Chapter 101 Love is in my heart but hard to express
When talking about the past, Yan Nanan's playful smile faded a lot, replaced by a little irritability and a flash of regret between his brows.
"Lili and I...as you probably know, we met in a brothel," he said slowly. "We spent some time together and fell in love. I didn't want to be too heartless, so I offered to redeem her."
Yan Nanan told Xiao Yu and Xu Chuchu that Lili was very valuable. He had just spent all the money he had robbed as a robber and could not raise enough money to redeem her. So the two of them discussed making a big move.
It just so happened that a wealthy businessman in the city was celebrating his birthday and asked the brothel to send some girls to dance to entertain him. Lili took the initiative to sign up.
The entire process of the theft was the same as what County Magistrate Lin had described before. Yan Nan'an and Lili worked together, one as the main culprit and the other as a cover, and they successfully emptied the rich businessman's silver and jewelry without exposing Lili.
Originally, this matter could have been done perfectly, but unexpectedly, a conflict arose between the two of them.
Yan Nanan said, "I originally thought that the spoils should be divided into three equal parts. One part belongs to me, one part belongs to her, and the remaining part is used to redeem her freedom. That way, after redeeming herself, she will have enough money to live a peaceful life. But... she doesn't agree!"
"Does she think the amount she gets is too little?" Xu Chuchu asked curiously. "She threatened you to give her more, or she'd report you to the authorities?"
In fact, if you calculate it this way, it is equivalent to Lili taking the biggest share, and the amount of silver she got is twice that of Yan Nanan, which is really not a small amount.
If this is the case, then Lili is a bit greedy and wants to swallow an elephant.
Unexpectedly, Yan Nanan rubbed his face in annoyance again: "No... She is not the kind of person who is greedy for money and enjoyment. She never wants money. She only wants me to redeem her, marry her, and take her away!"
Xiao Yu and Xu Chuchu: "..."
"I agreed on impulse at first," Yan Nan'an continued bitterly, "but then I thought, I'm a fugitive, I might be gone any day, what's the point of following me? It's better to redeem yourself, marry an honest man, and live a down-to-earth life."
"I regretted it and didn't dare to see her, so I didn't take any money. I left it all at the place where we agreed to meet, and then ran away."
"I didn't expect this woman to be so cruel. She couldn't find me, and she didn't even want the money. She reported me to the government and brought officials to arrest me... In the end, she was sentenced to six months and I was sentenced to five years. We were both imprisoned. We didn't use a single ounce of the silver. It all went back to the rich merchant's house."
Speaking of this result, Yan Nanan's tone was still sour.
Especially the last sentence, it almost made me bite my teeth off.
Xiao Yu had never heard of such a bizarre love story before. She was still thinking about it and trying to figure out the loopholes in it.
Xu Chuchu, who had read many stories on Weibo and Zhihu, immediately began to doubt.
"Is that so?" she asked. "She caused you to be imprisoned for five years, and you don't hate her at all, and you even broke out of prison to save her? Or did you turn your love into hatred? You knew she was going to get married, and you didn't want her to have a good life, so you came to harm her."
Yan Nanan glared: "I say, little girl, why do you always think the worst of others?"
"Or do you look down on her because she is a prostitute and refuse to marry her?" Xu Chuchu asked again.
If it were someone else, she might not think too much about it, but Yan Nanan was too cunning, so she had to be suspicious.
"You... Never mind. You're beautiful, so I won't bother with you." Yan Nan'an waved his hand and sighed, "You don't know Lili. She's the most beautiful, kindest, and gentlest girl I've ever seen. She's like a fairy from heaven. What's wrong with being from a brothel? She came from a poor background and was sold to a brothel by her family. It's not her fault. How could I dislike her? She's the only one who dislikes me."
"I'm so much older than her, old and ugly, and I live on the edge of a knife every day. I don't even have a home, so I can't give her happiness. As for running away from the appointment, it was indeed my fault. She brought people to arrest me, and I don't blame her."
"Besides..." Yan Nan'an scratched his head again, embarrassed, "When we were sentenced, we had already reconciled. We agreed that she would be released first and wait for me outside while planting lilies. After I was free in five years, she would marry me."
"What a pity." His voice slowly lowered again, "Now we don't even know whether she is alive or dead."
Yan Nan'an's sadness flashed across his face, but he quickly regained his composure and asked nonchalantly, "How's it going, little girl? After listening to my poignant and moving love story, do you feel the urge to start a passionate relationship right away?"
He spoke to Xu Chuchu, but his eyes were still on Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was already nervous when he heard this question, and was looking forward to Xu Chuchu's answer.
But when I looked up, I met Yan Nanan's eyes that said "Bitch mom, open the door for me, you are so bitchy", and then I realized that I was tricked again, and I was furious.
He resisted the urge to draw his knife and chop Yan Nanan to pieces, but remained silent.
He was worried that if he opened his mouth, he would reveal his true thoughts.
After hearing the last part, Xu Chuchu felt a little sorry for this star-crossed couple who had been separated for many years. However, she did not expect Yan Nanan to tease her again and started to complain in a bad mood.
"Start a relationship? I think you're afraid of relationships," she said sarcastically. "That girl is willing to drop everything and be with you, and you keep throwing her away with this rubbish excuse of 'I'm not good enough for you, you deserve better.' You're clearly a scumbag, yet you have to pretend to be a romantic and kind person."
Her words were quite sharp, but Yan Nan'an was not ashamed. Instead, he smiled and said, "I know I was wrong. Besides, I wasn't completely a scumbag back then. It's called 'love in the heart but hard to express'. You don't understand, but that young master certainly does."
He turned to Xiao Yu again: "Isn't that right, sir? It's hard to express the love in my heart."
Xiao Yu was suddenly CUEd and almost exploded on the spot, but he tried hard to hold back and pretend to be cool.
Why is this person so annoying? He has to dig out his thoughts thoroughly before he'll stop? He's not related to me, but he's meddling in other people's business!
"If it's hard to open, don't open it." Xu Chuchu scolded Yan Nanan, "Don't bring him up, he's not like you."
"Yes, it's different." Yan Nanan smiled and changed his sitting position.
Yan Nanan is a veteran in Fengyue Law Firm, and his age is evident. Even though he doesn't even know the names of the young couple, he can still tell at a glance that there is something unusual between them.
At least the boy had feelings for the girl, but it seemed that he had never expressed them to her face.
I have been locked up in prison for almost five years. Every day I can only see the same jailer with the same face and talk to the same jailer. I am almost suffocating.
Now he has two young people at his doorstep to entertain him, and he is very happy.
"Forget it, let's just believe what you're saying is true." Xu Chuchu suddenly said, "Let's exchange information. My last name is Xu, his last name is Xiao, we're master and disciple, and we're both physiognomists."
"And in my opinion, Lili is not dead."
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