He was also extremely curious about this mysterious woman, Shi Ran. Why could he not find any specific information about Shi Ran in the entire Funing City? Even the Shi family seemed to appear out of thin air. There were no ancestors, no past deeds, no descendants, and no old acquaintances.
Although she is dead, it is precisely because of her death that the living people still remember her.
When a person dies suddenly, all people remember is her good qualities.
She was afraid of what Helan Ruizhe would do, but she didn't want to force him to tell her about his past with Shi Ran. If he didn't want to, or if what he said would make him sad, she would be willing to bear with it.
"No, I can tell you." Helan Ruizhe smiled gently, "You have the right to know my past. I said I would tell you everything about me."
Then he began to tell the story, saying that Shi Ran had a good relationship with him and Yu Chenghao, that Shi Ran had a one-sided love for him, that he only regarded Shi Ran as a sister, and also talked about the cause of Shi Ran's death.
Finally, he said, "Tang Ruozhi planned to kill Shi Ran out of jealousy. I can't touch her for now, but I will never forgive her in my life. So, I can't be with someone who killed my sister, ever."
What he meant was, Susu, don't worry, I will only be with you in this life.
After hearing this, Jin Suting actually felt a little distressed.
Shi Ran's death was due to Tang Ruozhi's damned jealousy, which was ridiculous. From Helan Ruizhe's description, she felt that Shi Ran would be a very lively and lovely little girl, which reminded her of Shi Qingmiao.
Jin Suting gently patted Helan Ruizhe's shoulder, comforting him, trying to pull him out of his sadness and tell him that it was okay, she was here for him.
But in the end, nothing was said.
Because no matter how much suffering she had endured, she could not empathize with Helan Ruizhe.
People’s personalities may be interconnected, and people’s souls may be interconnected, but feelings are ultimately one’s own.
Unless it happens to you, you will never know how painful it is.
Even though we have similar experiences, our hearts are the same.
So Jin Suting just stayed by his side gently, silently and tenderly, listening to him finish telling her about the tragedy that she couldn't accept even by hearing it.
"There's one more thing I want to tell you."
Helan Ruizhe guessed that the reason why Jin Suting knew Shi Ran was not because she had heard of him before.
Maybe someone couldn't sit still when they saw them getting so close, so they mentioned a few things about Shi Ran to Jin Suting, causing the little girl's curiosity and competitive spirit to emerge and grow wildly.
It could be Tang Ruozhi, or his grandmother, or maybe some other annoying person.
He wanted to give Jin Suting enough sense of security. He was about to go to war and would not be able to stay in Funing for several months. Jin Suting was so sentimental and overthinking. What if someone said something unpleasant to her and she took it to heart, imagined it all, and kept it secret from him? He couldn't imagine the consequences.
"Well, go ahead."
Jin Suting acted as if she was listening attentively, as obedient as a rabbit.
"Don't you want to know why I fell in love with you at first sight?"
"Isn't it because I'm beautiful?"
"One of the reasons."
Jin Suting glared at him, her eyes wide. "What other reasons are there? Are your feelings for me so complicated?"
Helan Ruizhe laughed and pinched her cheek, turning her fair skin a little pink.
"No, I am attracted to you, no doubt about it."
"But the first time I had a favorable impression of you was because your shadow in front of the Yu Mansion that day overlapped with the image of my mother in my memory."
So, Helan Ruizhe fell in love with her because she looked like his mother?!
"So, I look a lot like Mrs. Blue?"
Jin Suting asked this question uncertainly. She was not even sure whether Helan Ruizhe's feelings for her were love between a man and a woman or the affection of a son for his mother.
"no."
While Helan Ruizhe was touched by the little detail that his little girl carefully used "Mrs. Lan" instead of "former Crown Princess", he also wondered if her imagination was too rich, or perhaps he had not expressed it clearly.
"Of course not. I still can't remember what my mother looked like." Helan Ruizhe lowered his head and smiled bitterly. "She left when I was very young. I don't have any memory of her then."
"I just feel that your shadow standing there is very similar to the back of my mother standing in front of Fengluan Palace."
"But I saw you were anxious at the time, and I thought this girl was funny and silly, so I went over to talk to you."
Jin Suting suddenly realized and recalled the scene of that day. She was lost and asked Helan Ruizhe to take her to the real "Yu Mansion".
"Oh! So you came to pick a fight with me just to flirt with me! No, Helan Ruizhe, your methods are too old-fashioned! How could it be like this? You actually said that the girl was blocking your way as soon as you met her! If you keep doing this for the rest of your life, you'll never find a wife!"
He didn't expect Jin Suting to remember this for so long. He found it funny and coaxed her: "Haven't I found it yet?"
It's fatal for Helan Ruizhe not to speak, and it's even more fatal for him not to speak seriously.
Jin Suting's face turned red and she denied it shyly.
"Who is your wife?"
—
That night, Fengluan Palace.
"impossible."
The Queen Mother had a cold face, and her angry look like Helan Ruizhe was carved from the same mold, copied and pasted.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
