These words were filled with helplessness and bitterness; it was hard for her to imagine them coming out of the mouth of this proud and haughty man.
But what about it? A shattered mirror is hard to piece back together, that incident was an eternal scar engraved in her heart, causing her to worry. After all that had happened, she could not easily trust him again; who knew whether his words were true or false?
She was already afraid, afraid of being hurt, so she dared not believe. Once, she would not believe the whole world but only him, and what was the result? How could she accept him again now?
Ji Xinhe no longer struggled, venting all her feelings of being wronged helped her regain some rationality. She stood there, allowing him to hold her, but she did not respond. After a long silence, she slowly said, "Since you don’t know how to make things right, let’s just forget it."
A heart hurt once finds it hard to recover. She actually wished that he had never appeared, so that she could gradually forget him. In the end, she would find peace, and even if she couldn’t forget him for a lifetime, this love would always be buried deep in her heart, never to see the light of day again. Although there would be regrets and moments of sadness, at least she would have a superficial peace.
But he had to appear aggressively and unreasonably, barging into her life again, disrupting the emotions she had barely managed to calm down over the past month. She was caught off-guard but could not resist.
But she knew clearly that returning to the past was too difficult. Trust had been utterly crushed between them. They were no longer what they used to be. For example, right now, she dared not trust him, fearing that putting her faith in him would lead to another heartbreak. In that case, it’s better to let it go.
Mu Houchu’s face, which had softened just now, immediately darkened. He stared at her intensely, almost saying word by word, "I’ll agree to anything you say, except this one thing. Today, you may be angry with me, or not trust me, but there is no such thing as giving up between us because I won’t allow it."
He had already used the greatest rationality to restrain himself, only uttering this one warning.
In this life, she and he could only be entangled together until death separated them!
Ji Xinhe turned her head, raised her hand to rub her eyes. The tears had dried, but her eyes were still red and swollen, like a little rabbit, making her especially pitiful: "Then I’ll leave first."
Mu Houchu glared at her and pulled her back: "Where are you going?"
Ji Xinhe sniffed, her eyes red as she looked at him: "You said you’d agree to anything I say. Right now, I don’t want to get married to you or be with you. I want to go home first."
Mu Houchu’s face darkened. Was she using the privilege he had given her like this?!
However, seeing her red and swollen eyes and the wronged expression on her face, all the anger in his stomach vanished. But still, he said sternly, "You have no relatives in the capital. Where will you go if you don’t stay here? To find that little bastard?"
The mere thought of that reckless man made the veins on Mu Houchu’s temples throb uncontrollably. He was now using his greatest wisdom to hold back his explosion.
The outcome of their relationship had been determined long ago when he was deeply trapped. No matter how angry he was, a single tear from her would make him yield to her.
She was the person he cherished and adored with all his heart; how could he bear to see her wronged and hurt in the slightest?
"What does it have to do with Brother Duan?"
As soon as Ji Xinhe spoke, Mu Houchu’s eyes instantly darkened, and the oppressive aura around him increased: "Brother Duan?"
Ji Xinhe knew Mu Houchu’s temper very well. At a time like this, after calming him down, one careless move would get him furious again. If so, she might never be able to leave the Prime Minister’s Mansion for the rest of her life.
She quickly changed the subject: "I bought a house in the capital, I’m living quite well."
Mu Houchu’s eyes were cold, watching her act so cautiously, as if afraid that he would eat her up. He felt both heartache and frustration.
After a long silence, he finally said, "I’ll take you back."
There was a hint of helplessness in his voice.
Helplessness, only this woman could make him feel helpless.
The door was opened, and the servants guarding the doorway were so scared that their legs went limp, and they knelt on the ground. They could hear the commotion inside the room, and they had never seen their master so angry in their lives. They had also never seen anyone dare to make their master angrier while he was already furious...
All the servants in the mansion were terrified. On one hand, they prayed for the bold woman in the room, hoping she wouldn’t die too miserably, and on the other, they prayed for themselves. After all, with their master so furious, they could be caught in the crossfire.
So, when the door opened, everyone’s hearts were in their throats, and they knelt down without speaking.
Mu Houchu frowned and said coldly, "What are you kneeling here for? Get the carriage ready!"
The servants finally dared to shakily stand up, but when they looked up, they were dumbfounded. Not only was the girl unharmed and standing in front of them, but she was also walking ahead of their master?!
In this world, even the Emperor walked side by side with their master. This girl...
A servant boy quickly realized the situation and said nervously, "Sir, our mansion... doesn’t have a horse carriage."
Mu Houchu rarely used a horse carriage when he went out, thinking it was too slow. Moreover, there were no women in the household, making the carriage useless.
Mu Houchu gave him a cold glance: "Don’t you know to hire one?"
The servant boy trembled and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, I’ll go right away!"
He ran off quickly.
The servant boy got a carriage very quickly.
Ji Xinhe stepped on the stool and got into the carriage, and then saw Mu Houchu following her. She frowned slightly, "I can go back on my own."
This man was dangerous, and she had already seen it today. After escaping from the tiger’s den, she wanted to catch her breath.
"I’ll send you back, or you can choose not to go back." Mu Houchu coldly rejected her protest. Letting her live outside was already his biggest compromise.
Ji Xinhe closed her mouth and said nothing more.
The carriage started moving slowly. The inside space was quite large, and she sat across from him, her head slightly lowered. On her fan-like eyelashes, there were still a few crystal-clear teardrops that hadn’t been wiped away.
Mu Houchu raised his hand gently, wanting to wipe away her tears, but Ji Xinhe habitually dodged by turning her head, her bright eyes flashing a touch of vigilance.
That unconscious look stung Mu Houchu’s heart. His hand stiffened in mid-air, and after a long pause, he slowly lowered it.
She had begun to guard against him.
The carriage finally stopped, and Mu Houchu slowly opened his mouth and whispered, "We’re here." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Mhm."
Looking at him like this, Ji Xinhe’s heart was filled with complicated emotions she couldn’t explain. She pressed her lips together and quickly jumped down from the carriage, hurriedly went in.
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