Sun Xingyao quickly said, "No, I was ignorant back then." He actually wanted her to elope with him. Unless she's out of her mind, she wouldn't elope with him.
"My mother found out and gave me a severe scolding. I've wanted to apologize to you for a long time, but I never had the chance. Now that we've met, I'll sincerely apologize to you. I'm sorry."
She didn't come to hear him apologize. Besides, he's changed a lot. Before, he would never apologize to anyone. Even when he did, it was only because he was forced to.
Looking at Sun Xingyao with a pained expression, Liu Yingjuan said, "Brother Xing, you've suffered a lot these past few years, haven't you?"
Liu Yingjuan was the daughter of Sun Xingyao's second aunt and also Sun Xingyao's first love. After being abandoned by the Sun family, Sun Xingyao wanted to take Liu Yingjuan to live their own life elsewhere, but Liu Yingjuan refused.
Sun Xingyao guessed his younger brother must be hungry, so he took out two pastries from his pocket and gave them to Mu Mu, telling him to eat while watching. "No. I've been doing quite well these past few years."
Liu Yingjuan didn't believe it. "Brother Xing, don't lie to me. Although I am a young lady from a respectable family, I know that exile is very difficult."
In the past, Sun Xingyao would definitely have told Liu Yingjuan how they spent their time in exile. Now, Sun Xingyao just smiled.
Mu Mu patted Sun Xingyao on the shoulder. "Brother, I want some water."
"Okay." Sun Xingyao had two small water bags hanging from his waist. "What kind of water would you like to drink?"
"Honey water."
"Okay." Sun Xingyao handed the bag of honey water to Mu Mu. "Drink slowly."
"Okay. Brother, are you tired?"
"I'm not tired. I can carry your weight."
Mu Mu was relieved. Mu Mu fed Sun Xingyao a piece of pastry. His father said that since his brother treated him well, he should treat his brother well too.
Seeing Sun Xingyao taking care of Mumu like a mother hen, Liu Yingjuan felt that Sun Xingyao had really changed. Before, Sun Xingyao wouldn't even help his half-brothers and half-sisters if they fell. "Brother Xing, Uncle has lost an eye."
Liu Yingjuan's maternal uncle is Sun Xingyao's biological father.
Sun Xingyao already knew. Although he didn't intend to acknowledge him anymore, he still needed to know his situation to prevent him from causing trouble. "Is that so?"
"Yes. Brother Xing, Uncle has already been punished. He had no choice back then."
Sun Xingyao looked at Liu Yingjuan and said, "Whether he gets punished or not has nothing to do with me. I don't blame him for abandoning me, and I will no longer consider him my father."
"Brother Xing, Uncle regrets it." I also regretted it. If she had known that the Yun family could turn things around, she would have agreed to his proposal.
"If my uncle and his family hadn't abandoned their literary pursuits for martial arts and hadn't brought the Yun family back to the imperial court, he wouldn't have regretted it. Miss Liu, I'm quite happy to have met you today and to be able to apologize to you."
Miss Liu?
Looking at Sun Xingyao's heartbroken face, Liu Yingjuan said, "Brother Xing, don't you even recognize me anymore? I... I really didn't want to cause you any trouble."
“I know. If you had agreed to my request back then, we might both be dead by now. Miss Liu, I truly realize how reckless and ignorant I was back then.”
“Miss Liu, I’m addressing you this way for your own good. I’m a man, so a little gossip doesn’t bother me. Besides, I’m already engaged, so I’m not worried about not being able to find a wife.”
"You...you're really engaged?"
"Really. Don't believe me? Ask my brother. Mu Mu, is your brother engaged yet?"
While watching the acrobatic performance, little Mu Mu said, "It's decided, the little horse carriage."
Sun Xingyao explained to Liu Yingjuan, “My fiancée gave my younger brother a small horse-drawn carriage, which he loves. He often asks us to pull him around the yard.”
Liu Yingjuan didn't want to give up. "Who...who is she?"
"General An's daughter."
"..." Liu Yingjuan hadn't expected that Sun Xingyao's fiancée was actually General An's daughter. Although General An wasn't a match for Ning Yirong and Sisi, he was still quite formidable compared to others. General An later allied himself with the Ning family, and the Ning family gained control of the empire...
Liu Yingjuan knew that her relationship with Sun Xingyao was over. Sun Xingyao would never give up Miss An for her.
It might have been possible before. But now... now Sun Xingyao has changed. He's become both mature and sensible.
Liu Yingjuan bit her lip. "I...I wish you well."
"Thanks."
"How is your mother?"
"fine."
"I...I'm going back. You...take care."
After saying that, Liu Yingjuan left. Before leaving, she glanced longingly at Sun Xingyao.
Sun Xingyao immediately shifted his attention to the acrobatics. If he dared to flirt with Liu Yingjuan, Xiao Liu would be the first to punish him.
Over here, little Mu Mu only left when she got sleepy.
Meanwhile, as soon as Liu Yingjuan arrived home, her mother called her into the house. "How did it go?"
"He is engaged to General An's daughter."
"What?!" Sun Xingyao's former second aunt, Sun Jiaolan, was very surprised. "How could General An's daughter be interested in him? He's just a nephew of the Yun family."
"General An may have taken a liking to him."
Upon hearing this, Sun Jiaolan immediately said, "Impossible. He's just as stupid as his mother. If it weren't for his uncles' merits and the Emperor's betrothal of his cousin to the Crown Prince, I wouldn't have allowed you to go find him."
“He’s changed now.” Liu Yingjuan recounted what had just happened.
"He apologized to you?"
"Um."
It seems I'll have to put in more effort. "Try to run into him a few more times in the future."
"Mother?" Liu Yingjuan didn't want to do that; she felt it would be a loss of face.
Sun Jiaolan didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this. "Mother is doing this for your own good. Our family is just an ordinary family now."
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