This stalemate is not a solution.
Yi Chenli's words greatly eased the tense situation.
An Yuan'er was very worried. There were only the three of them here. Wasn't the implication of "letting each other speak in private" to avoid her?
An Yuan'er recalled that every time she avoided speaking to her, the outcome was never good. She worried that Yi Chenli would be influenced by her father's words and, as many times before, agree with her father's opinion and ask her to go back.
She doesn't want that.
She hooked her fingers around Yi Chenli's, entwining them joint by joint, her voice sweet and cloying: "Ali, I encountered so many things on my way here, I almost... I finally made it here, don't make me go back. I can tell what's important and what's urgent, and I won't interfere with your and Father's disaster relief efforts."
An Chaoli saw that his most unreasonable little girl had never had such patience before, yet she tried to explain and appease her to stay.
It turns out that when you meet someone you like, you really can change.
Even the hardest heart can be softened.
An Chaoli wasn't blind; he saw it clearly. His daughter only had eyes for the man in front of her. Even if there were countless fine men in Shengjing, she probably wouldn't be moved again.
An Chaoli's heart grew even heavier.
Yi Chenli noticed the worry in An Yuan'er's eyes. His hands were large enough to completely envelop An Yuan'er's. An Yuan'er's hands were warm; she felt protected by him!
“Roundball, it’s not what you think. I just have something to say to Lord An. This time, I won’t abandon you.”
Between men, between a father and the man who abducted someone's daughter, there needs to be a conversation, and a buffer needs to be given to this stalemate.
Yi Chenli didn't want Yuan Gungun to use her rebellion against her father and her lingering affection for him to cause things to go in a bad direction.
What her father was like wasn't what Yi Chenli cared about most. It was just that she was different from him; she was a child who grew up in a happy family and was pampered. What he was protecting was the original happiness that belonged to Yuan Yuan.
An Chaoli understood Yi Chenli's meaning, so he echoed, "Yuan'er, go outside and wait. I also have something to say to the Sixth Prince."
The two of them unanimously told An Yuan'er to leave, their tone leaving no room for discussion.
An Yuan'er said quietly, "It's like you two are the family, and I'm the outsider."
An Chaoli was already furious, thinking that his daughter was talking nonsense.
Yi Chenli stepped forward, patted An Yuan'er's little head, and tucked her stray hairs behind her ear: "Round and chubby, be a good girl."
Although An Yuan'er was unwilling, she could only compromise and say, "Then tell me quickly."
Yi Chenli nodded.
An Yuan'er could only wait outside the tent; only two men remained inside.
An Chaoli was still angry: "You brat, you won't go out when your father tells you to, but it only works if your sweetheart tells you. This kind of preferential treatment is really giving me a headache."
An Chaoli's displeasure was obvious, and his attitude towards Yi Chenli worsened.
He asked accusingly, "Sixth Prince, do you still remember what you promised me? You would keep your distance from Yuan'er and give her a chance to see the world."
Yi Chenli calmly said, "I haven't forgotten what I promised. It's just that things are different now. I underestimated Yuan'er's position in my heart and overestimated my self-control. I simply can't refuse her. I couldn't refuse her before, and I certainly can't now."
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