Ning Yuan raised his head, admiring his own calmness at that moment. He spoke clearly, “I promised to protect her for life. Those who hurt her, I won’t let go.”
He smiled slowly, “Including myself.”
“Yuan’er,” his mother said, her voice trembling, “What are you saying?”
Ning Yuan looked at her, smiling, “Mother, you didn’t hear wrong. I avenged you. She’s dead. Aren’t you happy?”
Dead? Her face turned pale with fear.
Ning Yuan continued smiling, “She’s dead, but I’m still alive.”
“Yuan’er?” she cried out.
Ning Yuan did not look at her, softly saying, “I’m actually still alive.”
A few days after Si Tu Sui Feng’s wedding, another piece of news about the Si Tu family dominated the newspapers. It was unexpected, a miracle among miracles.
The low-profile second young master of the Si Tu family was engaged to an unknown Cinderella, a fact Si Tu himself reportedly announced.
Holding the newspaper, the elder brother found Qi Feng in the flower room cultivating rouge grass. With a mix of laughter and tears, he said, “This newspaper is too funny. You’re getting engaged, and I didn’t even know.”
Qi Feng replied, “I don’t know either.”
The elder brother shook his head, “It seems this newspaper wants to go out of business publishing such baseless stories.”
Qi Feng looked at him, “Don’t act like you’re all-knowing. Your assistant mysteriously disappeared and still can’t be found.”
Ying Feng paused, “Don’t you think this is strange?”
Qi Feng frowned, “No matter the reason, I will find her. Now, we just need to wait for news.”
Crimson madder flowers bathed in sunlight emanated a scarlet glow. Qi Feng crouched down and softly asked, “Big brother, why won’t Wind’er come back to see us?”
Big brother was stunned by the question, unable to respond. Qi Feng caressed the madder flowers, “I didn’t protect her well, so she doesn’t want me anymore.”
Big brother’s hand pressed heavily on his shoulder. “No, you are her most beloved second brother; she won’t abandon you.”
“Then why won’t she come back?” A slight fear flickered in Qi Feng’s eyes, revealing a vulnerability he seldom showed.
“She will come back; she definitely will.” He comforted both his brother and himself.
