The words "What nonsense are you talking about?" were like a bucket of boiling oil, instantly poured into the fireplace in Xiao Che's heart, which was already burning with raging anger.
"boom!"
He became a sensation!
He felt that he was even more wronged than Dou E!
He admitted that he had initially mishandled the situation and neglected her.
But what did he do afterward?!
How much effort did he put in to make her happy and to make up for his mistakes?!
He, the emperor himself, went to a secluded corner of the imperial garden and, like a thief, plucked a handful of foxtail grass!
He, an emperor who couldn't even finish reviewing all the memorials, insisted on putting aside all important military and state affairs to accompany her and "work" in the Kunning Palace for a whole day!
How much courage did he, a person with absolutely no artistic talent who didn't even know what an eyebrow pencil was, muster to dare to "draw" on her stunningly beautiful face?!
He, an emperor who had never even stepped into a kitchen, almost set the Kunning Palace on fire before making that bowl of "Love-Love Longevity Noodles" that even he himself dared not taste!
He even studied folk tales! As someone who reads military books and history books, he almost went blind reading those cloying, cheesy things!
He felt that he had already humbled himself enough!
He has used every possible way he can think of and do to "please" his opponent!
He has already humbled himself to this extent!
But what about her?!
Instead of being grateful, she became even more unreasonable!
First, he was sarcastic and sarcastic, then he suddenly erupted out of nowhere, and now he's even spouting crazy things like "describe what you see in the picture" and "cheating device"!
This is absolutely incomprehensible!
A tremendous sense of injustice and betrayal, mixed with the emperor's anger at being unjustly accused, completely ignited Xiao Che's emotions at this moment!
"Nonsense?!" He laughed angrily. "Lin Wan-wan, put your hand on your heart and tell me, who's being ridiculous?!"
His voice trembled slightly from extreme anger.
"I admit it! I neglected you these past few days because I was busy with state affairs!"
"But what did I do?!"
He took a step forward, his bloodshot eyes fixed on her, and began to recount his "achievements" one by one!
"I'm sending you flowers again!"
"Again, I clumsily try to draw your eyebrows, just like in the storybooks!"
"I even cooked for you myself! I made you that damned longevity noodles!"
With each word he spoke, the resentment and anger in his heart intensified.
"I, Xiao Che, an emperor! Have already humbled myself so much just to make you happy!"
He pointed to his own nose, almost roaring, and uttered the most hurtful and aggrieved words.
"What more do you want from me?!"
"..."
The entire imperial study fell into a deathly silence because of his roar, which was filled with endless grievances.
Lin Wan-wan stood there blankly, staring at the man in front of her who seemed to be insane, with a look on his face that said, "I've done so much for you, and you're still not satisfied."
Tears still clung to her eyelashes.
The anger and despair on her face had not yet faded.
However, after she clearly heard his "accusations"...
She... smiled.
It was an extremely eerie smile.
First, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and then the curve grew wider and wider.
Finally, she burst out laughing.
She laughed through her tears, laughing so hard she was shaking, bending over backwards, and almost unable to breathe.
Xiao Che was completely dumbfounded.
Looking at the woman in front of him, who was crying and laughing and seemed to be acting crazy, his brain crashed once again.
What... what kind of reaction is this?
Could it be... that he's made her stupid?
Little did he know the utter devastation Lin Wanwan was experiencing at that moment.
What...what did he just say?
He said he sent flowers to "please" her.
He said he drew his eyebrows to "please" her.
He said he cooked to "please" her.
"To please"...
What a beautiful word!
Between normal couples, this is a word full of love and pampering.
However, in Lin Wan's heart—a heart already filled with "suspicion" and "paranoia"—this word was automatically translated into two other words—
"apologize"!
He admitted it!
He finally admitted it himself!
He admitted that all those unusual, intimate, and romantic gestures he had made before were not out of love, but rather to "please" and "apologize"!
Because he did something wrong to her outside! Because he felt guilty! So he tried to make amends in these ways! To appease his poor, unsuspecting wife!
All her guesses were proven true!
All her "persecution complexes" have become "facts" that are hard to deny!
It turns out she wasn't just fooling around.
It turns out, she was the most clear-headed and most pathetic fool!
A huge, absurd, complex emotion, a mixture of despair and relief, instantly overwhelmed her.
So she smiled.
She laughed at her own naivety, her own foolishness, and even more so at the man before her, with his self-righteous and laughable "deep affection."
She laughed until tears streamed down her face, laughing so hard she could barely breathe.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Che's nameless anger was reignited.
He felt that his dignity had been trampled underfoot by her inexplicable laughter.
"What are you laughing at?!" he roared. "Is what I said so funny?!"
Lin Wan-wan slowly stopped laughing.
She lifted her tear-streaked face and looked at him, her eyes filled with an unprecedented calm, and... deathly stillness.
“It’s not funny.” Her voice was as light as a feather. “What His Majesty said is not funny at all.”
She just felt...
He admitted it.
He admitted that all of that was "flattery".
That's enough.
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