Chapter 144 - 142. Confrontation II (1/2)
Third person POV
The sadness in Meiyun's eyes could be seen just by a glance. She had enough of Qiyi's cold treatment towards her since that day beside the river. She didn't even manage to confess her feelings and he already stomped on her self-esteem.
She thought that it was fine if he didn't have feelings for her as not every relationship works perfectly but to give her a cold shoulder for no reason, she ain't having it.
Meiyun: ” Why?”
Qiyi: ” What?”
Meiyun: ” Why do you have to do this to me?”
Qiyi's body froze when he saw a clear liquid flew down from her dark brown eyes.
Meiyun: ” Am I guilty for loving you? Huh? I never asked you to love me back, never. Oh yes, you don't even let me confess to you. Hahaha, what am I expecting. You dislike an ugly and tomboy girl like me, you want a beautiful and gentle lady like Huayun. I know! Who would even love such a worthless woman like me?! No one! I am ugly! I am full of scars! I am unladylike! What! What are you going to say more about me?!”
Meiyun's voice got louder and louder as her emotion became unstable. Her breathing was haggard and tears flew down like a stream. She only wanted to say a few words to make Qiyi feel bad but the anger that she had bottled up finally cracked.
Unknown to them, Meiyun's voice attracted the previous couple that was having a loving encounter in the valley not so far from them. They had heard what Meiyun said from the moment she raised her voice.
Just to be safe, Huayun put on a soundproof barrier around them so now there were only four of them could hear each other's voice.
Meiyun: ” I thought we could still be buddy like how we always do but you just give me a cold shoulder without telling me why. Did you found a tomboy girl like me confessing her love to you disgusting? At least, I thought that you trusted me after that time I sacrificed my life for you. But no. You didn't even apologize for pointing your sword at my neck.
At first, I didn't mind it as it was your job to protect His Majesty. But even after knowing the truth, you didn't even bother to give me a single sorry. To make things worse, your little brother pointed his sword at me for the second time without an ounce of hesitation and guilt. You know why?”
Meiyun stopped for a sec and gave him a scornful smile.
Meiyun: ” It's because I made his older brother sad, Heh, isn't it more suitable that if I'm the one that was sad?
I tried to forget that pain, slowly but surely, I could and when there is someone that genuinely cares about me, you came to me and talk sh*t about him. Do you think I will let that go just because I like you? Who do you think you are?”
Meiyun finished her rant with roughly wiped her tears. Qiyi's eyes were full of guilt but Meiyun didn't saw through it as her attention was on Qiyi's left hand. It was trembling non-stop which was not normal. Seeing that he had been silent when she was ranting, she didn't want to blame him for everything that happened to her.
Meiyun: ” *Sigh, Sorry. I didn't mean to shout at you. Works had been stressing me out these few weeks. And what's wrong with your left hand?”
Qiyi quickly gripped his left hand to stop the trembling, rather, his sudden move made his wound open again. He hissed in pain and Meiyun swiftly supported his body to stand.
Meiyun: ” What's wrong?”
Qiyi: ” No-nothing.”
Meiyun: ” What nonsense are you spouting? There is blood and that is nothing?! Sit down, let me take a look at your wound.”
Without even waiting for his reply, Meiyun pushed him down to sit on a nearby stairs and pulled up his sleeve. After examining his wound for a while, Meiyun found that the cut was quite suspicious. Knowing that Meiyun had figured out the cause of the cut, Qiyi looked away from her gaze.
Meiyun: ” Are you the one who hide on the roof that night?”
Qiyi: ” En.”
Meiyun: ” And you saw me and General Di were talking?”
Qiyi: ” En.”
Meiyun: ” So that's why you know me and him…”
Meiyun: ' Kissed.' (On her scar.)
Qiyi: ”…”