258 Unhappy Ending (2/2)

Luo Qinghan glared at him, then turned to look at Zhou Donghuang and said, ”I can sense your sincerity towards me, and I am very moved indeed.”

”I must admit, I have good feelings towards you... but it is definitely not at the stage where we can talk about getting married.

”What happened seven years ago was just an accident, so you do not have to feel as if you let me down. If you are worried that I will still get together with another man besides you, then you can rest assured... I can make a promise to you right now that I, Luo Qinghan, will never be with another man besides you, even if I die.

”To me, marriage is such a huge affair, not child's play... I only want to marry the man that I want.

”Of course, the dowry that my father has accepted is too much, and I doubt I will ever be able to repay you for that... If you insist on getting married with me, I can make a compromise out of the pressure from my father and my granny, as well as all you have done for me.

”However, if you do that, I will feel uncomfortable... even if you are able to have me, you will only gain my body, but lose my heart.

”Furthermore, the two of us only met for such a short time back then and have hardly spent any time with each other... do you really like me? Or do you just want to be responsible for me?

”If you are doing this out of responsibility, there is no need for that. After all, neither of us wanted that to happen, and you do not have to feel sorry about it… Mm... that's all I wanted to say.”

Luo Qinghan had been dead serious when she said this. However, Luo Wuchen, who had been standing by the side, was now flustered. He turned to look at Zhou Donghuang and said, ”My good son-in-law, feelings can always be cultivated after marriage, don't you change your mind because of what this girl just said!”

Luo Wuchen was afraid, very afraid.

If such an outstanding son-in-law now left, where would he find another like him?

”Father, can't you just be quiet?”

Luo Qinghan could not believe that this was her father. Even if he was not on her side, couldn't he be neutral? Why did he have to be on the other side against her?

At the same time, as Luo Wuchen and Luo Qinghan watched on, Zhou Donghuang smiled suddenly.

This smile confused the two of them.

”I'm sorry.”

Zhou Donghuang turned to Luo Qinghan and sighed heavily. ”I did not think that what I did would put so much pressure on you and cause you so much distress.

”After hearing what you just said, I thought about it... It was indeed rude of me to ask for your hand like that. And the reason why I wanted to marry you was indeed out of a sense of responsibility and to ensure that no other man touches you.

”As for that dowry and this elixir here, please take it as compensation for the mess that I just caused.

”Whatever happened between the two of us, you can take it as it ends here. From now on, the two of us... let's leave it up to fate.”

As Zhou Donghuang spoke, he retrieved a small elixir bottle from his space ring. The bottle contained a single elixir.

”There is no need for any compensation.”

Luo Qinghan did not expect Zhou Donghuang to say that. For some reason, she felt a sense of disappointment inside her, but she was shaking her head as she said, ”That technique, I promise that my father and granny will not pass it to a third person... even I will not practice that technique that you gave us.”

”Since my father and granny have both begun training in your technique, and I have no way of returning you a technique that is equally good... all I can do is to abstain from any other men for you.”

”I will maintain my chastity for the rest of my life, for you.”

With that, Luo Qinghan took in a deep breath, then managed to calm her emotions. She looked at Luo Wuchen and said, ”Father, let's go back... I have something to say to you and Granny.”

”Wait.”

At this moment, Zhou Donghuang called out to Luo Wuchen, ”Father-- Chief Luo, I have something to tell you, may I borrow you for a moment?”

”Sure.”

Hearing Zhou Donghuang address him differently, Luo Wuchen smiled sadly. Was he really going to miss his chance of getting such an outstanding son-in-law?

He could not understand what his daughter was thinking. How could she give up such a good man?

And she even declared that she would never marry anyone else besides this man?

”Father, I'll wait for you outside in the Autumn Valley.”

Luo Qinghan told Luo Wuchen, then immediately lifted to the skies. Before she left, she reminded Luo Wuchen again, ”Don't you dare take anything else from him!”

After Luo Qinghan left, Luo Wuchen looked awkwardly at Zhou Donghuang.

”Donghuang, this... I'm sorry.”

”The technique that you gave me, after Qinghan's granny and I memorized it, we destroyed it... we guarantee that it will not leak out to anyone else.”

Luo Wuchen had always been a straightforward person. If Zhou Donghuang were to become his son-in-law, that would make them family, and a family did not lie to each other.

But now, after what his daughter had done, he felt greatly regretful that he had accepted the dowry.

However, he could do nothing about his daughter's insistence.

He could not break her legs to force her to do anything, could he?

Furthermore, even if he really broke her legs, based on his daughter's temper, she would definitely not take it lying down.