Chapter 192 Cruel
The setting sun is as red as blood, dyeing the sky brilliantly.
As usual, Feng Moheng went to Lingxin Courtyard as soon as he returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
But today, he came especially early, and the afterglow just happened to fall gently in the courtyard.
Shen Yuling was standing in the pavilion in the yard. She was wearing a light pink silk dress, the hem of which swayed gently like ripples.
She was seen leaning against the railing in the pavilion, her posture elegant and leisurely.
In his hand he held an exquisite porcelain box filled with fish food.
She leaned forward slightly and sprinkled the fish food into the pond, attracting the colorful fish to flock to it and happily scramble for the food.
Feng Moheng approached quietly with light steps and gently hugged her from behind.
Shen Yuling seemed to have sensed it already. She turned slightly and leaned her head gently on his chest. Her hair slid down like a waterfall, exuding a faint fragrance.
The voice was as gentle as the spring breeze: "Why did you come back so early today?"
Feng Moheng lowered his head and kissed her hair gently, saying affectionately, "Our wedding day will be here soon. I will stay in the mansion for the next two or three days and stay with you."
After a pause, he continued, "If you want to go out for a walk, let's disguise ourselves and I'll go out with you."
Shen Yuling simply said "hmm", with a hint of melancholy in her tone.
He increased the force of his movements and threw all the fish food into the pond, creating small ripples.
Feng Moheng noticed her strangeness and felt nervous: "What's wrong?"
"I wore a tight hood today and went out of the house."
"I heard that Ruijin County is known as the 'City of Tea', so I wanted to go and take a look. I asked a passerby and he pointed me to the nearest tea farm, so I went there."
When Feng Moheng heard the words "Tea Farm", his heart skipped a beat and he felt inexplicably nervous.
Shen Yuling tilted her head slightly and looked at him vaguely, "Guess who I saw?"
Feng Moheng felt his throat was dry, and he spoke with difficulty: "Who did you see?"
Shen Yuling looked calm, and uttered three words as if nothing had happened: "Liu Jingyi."
Feng Moheng panicked and hurriedly explained: "Yuling, don't take her to heart. She has nothing to do with me now. I swear to God that you are the only one in my heart from beginning to end."
Shen Yuling gently broke free from his arms, turned around and looked straight into his eyes.
"You say it's okay now, but you have been using the money in the mansion to support her and have placed her in a farm not far away. Will you try every means to bring her back after we get married and you have me firmly tied to you?"
Feng Moheng became even more flustered when he heard her speculation, fearing that her trust in him would collapse.
"Of course not!"
"Yuling, I have never had such an idea."
A trace of tears flashed in Shen Yuling's eyes: "Just because you don't think so now doesn't mean you won't think so in the future."
"She is the biological mother of your son, and you once loved her terribly."
"You said she betrayed you, but in the end you still couldn't bear to hurt her. Feng Moheng, I'm really scared that if you face the choice between her and me next time, you will still choose her."
Feng Moheng pursed his lips tightly, and looked at Shen Yuling with a firm and affectionate look in his eyes.
He hugged her tighter, as if he wanted to merge her into his own flesh and blood: "Yuling, don't worry. After we get married, I will immediately drive her out of Ruijin County and never let her appear in front of you again."
"The Marquis' Mansion will no longer provide her with any money. From now on, she will have nothing to do with us."
He paused for a moment, looked at her tenderly, and continued, "Also, I will never take her child to the Marquis' Mansion. From now on, you will be the only one in the entire mansion."
"Only our children can inherit my title."
Feng Moheng finished speaking in one breath, his words were sincere, and he was determined to make her believe his sincerity.
Shen Yuling was filled with uneasiness.
She buried her head deep in Feng Moheng's neck, her voice tearful and almost whispering, "Feng Moheng, can I still trust you without reservation? The pain you once caused me is still deeply engraved in my heart."
"Today, Liu Jingyi saw me and said with a cold smile... You chose her at the beginning, but choosing me now is just a helpless choice after she doesn't want you anymore."
Shen Yuling's tears flowed, soaking Feng Moheng's collar.
"Feng Moheng, have I always been just your backup option? Deep down in your heart, you still love Liu Jingyi?"
After saying this, she could no longer hold back and began to sob softly, her shoulders shaking slightly.
Feng Moheng's heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer.
He never expected that keeping Liu Jingyi out of compassion would lead to such consequences.
He cared about Liu Jingyi at the beginning.
But that was because she cleverly set up a plan and became his savior, causing him, who was emotionally blank at the time, to mistake gratitude and dependence for love.
After that, the friendship between them as childhood sweethearts made him intend to shape Liu Jingyi into a woman whose heart and eyes were filled with only him.
However, the truth came to light: Liu Jingyi had been a deep-minded person since childhood, and was always trying to get rich and famous through him.
At that moment, the only remaining affection he had for her in his heart dissipated like smoke, and was replaced by deep disgust.
He didn't want to see her again, but considering that she gave birth to a son for him, Feng Moheng was not the kind of person who treated women harshly, so he imprisoned her in the manor.
It also made her lose everything in disguise.
A trace of regret flashed across Feng Moheng's eyes.
Being soft-hearted at the beginning was a big mistake.
He pressed Shen Yuling's head gently against his chest with loving care, and his slender, warm hands gently stroked her ink-black long hair, again and again, as if to smooth out the wrinkles in her heart.
She coaxed him softly: "Don't cry, my heart only belongs to you from the beginning to the end."
After saying this, his eyes instantly became icy cold, revealing an unquestionable ruthlessness.
"Since Liu Jingyi has spoken so much nonsense and insisted that I love her, I will let her have a real taste and see if she can bear this so-called 'love' of mine."
Feng Moheng hugged Shen Yuling tightly, turned his head and looked outside the pavilion, his voice as cold as ice: "Wang Zhong."
When Wang Zhong heard the Marquis summon him, he immediately stepped out from the shadows and entered the pavilion. He bowed his head respectfully and said in a steady voice, "My Lord."
Feng Moheng's eyes were as cold as frost. "Liu Jingyi is really ignorant of the seriousness of her words. She actually talked nonsense to such an extent. Let her be speechless in the future, so as to avoid her gossiping again."
Wang Zhong took the order and did not dare to delay for a moment. He went into the night to arrange the personnel.
Shen Yuling was leaning on Feng Moheng's chest, with tear stains on her eyelashes, which flickered as she blinked.
I was secretly amazed.
So cruel.
As expected of a man, when his interests are affected, the friendship between childhood sweethearts can disappear in an instant.
Outside the pavilion, the breeze blew, and the leaves rustled, as if they were also trembling at this sudden and cruel decision.
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