After a long while, Chen Siyuan spoke.
"I believe you, but you know that doing this also puts you in danger." Exposing yourself so quickly will instill fear in others, create a threat to yourself, and make you the next target. "It's not worth it for me!"
"It was worth it." Qiao Yuchen hugged the woman tighter, lowered his head, and rested his head on her shoulder. "It's my fault for not protecting you well, which caused you to go through all this."
He hadn't expected that someone had infiltrated the general's mansion. If he had known earlier, he certainly wouldn't have let his woman suffer this imprisonment.
What Qiao Yuchen didn't say was that he was handling an urgent matter outside and didn't want someone to take advantage of the situation, so he rushed back as soon as he received the news.
He traveled day and night without stopping, encountering many ambushes along the way. He faced numerous dangers before finally reaching the woman, but by then it was already quite late.
If it weren't for Tao Yifan's appearance, he might never have been able to touch this woman again.
He knew in his heart that Tao Yifan owed them something, and at the same time, he was grateful to them.
That's why, despite all the events that happened in the capital, Tao Yifan was the only one outside his purview for revenge.
Having lived a second life, Chen Siyuan sees many things clearly.
This person has feelings for me.
I've been trying to convince myself that they're just business partners and there shouldn't be anything else involved.
Seeing the hurt in his eyes again at that moment, I suddenly felt that I had been too heartless.
She knew in her heart that this person was not Song Ji, but having experienced it once, it was difficult for her to release her emotions again.
"I'm sorry, you know I..."
"I can wait." Until the day you fall in love with me.
I may never wait for her in my lifetime, but for this woman, everything is worth it.
"I'm not worth it."
"I do."
Chen Siyuan dared not meet Qiao Yuchen's gaze and wanted to leave this suffocating place. Just as she was about to get up and leave, the man hugged her even tighter.
The man leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I told you I could wait, but you have to be where I can see you."
A domineering yet affectionate man is the most irresistible, and Chen Siyuan's heart began to soften at this moment.
Chen Siyuan seemed to realize that her heart was softening, and she didn't dare to meet the man's gaze, so she could only turn her head to look to the side.
Taking advantage of the situation, Qiao Yuchen sat down in the chair where the woman had been sitting, with her in his arms, and together they faced the falling petals around them.
"Do you like this place?" Qiao Yuchen changed the subject, using a relaxed tone to ease the tension between them.
"I like it." This place is really nice and relaxing. This is the paradise she originally wanted to find after taking revenge.
She had observed the surroundings and found that flowers could be seen here all year round.
It's not just one or two flowers, it's a vast sea of flowers.
"When we get old and can't walk anymore, let's live here, okay?"
"Mmm." Chen Siyuan nodded instinctively.
Qiao Yuchen glanced at the woman, a smile hidden in his eyes. This woman was too easy to fool.
Women really do love flowers.
Later, they had lunch in the courtyard, and then Qiao Yuchen took Chen Siyuan for a walk around the neighborhood.
Over the course of several days, Qiao Yuchen led Chen Siyuan through every inch of Peach Blossom Valley, even revealing without reservation how many secret passages there were in the valley.
Their blissful life as a couple was disrupted by the arrival of someone.
This person was none other than Wen Kai, Chen Siyuan's older cousin.
If someone else had found this place, Qiao Yuchen wouldn't have given them any face. Chen Siyuan liked this person, and he also admired Wen Kai's character.
When he saw Wen Kai, he stood domineeringly next to the woman. Even though it was obvious that they had a secret to tell each other, he still shamelessly stayed by her side.
In the end, Wen Kai was forced to tell Qiao Yuchen the truth.
"Grandpa misses you and is asking when you're coming back."
"No." Before Chen Siyuan could even speak, Qiao Yuchen retorted directly.
He figured out why this person had come.
If he had known that this person was really thinking, he wouldn't have even given him the chance to enter Peach Blossom Valley.
The situation in the capital is tense. The Fourth Prince has angered the Emperor because of the plague. The Emperor is furious and wants to take action against the Fourth Prince. But this incident happened at this time, and many things have to be postponed.
Others may not know, but he knows in his heart that they are waiting for Chen Siyuan to return, which means they are waiting for him to resolve the current crisis and allow some things to proceed as soon as possible.
It's not like he's going to be the emperor, so why should I be in such a hurry?
"I'll go see Grandpa in a few days," Chen Siyuan said to her older cousin, ignoring the cold look on someone's face next to her.
"That's good. Grandpa will be very pleased to hear that."
"Hmph—" Qiao Yuchen turned his head to look to the side in anger.
He could have left, but he was worried that someone would speak ill of him to his woman.
Wen Kai glanced at Qiao Yuchen, not taking him seriously. "Wen Tao's business is doing very well. He said he wanted to invite you and your brother-in-law to dinner that day, but he doesn't know when you'll be available."
"My second cousin is a business genius, so his shop will naturally do well." Chen Siyuan was concerned that Wen Tao had escaped that bad thing, and thought that he would definitely shine and make a fortune in the future, and would not be easily schemed against by others.
Qiao Yuchen was overjoyed to be called "brother-in-law".
Even though he was clearly outdone, he was still happy.
Looking at Wen Kai in front of him, he wasn't so angry anymore.
Later, I simply gave them space and personally went to the kitchen to oversee the preparation of some delicious food, and we could have a drink together later.
After seeing Qiao Yuchen leave, Wen Kai looked at his cousin.
"He seems unreliable, but he's actually quite sincere towards you."
"Big cousin?"
"Some things are in the past, so let them go. If you always keep them in your heart, you'll get tired."
Wen Kai thought that Chen Siyuan had not accepted Qiao Yuchen yet because he had not let go of Tao Yifan.
"Cousin, actually I..." He wanted to explain, but didn't know where to begin.
Should I tell my older cousin that I've lived two lives?
Or was it because of her in her past life that no one in the Wen family survived in the end?
She couldn't bring herself to say it.
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