Chapter 235 She Still Loves Him, Never Changes
Li Runrun took every step very carefully, and it could even be said that she was cautious at every step.
In fact, she can play chess and thinks she is quite good at it, but she just hides her shortcomings.
But she couldn't even play it safe step by step. She didn't even know from which step the game started to turn completely in Xiao Jing's favor.
The black pieces on the chessboard occupied most of the territory, and the white pieces were killed and withered.
She is going to lose.
Li Runrun's moves became slower and slower, and it seemed as if she was just delaying the game.
Her defeat was inevitable.
Li Runrun's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Xiao Jing kept looking at Li Ruanruan. After a long time, he chuckled and said, "Have a drink of water."
Li Runrun's hands were shaking as she picked up the teacup. She had lived a carefree life for four years, being the master of her own house and not being bullied.
Today's game of chess brought her back to four years ago, her body and mind returned to that time, like a bird in a cage.
Being oppressed by everything in the outside world, unable to control one's own destiny.
It also looks like a beautiful peony flower that grows on the roadside and can be picked and trampled by anyone.
Li Runrun lowered her eyes and drank tea. After drinking half a cup of tea, she seemed to calm down a lot.
Xiao Jing gestured to Li Ruanruan: "Continue."
Li Ruanruan was holding the white chess piece. She was about to place it on the chessboard, but then she retracted her hand: "I lost."
"You're already admitting defeat before the game is even over?"
"It doesn't matter whether I finish the game or not. If His Majesty wants me to lose the game, I will lose."
At this time, Li Runrun was no longer afraid of Xiao Jing, and only the sharp thorns all over her body remained.
"You also know that winning or losing is in my hands."
Xiao Jing raised his hand and flipped the chessboard, and the black and white pieces fell to the ground.
Xiao Jing looked at Li Ruanruan nonchalantly: "When have I ever let you lose?"
Li Runrun stared at Xiao Jing in a daze at first, and then her tense and stiff body suddenly softened.
It was like a long sigh of relief.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Jing seemed to be in a good mood and stood up and walked outside.
Seeing that he was finally going back, Li Ran stood up and saw him off.
As the two of them walked out the door, they met Ye Yunchu.
Ye Yunchu looked at Xiao Jing, then at Li Ruanruan who was following behind him.
Xiao Jing stopped and asked: "I heard that Ye Qing was injured? Is he seriously injured?"
Ye Yunchu covered his shoulder and fell weakly into Li Ruanruan's arms: "The injury is very serious, but there is no danger of life. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"In that case, take a good rest."
Xiao Jing turned and left.
Li Runrun and her group wanted to see him off, but according to etiquette, they should see him off and kneel down to see Xiao Jing off to the carriage.
But Ye Yunchu pulled Li Ruanruan's hand and knelt first: "Farewell, Your Majesty."
When Ye Yunchu shouted, everyone who heard it knelt down.
As Xiao Jing passed by, all the servants in the mansion knelt down.
He is an emperor, and wherever he goes, thousands of people bow down to him.
But the only thing he wanted, he could never get.
It’s not that you can’t get it, it’s that you can’t bear to get it.
It was like this four years ago, and it is still like this four years later.
Xiao Jing left.
Ye Yunchu walked into the study and looked at the chess pieces and chessboard scattered on the floor.
He squatted down to pick it up.
Li Ruanruan hurriedly stopped him: "You are not injured, just sit down and let someone pick it up."
Ye Qiaoqiao originally wanted to come in with Tiantian to talk to Li Runrun, but then she saw Ye Yunchu coming.
It felt awkward to be caught in this situation by Ye Yunchu, although Ye Qiaoqiao also knew that there was absolutely nothing going on between Li Runrun and the Emperor.
The atmosphere at this moment was even stranger.
Ye Qiaoqiao quickly took Tiantian away, thinking that the farther they went, the better. It was not suitable for her to stay here at the moment.
Ye Qiaoqiao didn’t understand that there was a term called Shura Field in later generations.
The maid came in, collected the things, and wanted to take the chessboard out.
Ye Yunchu shouted, "Wait, put it down."
The maid thought she had made a big mistake and carefully put down the chessboard.
Seeing that Ye Yunchu did not blame him, he breathed a sigh of relief, hurried out, and closed the study door for them.
Ye Yunchu grabbed a handful of chess pieces, then let go. The pieces fell back into the chess box, making crisp sounds of collision.
Li Ruanruan had a bad feeling.
But he still sat down calmly.
"Where are you hurt?"
"You can also play chess?"
They both spoke at the same time.
After a moment of silence, Li Runrun could see that Ye Yunchu was obviously waiting for her answer.
I hope this person won't become jealous.
When he gets jealous, he's pretty scary.
Li Ruanruan explained, "He came over suddenly, and I wasn't prepared. I didn't do anything special, just played a few games of chess."
Ye Yunchu didn't look at Li Runrun, but lowered his head to play with the chess pieces.
Li Ruanruan thought about it and said, "Don't think too much. I know my limits."
Ye Yunchu smiled lightly: "I didn't ask these questions."
Li Runrun felt that his smile was so fake.
After thinking about it, I decided to coax him.
Liruanruan softened her tone and replied, "I actually also...know a little bit about chess."
I finished saying the wrong thing.
Li Runrun subconsciously wanted to say that she had just learned how to play chess.
I immediately realized that this was not the right way to say it. Did she just learn it?
Who did you learn from?
Did Xiao Jing teach it?
It's over.
Li Ruanruan lowered her head guiltily and scratched her fingers.
The smile on Ye Yunchu's lips became more playful, and he crushed a chess piece between his fingers.
Li Ruanruan felt a little cold on her neck, and it seemed that he was not pinching the chess piece, but wanted to pinch her neck.
Li Runrun guessed correctly. Ye Yunchu really wanted to strangle Li Runrun at this moment.
Because he was almost twisted with jealousy.
But his tone was still calm, as if he was suppressing his emotions.
Finally, he said, "Sit down and follow me for a moment."
Li Ruanruan was actually very tired from playing chess, but she felt that if she didn't play with him...
Besides wanting to finish it myself, I felt that he would cry out of grievance.
So Li Ruanruan sat silently beside the chessboard: "I go first?"
"Well, let you."
"Are there penalties for winning or losing?"
"What punishment do you want?"
"If I win, don't be angry. If you win..."
Li Ruanruan said in a coaxing tone: "You can have whatever you want."
"Did you guys do that just now?"
"Of course not!"
Li Ruanruan paused for a moment before speaking in a somewhat arrogant tone: "I only do this with you. If I do this with everyone, do you think it's okay?"
Ye Yunchu seemed to be a little coaxed, and then asked: "Then what is your bet?"
Li Ruanruan: “….”
What a vicious way of asking questions. When she let her guard down, he asked her the truth that was closest to the answer.
Li Runrun looked at Ye Yunchu, knowing that not telling him was the knot in his heart.
So she put away her coaxing tone and said seriously, "The bet is you."
Ye Yunchu felt his heart skip a beat and he clenched the chess piece in his hand.
In the end, he lowered his head as if admitting defeat: "You have been wronged."
Li Ruanruan's heart softened as well, and she said, "But I won. I won a bright future for us."
"How could you possibly beat him?"
"So I turned the chessboard over. I'd rather perish with you than lose everything."
This is what Li Runrun originally thought. Even if she lost, she would not compromise.
In her heart, there is still only Ye Yunchu.
No one else can do it except him.
She only wants him, even if it means any means necessary, even if she doesn't want to lose her life.
It was ridiculous that she thought she had lost the courage to love him, but it turned out that she hadn't lost it at all.
She still loves him.
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