"Your Highness, please don't let me go! I know I was wrong this time, but all I did was for Your Highness! Please forgive me this once. I'll be obedient from now on and won't act recklessly again..."
She was crying so piteously that even Cheng Xiran, an on - looker, couldn't help feeling pity. She wondered how Helian Duo could resist being moved and remain so composed.
"I saved you because I had a promise to an old acquaintance, not because I like you. I hope you don't misunderstand this."
Helian Duo didn't even glance at her from beginning to end. But after saying this, his eyes darted in Cheng Xiran's direction.
Seeing this, Su Yunxiu went crazy. She pointed at the bewildered Cheng Xiran angrily: "Is it because of her that Your Highness rejected me? Is it because of Cheng Xiran that Your Highness has fallen out of love with me?"
"What does this have to do with me?" Cheng Xiran murmured softly.
Helian Duo called Zuo Yan in: "Remember to bring a doctor along."
After saying this, he left without looking back. Cheng Xiran didn't stay either. A crazy woman could do anything, even if she was a patient. Besides, Cheng Xiran mainly thought she was too noisy. Moreover, if she stayed any longer, wouldn't it just spoil the woman's time to grieve?
After following Helian Duo out, Cheng Xiran let out a soft sigh: "So it was really her who staged this whole thing?"
Seeing him just nod silently, Cheng Xiran couldn't help sighing: "She said before that she did all this to keep you, but didn't you two say you were going to get married?"
"All this was just her one - sided story. I've never said such a thing."
Helian Duo led Cheng Xiran all the way to the front hall and then continued, "At first, I just suspected it. I thought it was just a momentary oversight by Zuo Yan and the others. But when I investigated personally and caught those so - called assassins, I realized I'd been deceived."
It seemed that the sweet memories between Helian Duo and Su Yunxiu that Su Yunxiu had told her before were also untrustworthy.
Cheng Xiran didn't feel pity for Su Yunxiu. After all, she had brought all this on herself and couldn't blame anyone else.
"Now that the truth is out, I'll go back first. Your Highness can handle your family affairs at your leisure."
She left directly. Unexpectedly, Helian Duo followed her all the way out of the mansion.
Seeing his hesitant look, Cheng Xiran was a bit confused: "You usually speak your mind, don't you?"
"Xiao Qi invited me to go boating on the lake tomorrow. You can come along too."
Helian Duo asked calmly.
Cheng Xiran was full of questions: "She invited you. What does it have to do with me? And she doesn't like me. You know this. Why are you still telling me this?"
"It's not just the three of us. Xue Lian and He Liyin will also go. We're just getting together for a chat. There's no special purpose. Don't overthink it."
Seeing his evasive eyes, Cheng Xiran was even more certain that there was something fishy about it, so she directly refused, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have something to do tomorrow, so I won't go."
Seeing that he was about to say something else, she quickly added, "Xiao Qi and Your Highness are childhood sweethearts, aren't you? You guys can have a good time. Don't worry about me. Besides, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
She quickly fled the scene, and Helian Duo didn't follow.
For some reason, Cheng Xiran always felt that Helian Duo was acting strangely today, but she just couldn't put her finger on it.