"Changjun." After a long while, Su Yan couldn't help but speak, breaking the silence.
"Um."
Are you hungry?
Shen Ye shook his head, his lips, pale from blood loss, moved as if he wanted to say something but remained silent.
"Changjun, will you come back to Suzhou with me?"
The atmosphere grew cold again, the silence becoming unbearable. Shen Ye, head bowed low, seemed lost in thought.
Why do you insist on staying here? Is there someone you can't bear to leave?
Even though Su Yan's tone was gentle and his expression was calm, he couldn't hide the anger in his eyes.
"If you're going to stay here because of Lian Jingzhi, I advise you to give up that idea. He doesn't know how to cherish things, and he's not worth it." How could Su Yan not know that Shen Ye liked Lian Jingzhi? He knew, he knew everything, he just didn't want to say it.
Hearing Su Yan say that, Shen Ye felt as if his heart was on fire, and he was in great pain.
He finally spoke.
"I can't tell you why I'm staying here. It's definitely not because I like him. I'll leave once I've finished what I need to do."
Su Yan seemed to see a glimmer of hope, his eyes flickering. "Changjun, if I told you I'm willing to wait for you to finish what you want to do, I'm willing to wait for you, I want to be with you, I want to..."
Shen Ye instinctively retorted, interrupting him, "Su Yan, aren't we together here every day?"
He understood the meaning behind Su Yan's words, but he felt no affection for him whatsoever; he only regarded him as a brother.
"You know what I mean, this isn't the kind of relationship I want." Su Yan said, his voice rising slightly with emotion.
"Su Yan, we are both men. There should be no complicated emotions mixed in between us, only brotherhood and friendship." He looked into Su Yan's deep eyes and said expressionlessly.
What was said in jest was taken to heart by the listener; to Su Yan, these words were more piercing than a needle.
He likes him.
I liked him from the first moment I saw him.
But he liked someone who didn't like him at all.
Su Yan hardened his heart, clenched his fist, and looked coldly at Shen Ye. Suddenly, he shouted, "What about you and Lian Jingzhi? Don't you have the kind of feelings I want for him? That night, I was standing at the door. I heard everything you did clearly. Do you dare to swear that you only have friendship for him as you do for me?"
Shen Ye stared at Su Yan in shock. He didn't know, and couldn't explain, the feelings he had for Lian Jingzhi. He only knew that when he was with Lian Jingzhi, his long-wandering and restless heart would find peace.
He enjoyed the feeling Lian Jingzhi gave him, enjoyed having him by his side, and enjoyed the warmth of his embrace.
Oh--
How could she have these feelings for a man? It doesn't make sense.
Seeing that Shen Ye hadn't spoken for a long time, Su Yan stared at him with a sinister look in his phoenix eyes and gave a cold laugh, as if he was laughing at his own foolishness.
"What? You don't dare to swear? Just admit it, you like him, so no matter how hard I try or how good I am to you, it's not as good as him, right?"
Hearing him say that, Shen Ye suddenly felt speechless and could only lower his head and remain silent. He didn't know what to say, and felt that whatever he said would be wrong.
"He's a high and mighty prince. He can't give you what you want. Even if he likes you, he'll still be with other women for the sake of his offspring, for the sake of the royal family's reputation..."
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