Xu Zhuohua was pushed away by Luo Yunqiao, staggered, and was supported by Chen Hede.
Luo Yunqiao glanced at Xu Zhuohua, arrogantly saying, "I see you're also quite short of men, so don't try to steal Mu Yun from me. The Cheng family won't allow a woman who ran away from marriage to marry into the family. Give up on that idea."
Xu Zhuohua was suddenly so angry that her body trembled.
"Who said I was going to marry Cheng Muyun? I was just concerned about his injuries."
Xu Zhuohua straightened up and looked Luo Yunqiao up and down. "Aren't people like you the most particular about matching social status? You're a rich young lady, and he's a young marshal. You two are a perfect match."
Then, Xu Zhuohua raised her voice and took a deep breath: "I have never thought about marrying Cheng Muyun. Whether in the past or in the future, I wish you two a long and happy marriage."
She turned and left, and Chen Hede immediately followed.
Luo Yunqiao opened the door and saw Cheng Muyun weakly holding a gun, his hand, which was about to open the door, frozen in mid-air.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
"Brother Mu Yun," Luo Yunqiao called softly.
Cheng Muyun raised his eyes, and a tear slid down the bridge of his nose, followed by a second and a third.
He stood there like a log, unable to retract his hand in time.
Tears fell to the ground like beads from a broken string.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken.
Luo Yunqiao grasped Cheng Muyun's hand and said with concern, "Brother Muyun, are you alright?"
Cheng Muyun's eyes were red and swollen, filled with grievance and resentment, as she squeezed out, "Why did you stop her?"
Luo Yunqiao gripped his hand tightly. "Brother Muyun, this is the Governor's wife's order. You know how angry the Governor and his wife were after Miss Xu ran away from the marriage, and how many times you were punished."
Cheng Muyun withdrew his hand, leaned against the wall, and turned around. "I'm willing, I'm happy to do these things for her. You've overstepped your bounds, Miss Luo. What's your position in saying these things? I, Cheng Muyun, have never asked Xu Zhuohua to bow down to me."
Luo Yunqiao was stunned, while Cheng Muyun struggled to move, clutching the wound on his abdomen.
A sentence is divided into several parts; with each sentence spoken, a step is taken, gradually moving further away from Luo Yunqiao.
"Don't say that you are the daughter-in-law chosen by my parents. As long as I am alive, I have only one lover, and that is Xu Zhuohua."
Luo Yunqiao's tears immediately burst forth. As the daughter of a wealthy businessman, she had always had whatever she wanted in the first half of her life. With just a snap of her fingers, countless men would be infatuated with her.
"Why? Weren't we always getting along well? Didn't you say we could be together? Why did everything change after we went back to Dongzhou? Why?"
Cheng Muyun stood by the window, the morning sunlight shining through the window onto him, making his body appear very thin.
“I have no feelings for you, and that has never changed.” Cheng Muyun lowered his head in defeat. “Please leave, Miss Luo.”
Luo Yunqiao's pride wouldn't allow her to fawn over a man who had bluntly rejected her.
The moment the door closed, Cheng Muyun collapsed to the ground.
When was the moment you fell in love?
In the meditation room of Huian Temple in Dongzhou, a small head under the altar tablecloth, with lively eyes and a fearless expression.
That day, Cheng Muyun was mourning his deceased brother in front of the statue. The loss of a loved one is a lifelong sorrow, and he was in deep grief at that time.
As the sole heir, he could not show his emotions, so he never mourned his brother in public or returned to Dongzhou, where they had grown up together, to reminisce about him.
He prayed, "If my elder brother is watching from heaven, please return to the family and ease this lingering, damp pain, even if it's just a simple response."
The next second, Xu Zhuohua, looking as panicked as a deer, rushed in.
People say that love at first sight is all about lust.
Cheng Muyun swears his heart was pounding at the time!
Then this strange woman barged into his heart, set up camp, and began to stir his heart without restraint.
People say that liking is about possession, while love is about acceptance.
Cheng Muyun dared to swear that he had 100% tolerance for Xu Zhuohua.
He wanted to see her laugh, to see her do what she liked without restraint.
Even now, with Cheng Muyun holding military power, he doesn't want to force Xu Zhuohua.
...
For the first time, Xu Zhuohua felt that the morning sun was so hot and scorching, making her eyes hurt and causing her to burst into tears.
Chen Hede sat by the hospital bed and silently handed over a handkerchief, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Miss Xu, you've been crying for an hour. If you're really in pain, just cry out loud, otherwise you'll hurt yourself by holding it in."
Xu Zhuohua shook her head, took the handkerchief and wiped away her tears, "I didn't cry."
Chen Hede smiled indulgently, "Alright, alright, you didn't cry, only drool came out of the corner of your eye."
Xu Zhuohua pushed his hand away, "Go ahead and laugh, just to see me make a fool of myself."
“How could that be?” Chen Hede pursed his lips. “Every time my sister suffers a grievance outside, she likes to hug the pillar at home and cry. No matter how I try to persuade her, it’s no use. She insists that I buy her dragon beard candy.”
Xu Zhuohua looked up, "You'll stop crying after eating the candy?"
Chen Hede took out a small paper packet wrapped in kraft paper from his pocket, opened it, and inside was a small piece of dragon beard candy.
He handed the candy to Xu Zhuohua, saying, "Why don't you try it and see?"
My mood suddenly shifted from sadness to joy.
Xu Zhuohua took the dragon beard candy and smiled, "You're kidding me, aren't you? You just happen to have a piece of dragon beard candy in your pocket."
A flash of sadness crossed Chen Hede's eyes. "You guessed it."
Xu Zhuohua is an easy person to coax; she just can't accept being falsely accused by Luo Yunqiao of running away from her wedding.
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