Throughout the ages, women have never been able to decide their own marriage; it has always been arranged by their parents and matchmakers.

She was a lonely woman living in their house. If she were a normal person, she would definitely agree without hesitation.

She didn't believe that Lin Zixi, with her intelligence, would not know what her brother felt for her.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zixi's expression changed instantly, and he twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am of low status and really unworthy of your eldest brother."

"You can't say that. You are very smart, but you just lack status. I told the Ninth Prince to find an uncle to adopt you as his daughter. Then you will be the high and mighty Princess, which is a perfect match for my brother."

"Forget it. I don't want to think too much about these things. Right now I just want to accompany grandma and live one day at a time. I'll talk about other things later."

"Please don't do that. You are not young anymore. What if Daddy finds you a husband? Or do you have someone else in your heart and don't love my brother at all? There is not even a place for him, so you refuse?"

Lin Zixi did not argue with Chu Weiyue, but just sighed deeply.

"I told you I don't want to talk about marriage anymore!"

Realizing that Chu Lingfeng had arrived, Chu Weiyue pretended to be angry and slammed the table.

"Lin Zixi, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. I've said so many nice things, but you still don't know what to say. With your status, who else would you marry if not my brother? If you really don't love my brother, that's fine. I want to see what kind of ideal husband you can marry."

With a cold snort, Chu Weiyue turned away.

Watching her leaving, there was nothing but indifference in Lin Zixi's eyes.

The person she wanted to marry was the prince. Apart from the prince, she would not even look at any other man, no matter how outstanding he was.

If the prince is unable to give her the status she wants in the future, it will not be too late for her to consider Chu Lingfeng. Anyway, Chu Lingfeng has already been taken advantage of by her.

Just at this moment, there was a noise coming from the side.

When Lin Zixi turned around, she happened to see Chu Lingfeng standing not far from her, with deep disappointment in his eyes.

The deep affection of the past is being shattered bit by bit, and his face is filled with intense pain.

Lin Zixi was completely dumbfounded. She never dreamed that Chu Lingfeng actually heard it.

She clenched her fingers tightly and tried to catch up with him, but Chu Lingfeng walked so fast that she couldn't catch up with him at all.

Looking at his receding back, Lin Zixi kicked the vase next to him hard.

"Chu Weiyue, you bitch, you actually framed me."

No one would believe that she didn't mean it!

I originally wanted to have a way out for myself, but now, my last way out may be cut off!

But Lin Zixi was not willing to give up.

The next morning, he went to Chu Lingfeng's room in person and brought the porridge he had cooked himself.

Seeing Lin Zixi coming over, Chu Lingfeng's face darkened. "What are you doing here? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

His voice was indifferent and sounded without any ripples. He no longer had the passion of the past.

Lin Zixi's eyes were red and she didn't know what to say for a moment, so she pretended to be weak as she did in the past.

"I saw you were in a bad mood yesterday, so I came to see you. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Why don't you try my breakfast, which I made for you myself."

A gentle smile appeared at the corner of her lips. If it were in the past, Chu Lingfeng would definitely be overjoyed and would want to accept it immediately.

But this time, Chu Lingfeng just gave him a cold look.

"Thank you for your kindness. I don't like to eat too much, and I have things to do later. You can eat by yourself."

Chu Lingfeng didn't say any more nonsense to her and turned to leave.

Lin Zixi was not willing to give up, so she blocked his way and wanted to say something. Chu Lingfeng glanced at the girl next to him.

"Xiaomei, please eat this breakfast. Since it is a gift from others, don't waste it."

Xiaomei's eyes lit up. She naturally knew what Chu Lingfeng was thinking, and took it without hesitation, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady."

Then she turned and left with these things.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

He glanced at Lin Zixi indifferently and walked outside without looking back.

Lin Zixi was completely dumbfounded, but she was unwilling to give up. She waited until dusk and came to Chu Lingfeng again. This time she made a piece of clothing.

She was already waiting in the yard. When she saw Chu Lingfeng coming back, she ran over happily and handed the clothes to him.

"Brother, you are finally back. I made a piece of clothing for you. I don't know if it will fit you. Come and take a look to see if you like it."

Chu Lingfeng frowned slightly, picked it up and looked at it, "Your craftsmanship is great, thank you."

He picked up the clothes casually and handed them to the maid next to him, who took them inside.

"If you have nothing else, please leave first. I still have to think about some questions that the emperor has asked me to answer, so I don't think I will have time to chat with you."

Such a rejection was like a loud slap in Lin Zixi's face.

This time she finally realized that Chu Lingfeng was simply finding ways to dislike her and make her give up, but she was not a fool.

Her eyes began to become moist, "Brother, what's wrong with you? You were not like this in the past. Did I do something wrong?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, but I've been too busy lately, so I don't have time to accompany you. Besides, we shouldn't be intimate with each other, so we should always avoid some things. This is good for our reputation, don't you think?"

His voice was deadly cold and his eyes were no longer as gentle as before.

Lin Zixi felt a huge gap in his heart. He clenched his fingers tightly and bit his lips in pain for a moment.

"Can you please stop doing this? I know..."

"Okay, you go back first. I really have to go and I'll talk about anything another day."

Chu Lingfeng seemed to know that she wanted to say something sentimental and didn't give her a chance. He interrupted her domineeringly and walked into the study without looking back.

He closed the door and didn't want to say a word to Lin Zixi.

Lin Zixi gritted his teeth in hatred, but was helpless.

Everyone asked her to leave. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't stay here any longer. She could only leave in a depressed mood.

When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, he thought of Chu Lingfeng's indifference and rejection of him, and his anger reached its peak.

"This damn Chu Lingfeng actually dared to reject me."

Clearly, Chu Lingfeng had been following her like a follower in the past, always chasing after her, but suddenly he stopped following her. Something must be wrong.

She knew very well that it was impossible to suddenly stop loving someone unless one suffered a huge blow.

Thinking of Chu Weiyue's recent abnormal behavior, Lin Zixi suddenly understood everything.

"It must be that bitch Chu Weiyue who interfered in this matter, so Chu Lingfeng ignored me."

Although she had suspicions, she had no choice but to give up because she had no evidence.