Looking at the woman's radiant smile, Feng Beichuan felt that just seeing her smile was enough, even though he didn't know what she was thinking.
"If Your Highness truly wishes to thank me, why not accept my betrothal gifts and marry me as the Regent's Consort... Hiss!"
Seeing that this guy was starting to get cocky and show off his glib tongue again, Li Chang'an immediately stopped smiling and punched him hard before he could finish speaking.
Feng Beichuan gasped in pain, wincing for a moment before suddenly finding the courage to grab Li Chang'an's arm. He said with a serious expression, "I'm serious, Chang'an. We've been together for so long, when are you finally going to marry me?"
"Are you still half asleep? Do I need to wake you up?"
Li Chang'an looked at the man in front of him as if he were a lunatic. He then raised his fist and waved it in front of him. After looking around, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one around.
Although he always adhered to the principle of being upright and having nothing to hide, Li Chang'an still felt uneasy whenever he had too much contact with this guy, and was even more afraid of being seen by others.
What puzzled Li Chang'an even more was that he could put his arm around Ye Lingxiao, Deputy General Sun, and even any soldier in the camp, but he couldn't have much physical contact with Feng Beichuan.
That's why she always resisted this person's advances.
"I am fully conscious now."
Feng Beichuan suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Chang'an's wrist, which was waving in the air, his dark, bright eyes staring straight into the woman's eyes.
"I am more clear-headed now than ever before."
After hearing the other person repeat the same sentence to himself, Li Chang felt as if his wrist was being gripped even tighter, so he frowned and tried to break free.
But this time she failed. Seeing that Feng Beichuan's knuckles were turning slightly white as he gripped her wrist, Li Chang'an suddenly felt that the man's palm was so hot that it almost burned her skin.
At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and her desire to break free from the other person grew stronger.
"Let me go! What do you want?"
After another unsuccessful attempt to resist, Li Chang'an finally couldn't help but furrow his brow, his other hand already clenched into a fist.
A nameless fire suddenly welled up in my heart.
"It's been so long, so long... Does Your Highness really not feel my heart?"
As Feng Beichuan spoke, he chuckled self-deprecatingly, and even his star-like black eyes seemed to be shrouded in gloom.
Li Chang'an was slightly taken aback, and then turned his gaze elsewhere as if fleeing in panic.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a strange sense of guilt.
Is it really impossible for me to feel it?
How could that be?
No matter how firm and cold she appears on the surface, she is still a living, breathing person with a heart of flesh and blood.
"I……"
This was the first time Li Chang'an had been speechless when facing Feng Beichuan.
In that instant, I felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
"Chang An, please give me a chance."
Feng Beichuan suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Chang'an's shoulder tightly, staring intently at the woman's face.
These were words he had kept in his heart for a long time. He could understand that Li Chang'an couldn't accept him so quickly, but he absolutely couldn't stand that woman's aloof and distant attitude towards him.
He is willing to go all the way as long as he is given a chance, even if the sea dries up and the rocks crumble or the earth collapses.
Looking into the man's dark eyes, Li Chang'an felt as if they were a bottomless abyss, where one could easily drown if he wasn't careful.
For a fleeting moment, I actually wavered.
It seemed as if a voice kept saying, "Give him a chance!"
Why not give him a chance?
Without realizing it, his fingernails had dug deep into his palms. Li Chang'an felt as if a surging wave was constantly rolling and pounding in his chest.
My mind is a complete mess.
But it was only a momentary lapse in concentration. Immediately afterward, Li Chang'an bit his lower lip hard, so hard that he seemed to taste a metallic sweetness in his mouth.
"No! We can't, we never can!"
Li Chang'an suddenly reached out and forcefully pushed Feng Beichuan away, then turned and walked towards the palace gate.
Staggering backward, Feng Beichuan swayed and grabbed a nearby pillar for support, pressing one hand hard against his chest. His face turned ashen in that instant.
"Hahahaha..."
Feng Beichuan suddenly threw his head back and laughed maniacally. His crazy and terrifying appearance frightened the palace servants who were sweeping around him, so they quickly lowered their heads and hid to the side.
Li Chang'an paused slightly. She wanted to turn around and look at the man, but she held back and continued walking forward with difficulty.
"Your Highness, is your heart truly as hard as stone, impossible to warm?"
Feng Beichuan's hand, which was gripping the pillar, bulged with veins from the force he used. He gazed at the woman's resolute back, his eyes filled with sorrow.
Feng Beichuan's words were like a sharp dagger, striking the deepest part of Li Chang'an's heart.
The woman frowned involuntarily, suddenly feeling a sense of suffocation, as if she had sunk to the bottom of the deepest, coldest lake.
Did I really go too far?
Perhaps... perhaps he could be a good man?
In a short period of time, Li Chang'an had asked herself this question countless times in her mind, but in the end, she still couldn't give herself the most truthful answer from the bottom of her heart.
With his teeth clenched to the point of breaking, Li Chang'an strode out of the palace gate, mounted his horse, and rode away in a cloud of dust.
Feng Beichuan, as if his soul had been completely ripped away, stumbled back to the Regent's Palace.
He rode his horse at breakneck speed the whole way, but even so, he still couldn't muster any energy. Whenever he thought of Li Chang'an's firm rejection of him time and time again, and of her resolute departures, he felt as if his heart had been ripped open and was bleeding profusely.
"The Regent has arrived! The Regent has arrived!"
The moment I stepped through the gates of the Regent's Palace, the birdcages hanging from the rafters in the courtyard began to stir.
A black myna bird peeked out and chirped, jumping and hopping happily as it saw its owner return.
Normally, when Feng Beichuan returned and heard the myna calling, he would definitely go over and banter with it for a bit, and then grab a handful of millet and put it in its trough.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
