Realizing his slip of the tongue, Hongli could only try to cover it up, saying, "I guessed."
Over the past few months, Yu Shan had begun to suspect him, because sometimes the way he looked at her was unusually gentle, like that of an old married couple. At first, she could tell herself it was just her imagination, but as time went on, she couldn't help but start to doubt his background.
But it was only suspicion; she had no evidence. It wasn't until he said that that she felt something was off about him.
"You guessed so accurately? Who are you trying to fool? Who are you anyway? How do you know my likes and dislikes so well?"
Hongli still had reservations, so he changed the subject, saying, "I am Jin Lin, an unknown actor who is not yet famous, but is about to become famous."
He evaded the main point, which made Yu Shan's face darken. "You won't talk, huh? Then leave immediately!"
Seeing that Yu Shan was angry, pushing him away and saying she would refund his money and settle things, Hongli dared not hide anything any longer.
"I can tell you the truth, but you have to promise not to get angry or lose your temper."
She couldn't guarantee that. "You tell me first, and then I'll decide whether or not to get angry."
The atmosphere had reached this point, and he had no other choice but to confess, "Actually, you guessed right, I traveled from the Qing Dynasty."
Despite her suspicions, hearing him admit it with her own ears was still hard for Yu Shan to believe. "So... you really are Hongli?"
Hongli nodded solemnly, "It's me, Yushan, I've come to find you!"
After saying these words, Hongli was extremely uneasy, because he could sense that a storm was about to break out for him!
Upon hearing this, Yu Shan's first reaction was: How is this possible? "You also time-traveled? How did you time-travel? Was it because of that ring?"
Since he had already come out, he decided to tell her everything: "At first, when I put the ring on, it didn't react. Later, I discovered that when I was asleep, the ring could bring my consciousness to the world where you are, and I could see your life in my dreams."
"You can see into my life?" Yu Shan thought for a moment, then felt a chill run down her spine. "What have you seen? Can you see everything?"
Seeing her embarrassed expression, Hongli guessed what she was worried about and immediately clarified, "I didn't peep at you while you were taking a bath! I swear, as long as you go into the bathroom, my consciousness will not follow you in. Besides, I can't see you once I wake up, and I still have to deal with state affairs, so it's impossible for me to follow you for twelve hours a day."
Yu Shan never imagined that her life after returning home had been entirely under his surveillance, and that the ring actually had such a magical effect! The thought of being watched by him for so long filled Yu Shan with embarrassment, shame, and indignation, while also feeling a sense of strangeness.
"Didn't you say you could only monitor? How did you manage to travel through time?"
The story is a long one, but to put it simply, Hongli said, "That day I saw Fu Qing confess his feelings to you, but before I could hear your reply, my consciousness was suddenly pulled away. When I woke up, I found that the Empress Dowager had taken the ring from my hand..."
Listening silently to his story, Yu Shan found it unbelievable. "So, your soul traveled to the modern world and into Jin Lin's body?"
Nodding, Hongli took a deep breath, full of apology, "Yushan, I know I've let you down, and I hate myself for always being so irrational and saying hurtful things to you."
Actually, I feel gratitude, jealousy, and mostly regret towards Fu Qing. I regret questioning you because of that incident. If I hadn't been so suspicious, you wouldn't have been so disappointed in me and wouldn't have left me. We should still be in the Qing Dynasty, living a happy and fulfilling life with our children. In the end, it was all because of me that this tragedy occurred.
Every day since you left has been agonizing. I desperately want to make amends for my mistakes. Now, by a twist of fate, I've come back to you. I believe it's destiny, giving me a chance to start anew. Yushan, I don't dare ask for your forgiveness; I only ask that we can let go of the past and begin afresh.
After each instance of hurt, his attitude was always so sincere. Yu Shan had already seen through his tricks, and, suppressing her pain, she smiled:
“Not everything can be started over. The damage has already been done. I have already forgiven you once, but you did not cherish it and are still suspicious. Even if we force ourselves to be together, what good will it do? In the future, you will still be suspicious of certain things, and there will inevitably be another argument. Hongli, I really don’t want to repeat the same mistakes!”
"No way!" Through this incident, Hongli had deeply realized the source of his problem.
“I know this is modern times, different from ancient times. I am also trying to change myself, to stop seeing myself as an emperor, and to see myself as an ordinary man when I get along with you.”
Over the years we've been together, I've come to understand one thing: only by respecting, tolerating, and trusting each other can two people stay together for a long time.
In the past, because of my status, I couldn't give you the title of Empress. But now it's different. In this life, I can grant your wish and enter into a devoted marriage with you. I will only marry you. There will be no other women between us, no more of those unpleasant things, and I will no longer doubt you. No matter what problems arise, I will always communicate with you first and will never hurt you like before.
He seemed to have gone off on a tangent. "You're overthinking it. I have no intention of marrying you. Don't you understand what I'm saying? There's no future for us. I won't give you another chance to hurt me!"
Yu Shan was very resistant to him and refused to listen to him anymore, so she pushed him out the door!
That night, Yu Shan tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She never imagined that God would play such a cruel joke on her!
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