She was just asking out of politeness, thinking that Ye Xiu would be embarrassed to stay here any longer. But unexpectedly, he actually smiled and sat down next to her, "Okay."
Duan Qingxi: ...Shouldn't she be more polite?
But he was her savior, and since they had already sat down, she didn't want to chase him away. So she offered to pour him a cup of tea and said with a smile, "You've been busy lately? I see everyone outside running around, and you seem to be busy too. Is something going on?"
Duan Qingxi was just asking casually. In fact, she didn't really know whether it was busy outside or not. She just heard footsteps coming and going outside every day, and the girl who brought her food and medicine rolled her eyes at her every day. She wanted to find out any information but failed, so she thought that since Ye Xiu came to her door himself, she might as well chat with him first, and then find out some information from him.
As a result, Ye Xiu suddenly paused when he brought the teacup to his lips, and looked at Duan Qingxi with a slightly complicated look.
In other words, Duan Qingxi couldn't understand what his look meant.
He met Duan Qingxi's gaze, smiled, but did not say anything. Instead, he finished the tea in the cup.
Duan Qingxi felt puzzled and wondered if he had asked the wrong question.
Shouldn’t you ask random questions?
After putting down the teacup, Ye Xiu asked Duan Qingxi, "Miss...are you married?"
Duan Qingxi always remembered that she was Helian Sheng's daughter-in-law, and also remembered that she was the Ninth Princess of Shengyuan Kingdom, so she said directly: "We are married."
Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect her to say that. However, his surprise was not because she was already married, but because he felt like she was lying.
Duan Qingxi didn't understand why he had such an expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Getting married...is it a sin?
Butterfly Valley doesn’t accept married people?
As expected, Ye Xiu said, "Miss, Butterfly Valley has restrictions... Married men and women cannot enter the valley."
In other words, I brought you in successfully, and you have lived here for so long, so you definitely haven't gotten married.
Duan Qingxi was suddenly embarrassed. She could guess that Ye Xiu didn't mean to embarrass her. Maybe he just asked the question casually, just to make conversation. But she didn't expect Duan Qingxi to "lie" to him.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Duan Qingxi opened his mouth for a moment before finally saying, "She's already been betrothed. We've been engaged since childhood. This... is almost like getting married, right?"
Hearing this, Ye Xiu said "Oh", and then paused for a long while before saying: "I see."
Duan Qingxi didn't know how to respond, and Ye Xiu didn't say anything else. The two of them just remained silent, and the atmosphere became increasingly awkward.
Just when Duan Qingxi couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and was about to find an excuse to let Ye Xiu leave, Ye Xiu spoke again. He asked, "So... do you like your fiancé very much?"
Duan Qingxi nodded and said, "Of course, if I don't like him, why should I marry him?"
Ye Xiu said, "I thought it was because of my parents' orders."
Duan Qingxi thought about it and said, "That's about right, but it's because I like him."
Of course she liked Helian Sheng. It was hard to say whether she loved him or not, but at least she liked this man, and they were already married. It would be too fake to say that she didn't like him.
Moreover, she could vaguely understand why Ye Xiu asked this.
She is not narcissistic, nor does she think that she is the kind of woman that any man would fall in love with.
For example, Helian Yun likes her because she has exploitable qualities and a unique personality. Helian Sheng likes her perhaps because she is different from many women and just suits her taste. For example, Ye Xiu in front of him may like her, but that is also because there are too few women in Butterfly Valley. Judging from the appearance of the girl who brought her food, she should be considered as a beauty like a fairy here.
It was normal for Ye Xiu to like her, but it was just liking her.
But even if she just liked him, she didn't want to cause trouble for herself.
Duan Qingxi couldn't tell what Ye Xiu's expression was at the moment. She just felt that since she had made her words so clearly, he should understand what she meant, right?
But to Duan Qingxi's surprise, Ye Xiu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before he smiled helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, but even though you have someone you like, I saved you and brought you to Butterfly Valley. According to the rules, you can only marry me."
Duan Qingxi: ...
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