56 Banque (1/2)

'Xu. Ji. An.'

XuanRong felt like someone was stabbing her heart. It felt very painful and she could not help but grip the window's edge tightly.

She would be lying if she would deny that she was not affected by his presence. When she heard someone uttered his name, she was shaken. The hatred, the anger and the pain she felt deep inside her heart, all of it were trying to erupt like a volcano.

She wanted to grab his arm and confront him.

She wanted to shout and slap his face.

She wanted…

She wanted to know why…

Why…

Why did he betray her?

In the seven years of being together as a couple, did he not have any genuine feelings towards her?

Not in the slightest?

Why was he so cruel and even ordered other people to humiliate her?

Why?

Why?!

WHY?!!

XuanRong's eyes reddened. She could not help it. The emotions she carefully sealed, the memories she already buried at the back of her mind, the feelings she forcefully suppressed… all of it resurfaced when she heard his name.

'Ji An…Why? Why do you have to be so cruel?'

XuanRong did not notice that she was already crying silently as she stared at the window.

”XiaoJie.. What's wrong?”

Sensing that something was wrong with XuanRong, YuYing peeked and found out that her XiaoJie's cheeks were wet with tears.

YuYing gasped and hurriedly wiped the tears that kept on flowing from her eyes.

YuShen and YuShang were equally puzzled when they saw the abnormal reaction from XuanRong.

”XiaoJie, are you hurt? Do you feel pain? What's wrong? Please do not scare this servant. XiaoJie…”

YuYing anxiously wiped XuanRong's face while trying to catch her attention, but no matter what she did, XuanRong just blankly stared at the window, as if she could see outside even when the curtain was blocking her eyesight.

”XiaoJie!!!!”

YuYing grabbed XuanRong's shoulders and shook her body forcefully.

XuanRong gasped a couple of times, trying to inhale a large quantity of air as if she was drowning a while ago.

XuanRong snapped out of daze and confusedly stared at YuYing who was still holding her shoulders.

YuYing realized her mistake and pulled away her hands.

”XiaoJie. Forgive this servant for acting reckless. This servant saw that XiaoJie was not responding to this servant's call and was only crying silently as if you were dreaming while awake. This servant could not help but shake XiaoJie's shoulders to wake you up.”

XuanRong did not pay any attention to YuYing's explanation. She bewilderedly asked, ”I was crying?” She raised her hand and touched her face. When she saw her fingers were drenched with tears, XuanRong was startled.

How could she allow her emotions to distract her?

She even cried in front of her maidservants!

XuanRong closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. She wiped her face with her handkerchief and inwardly slapped herself for being weak.

She had thought that she no longer cared but she was wrong.

She still had feelings for Xu Ji An.

But those feelings did not include love and hope.

Only hatred and anger were left inside her heart.

Nothing more.

”I'm fine. I suddenly felt nostalgic and emotional thinking that I can see maternal grandfather again.”

YuYing and the rest sighed in relief. They were panicking for nothing. They completely believed XuanRong's explanation since XuanRong and her maternal grandfather were indeed close when she was young, before she was sent to Lu Shan.

”XiaoJie, the Crown Prince is here.”

XuanRong understood what YuShen was saying.

An Imperial royalty was outside the carriage. Being a citizen of Qian Zou, they were obliged to greet the Crown Prince with utmost respect. XuanRong and the rest should have to go out of the carriage and kneel on the ground to show their reverence towards the Imperial family.