"If I don't agree, can you leave?" Xu Lingyi asked, biting her lip.
The emperor smiled and shook his head: "No."
Xu Lingyi frowned slightly. "Then why are you asking me, young master? You're a tall man. Even if I wanted to chase you away, how could I do that?"
Xu Lingyi clenched her palms, seeming a little scared and angry.
He knew what she was worried about, so he took the initiative to explain:
"I swear I will never hurt you again. I only offended you last night because I was drugged. I won't do it again."
"I am only here to recuperate. I will leave once my leg injury is better. Please rest assured, young lady."
Xu Lingyi raised her eyes and looked him up and down. She had to admit that the male protagonist's appearance was indeed stunning.
It was better than the images the system showed her and more to her taste.
He was dressed in a noble manner, quite like a gentleman. Even though he hadn't revealed his identity at this moment, one could still guess that he must have an extraordinary background, perhaps the son of a prominent family...
Such a person is so sincere at this moment, and what he says seems to be a little more credible.
Xu Lingyi remained silent, seemingly giving up on herself. "My lord, please do as you please."
What else could she do if she couldn't get rid of him?
She had already used up most of her savings to buy this house.
Xu Lingyi was on guard against the emperor for several days, and she lay in bed to recuperate during those days.
The last time... the emperor still left a shadow on her, and she felt a little scared every time she saw him.
The emperor also knew what Xu Lingyi was thinking. Every day he would just quietly prepare meals and bring them in. They were very unpalatable, but other than that he was very sensible.
But only the emperor himself knows what he is thinking.
"Girl...it's time to eat."
"I'm already married, not a virgin. You...call me by another name."
"But Li thinks you look like a girl of fifteen or sixteen."
These are the emperor's true words.
"I am nineteen years old now."
The emperor chuckled.
He was about to be thirty-six years old, almost seventeen years older than her, so in front of him, what else could Xu Lingyi be but a little girl?
"What do you want me to call you?"
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and thought for a moment: "You can call me Madam Xu."
She seemed to want to draw a line between herself and him by addressing him like this.
"Okay, is it because your previous husband's last name was Xu?"
Xu Lingyi shook her head: "No."
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"lady."
Aning was the maid that Xu Lingyi bought a few days ago, and she just came today.
She was originally going to be bought by an old man in his fifties, but was finally rescued by Xu Lingyi.
Aning is a very hardworking girl.
When she first saw the emperor appear in the mansion, she felt a sense of crisis, worried that the emperor would replace her.
After staying there for a few days, Aning's sense of crisis was completely relieved.
Because she found that the emperor seemed to be a man who had never done housework.
"Madam, I feel that there's something wrong with the way Mr. Li looks at you." Aning observed for a few days and secretly came to tell Xu Lingyi.
"What's wrong?"
"He seems to like you."
Xu Lingyi looked down at the embroidery: "Aning, you're wrong. This isn't how you like someone."
"Then why does Master Li always secretly look at you?"
Xu Lingyi let out a mocking smile. "All men in the world are attracted to beauty. They only care about this body. When beauty fades, love fades. This is not love, it's just lust."
Aning nodded: "But I think Madam is kind-hearted, not just beautiful. Master Li may not just be attracted to your face, maybe he likes you as a person."
Xu Lingyi chuckled. She knew very well that the emperor didn't really like her now.
It's more because of her looks and body.
Secondly, her rejection of him aroused the emperor's desire to conquer.
He wanted her, not for emotional reasons.
"Aning, when you choose a husband in the future, remember to let me take a look. Don't be fooled by a man's sweet talk."
"Most men in this world are unreliable. The only ones we can rely on are ourselves."
Aning nodded. She felt that the lady seemed a little sad at the moment.
"Ma'am, are you thinking of something sad?"
The lady seemed fine on weekdays, but Aning inexplicably felt that she was sometimes depressed and sad.
"Have you ever met a heartless man before?" Aning asked cautiously.
Xu Lingyi just shook her head. She reached out and touched Aning's hair without saying a word.
"A Ning, go cook."
The emperor did not intend to eavesdrop, he just happened to pass by and heard these words.
He underestimated her.
She was not the woman he had known before.
Women in this world have been taught since childhood to find a reliable man.
She will spend her whole life taking care of her husband and children, being virtuous and kind, and never leaving the house.
But she is a heretic and lives here alone.
Perhaps she had suffered great harm in the past, which is why she can say such words now.
The emperor prepared to leave quietly.
"Mr. Li?"
She was carrying a basket and seemed to be going out to pick flowers. "Why are you here?"
The emperor didn't say anything. Logically, he should have left.
She is not a woman who is easily impressed.
Even though they had sex a few days ago, she still rejected him.
Her words today further proved that even if he stayed here, she might not be attracted to him in the future.
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