Her eyelids twitched, and Shen Tangning could no longer pretend. With a helpless expression, she opened her eyes:
"Actually, no."
She spoke the most vicious words in the calmest tone, "I originally wanted him dead, but you came too fast."
Shen Ci stared blankly, then slowly turned his head: "So...it's our fault?"
Chi Yan's eyelids twitched. His face remained expressionless, but a certain emotion was being suppressed in his eyes as he stared directly at her.
"Do you know how dangerous that situation was? If I had arrived even a moment later..."
His tone was unusually fierce, and knowing he was in the wrong, Shen Tangning pursed her lips and remained silent, creating a momentary silence.
Sensing the situation was turning sour, Shen Ci chuckled and wisely made his escape: "Um... I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"
After saying that, he sneaked out quickly, patting his chest: "Phew! The young couple had a tiff, they gave me quite a fright!"
"..."
The two faced off in silence. Noticing the injury on her hand, Chi Yan finally couldn't hold back any longer and softened his tone:
"Ah Ning, I'm not blaming you, I'm just scared."
Heaven knows that when Chi Yan saw her fall from the horse, his heart skipped a beat, and it felt as if all the blood in his body had turned cold.
He doesn't remember how he got there, only that his fingertips were trembling when he caught her.
Her eyelashes fluttered twice, and she raised her head, her tone earnest: "But I can't always just wait for you to come to my rescue. In those situations, mutual destruction is the best solution I can think of; it's better than being at someone's mercy!"
For a fleeting moment, she was overcome by murderous intent. She desperately wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the Third Prince, even if it meant inflicting heavy losses on herself as well as harming the enemy.
She could certainly get out of trouble first and then make careful plans, but she knew she couldn't swallow this insult!
Chi Yan suddenly leaned down and embraced her, his breath enveloping her completely. Shen Tangning was startled for a moment, hearing his deep and helpless voice:
"Actually, I'm very glad that you have the ability to protect yourself."
When faced with danger, her first reaction is always to try to save herself, rather than simply placing her hopes on others.
Shen Tangning is a tall tree, not a parasitic vine that clings to others. He has always known this, and that is why he was attracted to her.
“But Aning, I sometimes feel frustrated. As your husband, I haven’t been able to protect you and have put you in danger time and time again.”
Her face was pressed against his cold, hard fabric, so she couldn't see his expression, but she was struck by his deep voice, a strange emotion rising within her. She raised her hand to hold his shoulder: "How can I blame you? It's someone else with ill intentions. You can't be a thief for a thousand days and still guard against them for a thousand days..."
She was born for revenge, and Chi Yan was led down the same path by chance because of her, so their future lives were destined to be anything but peaceful.
A dark glint appeared in Chi Yan's eyes as he straightened up and stared at her: "Why did your horse suddenly go out of control?"
These horses are inspected and cared for by special personnel before being distributed to the distinguished guests. Could it be that the Third Prince bribed the horse handlers?
But how could he know that the horse would definitely be given to Shen Tangning?
Shen Tangning shook her head, a cold glint in her eyes: "Everything was fine before. If there was any change, it was after I separated from Pei Mingzhu..."
During that time, they all competed against each other, but only she had the opportunity to get close to her horse.
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