Chapter 108 [VIP] Shadow Guard (22)

Hearing this soft call, Zhao Shiqi on the opposite side was suddenly stunned. Even Du Yuyan who was standing next to him was a little surprised. She turned her head to look, and Zhao Shiqi's gaze also turned over and slowly fell on the woman in front of him.

The moment he saw her, he didn't know why, but his heart suddenly beat faster. Although it was only for a moment, Zhao Shiqi still felt it. A very strange emotion inexplicably surged in his heart. This feeling was not very comfortable, and he frowned subconsciously.

Now Zhao Shiqi is no longer the ignorant person he used to be. He has learned a lot of things in this year, and naturally learned how to hide his emotions without making a sound. He tries hard to suppress the inexplicable emotions in his heart.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him. There was no unnecessary expression on his face. His eyes were calm and without any waves. "Do you know me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman in front of him subconsciously took two steps forward. She stared at him with her eyes closed, without blinking, but tears fell one by one from the corners of her eyes.

She called him softly again, with a hint of trembling in her voice. Almost at the moment when no one could react, she rushed forward and threw herself into Zhao Shiqi's arms. Her fingers first gently grasped his sleeves. After confirming that the man in front of her was not an illusion, she hugged his waist forcefully without caring about anything else, almost burying her entire body in his arms, crying helplessly and pitifully.

"Why... why don't you come back to me? Don't you know... don't you know that I have been waiting for you?" She cried so sadly, so sad that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Zhao Shiqi could almost feel the warm tears soaking the clothes on his chest. The woman was crying so hard that her whole body was shaking slightly, but her hands were holding him tighter and tighter.

No one expected her to suddenly pounce on them. No one reacted, even Zhao Shiqi was stunned and for a moment he even forgot to push her away.

But when he saw Du Yuyan's face suddenly turn pale as she stood nearby, his heart suddenly tightened. He had heard from his mother that Yanyan had been in poor health due to a difficult birth. This current situation must have stimulated her.

“Let go!”

Zhao Shiqi scolded him almost subconsciously.

He pulled Nan Yan in his arms hard, trying to pull her away, but she was holding him too tightly, as if she was holding on to his last straw. Zhao Shiqi was held by her so tightly that his breathing became a little rapid, and his voice became more and more impatient, "You've got the wrong person, I don't know you at all."

Zhao Shiqi frowned. He had no impression of the woman in front of him. He had no idea who she was, nor did he know what connection he had with her.

At this moment, Zhao Shiqi's attention was all on Du Yuyan beside him. He was looking at Du Yuyan when he said this, his eyes full of anxiety and worry, fearing that she would misunderstand something.

Nan Yan cried even harder, shaking her head and sobbing, her hands tightly wrapped around his waist, refusing to let go, "I won't let go... I never want to let go again."

"Hold me... Seventeen, can you hold me? I beg you, I miss you so much... I wait for you every day, why... don't you come back to see me earlier?"

"I knew you wouldn't die... because you promised me that you would protect me for the rest of my life..."

Her tears were flowing more and more, her voice was choked, and her words were incoherent and intermittent. It was impossible to understand what she was saying.

Zhao Shiqi was really annoyed now, especially when he saw Yuyan's red eyes and the look of disbelief. An unprecedented uncontrollable emotion lingered in his heart. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He suddenly became weird. "Have you hugged enough?"

"I told you, I really don't know you." He tried hard to push the person in his arms away, but failed after several attempts.

Finally, Zhao Shiqi couldn't bear it any longer. His patience was exhausted. He shouted to the servant beside him, "Zhao Jia, what are you still doing? Why don't you quickly pull this crazy woman away?"

The servant responded immediately and rushed forward to pull Nan Yan away, but Nan Yan cried even harder. Perhaps she was too emotionally unstable. She didn't react for a moment when she heard him call her "crazy woman". Her hands were still tightly grasping his sleeves and she looked at him pleadingly, "No... I don't want to leave you..."

"Seventeen, don't do this to me..."

At this moment, Zhao Shiqi no longer cared about her. In his eyes, there was only the sad Du Yuyan. He saw that the woman behind him was still pulling and tugging.

Zhao Shiqi was extremely annoyed for a moment. Without thinking, he waved his sleeves to push the man away, then quickly walked to Du Yuyan, took her hand and explained anxiously,

"Yanyan, believe me, I really don't know her."

Du Yuyan shook his hand off with all her might. She turned around, tears streaming down her face with anger. "Don't touch me! You Zhao Shiqi, is this how you treat me?"

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and glanced at Nan Yan beside her. Seeing her outstanding appearance, especially when she cried so hard, not only would the man's heart soften, but even she herself could not help but start to doubt and misunderstand the relationship between the two of them. "No wonder you always tell me that it's not safe outside and ask me to go out less. It turns out that you are worried that I will find out about the woman you keep outside. Zhao Shiqi, how can you... do this to me? Are you doing this to me?"

After Du Yuyan finished speaking, she could no longer hold back her tears, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

She had always been in poor health, and the shock she suffered tonight was too great. As she cried, her face became paler and paler, and her chest felt a sharp pain. She was almost unsteady on her feet. Fortunately, the maid beside her supported her.

Zhao Shiqi was even more anxious now. He pushed the maid aside and held the girl in his arms. His brows were tightly wrinkled, and his eyes were fixed on the pale Du Yuyan in his arms. He explained with grievance and sadness, "Yanyan, believe me, I really didn't..."

"I didn't keep any other women. I don't know her. She did it herself. Please stop crying, okay?"

Du Yuyan turned around, obviously still not believing it.

The little girl beside her couldn't help but shed tears when she saw her master crying. She hurried forward to comfort her, "Miss, don't cry. You are not in good health and can't cry for a long time. The prince is right. It was obviously that woman who climbed up here by herself. Who could have thought of this?"

"And we servants have seen it clearly. We know it in our hearts. The prince has only cared about you from the beginning to the end. Miss, have you forgotten the prince's current status? Which of those women who want to climb the power and get rich doesn't use these despicable tricks?"

The little girl was filled with righteous indignation, and the more she spoke, the more she went too far. She had grown up in the palace and had seen many women who sought to curry favor with the rich and powerful. Seeing her master sad, she subconsciously regarded Nan Yan as that kind of woman of questionable character. "This woman clearly planned this in advance! I have seen this many times in private. Young lady, you treat her as a friend, but she tried to seduce the prince by relying on your relationship. Young lady, don't cry, but don't be fooled by that woman. It would be bad if you really upset the prince."

Zhao Shiqi's brows furrowed even more tightly when he heard this. He didn't know if what the maid said touched his heart?

His peripheral vision fell subconsciously on the woman beside him, whose face was already covered in tears, and an uncontrollable sour emotion welled up in his heart.

After hearing what the maid said, Du Yuyan seemed to realize that she was really confused. She thought carefully about everything that had just happened. Shi Qi had indeed not taken the initiative from beginning to end. He didn't even react. It was indeed the woman who climbed up to him on her own. Thinking of this, the doubts and disappointments in her heart slowly dissipated.

She raised her eyes slightly, her eyelashes fluttering, and her gaze fell on Zhao Shiqi's face. Then she asked hesitantly, "You and her... really have nothing to do with each other?"

Zhao Shiqi nodded immediately, "I really don't know her." He carefully grasped her hand, then placed it against his chest and explained seriously, "You know, since I came back, you are the only woman who has stayed by my side and is willing to contact me. Mother said that we were engaged since childhood. Do you really not believe me?"

Du Yuyan bit her lip, as if she just realized that she had wrongly blamed him. She lowered her head a little embarrassedly and asked in a muffled voice, "Then...did I really blame you wrongly?"

Zhao Shiqi also felt a little depressed in his chest. He didn't know if it was because she refused to believe him or because what happened tonight made him uncomfortable. He always had a feeling of being unable to grasp it in his heart, and the strength of holding her hand suddenly became tighter.

"Believe me, you are the one I care about, and I will only marry you in the future. I don't like those things, and I will never mess around with these messy women."

Zhao Shiqi assured again and again.

Du Yuyan gradually believed it, but she was still sad and even a little angry. Knowing that she cared about him so much, why couldn't she be more vigilant? And his kung fu was so good. Usually when she was in the palace, he almost broke her arm when she approached from behind. How could he let a woman hug him so easily today?

In the final analysis, it's not that he doesn't care enough.

It was at this time that Nan Yan realized that something was wrong with Seventeen. She looked at the two of them in disbelief and even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

Otherwise, how could she have heard Seventeen say that he was going to marry someone else?

It must be an illusion, she must have heard it wrong.

It was not until she saw Seventeen gently and considerately wiping away the tears from her face that Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, and her face suddenly turned pale. She seemed to have just reacted, and then she could no longer suppress her emotions.

She struggled even harder, using almost all her strength to finally break free from the servant's pull. Then, with her clothes in disarray, she rushed over and grabbed Seventeen's arm tightly. She cried until her nose was red and her tears flowed like beads that had been cut off from the string.

"What are you talking about, a messy woman?"

"How is it possible that you don't know me?"

"Obviously...I am your wife!"

She used all her strength to pry open their tightly clasped hands, her nails almost digging into their flesh because of the excessive force. Then she pushed Du Yuyan away and squeezed over, holding him tightly, "I am your fiancée. I am the one you like, and I am the one you want to marry..."

She cried so hard that she almost had a stitch in her side. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she repeated over and over again, "It's me, I am your Yanyan... Seventeen, look at me..."

Du Yuyan, who was standing by, staggered when she was pushed by her. If the maid beside her had not helped her, she might have really fallen down. It was this that made the doubts that had been dispelled in her heart resurface, especially when she saw the intimate pulling between the two of them, she turned around and left in anger.

Zhao Shiqi tried to chase her subconsciously, but was held tightly by Nan Yan. He was really annoyed this time, and a feeling of anxiety arose uncontrollably in his heart. He didn't know what happened to him tonight? He was entangled by the same powerless woman again and again, and he didn't dodge twice.

This also completely exhausted Zhao Shiqi's patience. Especially when he watched Du Yuyan walk away, the expression on his face instantly turned cold. This time he didn't even turn his head to look at her, but directly pushed her away mercilessly.

"I've already told you, I don't know you. If you keep pestering me, I will really be rude to you!"

This time, he used a lot of force, even some internal force in his palm, and threw the person away in an instant. Nan Yan did not expect him to do this, and she fell backwards almost uncontrollably, and was about to fall badly -

Zhao Shiqi's pupils shrank unconsciously.

He subconsciously took two steps forward, and perhaps he didn't even realize that at this moment he had the urge to rush up and catch her.

Just at this moment someone squeezed out from the crowd.

…

Ye Qiuchen heard someone crying from a distance and thought there was some lively commotion going on, but when he walked in he discovered that the person crying was Nan Yan, especially when he saw a man pushing her mercilessly.

Ye Qiuchen's heart skipped a beat immediately, and he felt as if his heart was being pulled tightly by someone, and it almost jumped out of his throat.

Without thinking, he almost subconsciously rushed over here, then grabbed her waist and held her in his arms, preventing her from falling to the ground.

He didn't know what had happened at this moment. He just wondered why she was bullied so badly when he was away for such a short while.

Moreover, he didn't know how to ask for help when he was bullied. What's the point of crying? Normally, he would pinch his ears without mercy, so why didn't he do that when he was around other people?

Ye Qiuchen was really angry this time!

How could the beloved whom he held so carefully in his hands and to whom he normally could not bear to say even a harsh word be bullied like this?

Especially when he heard her crying, he just wanted to drag out the person who bullied her and cut him into pieces to vent his anger. "What's wrong? Who bullied you? I was away for such a short while, why are you crying like this? Tell me, who bullied you, I will definitely help you..."

Before he could finish his words, he looked up and saw Ying Shiqi standing in front of him. The hands that were originally around her waist suddenly stiffened, and then the force was suddenly tightened.

At that moment, the air seemed to stagnate.

Ye Qiuchen stood there stiffly, his expression even distorted at that moment. He really didn't expect...

Shadow Seventeen...he is not dead!

This guy couldn't even die, should we say he really didn't deserve to die? Ye Qiuchen inevitably felt a little nervous, he really didn't expect that he would see Ying Shiqi alive in his life.

That didn't kill him at the time...

So what does this mean now? Is she planning to take revenge on him? Or is she planning to snatch Yanyan back from him?

Ye Qiuchen narrowed his eyes, and a cold murderous intent appeared in his eyes without any scruples. He was thinking whether he should take the initiative? But in this crowded street, in front of Yanyan, he couldn't be so reckless.

And no matter which one it is, there is no way he will let it go now.

However, Zhao Shiqi on the other side frowned slightly. He looked at the two people cuddling together in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know what was wrong. The wound on his chest was actually slightly painful, even though it had been almost healed for a year.

This made him unconsciously develop a strong sense of rejection towards the two people in front of him, and a deep feeling of disgust welled up in his heart uncontrollably, as if his heart was being torn apart by something, and even his breathing was a little difficult.

Zhao Shiqi clenched his fingers unconsciously.

He stared coldly at the two people in front of him. He didn't know why he suddenly hated them. But when he saw the woman's messy hair and red eyes, he inexplicably felt a surge of regret in his heart.

He really shouldn't have attacked a weak woman just now. Thinking of this, Zhao Shiqi took another deep breath, trying to calm the complicated and chaotic emotions in his heart, and whispered, "It was indeed my fault just now, but I'm really not the person you're looking for. Please don't bother me again in the future."

When Zhao Shiqi said this, he was looking at Nan Yan in the man's arms, with his eyebrows slightly drooped. Although there was no expression on his face, one could still hear a hint of annoyance and indifference in his tone.

These words also made Ye Qiuchen, who was originally tense, pause.

His first reaction was what tricks was Ying Shiqi trying to play?

Are you trying to take advantage of the situation?

Ye Qiuchen raised his head and carefully looked at the man in front of him who looked exactly like Ying Shiqi. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong. The two men had very different temperaments. Ying Wei's aura was always silent, and although the man in front of him was also low-key, his aura was different from Ying Wei's. Then, a very strange thought gradually emerged in Ye Qiuchen's heart.

This person...maybe not Ying Shiqi?

Yes! If it was the real Ying Shiqi, he would not be so calm when he saw him, and he would not be so rational to say that she had recognized the wrong person when he saw him holding Nan Yan.

So, the person in front of me is really not Ying Seventeen!

Ye Qiuchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly guessed the whole cause and effect. He also knew why the person in his arms was crying so sadly, but it was not easy for him to say it directly now.

After Zhao Shiqi on the opposite side finished speaking, his eyes paused between the two of them, and then without any hesitation, he turned around and left.

But Nan Yan behind him still refused to give up. She struggled hard and wanted to chase after him, but this time Ye Qiuchen held her very tightly and she couldn't get away at all.