Chapter 569 Extra - Homecoming
Since Chen Shi and "Chen Shi" look exactly alike, Ye Qingning was happy to let her be happy, so she did her best to help the Ye family prepare for the wedding.
Thanks to the effective control of the plague, the streets of the capital city finally regained their vitality, and everything came back to life.
Shu Tong has just been in a bad mood lately.
Chen Ci hasn't been to Wutongju for many days.
He would send people to deliver tonics, and these exorbitantly priced tonics would arrive almost every day.
There are also antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and gold, silver and jade artifacts, each of which is priceless.
If this had happened in the past, Shu Tong would have been overjoyed and would have carefully put everything away, planning how to use the money to open a shop and live the free life she wanted.
But now, looking at this scene of piled gold and jade, she felt only emptiness in her heart.
She didn't think that men didn't come to see her just because they were busy.
After all, he would go to the Chuyun Palace on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
So there can only be one reason: he doesn't want to see her.
Does it mean you don't like it anymore?
Heh.
Men are all the same; once they get something, they don't know how to cherish it.
Although they hadn't taken things any further, he had won her heart, so he began to hurt her recklessly.
hateful.
Shu Tong tried to muster her strength to plan her future, intending to negotiate with him when he appeared.
She asked him if what he said before still counted, confessed her feelings, and he gave her the divorce papers.
If it were true, she could have confessed her feelings on the spot, and once she received the divorce papers, she could have left the Crown Prince's residence and the capital.
The world is so big, why not go anywhere?
Two-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are plentiful.
She will eventually meet someone who is truly in love with her and will only marry her for the rest of her life.
That was the best place for her.
...
Finally, not long after, news came from the capital that the plague had been completely eradicated, the city gates were opened, and the lockdown was lifted.
Even those from the Crown Prince's residence who hadn't encountered any danger were overjoyed.
As the Crown Princess, Ye Qingning also notified all the princes that all servants would take three days off to go home to visit their parents and brothers or go out shopping.
Shu Tong also arranged for Haitang to give everyone in Haitang Residence a holiday. For a time, the entire Crown Prince's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations on one side, but was also very quiet on the other.
That afternoon, Shu Tong was lying on her swing set, dozing off while holding a storybook, when she suddenly heard very light footsteps.
When the footsteps stopped in front of her for a long time, Shu Tong opened her eyes and met a pair of exceptionally deep eyes.
Chen Ci, dressed in a blue brocade robe, stood with his hands behind his back in front of her, staring intently at her.
Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke. The man showed no embarrassment at being caught, but instead smiled and asked, "Awake?"
Shu Tong suddenly became furious.
Why didn't he come to see her for so many days, but now that he's here, does he want to act like nothing happened and let bygones be bygones?
Ha, dream on!
Shu Tong sat up angrily, ignoring him, and started reading the storybook on her own.
Chen Ci stood there for a while but didn't see her turn the pages of the book, so he sat down next to her and gently rocked the swing chair.
Shu Tong remained sitting cross-legged, still sulking, her gaze fixed on a section of the book. Although the words were all familiar, she couldn't quite understand what the book was saying.
I kept reading that sentence over and over again, and I was arguing with myself.
Only when a large, bony hand reached out and took the book from her hands did she turn her head and glare angrily.
What are you doing!
Chen Ci maintained the smile on his lips, his eyes full of tenderness: "I also want to ask what you want to do. Why didn't you bow to me when you saw me?"
Shu Tong pursed her lips, and finally put her legs down to get up and bow, but Chen Ci stopped her with a raised hand. The man said with a smile, "No need for formalities."
Shu Tong sat down again, dangling her legs against the back of the swing chair, and sighed as she looked at the clouds drifting in the sky: "Autumn has arrived, it really is a wonderful time of year with clear skies and crisp air."
Chen Ci casually twirled the storybook in his hand, gazing at the clouds drifting across the sky just like her, feeling exceptionally at peace.
"Yes, it's a rare good day in the year."
"The weather is neither too hot nor too cold, and there's plenty of fresh fruit to eat."
"I recently had two boxes of late-ripening lychees shipped from Lingnan delivered to you. Have you eaten any?"
"I don't like eating lychees."
Shu Tong suddenly felt annoyed: "I don't like mangoes either, and I don't like any of the things you gave me."
Chen Ci looked slightly taken aback and turned to look at her: "Then what do you like?"
Shu Tong felt a sudden pang of sadness and disappointment. After a moment, she composed herself and looked up at Chen Ci: "Your Highness, do you still believe what you said before?"
"I take my words seriously," Chen Ci said. "But I don't know which sentence you're referring to?"
Shu Tong avoided his somewhat intense gaze, took a deep breath, and asked, "You said before that if I confessed my feelings to you, you would give me the divorce papers and set me free..."
Chen Ci paused, the light in his eyes instantly went out, and an overwhelming sense of loss began to spread through his heart.
But what she wanted was freedom, and he was destined to leave.
So, isn't setting her free the best outcome?
“Of course I mean it,” Chen Ci said, enunciating each word clearly.
Shu Tong nodded, still not daring to look at Chen Ci: "Very well, then I..."
For Shu Tong, this was her first time confessing her feelings, and her emotions were extremely complicated. Confessing meant the end, just like a secret crush where you already knew the ending. Only a brave person could speak their heart out.
Shu Tong doesn't consider herself a warrior.
Therefore, this task was quite difficult for her.
But I can't keep quiet about it.
If you stay because you want to, then you'll just have to swallow your pride and bear the bitterness that follows...
Enough is enough; a short pain is worse than a long one.
Shu Tong turned to look at Chen Ci, and a smile played on her lips as she gazed at the man's handsome, angular face.
Regardless of the outcome, you should maintain a proper attitude when confessing your feelings for the first time.
Finally, she mustered up her courage and said, "Chen Ci, I... um..."
Just as she opened her mouth, the man grabbed the back of her head with one hand and sealed her lips with his.
This time, it's not just a fleeting moment.
Chen Ci began to forcefully pry open her teeth, relentlessly conquering her territory, as if he wanted to devour Shu Tong whole...
Shu Tong went from being momentarily stunned to being moved, and then fell completely in love, showering him with flattery...
Under the blue sky and white clouds, on a beautiful swing set, two people kissing seemed to blend in perfectly with the surroundings.
It's wonderful beyond words.
Only when both of them were struggling to breathe did Chen Ci pull away from his lips, his gentle gaze meeting Shu Tong's flushed face and tearful eyes.
Chen Ci's heart suddenly ached: "I'm sorry..."
Shu Tong's heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest. She suppressed her myriad thoughts and said, "It's okay."
She was willing to do it herself, wasn't she?
With this kiss, it seems like it wasn't a complete loss.
Shu Tong composed herself and said, "Chen Ci, I want to leave."
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