Chapter 147
More than ten years have passed, and this man still refuses to let her go.
Back then, he'd been obsessed with power and ambition, his playful smiles masking his ambitions. It was impossible to say that it had no effect on her at all. Every time she saw him, Luo Yining still felt a pang of pain.
Yi Ning suddenly thought of something and became a little nervous. She asked him, "Third brother, did Lu Jiaxue... do something?"
That's why he came back so late today and asked her these questions!
The man before her was listening to her silently, his head tilted to the side. His face was deep and handsome, his lips slightly pursed.
Although he is the future Prime Minister of the Cabinet, with immense power and authority over the government, he is still relatively young and how can he defeat Lu Jiaxue?
If Lu Jiaxue confronted him in the court... and caused him to lose his official position.
Her third brother was a child of destiny, always admired by others. Luo Shenyuan couldn't fall from the clouds; he was meant to be respected.
Luo Yining felt uncomfortable at the thought. She still had to watch her third brother enter the cabinet and become Prime Minister. She closed her eyes and continued, "Lu Jiaxue said I looked like an old friend of his, so he treated me this way. That's why he adopted me as his adopted daughter. Now I don't know what he was thinking. That day in Xiangyun Tower, he blocked my way and wouldn't let me leave, so I jumped..."
Luo Shenyuan listened for a long time and said, "Why... didn't you tell me earlier?"
If Yi Ning had told him earlier, he would have been on guard and would never have let Yi Ning have any contact with Lu Jiaxue again.
"Although I knew it before, I didn't expect that he would suddenly attack me one day." Yi Ning said that she couldn't really tell Luo Shenyuan about her past. It was not that she didn't want to tell him, but those things in the past actually made her feel suffocated. But the secret buried in the ashes should remain buried, because underneath the ashes are rotten bones.
Luo Shenyuan slowly reached out and grasped her frail shoulders, applying some force. His eyes were cold as he asked, "Is that all?"
Other people's expressions are too easy for him to discern.
Yi Ning knew he was doubting her and felt uncomfortable. After a moment's hesitation, she put her arms around his shoulders and said, "That's all I know."
In fact, she was afraid, afraid that Lu Jiaxue would attack those around him. She was even afraid of Lu Jiaxue instinctively. But in order to prevent Luo Shenyuan from noticing, she had been suppressing her emotions. Now, she suddenly couldn't control herself.
She rarely hugged him on her own initiative.
Her soft body pressed against his chest, and he froze for a moment. Then he reached out and held her tightly, tilting his head and saying to her, "It doesn't matter to me if he schemes against me. As long as you don't lie to me."
His tone was very calm.
Yining may never know how important her existence is to him.
Even when it was still taboo in the Luo family, he had developed feelings for Yi Ning. This feeling was like the light of life, walking alone in the darkness, she entered when he was young. Even though he later became increasingly cold and heartless, almost forgetting himself, and his power in the officialdom gradually increased, this person always remained in the soft spot in his heart.
Yining agreed to marry him.
If she didn't agree, he might plot to force her to marry him. Whether she liked it or not, if she wanted to leave one day, he might lock her up.
Yi Ning didn't know why she felt like crying. The heavy rain hadn't stopped yet, and she didn't know when it would stop. The banana trees in the dark courtyard were shaking from being hit. She smiled bitterly. "No lies!" That was the least she could ask for. She nodded, then buried her head in the crook of his neck. She would never lie to him unless she had to!
"It's okay, Third Brother is here." Thinking she was scared, he picked her up.
The maid from inside the room walked in. He gestured to her to keep quiet for some reason. He patted her back as if she were still little, then put her on the bed and said, "Go to bed early today."
He put her down and lay down beside her.
Yining hugged his arm.
Luo Shenyuan laughed, turned sideways and hugged her, letting her sleep in his arms. His voice came from above her head, very magnetic: "Go to sleep quickly, get up early tomorrow."
He patted her back again, as if to lull her to sleep.
No matter how small she is, she is not a child!
Yi Ning leaned against his solid chest, warmer than her own, and felt safe. In her childhood dreams, it seemed as if someone had protected her just like this. Without a mother to protect her, and the old nanny who raised her was gone, she felt like a helpless duckweed at home, with no one truly hers. Now there was someone, this person who truly belonged to her.
It was raining heavily outside the window at night, and there was a man at home, lying beside her.
And so I gradually fell asleep.
Yining received a reply from Cheng Lang the next day.
If it weren't for the inconvenience of being at the Luo family, Cheng Lang would have wanted to come find her in person. She was in too much danger in the capital right now. If possible, he hoped to send her away immediately.
Yi Ning wrote back to him, saying that she would never act rashly now. She only hoped that Cheng Lang could pay attention to Lu Jiaxue's actions and not interfere with him.
Yi Ning put down her pen and fell silent. If it wasn't necessary, she really didn't want to trouble him.
She didn't know what had become of Lian Fu's child. Back then, she had only chosen to protect Cheng Lang. After all, she was partial to him. In the past, she would have asked as an elder, but now she didn't dare to ask. She had to be careful with her words, fearing that if she cared about the wrong person, he would misunderstand her.
"...Madam, the third young master has returned from the mistress's place and asked you to get ready quickly." The maid came in and delivered the message.
Today Luo Shenyuan is going to take her to visit Xu Wei.
Yining nodded and asked the maid to come in and change her clothes.
The rain outside was still intermittent, and then turned into a drizzle, which lasted all day.
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