Liu Yushu remained calm. She seemed a bit annoyed. "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 always regarded him as a friend.
"Are you still angry about the incident with Jin Qiaor last time?" Wu Chunzhe became even more impatient. "Don't worry. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation. 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 and 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 so furious that he 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 you won't even know where your home is." Wu Chunzhe waved his fist in front of Zhao Qin.
Zhao Qin sneered, looking contemptuous. "You always wave your fists around. You're really just a country bumpkin. Miss Liu is so beautiful. How could she take a fancy to a toad like you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chunzhe grabbed his collar. The two of them refused to back down, and the atmosphere became tense.
Liu Yushu felt annoyed and turned around to leave. She was very depressed. The person she wanted to see was nowhere to be found, while those she didn't want to see kept showing up in front of her.
"Let's go home." She had lost all her enthusiasm.
"Miss, there will be fireworks later. We came out with so much difficulty. It would be a pity to go back without watching them." Zuitao said regretfully.
"..." Liu Yushu thought Zuitao was right. She crossed the bridge and walked towards the woods on higher ground. There were fewer and fewer people around, and gradually there was no one at all.
Zuitao felt it was unsafe and tried to persuade her to go back, but she just wouldn't listen.
She wanted to be alone. She looked out at the distant lights, feeling extremely lonely. She sighed softly. Accidentally, she stepped on something. She thought it was Zuitao's foot. When she turned around, her forehead accidentally hit a cool piece of cloth. In front of her was a black chest. She looked up, and her big, watery eyes suddenly widened. The fluttering look in her eyes fell on Wu Qing's masked face.
It was him! He showed up again.
It had been 25 days since they last met. She remembered it clearly. For these 25 nights, she had been living in expectation and disappointment.
Seeing her surprised expression, Wu Qing's eyes were filled with a gentle smile. He reached out his hand in front of her. "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 two things she had taken a fancy to in the market just now! How did he know?
"Have you been following me?" 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, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the black iron waist token hanging on his belt. Her smile faded instantly, and her heart sank. She lowered her eyes and didn't look at him. She coldly asked him, "Did you go to the Prince Xianping's Mansion?"
"Yes." He answered truthfully.
"You went to see Geng Rong, didn't you? So these days you've been hanging out with Geng Rong." She roared angrily and took a few steps back to distance herself from him. She looked up, and there were faint tears in her glaring eyes.
She had seen his waist token in Geng Rong's hand. If he hadn't gone to find Geng Rong, how could he have gotten his waist token back!
Just thinking about the scene of him being entangled with Geng Rong made her furious.
"I..."
"Get out, lecher. I never want to see you again."
Before Wu Qing could explain, Liu Yushu angrily threw the things he had given her onto the ground. This really hurt his heart.
"Why are you doing this?!" He was anxious. He stepped forward and grabbed her arm. "Do you hate me? Are you afraid of my ugly face?"
She didn't say a word and just shed tears silently.
Liu Yushu also wondered why she was acting like this. When did she become so jealous? She admitted that she was jealous of Geng Rong, jealous that Geng Rong could play with him at will, jealous that Geng Rong could keep him by her side.
She just wanted him to be good to her alone!
As soon as she started crying, his heart was in a complete mess. He frowned tightly, his eyes filled with pain, and his body swayed a few times.
"What's wrong with you?" As soon as Liu Yushu asked, Wu Qing had already slumped weakly to the ground.
Liu Yushu was extremely shocked. She hurriedly knelt down and supported his head with her arm. She asked anxiously, "Wake up. What's wrong with you?" She saw that his hand was covering his lower abdomen, and the blood had stained his fingers red.
Only then did she realize that he was injured. There were three silver needles stuck in his chest.