Chapter 379 (1/2)

Chapter 379: Natal Contract

Feng Tianlan blinked at Si Mobai. What was he going to say?

Si Mobai reached out his right hand. On his middle finger was a half-heart-shaped ring. He held Feng Tianlan’s left hand. Their fingers interlocked, combining their two half-heart-shaped rings into a full heart, tangled together.

“Actually, I didn’t like you at the start. The first time I saved you, I did it because my heart was stirred. After going back to the palace, Si Ming told me that you would be my wife. This is a duty that I was born to accomplish.”

Feng Tianlan looked at him with astonishment, doubting the way he’d addressed the emperor as well the words Si Mobai claimed that the emperor had spoken. She’d still been engaged to Si Rong back then, so how could the emperor have said such a thing?

“That’s why, in the beginning, what I did for you, I did partially because it was my duty. The other reason was that my heart was stirred,” Si Mobai explained. He looked achingly at Feng Tianlan then continued, “However, because we got along, my heart went from being stirred to developing real feelings for you. Then, I felt like I couldn’t live without you.”

Feng Tianlan blinked as she gaped at him. The words he’d just said left her with an indescribable feeling.

“In this lifetime, I have only fallen in love once and have only loved one woman.” Si Mobai tightened his grip on her hands as he looked at her with determination. “That woman is you, Feng Tianlan. It doesn’t matter if it’s you in the past, the present, or even the future. It doesn’t matter what you are--good or bad, pretty or ugly. It doesn’t even matter if you like me back or not. I, Si Mobai, will only love Feng Tianlan for all my life.”

Listening to Si Mobai’s words, Feng Tianlan felt like there was a string at the bottom of her heart. Because of what he’d said, stirrings of love fluttered within her.

“I know you don’t believe me. Anyone can say sweet nothings.” Si Mobai loosened his grip on her. His peach-blossom eyes stared into her and locked on her soul. “Lan’er, have you heard of the natal contract?”

“What?” Feng Tianlan widened her eyes and looked at Si Mobai in astonishment. How did he know about this kind of contract?