Chapter 271 How Can You Not Want Me
Yu Qinghuan didn't expect Du Yunxiao to ask so directly, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Seeing her troubled expression, Du Yunxiao had some guesses in his mind and asked her cautiously, "Did he force you like His Majesty did?"
His voice was low, but Xiaoying heard it and rolled her eyes.
What do you mean by forced? Can’t you see how happy Madam Yu is and how rosy her face is when she follows their master?
Yu Qinghuan immediately denied it and explained, "No, they didn't force me. Don't make wild guesses."
Du Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart tightened. "What is that?"
Yu Qinghuan remained silent. She couldn't possibly tell Du Yunxiao about her relationship with those people.
She was very grateful to Du Yunxiao for always thinking about her and caring about her now, but this care was of no meaning to her now.
"You know, my life in the Yu family was difficult. I would do anything to survive. As for other things, please don't ask anymore. I don't want to talk about it."
Hearing this, Du Yunxiao's eyes showed a trace of heartache, "Huanhuan, now that I'm back, I can take care of you..."
Yu Qinghuan interrupted him, "No need. I'm doing well now. Let the past be the past. We should all move on."
Hearing her words that wanted to draw a line between them, Du Yunxiao felt bitter. In the past eight years, he had never forgotten Yu Qinghuan and always carried the token of love with him. In his dreams at night, he thought about reuniting with her and the day when he would marry her in a sedan chair carried by eight people.
Now that I'm back, how can I be willing to lose her like this?
He said in a low voice, "Huanhuan, you are pregnant now, and everything is inconvenient for you. We are already engaged, so how about I marry you? I will take good care of you."
"In this way, His Majesty will no longer miss you."
Seeing him so persistent, Yu Qinghuan felt uncomfortable.
The Du Yunxiao in my memory is a few years older than me, with a handsome face and high spirits. How can I not be moved when there is such a person who treats me so well?
Even though the man standing in front of her now has completely lost his youthful immaturity, his features haven't changed, and the way he looks at her hasn't changed either.
After all, this was the person I had admired when I was young and in love. Now that I see him again, it would be a lie to say that I feel no waves in my heart.
What's more, she treated him sincerely at that time, and she also thought that one day Brother Yun Xiao would come back to the capital to find her.
But this longing gradually dissipated over the long years.
Now, she is no longer the simple and kind girl she used to be, and she doesn't want to take advantage of Du Yunxiao, so the best thing for Du Yunxiao is to keep a distance from her.
After thinking about it, Yu Qinghuan felt that it was necessary to be ruthless and completely sever her relationship with Du Yunxiao, and also cut off his thoughts.
"Du Yunxiao, the engagement has long been annulled. There is no relationship between you and me. This is the last time I will speak to you. I hope you will stop interfering in my affairs and stop asking about me. Just pretend you have never met me."
After saying this, she bowed to the man in front of her and went back to the carriage.
Du Yunxiao's heart ached. He suddenly grabbed Yu Qinghuan's wrist, his eyes reddened, and his voice became hoarse, "Why...are you blaming me?"
Blame me for coming back too late and causing you to suffer so much.
Xiaoying, who was not far away, shook his head repeatedly. No matter how good the relationship between these childhood sweethearts was, it could not compare to the relationship between his master and Madam Yu.
Yu Qinghuan lowered her eyes and looked at the hand that Du Yunxiao was holding her wrist, the veins on the back of her hand bulging.
But she didn't feel any pain, because Du Yunxiao was reluctant to use any force, even when he was cruelly rejected by Yu Qinghuan.
When their eyes met, Yu Qinghuan felt a little sour in her throat. From childhood to adulthood, her brother Yun Xiao had always been like this, reluctant to speak loudly to her, always protecting her, and thinking of her when he had good things.
"Let go." Her voice was soft but her tone was cold.
Du Yunxiao's Adam's apple rolled, and his fingertips trembled, but he stubbornly refused to let go. "Huanhuan, it's all my fault. You can blame me or resent me, but please don't push me away. I feel uncomfortable."
He couldn't stand Yu Qinghuan's coldness towards him, even though they were so close in the past and had even slept in the same bed when they were young.
Yu Qinghuan pulled his hand back, sighed inwardly, and said with a cold expression, "I've actually forgotten what happened before, so don't follow me anymore."
She walked away, completely hardening her heart. Without even looking at Du Yunxiao, she got on the carriage directly.
The moment the carriage curtain fell, Du Yunxiao heard Cheng Gongjin's cold voice coming from the carriage: "Return home."
The wheels rolled over the accumulated water at the entrance of the alley, and the splashed mud stains got on the hem of Du Yunxiao's robe.
Watching the carriage go away, he froze in place, his face grim, recalling the day he left Beijing in the carriage eight years ago.
At that time, was Huanhuan also standing there and watching like me?
He murmured to himself: "We agreed when we were young, how can you not want me now..."
...
After meeting Du Yunxiao, Yu Qinghuan said nothing, sat in the corner, and stopped bothering Cheng Gongjin.
She regretted the cruel words she had just said. Du Yunxiao must be feeling very uncomfortable now... maybe he even thought that she was an ungrateful person.
Seeing her annoyed expression, Cheng Gongjin said calmly, "Do you like it?"
Yu Qinghuan turned her head to look at him and curled her lips, "No."
Cheng Gongjin pinched her chin with his bony fingers. "Then why didn't you answer when he asked about our relationship just now?"
Yu Qinghuan opened her mouth, but didn't know how to explain.
After all, that was the person she loved when she was young. She had no way of telling Du Yunxiao about her relationship with Cheng Gongjin and even Xiao Jinghe.
The carriage suddenly ran over gravel and shook a bit. Yu Qinghuan fell into Cheng Gongjin's arms. She heard a muffled groan from above her head. She raised her eyes and met his gaze staring at her.
The emotion she had seen in Xie Zhili and Mu Huaian's eyes before was as if they wanted to tear the person apart and eat him to the bone. There was no trace of their usual expressionless demeanor.
Yu Qinghuan: "Are you jealous?"
Cheng Gongjin looked away, his tone still cold, "No."
Yu Qinghuan raised her hands and held his face, as if she had discovered something interesting, and forced him to turn around and look at her.
Her eyes curved, her gaze scorching: "Cheng Gongjin, you are really jealous!"
Cheng Gongjin: “No.”
Yu Qinghuan: "You do."
Cheng Gongjin: “No.”
Yu Qinghuan: "You do!"
Cheng Gongjin: “…”
...
The carriage entered the Cheng Mansion. Sang Ru came over after hearing the sound. Just as she was about to help her daughter get off, she saw Lord Cheng with a cold face, holding her daughter and getting off the carriage.
Butler Yang was horrified. If the Duke's Mansion knew about this, there would be a huge uproar.
Cheng Gongjin held Yu Qinghuan in his arms and walked slowly back to the courtyard, talking to her on the way, "You left the house today and were involved with Du Yunxiao again. The palace will know about it soon."
At the latest tomorrow, Xiao Jinghe will take action.
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