard this.
Although Si Xin had said something similar earlier, Si Jiali hadn't taken it seriously. After all, her daughter was innocent and naive; perhaps she had just been deceived by Nangong Yao. But now, seeing the unmistakable love for Nangong Yao in her daughter's clear eyes, Si Jiali felt a cold sweat break out on her back.
She certainly didn't deny Nangong Yao's charm; he was a man who was easy for women to fall for, possessing all the virtues of the world's best men. However, such a man also lacked genuine affection.
As far as Si Jiali herself knows, Nangong Yao has so many lovers that they could line up to the moon!
For Si Xin to fall into Nangong Yao's hands is like a lamb being led to the slaughter.
Although Scarlett herself married into a wealthy family for a better life and hoped that her daughters would live like princesses for the rest of their lives, Nangong Yao was clearly not a simple prince charming.
He is arrogant, conceited, willful, ruthless, and cold-blooded. He discards women he doesn't love like trash. Because he lacks restraint, he has no appreciation or scruples for anything.
Falling in love with a man like that will only lead to heartbreak.
"You come here!" In her heart, both daughters were equally important. She suddenly stopped, and her exquisitely made-up face became distorted.
She was filled with hostility towards Nangong Yao, yet for some inexplicable reason, she had some confidence in Dongfang Xuan.
This confidence might stem from the tenderness the young man showed when he first entered the villa, looking at his daughter, or perhaps from his current indulgence in allowing the beautiful girl to rest her head on his shoulder and play with his hair. In any case, while Si Jiali also didn't want Shen Wangshu to be in a relationship, she had a very clear stance on the character of both Dongfang Xuan and Nangong Yao. She took a deep breath, and seeing Si Xin shrink back and hide behind Nangong Yao, she became even more annoyed.
She never expected that even after Nangong Yao did such a thing to Si Xin, she still wouldn't want to leave her.
"Are you not listening to your mother?" she asked shrilly.
Si Xin's eyes were slightly red. A small head peeked out from behind Nangong Yao, who was silent and had a gloomy expression. She was incredibly innocent. She looked at her mother, who was furious but was being held back by her younger sister, with the clearest eyes. She looked up at Nangong Yao's handsome profile, which seemed to glow.
Beneath her soft black hair, the girl's pale face showed an unspeakable sorrow as she softly said, "I'm sorry, Mom." She knew Scarlett meant well, but she loved the man before her too much. He had appeared in her life when she was a poor single woman raising a poor girl from a poor family.
High above, like a god illuminating her life.
Moreover, she also believed that Nangong Yao loved her in his heart.
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