Chapter 65 Breaking off the Engagement

When Shen Yan rushed to the main hall, he looked around hastily, but did not see Ning Yuan, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

It was not too late.

Old Master Shen was sitting in the main seat drinking tea at this time. He looked up and saw him, frowned and said: "Since you were young, I taught you to walk calmly and behave properly. You are really more promising now. How can you do such a thing in your own house?"

His chest rose and fell slightly, and he walked a little into the hall, tidied his clothes, and restored his usual demeanor, and then said directly: "Father, can you leave for the time being?"

Old Master Shen paused with his hand holding the tea, and looked at him in surprise.

Before he could explain, he heard his father's refusal: "No, Miss Ning is here to visit me, how can I leave her alone to meet you? What if she gets scared?"

Shen Yan said: "She may not be as weak as you think."

"What do you mean? She is obviously a well-behaved and quiet little girl..."

While Shen Yan was confronting Old Master Shen, Ning Yuan was walking slowly on the way to the main hall, still holding the letter

of broken engagement tightly in her hand. She couldn't help but recall the time she spent with Shen Yan.

When did she feel that he liked her?

From childhood to adulthood, the two had met countless times at various banquets.

She is a person who never likes to please everyone. She avoids people if possible. Most people will ignore her. But every time she meets Shen Yan, she can always feel his gaze on her.

His gaze towards her is too direct, so out of courtesy, she has to muster up the courage and greet him with a blushing face.

But now thinking about it carefully, he doesn't seem to have given her any response, and he always looks away indifferently.

She used to think that he was taciturn, an icy face, and very unkind. Now thinking about it, maybe she was a little self-indulgent in the past.

The weather has become cooler, and Ning Yuan's palms holding the letter are still slightly sweaty. When she looked up at the elegant main hall not far away, her eyes became more determined.

She walked into the main hall and saw the tea and snacks that had been prepared.

The atmosphere was a little tense, but the two people had to pretend to be friendly in front of her.

"Uncle Shen." She said politely.

Old Master Shen said slowly: "Miss Ning is here? I often hear my wife mention you. She likes you very much. When she heard that you were coming to visit the mansion, she specially asked the kitchen to prepare these snacks. Now I don’t know what she is busy doing. There is no sign of her."

After saying that, he glared at Shen Yan, cleared his throat and said: "But this kid, he hurried over, it seems... he really wants to see you." This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. After saying this, even he couldn't help blushing, and raised his eyes to glare at Shen Yan.

He was famous all his life, but he had such an unlucky son. She could only help him up to this point.

Ning Yuan had heard of the great name of Mr. Shen in the court. He himself was even more intimidating. Seeing him treat her so politely, she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

No wonder Shen Yan didn't like her, but always wanted to marry her.

She had seen a lot of such things in the love stories of the world.

If a man who has nothing to do can marry a girl that both his parents like and bring her home, his parents will also look up to him. Although

Shen Yan is not a playboy who has nothing to do, it seems that the relationship between him and his father is indeed a little subtle. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. She glanced at Shen Yan and said obediently, "Uncle Shen, I came here today because I have something very important to tell you."

Old Master Shen said seriously, "Oh? You can tell me."

Before Ning Yuan was about to speak, she secretly glanced at Shen Yan again. Seeing him staring at her, she felt nervous for no reason.

Ming Jue stood outside the door, looking around, thinking happily: What else could it be? Of course it's a marriage!

"This matter, this matter is a long story. I'm afraid I'll miss something in my words, so I'll write it all in this letter."

The girl held the letter in both hands and handed it over respectfully.

"You'll know after you read it."

Ming Jue, who was outside the door, widened his eyes: Wow, what is this?

Is it a marriage certificate written by Miss Ning herself?

She really is, he is crying his ass off, she is much braver than his young master!

He couldn't help but look at Shen Yan, but saw that he was frowning, the corners of his lips were straightened, his slender jade-like hands were tightly grasping the armrests of the chair, and even his knuckles were a little white.

A grown man was actually more nervous than the girl.

Just as Lord Shen stretched out his hand and was about to take the letter, Shen Yan stood up and snatched the letter before him.

The soft sleeves brushed across Ning Yuan's palm, and Lord Shen grabbed nothing.

She looked up at Shen Yan in confusion.

This letter of divorce was not written for him to see, why is he trying so hard to grab it?

In front of Ning Yuan, Shen's father was a little embarrassed and said in a low voice: "Bring it here."

Shen Yan did not move, but turned his head to look at Ning Yuan, with a complicated expression that she could not understand.

"Bring it here!" Shen's father's voice was a little harsh.

Shen Yan pursed his lips and immediately made a decision that went against his ancestors.

He passed by her and threw it into the brazier in front of everyone.

The sparks rose from a corner and soon swallowed up half of it.

"Shen Yan, do you think my words are wind around your ears?" Shen's father slammed the table in anger.

"Ah! My letter!"

Ning Yuan hurriedly tried to pick it up, but was stopped by Shen Yan's wrist.

He had a handsome face and his usual cold voice fell into her ears: "How can you cancel my engagement with Shen Yan just like that?"

Ning Yuan looked at him in surprise.

She had not mentioned the breakup with him to anyone, not even Xiao Xingxing knew about it, so how did Shen Yan know about it?

"What on earth do you want to do? Kneel down!" Shen's father shouted.

Shen Yan didn't say much, and immediately knelt in the hall with his head held high, but he still didn't let go of Ning Yuan's hand.

Ning Yuan was already nervous, and she had never heard anyone scold her so sternly, unlike her father, who was always furious at home.

So she was nervous and knelt down subconsciously.

...

Shen's father was stunned: "What are you doing?"

Ning Yuan realized it belatedly, raised her eyes and looked at Shen Yan in surprise.

"What are you doing? Of course they want you to help them! You are so fierce, it's obvious?"

Mrs. Shen's voice arrived before she arrived, and she walked in in a hurry.

She had been outside the door with a plate before, and when she heard Mingjue say that Shen Yan burned the marriage certificate brought by Yuanyuan, her face changed immediately, threw the plate in her hand to him, and rushed into the house.

She stood in front of the brazier, sighed at the letter that had been completely burned to ashes, turned to Shen Yan and said, "You kid, how could you burn the marriage certificate written by Yuanyuan herself?"

"...Marriage certificate?"

Ning Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.

This is not a marriage certificate, it's clearly a letter of withdrawal of engagement!

This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Which bastard dares to make such a big rumor?

As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a pain in her back, and when she opened her mouth again, she couldn't make any sound.

She glared at the man who was still holding her wrist.

Shen Yan, you bastard, how dare you touch my dumb hole?

Shen Yan felt that his brain was working faster than when he accompanied His Majesty to seize the throne.

He followed the situation and said, "I burned her marriage certificate because the proposal should have come from our family. How could we let a girl come here in person?"

"Father, don't you think so?"

Old Master Shen pondered for a moment, still doubtful, "That's true, but is this really a marriage certificate?"

Ning Yuan shook her head desperately.

No, of course not, this is a letter of withdrawal of engagement.

Shen Yan looked at her sideways and asked immediately, "Yuanyuan, you don't want to separate from me, do you?"

After asking, he said to Father Shen, "You see, she doesn't want to separate from me."

Ning Yuan wanted to cry but had no tears.

This question was asked very tricky. She didn't know whether to shake her head or nod. Anyway, she was willing to be with him.

This man is really unscrupulous!

Ning Yuan pointed to her mouth and waved her hands, indicating that she had no words to say.

Father Shen also understood her meaning quickly: "Miss Ning, why can't you speak?"

She looked at Shen Yan with resentment and raised her hand to point at him.

Shen Yan said respectfully: "Father, Yuanyuan probably wants me to take her to see a doctor."

Father Shen looked at them and always felt that something was wrong. However, Ning Yuan was talking to him well at first, but she suddenly lost her voice in front of everyone.

Although he felt a little puzzled, he still waved his hand: "Then take her to call a doctor."

"Yes." Shen Yan replied indifferently, still holding her tightly, "Before that, I still have to ask you two elders for a favor."

"Please bathe and change clothes with your mother, go to the Duke's Mansion in person, ask for Yuanyuan's engagement letter, and discuss the wedding date with Ning Guogong on the third day of the auspicious day."

Elder Shen's expression was confused for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, his unfortunate son had not yet expressed his feelings to her in the hunting grounds, so how could he have reached the stage of performing the three letters and six ceremonies in just a few days?

Has the love of young people developed so quickly?

"But...but we haven't prepared the gift yet."

"I have already prepared it." Shen Yan said, "Let Mingjue take you to the storehouse to get it."

Shen's father asked, "...When did you prepare it?"

"Several months ago." Shen Yan stated calmly, "I have decided to marry her."

Mrs. Shen was overjoyed: "You kid, you finally got it! Husband, why are you still standing there? Let's go!"

She dragged Mr. Shen away, leaving only the two of them in the main hall.

Shen Yan grabbed her and stood up, closing the door casually to block out the outside noise.

The development of the matter was far beyond Ning Yuan's expectations. Because it was too sudden, she couldn't even tell what she felt in her heart.

...Is he joking with her?

No, if it was a joke, it shouldn't alarm his parents.

Just like he had tricked her into getting pregnant before.

...So was he serious this time?

Seeing that the soft approach didn't work, he used the hard approach on her, intending to rob her?

Shen Yan untied her dumb hole, but still restrained her wrists. He lowered his head in front of her and stared at her quietly, as if he was concentrating.

He was silent for a moment, as if brewing something, and then lowered his voice and asked softly: "Miss Ning, I like you, may I marry you?"

In fact, he didn't want to confess to her so suddenly.

But things happened one after another, disrupting his plans, and finally, step by step, it became what it is now.

This incident alerted him, and he must say what he wants to say as soon as possible in the future.

Now, even the questions he had prepared in advance seemed a little too pale at this moment when the matter was settled.

"You, what did you say?"

Ning Yuan blinked, and her voice, which had just resumed speaking, was slightly hoarse.

He repeated it patiently: "I said I wanted to marry you."

"Not this sentence, the previous one."

"I like you?" He answered her patiently.

"You, what did you say?"

At this moment, Ning Yuan felt her heartbeat speed up for no reason, and then quickly calmed down.

She thought, this might be one of the means for him to achieve his goal.

After all, he could even burn her marriage withdrawal certificate in front of his father, so what's so difficult about saying he likes you?

Thinking of this, she felt particularly ashamed of the sudden acceleration of her heartbeat.

"I said I like you." He repeated it again.

She was so angry that she said, "Don't joke with me!"

The man's eyes were still cold: "Miss Ning, do you think I am joking? Am I joking about my parents' reputation, or about the time and energy I have invested in our marriage?"

"I don't have the leisure to joke with you."

"I really like you and want to marry you."

The sound of her heartbeat rang in her ears, and she couldn't tell whose voice it was.

The main hall was too quiet, so quiet that Ning Yuan felt the atmosphere was a little weird.

His words were as calm as before, as calm as water, without any waves.

He would not joke with her about these things, but he said it so confidently, and it didn't seem like he really liked her.

Ning Yuan's face gradually became warmer, and she thought it might be because the door was not open.

She looked at the tall man in front of her and asked subconsciously: "Then what do you like about me?"

She wanted his love to sound convincing.

Unexpectedly, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know."

Ning Yuan bit her lip, and her mood, which had just climbed halfway up the mountain, instantly fell to the bottom, and her big black and white eyes were quickly covered with a layer of mist.

She rarely had such big emotional ups and downs, and it was not until today that she fully understood how much she cared about him.

She cared about how much he was true and how much he was false about her.

She hoped that his feelings for her would be purer.

She hoped that his kindness to her came from the heart, because she was herself, not because of her and his family background, or her engagement with him.

She simply could not do what many men and women in the world accepted, to spend the rest of her life with a man who was talented, had good character, and was well-matched with her, but who did not love her or whom she did not love.

She was just a greedy person.

She did not speak, but just lowered her eyelashes slightly, trying to suppress the bitterness in her heart.

Shen Yan looked at her pitiful appearance, and suddenly felt that it was actually a very aggrieved thing for Ning Yuan to be with him.

He knew clearly how he felt about her in his heart.

He just didn't know how to express it clearly.

He liked everything she did to him, and even thought her stupidity was cute. When he saw her happy, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and when he saw her sad, his heart also felt uncomfortable.

But he couldn't say that she liked her because she was stupid, right?

Then she would be unhappy again.

He even felt that it didn't matter if she was thinking about other people in her heart at the same time, as long as she was willing to marry him.

He believed that with his efforts, one day, she would only have eyes for him.

She was his concern and throbbing in his youth, and perhaps from the first time he saw her, he hoped that she would let him stand by her side.

Unfortunately, she never did.

When she was unhappy, she always silently dissolved herself and never extended the olive branch called "need" to him.

She seemed very weak and could be bullied by anyone. But she

also seemed very strong and no one could really knock her down.

Rather than saying that he once hated her silence and poor tongue, it was better to say that he hated himself for being so lonely and taciturn.

Because as long as she doesn't say it, he doesn't know how to move towards her.

But fortunately, he can hear her voice now.

Although he doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, he is grateful to God for giving him this unparalleled adventure, which allows him to understand her and know himself.

He pursed his lips, put his arms around her waist, carefully brought her close to him, and then lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.

He tried to express: "Don't be unhappy."

"...I only know that if I can't see you, I will miss you all the time; if I can see you every day, I will be really happy."

"Isn't this love?"