No matter what, he will always protect those behind him. This bond began the moment their names were linked together.
No matter what the final outcome is, we can no longer back down.
Although Sima Xing did not consider himself a good person, he would never push Lu Qingyan out at this time.
Su Mo looked at Sima Xing and said, "Sima Xing, I don't remember when you became acquainted with Lu Qingyan. Judging from how intimate you two are now, you've probably been secretly having an affair for a while now, haven't you?"
"Sima Xing," Su Mo scoffed before Lu Qingyan could answer, his eyes fixed on her, "I don't believe you can protect her forever. If I don't fight you today, will you be able to arrive just as quickly next time?"
Su Mo laughed loudly and left Sima Xing and Lu Qingyan's side.
Sima Xing watched his retreating figure, his eyes deep and thoughtful. He wondered what kind of trick this man would pull next.
Lu Qingyan looked at Sima Xing who had suddenly appeared, let him hold her hand, and forced a smile, saying, "Didn't you say you had important things to do? I thought you would be gone for several months. I didn't expect you to come back at this time."
The Emperor of Jin has issued the decree of marriage, but no specific date has been set for the wedding. With Sima Xing absent, Lu Qingyan doesn't know if the Xiao'an Prince's Mansion will continue to delay.
Sima Xing ruffled Lu Qingyan's hair and laughed, "The marriage has already been arranged, how could I be left out? That's why I rushed back to discuss the wedding date with you."
A bitter feeling welled up in Lu Qingyan's heart. When other women got married, their parents, brothers, and sisters would all be busy helping them. But when it came to her, she didn't even have an elder to discuss the wedding date with.
"Ayan," Sima Xing called to her, "I don't have any elders here to discuss this with, so I'm coming to talk to you myself. The Imperial Observatory has already arranged a suitable date, and as long as you're willing, I won't have any objections." Sima Xing smiled and handed her a small booklet that wasn't too thin or too thick.
"You can look at this when you get back," Sima Xing's voice came, and Lu Qingyan's hand gripping the booklet tightened involuntarily.
"Would you like me to walk around with you a few more times?" Sima Xing asked suddenly, looking at the colorful lights on the street. Actually, strolling around here wasn't bad; when feeling down, one might find peace in such a bustling environment.
Sima Xing disliked both crowds and quiet. But he was a man who could endure anything.
Lu Qingyan placed the nearly burnt-out cat-shaped lamp in her hand onto the river. It drifted downstream with the current, and she didn't know where it would eventually stop.
"Ayan, do you like this kind of lantern festival?" Sima Xing asked.
Lu Qing blinked blankly, "This is no different from the Lantern Festival." After saying that, Lu Qingyan splashed the water in the river at her feet and murmured softly, "Year after year, it's always the same, with nothing particularly new. But every year on this day, no matter what happens, it's still so noisy here, and the clamor never stops. Probably because it's not the same group of people coming here anymore."
This place seems to foreshadow the direction of the next chapter of your life. Once you've chosen the right person, you won't need to come here anymore to ask for anything. Because you've already gotten everything you wanted.
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