Chapter 131 [VIP] Lifesaver (18)
After the news of the second daughter of the Li family being broken off her engagement spread, within a few days, another shocking news came from the Li Mansion. It was said that the nephew of the current emperor, Prince Xiao, had come with a matchmaker to propose marriage, and the wife he wanted to marry was Li Nanyan, the eldest daughter of the Li Mansion.
Although the eldest daughter of the Li family had been broken off in an engagement, now those who are well-informed know that she was lucky. Everyone knows that Lord Jin has some problems with offspring, and it is said that the problem is not small, so being broken off in an engagement is actually a good thing. Didn't you see that the second daughter of the Li family also broke off the engagement herself?
Moreover, this incident made some elderly women and grandmas feel that this girl looked more and more blessed, with natural good luck that others could not even envy. Therefore, many families wanted to wait until the outside rumors died down before asking a matchmaker to come to their house to ask.
After all, they are from the same circle, and the Li family is a veritable family of officials. Marrying Miss Li would be a good thing.
But no one expected that before the people outside could react, Prince Xiao had already brought his men to the door.
How should I put it? Everyone was quite surprised when they heard the news. Although someone had seen that Prince Xiao and the eldest daughter of the Li family talking and laughing in front of the rouge shop before, had always thought that Prince Xiao was just joking. With such a casual personality, how could everyone really marry the eldest daughter of the Li family?
Besides, who doesn't know that Prince Xiao is also a man who loves romance? He likes to hang out in romantic places, and is especially sympathetic to prostitutes. He often hangs out with them. In the early years, he even made a scene in Yanyun City for a prostitute. Such a person actually brought a matchmaker to the Li Mansion to propose marriage? Could it be that this prince has really changed for the better?
Then someone who was well-informed said that Prince Xiao had really changed for the better. Hey, you may not know that Lord Jin and Lord Zhou from the Dali Temple were the main contributors to the Jile Temple bandit incident that caused a lot of noise in Yanyun City a few days ago.
But in fact, Prince Xiao was also present and made a lot of efforts. It is said that he even saved the life of the eldest daughter of the Li family. The two of them became acquainted because of this, and he naturally pledged his life in return for the life-saving grace. Doesn't this sound like a good thing?
I don't know what other people think, but what's important is what the Li family thinks. I don't know whether Lord Li, who loves to show off his knowledge, will agree to this marriage.
In fact, the emperor had received the news in the palace as early as when Xiao Feihe was preparing to propose marriage. He originally thought that this kid was just joking, so he wanted to give him a good warning and tell him that marriage is not a joke. However, after he summoned him, this kid actually took the opportunity to plunder his private warehouse and said that as an uncle, he should give his future niece-in-law a gift. The emperor didn't know what to say after hearing this, but looking at his attitude, he almost understood. It seems that this kid is sincere.
That's all, as long as it's sincere. As your uncle, it wouldn't be a big deal if he gave you a little gift when meeting you.
However, the emperor thought for a long time, and then thought about the boy's previous mischievous behavior. He was afraid that his nephew would be beaten out with a stick after Li Mingru explained his purpose to others tomorrow. So he did not hesitate and immediately wanted to draft an imperial decree to grant the marriage to the two. In this way, no matter how courageous Li Mingru was, he would not dare to disobey the order.
However, the boy stopped this matter. He said that offering a marriage was too insincere. It sounded like he was forcing the girl. He and the girl were obviously in love with each other. When proposing a marriage, he should show his sincerity and visit her in person. How could he just take the easy way out and let the matter be settled with an order? This was not acceptable!
After hearing this, the emperor gave up. It seemed that this unfilial son was at least somewhat satisfied and finally understood something. It seemed that in order for a man to grow up, he still had to find a good wife to suppress him.
So, early the next morning, Xiao Feihe brought the matchmaker to the door.
At first, before he explained his purpose, Lord Li was polite to him, but his politeness was a bit dull and perfunctory. Xiao Feihe touched his nose and felt a little guilty for some reason. It was probably because he had made too many excuses in the past, which led to his future father-in-law being dissatisfied with him.
After Xiao Feihe exchanged some pleasantries, he directly explained his purpose, lowered his head, and bowed with his hands clasped. This etiquette was particularly thoughtful. "Sir Li, I have offended you before. I hope you can forgive me and not hold it against a young boy like Feihe."
"However, Fei He came here today to propose marriage to you. The Li family has Zhenzhu Mingyue, whom I love. After the trip to Jile Temple, Fei He fell in love with the eldest daughter of the Li family and could not extricate himself. He wanted to marry her as his wife. In the future, he will cherish her and not let her suffer any grievances. I hope that Master Li can help me."
These words were spoken sincerely without any falsehood. When Xiao Feihe said this, his head almost subconsciously lowered even more, and even his ears felt a little hot.
It was really embarrassing to express all his love in such an open and aboveboard manner. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough, but he was inevitably embarrassed in front of his sweetheart's father.
There was no other way. If any blind prodigal son dared to covet his precious daughter in the future, he would beat him with a stick.
Lord Li didn't react at first. He sat leisurely in the main seat drinking tea. By the time he realized what the naughty boy opposite him said, the tea went down his throat in an instant.
He didn't know whether to swallow or spit it out. He was so stifled that his face turned red. He finally calmed down and saw the man standing opposite him. He was furious again.
"Xiao, I knew you had bad intentions. You came to the Li residence every few days to talk with me, but you disappeared halfway through. I thought you left early, but this is what you were thinking!"
"You wish! Do you think about my daughter? Don't you care about your own reputation? I heard that you even have an illegitimate child. You let my Yanyan marry you, do you want her to teach your child? How dare you think that?"
The more Lord Li thought about it, the angrier he got. He disliked this man more and more. He felt something was wrong at first, but he didn't think much about it. After all, he was still a prince, so he wouldn't kick him out. But he didn't expect that this man would think this way?
Xiao Feihe knew that something was wrong when he heard this! He should have been more restrained and should not have fooled people like that. Now, he didn't even have a chance to fight for it.
Xiao Feihe hurriedly stepped forward to explain, telling him that the rumors outside should not be believed. He had no illegible children and had never been with those prostitutes. It was only because of his second cousin that he had such a reputation as a reckless person. He used to be resentful of his uncle, the emperor, for the death of his mother, so he was so reckless that he ruined his reputation just to embarrass the other party. But in the end, it seemed that he was the only one embarrassed. Now even getting married would be rejected by others. He would never dare to do such a bad thing again.
Xiao Feihe omitted some of the more secretive parts. After this explanation, Lord Li was still doubtful, and the anger in his chest finally subsided. So, this Master Xiao is not as bad as he looks, right?
He looked the man up and down again and said, as for his appearance, this prince is really good-looking and is definitely a perfect match for his daughter.
Back then, the eldest princess was stunningly beautiful, and her husband was also a rare talent with extraordinary appearance. As the descendants of these two, their temperament and appearance are naturally not much different.
In the past, I only thought that Prince Xiao was unruly and uninhibited. Because of his bad reputation, people subconsciously ignored his good looks. But now, seeing him wearing a snow-blue straight-collared robe, embroidered clothes, a wide belt with spider patterns around his waist, and a jade pendant of extremely fine quality, it is true that clothes make the man. In this way, people only think that Prince Xiao has a calm and clear temperament, and his words and deeds are polite and considerate. He looks like a well-educated young man from aristocratic family. There is no trace of the sloppy and cynical look he used to have.
If such a handsome young man walked down the street, I'm afraid there would be brave girls who would not be able to resist throwing handkerchiefs at him.
Lord Li frowned and looked the man up and down. The more he looked, the more he felt that he had made a mistake. He thought to himself that if he looked at it this way, this marriage might not be so difficult to accept.
However, I still have to discuss it with my wife. The marriages of the daughters of the Li family have always been decided by my wife.
So Lord Li invited Madam Li over again. Madam Li almost pinched Lord Li's ears when she first heard this. This old man is so bold, isn't he? What is he thinking? He actually wants to marry his daughter to the playboy that everyone in the city hates. How can this be possible?!
The Li family has not yet fallen to the point of selling their daughter!
Mrs. Li naturally refused to agree, but after hearing the whole story and further questioning and observation, Mrs. Li's impression of this Master Xiao gradually changed a lot. She was originally reluctant, but with Master Xiao's continuous efforts, she was now more than willing.
If this man is not as bad as the rumors say, he would be a good choice as a husband.
After all, his own daughter knew it herself. Looking at what happened in the Paradise Temple that day, it seemed that there was some affection between the two little girls.
So Madam Li gave in and said that as long as her daughter was willing, the marriage could be arranged. As a result, almost everyone in the Li family had no objections.
This was the first good news to come out of the Li Mansion in so many days. Madam Li was in a very good mood today. She was so happy that she rewarded all the maids and servants in the mansion, so everyone in the mansion was in a joyous mood.
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Meanwhile, in Fuqiu Courtyard, Li Qingrou was still immersed in the sadness of being broken off from engagement. When she heard the news that Prince Xiao had come to propose marriage, she accidentally broke the vase on the antique shelf.
I couldn't even hear what the maid next to me said.
Li Qingrou's thoughts became more and more confused. Her eyelashes trembled slightly and tears seemed to flow out of her eyes uncontrollably. She didn't understand, she really didn't understand, why did everyone fall in love with Li Nanyan?
She just felt that everything that originally belonged to her was taken away by Li Nanyan. This was the case with Jin Lili and Xiao Feihe! They all said they liked her before!
Obviously, she was the one who met them first.
Why did it turn out like this?
Li Nanyan already has everything. She is loved by her father and mother, and has the noble status of a legitimate daughter. Everyone in the Li Mansion loves her, even the servants flatter her. Now Jin Shili also likes her. In order to break off the engagement with such a fiancée, he would rather announce to the outside world that he will not be able to have children in this life than marry her. Why does everyone like her?
The same goes for Xiao Feihe. He obviously liked her so much in the past, so why could he turn around and marry another woman without hesitation?
Were all his previous feelings for her fake?
Didn't he like her? Wasn't it because of her that he approached Li Nanyan? Why can't you like someone forever? Why change your heart?
Why change your heart at this time?
At this time when she has become a laughing stock and has no one to rely on, she has become like this, but she, Li Nanyan, can marry into the prince's mansion in a grand manner and become the one and only prince's consort!
On what basis?
She was really unwilling to accept this. Li Qingrou's tears fell and her fingers clenched tighter and tighter. From childhood to adulthood, she has always been very strong-willed. She didn't understand why she was obviously better than Li Nanyan in every way, smarter than her, better at reading people's expressions, and more pleasing than her, but why?
The one who loved her from the beginning to the end wanted to love her more than her. Was it because she was a concubine's daughter? Was it because she didn't have a mother of good family background that she didn't deserve these? But her mother had clearly said that she was no worse than Li Nanyan. As the daughter of the same father, she and Li Nanyan were the same. What Li Nanyan had, she could have, and even better than her.
But now she has become a laughing stock of everyone, and she is about to marry into the prince's mansion. How can she be willing to accept this? She really can't accept it!
Li Qingrou calmed down her dazed mind, with a hint of resentment in her heart. She wiped away her tears. Since she was not going to let her have an easy life, she would not let her have an easy life either.
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Nan Yan had not expected that this man was so efficient. He really came the next day to propose marriage as he said. Shortly after breakfast, she was taking a walk in the crabapple garden behind the rockery, admiring the flowers and teasing the green-feathered parrot, when suddenly a pair of slender hands appeared from behind her and covered her eyes.
Nan Yan was startled, and when she turned around and saw it was him, she couldn't help but pin him down and beat him up. This man was getting bolder and bolder. He dared to fight with her in broad daylight in Li's house, and he was not afraid that his father would let the servants beat him to death.
"Why are you here?" Nan Yan asked knowingly, squinting her eyes to look at the man. Today he had changed into particularly noble clothes, looking like a young master from an aristocratic family.
Xiao Feihe couldn't hide the smile between his eyebrows. He took the person's hand and sat down behind the rockery. Then he took out a small red box of seven or eight inches from his sleeve. The box was made of rosewood, exquisitely crafted, and engraved with cloud patterns. Xiao Feihe smiled at her and motioned for her to open it and take a look.
Nan Yan blinked curiously and could not help but open it to take a look. On it was a letter of appointment written by him personally. Nan Yan picked up the letter of appointment, and before she could carefully appreciate his elegant handwriting, she saw sixteen neatly arranged little golden toads in various postures under the box. Some had round bellies, and some stood on one leg. She didn't know where he got these lively and interesting little toys from.
Nan Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she took the little golden toad in her hand and played with it lovingly. This gift really touched her heart. She liked this kind of treasure that looked heavy and golden, especially one made of gold.
"Are they all for me?"
When Nan Yan saw the box of treasures, she immediately put the things in her arms, fearing that someone would snatch her little golden toad away. Look how cute this toad is, how could it be unlovable?
Xiao Feihe couldn't help laughing. As if he had expected this, he raised his hand and tapped her on the head, saying, "You are really ignorant. My calligraphy is worth a thousand gold coins. You didn't see the engagement letter I wrote with great effort, but you saw those scabby eyes. What's the point of keeping your eyes?"
Nan Yan snorted twice and couldn't help laughing, "What's wrong with the jellyfish? Didn't you say that I have a strong taste? I just like this kind of golden jellyfish, and it would be better if I had more. Where did you find all these? Are you giving them all to me? You are not allowed to regret it!"
Xiao Feihe was really defeated by this man's money-obsessed look. There was a light in his eyes, shining brightly. He had never been so happy when facing him. If he had known that this person was so easy to please, he would have given her the key to the warehouse in the Prince's Mansion long ago. Why would there be so many twists and turns?
Prince Xiao pressed her head and asked, "If not you, who should I give it to?"
Then he raised his eyebrows and smiled with great pride, "This prince finally looted this from the palace. Your uncle, the emperor, said that this is a meeting gift for his future niece-in-law. You can't regret it if you accept it!"
Nan Yan snorted twice, raised her eyes and looked at the man, her eyes full of smiles, "As long as you don't bully me in the future, I won't regret it."
Xiao Feihe smiled and hugged the man into his arms, "How have I ever bullied you? It was you who beat me up. Look at my skinny arms and legs, and the marks on my chest from your pinching. You were so ruthless when you hit me. I was beaten by you every day without any chance to fight back. How dare you say that I bullied you?"
Nan Yan laughed, "You deserve it. Who told you to hug and kiss me all the time? If I don't beat you, who should I beat?"
"Alas... this is really unfair to me. I don't know who is the one who is always beating me up. He keeps throwing himself into my arms. I am not a wooden man. If I avoid him, I will be beaten. If I don't avoid him, I will be beaten even more! My chest still hurts, and my sweetheart is in my arms. What's wrong with me touching your waist?"
"Besides, I touched you with my own ability. If you are not convinced, you can touch me back."
As Prince Xiao spoke, he took her hand and reached into his arms, then took out a bag of still-warm snacks.
Nan Yan finally couldn't help laughing out loud, and even her eyes curved into two crescents.
Seeing her soft heart, Xiao Feihe also smiled, then picked up a piece of soft and warm snack and stuffed it into the little baby's moist mouth. While feeding her, he asked, "How is it? Is it delicious? I still have some in my arms. Do you want to touch it again?"
Nan Yan looked at him with watery eyes, and directly pressed his chest and kissed him on the cheek. With a "smack", she stood up holding the box of small golden toads, and said with a happy smile, "I won't argue with you anymore. I'm going to show it to mom, so that she can see how capable I am. I actually got such a big box of gold nuggets back. She will definitely be happy when she sees it."
Xiao Feihe shook his head and smiled helplessly. It was obvious that his most precious gold nugget was about to be coaxed away by him. He reached out and touched his cheek. His face was wet, and there was even a trace of heart crumbs left. Well, he was really unprincipled. He didn't know how to eat it all before being affectionate. Did he leave such a little bit for him to eat?
But looking at her running figure, the emerald green skirt drew a graceful arc under the golden sunlight.
It is so beautiful that it makes people's hearts melt like spring water.
All right……
He just liked her unpretentious look.
Xiao Feihe watched the man run away until his back disappeared completely. Then he stood up from behind the rockery, brushed off the dust on his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, turned around and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw the slim figure standing not far away. Li Qingrou just stood there quietly, and she didn't know how long she had been watching. Her eyes were slightly red, and she seemed to have tears in them.
Xiao Feihe frowned unconsciously.
Suddenly, a very strange feeling welled up in my heart.
It’s not that he was annoyed, but he was a little surprised. Why did Li Qingrou come to him at this time?
He did not deny that he had liked her before. That kind of liking was different from the one he had for Yanyan, but he was indeed moved. However, this feeling gradually faded after many twists and turns, and now his heart is as calm as water.
No one stipulates that once you like someone, you have to like her for the rest of your life. Li Qingrou once saved him and cared about him, which made him moved. However, due to reputation issues, the two of them never got too close.
This love is more like a flower in a mirror, which looks beautiful and dreamy, but is actually as illusory and fragile as the reflection in the water. And some things are not her fault. After all, with her dark reputation, no girl would be willing to treat him sincerely, except for some stupid guys.
After she got engaged to Jin Lili, he had even less chance to get close to her. If she hadn't cried helplessly in front of him at that time, if he hadn't lost his mind and tried to get close to Yanyan for her, he might not understand what it feels like to truly like someone now.
If you truly like someone, you will become a better person because of her/her gradual growth, rather than making yourself humble and ridiculous because of her and doing things that hurt others for her.
Li Qingrou's face was pale, and her lips were light. She just stared at him blankly, then walked up to him with a moist look in her eyes. "You came to the Li Mansion to propose to her. Do you really like her?"
They both knew who this "she" was referring to.
Xiao Feihe nodded without hesitation. Although he didn't know why Li Qingrou came to see him, it didn't prevent him from making his point clear. He said in a calm voice, "Well, I really like Yanyan, and I really want to marry her."
His tone was serious and calm when he said this, and there was even a hint of smile in his eyes.
Li Qingrou subconsciously clenched her fingers, her face turned even paler, and she pursed her lips. Perhaps it was because she hadn't rested well in the past few days, and even her expression looked a little depressed.
She suddenly raised her eyes, looked at him with tears in her eyes, and asked in a light voice, "What about me? Don't you have any feelings for me at all?"
Xiao Feihe seemed a little surprised. His expression paused for a moment, then he relaxed for a moment. Then he asked her, "You know that I liked you at first, right?"
Li Qingrou replied subconsciously, "I know. I also know that you approached her on purpose for me."
"You want her to like you so that she won't have the energy to pester you anymore. I've always known that! You used to like me so much that you would rather deceive Li Nanyan for me, but why did you turn around and marry her without hesitation? Don't you have any feelings for me anymore?"
Her eyes became moist again when she said this.
She looked at him with trembling eyelashes, and there seemed to be some embarrassment and powerlessness in her eyes, as if she just wanted to confirm whether he really had no feelings for her anymore.
Xiao Feihe just felt a little troubled, his brows were tightly wrinkled. If it was not necessary, he didn't want to completely tear his face off. First, she was Yanyan's relative, and they would have to interact in the future. Another thing was that Li Qingrou had saved him before, and she was his real savior. Although he was not a good person, at least for now he could not be too ungrateful.
But he didn't understand why Li Qingrou would say such a thing to him? Obviously, when she was not with Jin Lili, she never cared about him so much. Why did she come to ask him these things now?
Apart from making your situation even more embarrassing, there is clearly no benefit at all.
Xiao Feihe took a deep breath and looked at her. His black and white eyes were unusually deep and his meaning was particularly clear. He replied without any hesitation, "I'm sorry, Qingrou, I don't want to talk about the past anymore. I also hope that you won't say such nonsense in the future, especially in front of Yanyan. I don't want people to misunderstand me, and I already have someone I really like."
Li Qingrou's tears almost immediately overflowed from her eyes. She looked at him unwillingly, with a hint of expectation in her eyes, "What if I beg you? I beg you not to marry her, okay?"
"impossible."
Xiao Feihe almost blurted it out.
After saying this, he felt a little angry. He rubbed his swollen brows and felt that the person in front of him had become too strange. He didn't want to get entangled with her anymore.
Hearing this, Li Qingrou seemed a little stunned, but she reacted quickly. Then she turned her face away uncomfortably, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped her tears.
After she wiped the tears from both sides of her cheeks, she turned around and smiled at him tenderly, with obvious happiness in her eyes, "That's good, as long as you are sincere, Prince Xiao."
She exhaled lightly, and seemed to feel much more relaxed. Then, in the puzzled look of the other party, she explained, "Please forgive me for testing you this time, Prince Xiao. It was because your previous behavior of approaching my elder sister was too abrupt, which made me a little worried that you would bully her. Now I know that you really like my elder sister, so I am relieved."
As Li Qingrou said this, the expression on her face became gentler.
Hearing this, Xiao Feihe was a little stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted, then shook his head and said calmly, "It's okay. In this case, I'll leave first."
"Hey...wait a minute."
"I have something else to say..."
Hearing the other party say he was leaving, Li Qingrou almost subconsciously grabbed his sleeve, but was quickly avoided by the other party without leaving a trace.
Xiao Feihe turned to look at her, "What else do you want to say?"
Li Qingrou looked at him hesitantly and bit her lip. She turned her face away slightly, and her expression seemed a little embarrassed. "In fact, what I said just now was not all false. I once had a good impression of you, but things have changed. It's better not to mention those past events."
"But can you hug me one last time, Prince? Just consider it as repaying your life-saving grace. From now on, everything between us will be written off, okay?"
Xiao Feihe was actually a little embarrassed. He didn't want to hug any woman except Yanyan, especially since the woman in front of him had a relationship with him in the past. Some intuition told him that this was not a good thing! But she said that she was repaying her for saving his life in the past, and the previous things were written off, which made Xiao Feihe hesitate.
After thinking it over again and again, Xiao Feihe frowned and agreed, "Okay, just this once. From now on, you and I will no longer owe each other anything. No matter what you ask me to do in the future, I will not help you again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qingrou rushed over and threw herself into his arms without caring about the man's reaction.
At that moment of tight embrace, Li Qingrou even felt a little sour in her nose. She had never thought before that the chest of this unlearned prince was so steady and reliable. He was even more considerate than Jin Linli.
Why? Why did he never show that he cared about her when he was with her?
He never bought her snacks personally, nor did he carefully hide them in his chest to warm them for her, and he never gave her small toys like little golden toads. Why? Why was he never like this when he was with her, but it was completely different when he was with Li Nanyan!
If he had been so considerate and gentle to her at the beginning, how could she not be moved? It was obvious that he didn't care enough, so he wasn't careful enough, so she couldn't blame him.
Li Qingrou was too resentful at this moment. She didn't think that feelings are mutual. She used to be hot and cold towards Xiao Feihe because of her reputation. She would seek comfort and confess in him when she was down, and put him aside when she had a crush on someone. Even if Xiao Feihe was a bootlicker, he was not a fool!
Love that is not reciprocated for a long time will become tiring. It is not that kind of unforgettable love, not to mention that between two people, in the final analysis, it is just a mutual affection caused by a life-saving grace.
How can such love last long?
When Li Qingrou saw the figure walking towards her happily not far away and saw her hugging her lover tightly, her expression became stiff in an instant and she looked straight into hers.
Nan Yan's eyebrows moved. What was Li Qingrou doing? Was she provoking her? As far as she knew, Li Qingrou didn't seem to like Xiao Feihe at all. She really didn't expect that she would hurt her own sister like this just for a man.
She originally thought that she would have to rely on Jin Lili to expose this lie, but she didn't expect Li Qingrou to help her in advance. But it didn't matter, anyway, whoever came would have the same result.
However, she totally disregarded the sisterly love. It seemed that the original owner ended up like that in the plot. This concubine sister must have done a lot of things secretly to push for it.
The moment Xiao Feihe was hugged by the other party, he wanted to avoid it. This strange feeling filled his whole body with a kind of unprecedented rejection and discomfort, but this person was not done. He just wanted to reach out and pull the person away, but Li Qingrou, who was in his arms, said, "I know it's my fault. When you liked me, I hinted that you should get close to Li Nanyan. Now I have been broken off the engagement and become a laughing stock, and she has become the prince's consort. Things are unpredictable, and I deserve it."
"I just want to ask you one thing, Xiao Feihe, did you really like me at the beginning?"
Perhaps he didn't expect her to ask such a question. There was silence for a long time. After a while, he replied calmly, "Well... I really liked you. I don't deny it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to approach Yanyan, but..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud "bang" from behind, and the sound of something falling heavily to the ground.
The little red box that was originally held in his arms accidentally fell to the ground, the lid cracked, and the heavy little golden toads in various postures inside instantly rolled all over the ground. One of them rolled right to his feet, bounced a bit, and then stopped.
At that moment, the air seemed to stagnate.
Xiao Feihe stood stiffly where he was, his face twitching slightly. At that moment, a heart-shaking panic and uneasiness suddenly surged from the depths of his heart, and then quickly spread to every part of his body, making his entire body freeze. He didn't even dare to turn around to look.
But he still turned around. He saw Nan Yan standing behind him. She was still holding the letter of appointment tightly in her hand. She was looking at him without blinking, but tears were falling without her knowing when.
She didn't know how long she had been standing there. Her face turned pale from the cold wind and her lips were bloodless.
Those dark eyes just stared at him quietly, indifferently, without any emotion or even a trace of light.
Xiao Feihe was really panicked this time, with an indescribable panic in his heart. His body was trembling, and he subconsciously pushed Li Qingrou away from his arms, then stepped forward to grab her hand.
"Yanyan, listen to me..."
Nan Yan subconsciously took a step back and slapped away his outstretched hand without hesitation.
"Don't touch me!"
She looked up at him, tears falling from her eyes one by one, but her expression was filled with unprecedented disgust and strangeness.
Xiao Feihe's fingers froze.
That look of disdain almost suffocated Xiao Feihe. He felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, making him colder and colder, so cold that his fingers trembled slightly. However, his eyes refused to move away and he just stared at her stubbornly.
"Will you listen to my explanation, Yanyan?"
Xiao Feihe's lips were trembled slightly. His lips were extremely pale, so pale that there was almost no trace of blood. At this moment, he had no time to care whether Li Qingrou had done this intentionally. The only thing in his eyes was the person in front of him.
He looked at her with pleading and despair in his eyes.
"You can't... beat me to death with a stick. You have to at least listen to my explanation, please, okay?"
Nan Yan stared at him. As soon as she raised her head, the tears that had been accumulating in her eyes fell uncontrollably. She said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, then let me ask you, did you approach me on purpose from the beginning?"
Xiao Feihe opened his mouth, wanting to refute or explain, but found that he couldn't say a word in rebuttal. He panicked even more, and subconsciously tightened his sleeves with nervousness. After a long while, he replied in a low voice, "...Yes, I approached you on purpose at first, but later..."
Before he could finish the rest of his words, he was decisively interrupted by the person opposite him. She looked at him with red eyes and shouted at him emotionally, "Shut up! I didn't ask you to explain, I just asked you if you were or not!"
Xiao Feihe immediately became flustered when he heard the voice. He looked at her guiltily and nervously, and stretched out his hand, but when he saw her disgusted look, he carefully put it down without daring to make any more unnecessary moves. "Okay, I know, I was wrong. I will answer whatever you ask. Don't cry... don't cry, okay..."
The tone was so flattering as to be almost humble.
Nan Yan's tears fell again. She wiped them away and asked him again, "Okay, let me ask you again, you deliberately approached me, was it because of the person you liked from the beginning? In order to let Li Qingrou and Jin Nili be together well, and in order to make me no longer have the energy to pester Jin Nili, so that I can't disturb them, right?"
The expression on her face was one of despair and disbelief. She stared at him closely, afraid to miss any expression on his face.
When Xiao Feihe heard this, all the color left his face.
At this moment, he suddenly felt an unprecedented fear in his heart, and his eyeballs began to tremble uncontrollably because of fear. He was really scared now, so scared that his whole body was shaking.
He didn't want to answer the question and wanted to evade it, but under Yanyan's compelling gaze, he found that he dared not say anything deceiving. In the end, he could only say with trembling lips,
"……yes."
When Nan Yan heard this affirmative answer, her eyes instantly turned red, and tears flowed down her face uncontrollably. Until this moment, her emotions seemed to have completely collapsed. "Liar, you have been lying to me from the beginning to the end. How could you do this? Do you think I am stupid? Do you think I am easy to deceive? Do you think it is ridiculous to see me walk into your trap step by step? How could you do this to me? How could you use such a thing to lie to me when I was most desperate? Don't you know that I will be desperate after knowing the truth? I can't bear it, I will collapse, how could you do this to me!"
Xiao Feihe burst into tears uncontrollably as he listened to such questions. At this moment, he felt as if his heart was being pulled hard by an invisible thread. A tearing pain kept spreading in his chest, making him feel as if he was about to suffocate. He felt so painful that his whole body was shaking slightly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't cry... It's my fault, it's all my fault from the beginning to the end, I'm a jerk, I deceived an innocent woman's feelings for my own selfish desires, hit me, scold me, please, don't cry, okay?"
"Your eyes will be damaged from crying, stop crying..."
He reached out his hand distressedly, but his fingers were stiff and he accidentally poked her cheek several times. He rolled up his sleeves in regret and fear and carefully wiped her tears.
"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. The thing I regret most in my life is approaching you with a deceptive attitude, but my feelings are real. I really like you, Yanyan, you believe me..."
Nan Yan's eyes were red. She raised her hand and slapped away the finger he extended. Her eyes were full of grievance and despair.
"How can I trust you? How can I know if you are lying to me again this time? Your acting is so good, so good that we have been together for such a long time, but I have never found out that you are deceiving me. Xiao Feihe, I don't believe you anymore, I will never believe you again!"
Nan Yan closed her eyes tightly, her thick eyelashes were all wet with tears, and her eyes were even a little red and swollen.
She cried so hard that even her breathing became difficult, and her whole body was shaking slightly. Then she took a deep breath.
When she closed her eyes again, there was no trace of the affection she had for him in the past. Finally, she said, "Our engagement is canceled. From now on, don't come to me again. I will not marry you again."
After she finished speaking, she threw the best letter of employment that he had spent a lot of time and effort writing over and over again and finally finalized at him. The cold, hard cardboard hit his forehead and instantly cut a small cut, and blood oozed out.
But the pain on my face is nothing compared to the pain in my heart.
Xiao Feihe's tears also overflowed from his eyes at that moment. An unbearable pain quickly spread in his chest. He grabbed Nan Yan's hand tightly and begged desperately,
"No, no, I don't want to..."
"Yan Yan, will you listen to my explanation? I lied to you at first, and I deliberately approached you for Li Qingrou, but later it was all true, my feelings were all real! I really like you, and I really want to marry you. My love for you is not fake. I beg you, please don't treat me like this, okay?
Xiao Feihe's eyes were red, and tears fell on Nan Yan's cheeks. He rushed forward and hugged her in his arms. The veins on the back of his hands were throbbing from excessive force, and his voice became hoarse from excessive anxiety.
"Don't cancel the engagement, I beg you, I like you, I really like you! Yanyan, please don't leave me, okay? I beg you, no matter how you beat me, scold me or hate me, as long as you don't leave me, I can do anything, can you forgive me this time, okay? I beg you..."
He begged, his eyes becoming redder and redder.
Nan Yan stretched out her hand, pried open his fingers one by one, and then pushed him away forcefully.
Those dark eyes without a trace of light just stared at him quietly, with such a distant and cold look, as if they had never known him before.
Such a strange look pinned Xiao Feihe to the spot. Just one glance suffocated his breathing and made him feel as if he wished he was dying.
"don't want......"
His fingers became stiff from exerting too much force, and he held on to her sleeve tightly, refusing to let go.
Nan Yan pulled it out without hesitation.
"Don't touch me. Whenever I think about how you deliberately approached me and deceived my feelings for another woman, I find the past so disgusting."
After she said this, she didn't even bother to look at him again and turned away in a daze.
Well, this world is probably going to end soon.
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