Shen Changji took in Su Miao's expression, his eyes darkening slightly.
His throat felt inexplicably dry, and a surge of emotions rushed to his throat, leaving him speechless for a moment.
He began to regret asking the question.
Do you... want to hear the truth?
Su Miao's soft voice trembled slightly as she tried to hide her emotions.
"Ha, I know you don't like it!"
He chuckled softly, each word seeming to be squeezed out with difficulty from his throat.
His statements were not in question, but rather affirmative.
Su Miao did not answer.
But her silence was the best answer to the long silence.
Especially when those words were spoken, Su Miao felt a surge of emotions, her shoulders slumped slightly, and every breath she took made her feel incredibly suppressed.
As soon as I closed my eyes, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
Even though she tried her best not to cry, the bitterness and sadness overwhelmed her, and the tears she was trying to hold back eventually fell.
Because they were so close, the scalding tears fell precisely onto the back of Chen Changjiu's hand.
He looked at Su Miao in front of him, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and smiled with a hint of self-deprecation.
When he found out about Pei Yu, he had a bad feeling. Until... after Mo Lin told him the general situation, he knew that almost everything he had guessed was true.
He still remembered asking Su Miao why she hated Liu Jiaojiao so much, and she said it was because of "the hatred of having her husband stolen".
At the time, he was so narcissistic that he thought it was himself, even though Su Miao told him that he probably wouldn't think it was really him and that he didn't need to think so much.
But he was overthinking it.
Who knows...
That's really true...
"Is he really that good? Good enough that you'd be willing to sacrifice yourself for him?"
"Yes, he's a good person! At least when I was wandering around and all alone, he was the one who saved me!"
Most importantly... he was so innocent, why did he die such a tragic death...?
“I have no home, no family. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be who I am today!” Su Miao said, her eyes red and her voice choked with sobs.
Upon hearing these words, Shen Changji felt a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe.
When Mo Lin mentioned Pei Yu to him, she probably meant the relationship between the two as friendship and family.
After all, at that time, Pei Yu was her only family. They grew up together and depended on each other in Zhangshui City.
But now it seems to him that Su Miao harbors a different kind of special feeling for Pei Yu, even surpassing familial affection.
That's really great!
Shen Changji: "If that incident hadn't happened back then, would you and Pei Yu have a son and a daughter now?"
"Yes... when he came to the capital, we made a promise that he would marry me when he came back..." Su Miao didn't hide anything.
Hearing this, the mockery in Shen Changji's eyes deepened.
Chen Changji: "Su Miao, is it possible that he is like me?"
Upon hearing this, Su Miao looked up at Chen Changji with a somewhat bewildered expression.
He chuckled softly, "Even if you don't like it, it won't affect your marriage."
Su Miao was familiar with this phrase.
When she asked Shen Changji if he liked Liu Jiaojiao, that was his answer.
"Even if I didn't like her, it wouldn't stop me from marrying her."
Su Miao paused for a moment, her voice slightly unsteady, "What do you want to say?"
"What I want to say is, you might think Pei Yu has feelings for you, but actually, he doesn't. You're just overthinking it."
The reason Pei Yu died so tragically is probably because, according to what you found out, Liu Jiaojiao met him at the temple years ago and, unable to control herself, had an affair with him. Afterwards, Liu Jiaojiao didn't want to have a stain on her reputation, so she killed him to cover it up.
After all, Liu Jiaojiao and I were engaged at the time.
But have you ever considered that Pei Yu might have had ulterior motives at the time? For example, did he also want to take this opportunity to marry into the family? He was also quite handsome; everyone said that Doctor Pei was gentle and refined, a true gentleman.
Of course, I haven't investigated further; this is just my guess.
After Shen Changji finished speaking, Su Miao's face instantly darkened, as if a storm was brewing.
"Impossible! Pei Yu isn't that kind of person. I've known him for so many years, how could I not understand him?"
Her expression was tense, and her voice was filled with suppressed anger.
Shen Changji knew that Su Miao's emotions were very unstable whenever Pei Yu was mentioned.
He calmly replied, "I'm just guessing. After all, in your heart, Doctor Pei is such a good person, how could you possibly have such despicable thoughts?"
So what exactly are you trying to say?
"Su Miao, you said you don't like me?"
"……yes!"
"The man Liu Jiaojiao is engaged to is a fat, big-eared man. Are you still willing to be with him?"
Tao'er had asked her this question before, but at that time she was struggling with it.
Right now... it's no exception.
Shen Changji grabbed her waist and picked her up.
Su Miao instinctively tried to dodge, but she couldn't escape. Shen Changji pressed the back of her head and blocked her kiss.
All the suppressed emotions were released without restraint in that instant.
Su Miao let out a sob, struggling violently with her arms, and her tears fell even more profusely.
"You don't like it? You're just saying that to hide your true feelings!"
The man's deep, husky voice rang in her ears, and Su Miao's heart pounded even faster.
She leaned back as he kissed her deeply, his hand gripping her waist tightly, and he deliberately bit her lip.
"Heh, if I'm not mistaken, you want to leave after this is all over, right?"
Su Miao remained silent.
But the coolness of the table against her back made her shiver.
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