Liu Yushu remained calm. A bit annoyed, she said, "Wu Chunzhe, stop making a fuss. Don't talk nonsense about such things. I won't marry you."
She refused him straightforwardly. There was already someone else in Liu Yushu's heart. Even if there wasn't, she deeply disliked the behavior of the Wu family's elders. As for Wu Chunzhe, she had always regarded him as a friend.
"Are you still angry about the incident with Jin Qiaor last time?" Wu Chunzhe grew even more impatient. "Don't worry. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for that. I won't let an irrelevant person come between us."
"Wu Chunzhe, that's enough! Miss Liu has already rejected you. Don't be so shameless as to pester her," an angry male voice interrupted.
Everyone looked up and saw that it was Zhao Qin. In fact, Zhao Qin had been following Liu Yushu since she left home. Seeing her with Wu Chunzhe, he was almost boiling with anger and wished he could hack Wu Chunzhe to pieces.
"Are you asking for a beating again? If you don't get out of here, I'll beat you so hard that you won't even know where your home is," Wu Chunzhe waved his fist in front of Zhao Qin.
Zhao Qin sneered, his eyes full of contempt. "Always waving your fists. You're really just a country bumpkin. Miss Liu is so beautiful. How could she take a fancy to a toad like you?"
Hardly had he finished speaking when Wu Chunzhe grabbed his collar. The two glared at each other, and the atmosphere turned tense.
Liu Yushu felt annoyed and turned away. She was extremely depressed. The person she wanted to see was nowhere to be found, while those she didn't want to see kept coming in her way.
"Let's go home," she said with no interest at all.
"Miss, there will be fireworks later. It's a pity to go back now when we've finally come out," Zuitao said regretfully.
"..." Liu Yushu thought it made sense. She crossed the bridge and walked towards the woods on higher ground. There were fewer and fewer people around until finally there was no one.
Zuitao felt it was unsafe and tried to persuade her to go back, but Liu Yushu wouldn't listen.
She wanted to be alone. Looking at the lights in the distance, she was filled with loneliness. Sighing softly, she accidentally stepped on something. She thought it was Zuitao's foot. When she turned around, her forehead bumped into something cool, which turned out to be a black chest. Looking up, her big, bright eyes widened suddenly. There was the masked face of Wu Qing in her blurred vision.
It was him! He showed up again.
It had been twenty - five days since their last meeting. She remembered it clearly because during these twenty - five nights, she had been living in anticipation and disappointment.
Seeing her surprised expression, Wu Qing's eyes were filled with a gentle smile. He reached out his hand. "This is for you."
Liu Yushu took it. It was a butterfly hairpin and a small, round porcelain jar.
Suddenly, she realized that these were the things she had just taken a fancy to in the market! How did he know?
"Have you been following me all the time?" she looked at him expectantly, unable to hide her excitement.
Wu Qing nodded. As long as it was something she liked, he would give it to her without fail.
Hearing this, she smiled happily. Then she caught sight of the black iron token hanging on his belt. Her smile faded instantly. Her heart sank. She lowered her eyes and refused to look at him. Coldly, she asked, "Did you go to the Prince Xianping's Mansion?"
"Yes," he answered truthfully.
"You went to see Geng Rong, didn't you? So you've been with Geng Rong these days," she roared angrily and took a few steps back to keep a distance from him. Looking up, there were tears glistening in her glaring eyes.
She had seen his token in Geng Rong's hands. If he hadn't gone to see Geng Rong, how could he have gotten it back!
Just thinking about the scene of him entangled with Geng Rong made her furious.
"I..."
"Get out, lecher! I never want to see you again," Liu Yushu shouted.
Before Wu Qing could explain, Liu Yushu threw the things he had given her to the ground fiercely, which really hurt his heart.
"Why are you doing this?" he was anxious and stepped forward to grab her arm. "Do you hate me? Are you afraid of my ugly face?"
She said nothing and just shed silent tears.
Liu Yushu also wondered why she was acting like this. When did she start becoming so jealous? She admitted that she was jealous of Geng Rong, jealous that Geng Rong could control him and jealous that Geng Rong could keep him by her side.
She just wanted him to be nice to her alone!
Once she started crying, his heart was in a mess. He frowned tightly, his eyes full of pain, and his body swayed a few times.
"What's wrong with you?" Liu Yushu asked. Before the words were fully out, Wu Qing had collapsed weakly on the ground.
Liu Yushu was shocked. She quickly squatted down and propped his head up with her arm, anxiously asking, "Wake up. What's wrong with you?" Then she saw his hand covering his lower abdomen, and his fingers were stained with blood.
Only then did she realize that he was injured. There were three silver needles stuck in his chest.