Ch61 - Something that had belonged to her disappeared… (2/2)

Fortunately, he was very determined right now.

“No… I’m not asking for your forgiveness either. I know what marriage means to a woman. On the night of the wedding, for the groom who has never met you to say those kinds of heavy words, your heart would definitely have been hurt.” He looked down, his expression filled with an unspeakable sense of regret. “I also know that it was not a good thing to do, but once the words have been said, the damage has already been done. The only thing I can do now is to lay out my true feelings in order to make myself a little less guilty.”

Xue Ling laughed, but the meaning behind it was unclear. “Well, and then? Live a life where we are courteous and distant, treating each other politely like guests, and ensuring that outsiders or my brother the Emperor can find no fault in our relationship?”

“No!” What he wanted was definitely not a polite and courteous distance! “Although it has only been three days, I know that I am in love with my wife!”

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“From the moment you lifted your veil on our wedding night and looked at me, I was unwittingly attracted to you! I unknowingly wanted to be close to you, want to care for you and love you!” At this point, the General who had lived for more than 20 years and yet had never touched upon relationships suddenly blushed. “I know I hurt your heart, and I am not asking for your forgiveness. I just want to tell you that I want to be close to you not for any other reasons or interests, but simply because I can’t hold back my own heart, and want to get to know you.”

Xue Ling secretly cursed that the man’s ability to say sweet words of love was fully levelled up. If it had been a young woman instead of him, she would definitely have been tricked away by him. Fortunately, Xue Ling had already been entangled with him for several lifetimes, and while such honeyed words could make his heart beat faster, it was unable to make him lose his reason. “Three days?” He pursed his lips. His smile was a little enchanting. “According to the great General’s worlds, it should be that you’re attracted to this face, right?”

Zhan Shaoxi froze, and raised his eyebrows, unhappily saying, “Don’t say it like that.”

Although Xue Ling was smiling, his eyes were still cold and filled with resistance. “Even I don’t know what kind of person I am, and yet the great General could still become enamored with me?” His fingertips were pressed against the table, and as he spoke, they slid slowly towards the back of the hand Zhan Shaoxi rested there. His smile was somewhat tricky, but also carried a sense of indifference and alienation. That kind of cold indifference pricked at Zhan Shaoxi’s heart.

“You should at least give me a chance to get close and get to know you.” He flipped his hand, and caught the other party’s hand that was playing with fire. But, that person’s hand was slippery, and slid out of his grasp. Zhan Shaoxi waved his hand somewhat regretfully and continued, “How can I enter your heart if you alienate yourself from others?”

With this, Xue Ling found his interest in the man piqued all over again. Although the man had entered his heart a long time ago, falling in love all over again in every world made gave him a particularly novel feeling, and every time he had adapted to the world, he could play and tease the man. It made him very happy whenever he saw the man’s expression when he wanted, but could not obtain him.

System: “…” Host, you’re really broken.

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Xue Ling shrugged his shoulders. In any case, regardless of how the man changed, he would still like him. As for himself, what he liked was that soul, and everything that happened in the middle could just be considered as entertainment.

This time, he did not intentionally ignore the other party. It seemed that they really needed discord in order for some things to be brought out into the open. Also, he had been humiliated by the man when he first came into the world, and Xue Ling had said that he would not let the man into his bed anytime soon. It had only been three days now, and at most, he would be allowed to enter his room.

So, he narrowed his eyes, snorted once, and then pointed to a dish. “This Princess wants to eat that, come and serve it.”

Joy instantly jumped into Zhan Shaoxi’s gaze as he let out a sigh of relief, and his whole body was vibrating with happiness. “Good.”

System: “…” Was its host’s tendency towards pride and arrogance getting worse and worse? And it seemed like the direction it was developing in was somewhat skewed…

Now, he didn’t only enjoy making the protagonists suffer, he also liked to toy with his man…

The system thought for a while, but finally decided not to meddle, after all, no matter how much they toss and turn, or how bitter or painful it got, that man would ultimately still get his revenge in bed with the host. If it interrupted now, it would definitely get chopped up…

In a sense, this was also another way of showing their love… but from the perspective of the two parties involved, one did not feel that it was the case, and the other had no memory of it.

When they left the restaurant, the atmosphere between them seemed to have changed a lot, but the restaurant manager lowered his head and pretended not to have noticed. He was already very lucky that these two noble personages had not done anything in his restaurant; he couldn’t afford to gossip about noble personages like these.

The carriage slowly began move again. Xue Ling looked out through the curtains, and suddenly said, “Have them take another route and tour around. Although I went around the city on the day of the wedding, I couldn’t see anything with the veil on.”

Zhan Shaoxi naturally would never say no to her words, turning to tell the coachman to circle around the city. Xue Ling either by design or accident pointed in a certain direction, and Zhan Shaoxi allowed them to go that way. In a short time, the carriage arrived at a small lane where a young man covered in blood was lying in the middle of the road.

There were very few people on this road. The area was filled with the houses of ministers or noble personages, and was quiet and elegant. The coachman pulls on the horses’ reigns and the carriage stopped as the guards behind the carriage rushed forward to check on the teenager’s condition. The maid on the carriage steps took in the situation, and entered to give them an update.

There was a moment of silence in the surroundings, and then a person’s voice was heard, faint, but carrying a sense of irresistible arrogance.

“Bring him back and save him.” He was not very loud when he spoke, but his words carried a lot of weight. The maids and guards heard his demand, and they quickly picked up the teenager and brought him into the carriage before cleaning up the blood on the road. The carriage then moved steadily towards the Zhenguo General’s Mansion.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Zhan Shaoxi had an ugly expression on his face as he looked from the teenager lying in the carriage to his wife’s cheerful appearance, feeling his head begin to pound. It seemed that something he would find very unpleasant was about to happen.

After the Empress’s banquet, Wenren Yingyue was on the way home with her mother when they travelled past a small lane. As though she had received some sort of signal to her soul, the heroine opened the curtains and looked out.

Unfortunately, the road was empty and there was nothing to be seen.

“Strange…” She muttered to herself as she let the curtain fall, feeling an emptiness in her heart. It was as though something that belonged to her had disappeared…