Qingyuan gripped the golden abacus she stubbornly refused to remove from her waist, lowered his eyes, and said, "Trying to fool me again?"
"Once we reach Jiangnan, will we flee again?"
"Where will they hide this time?"
Shen Zhiyi took the abacus from his hand, touched it like a treasure, and patted his hand.
"You used so much force, you almost broke it!"
She gave him a soft glare.
"I've told you so many times."
"The reason I ran away was because I was afraid that if you found out that my motives were impure and that I had tricked you out of so many pearls and silk, you would do something to me."
"Take my life, or break my legs or something."
That's why I ran.
Qingyuan's face grew even uglier.
"I wouldn't do that to you."
Shen Zhiyi put down the abacus, then cupped his face in her hands, her eyes crinkling into a smile.
"So..."
"If I had known you loved me this much, even if you were deceived by me, you wouldn't have done anything to me. You even gave me so much gold and silver jewelry. Why would I have thought of running away?"
She touched his face, her smile widening.
"I wish I could stay with you forever."
Qingyuan's ears suddenly turned red.
Who loves you?
He turned his head and looked at the fish swimming in the distance.
He suddenly turned back, glaring at her fiercely, "What haven't I done to you these past few days?"
He gripped her waist, his eyes suddenly darkening.
"Does Qingqing never learn her lesson and want to try again?"
Shen Zhiyi felt a burning sensation from the warmth of his palm, and thinking about the past few days... she shrank back and nestled into his arms.
"Fine, fine, you don't love me..."
These days, she has figured out that this person responds better to gentleness than force.
So she leaned against him affectionately.
It even gently rubbed against his chest and neck twice.
"I meant you didn't hurt me."
Qingyuan's body stiffened.
He lowered his head, pinched her chin, forcing her to look up at him. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he finally said slowly, "Qingqing is wrong."
He paused, then looked into her eyes with utmost seriousness.
"I love you."
"I love you so much."
He loved her so much that what he perceived as hatred and anger could vanish the moment he touched her.
He loved her so much that even though he knew he wasn't her number one priority and that he could never surpass "money" in her heart, he still clung to her shamelessly, refusing to let her go.
He loved her so much that even when he looked at her, his chest overflowed with overwhelming longing...
She had no idea how much he loved her.
He mistakenly believed that he would hurt or humiliate her.
He should have told her sooner.
Shen Zhiyi was slightly taken aback.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed to the gem wall opposite.
"When we return to Jiangnan, can we pry off these gems and take them with us?"
Qingyuan: ...
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