He turned her around, holding her in his arms. “You can’t imagine how much I’ve missed you,” he whispered tremblingly.
Xiao Chu buried her face in his chest. Separated for so long, with days feeling like years, finally, she was back in his arms.
“How did you find me?” she asked.
To prevent her from leaving too soon, he slowly explained the process of finding her, word by word.
“You fool, why did you leave me?”
She couldn’t help but sob. “Because I’m the source of all your troubles. I didn’t want to see you oppose your elder brother because of me, and I didn’t want you to be entangled with the Wang family for life. They’re so annoying.”
“Just for this reason?” he asked, tilting his head with a sigh.
“It’s already enough.” This one sentence revealed the enormous pressure she had endured.
He pulled her out of his embrace. “I love you. I’m willing to declare war on anyone for you. Don’t you understand?”
She understood. It was precisely because she understood so well that she chose to leave. “You don’t need to be constantly troubled because of me.”
“This trouble is something I caused myself, and I’m willing to bear it,” he said seriously, holding her face. “Come back with me.”
“No,” she tried to shake her head, but he wouldn’t let her.
“No?”
“If I go back with you, everything will be the same as before. Nothing will improve. Then what was the meaning of my initial departure?”
He narrowed his eyes. “Well said. There was no meaning at all. You were just hurting us both.”
“I won’t go back. Please forget me,” she pleaded, her heart-piercing request.
I can’t do it. The only thing I can do is bring you back to my side.” He looked directly into her eyes. “Xiao Chu, I can protect you for a lifetime. I won’t feel tired or bored, as long as you support me.”
”You can find a woman who’s less troublesome…”
He flared up. “How do I need to say this for you to understand? I only love you. No other woman means anything to me. To get you, I’m willing to risk everything, even turn against my own family, because you are the only one I want.”
