Qi Rong dismissed Yu Chengyang and the young playboys who followed him, then strolled leisurely with Yun Xi in the girls' academy.
Since Yun Xi was "tied" to Qi Rong's side under his high - sounding pretext, she hadn't calmed down.
Although the folk customs in the Liu Kingdom were open, people still adhered strictly to the propriety between men and women.
There were a great number of people in the girls' academy today. Yun Xi originally wanted to keep as much distance as possible from Qi Rong. However, no matter how many times she struggled to break free from his grasp on her wrist, Qi Rong refused to let go.
Yun Xi gritted her teeth and scratched at his hand, but Qi Rong remained unmoved. Instead, he looked as smug as a rooster!
Facing the pointing and whispering of some people around, Yun Xi covered her face with one hand, on the verge of tears.
She thought that in her previous life, she must have dug up someone's ancestral grave. That was why she was strangled to death by Qi Rong in her previous life, and now in this life, he was haunting her relentlessly!
"Hey, can you let go of my wrist first? It feels like my hand is going to be swollen from your grip."
After several confrontations, Yun Xi had gained some experience.
Although Qi Rong was impervious to both soft and hard tactics, if she touched his sore spot, it would be like seeking death!
So when getting along with him, she had to adopt a conciliatory strategy.
Looking down at Yun Xi's sulky little face, Qi Rong loosened his grip slightly. He raised his eyebrows and stared at her expression with a probing look in his black eyes.
"Are you really so reluctant to be with me?"
Actually, he had long noticed that she always avoided him, as if she didn't want to have anything to do with him at all.
If it were someone else, he wouldn't even care. He might even give that person a few kicks and send them far away.
However, this person was Yun Xi, and he felt inexplicably irritated.
If Yun Xi moved one foot away from him, he would move ten feet closer; the more she didn't want to be associated with him, the more he wanted everyone to know their "special" relationship!
In short, there was no way she could get rid of him!
Hearing Qi Rong's words, Yun Xi almost clapped her hands in approval. But just as she was about to nod, her head stopped in a strange position.
She had a premonition that if she told Qi Rong straightforwardly today that she disliked him, she would never have a good day in the future!
Because this man was not only despicable, shameless, and annoying, but also petty and vindictive!
So, for the sake of her bright future, she'd better not offend him...
"No. Your Highness is so elegant and imposing. I'm just afraid that my ordinary appearance will sully your great reputation."
Yun Xi forced a smile and said something completely against her will.
Qi Rong turned his head and sized up her overly forced fake smile. A hint of teasing flashed in the bottom of his eyes. He nodded and followed her words.
"You're not that good - looking, but you don't need to be so self - deprecating."
Qi Rong couldn't help but laugh as he said this.
How could this girl be so unaware of her own appearance?
If her appearance could be called "ordinary", then probably no other woman in the world would want to live!
However, compared with those beautiful women with just good looks, her timid, sometimes sly look like a little fox was much more interesting and lovely. Every frown and smile of hers tugged at his heart...
Thinking of this, Qi Rong's smile suddenly froze. He shifted his gaze from Yun Xi's face to the side.
There was a shock in his eyes that even he couldn't sort out.
Ten years ago, after the palace coup, he lost the people he loved, including his father, mother, the crown - prince brother, and even the servants who had grown up with him.
He was left alone and had to live in the slums. He was often bullied and attacked by some people, but he never showed a trace of fear. The only thing that kept him alive was revenge!
For the sake of revenge, he could fight against the wild beasts that wanted to devour him in the mass grave for three days and two nights without sleep; he could also survive the persecution of Emperor Qi Hong again and again, and then still act friendly with him and play the game.
He was the most capable hound of Qi Hong!
He was fearless because he was alone and could focus without distractions.
Without weaknesses, there was no handle for others to control him.
He understood this well, so he closed his heart to make himself invincible.
However, when he suddenly found that someone had broken into his heart, even rooted there without warning and gradually became special.
The long - lost fear came over him again!
He was actually scared...
"Ah, it hurts so much!"
Yun Xi frowned and exclaimed. She didn't know what madness Qi Rong had suddenly gone into. He almost broke her wrist!
Qi Rong was startled. He immediately let go of her hand, and there was even a trace of panic in the bottom of his eyes.
Feeling her wrist free, Yun Xi's eyes lit up. She quickly jumped back two steps, rubbed her red - wrist, and glared at Qi Rong.
"What are you doing? Even if you don't like me, you don't have to bully me like this!"
Although he was petty, he was a man after all. Bullying a weak woman like this was really shameful!
"You can go."
Qi Rong suddenly said coldly, with an obscure expression on his face.
Yun Xi originally thought she would continue to be harassed by Qi Rong. When she heard this, she was stunned and suspected that she had misheard.
"Go!"
Qi Rong's cold gaze swept over, and Yun Xi suddenly had the illusion of being scratched by ice. She frowned and looked at Qi Rong.
"I'll go! Who wants to stay with you anyway?"
Yun Xi curled her lips, glared at Qi Rong defiantly, then turned around angrily and left.
Although she had been full of complaints when she was held by Qi Rong just now and wanted to break free from his control and get as far away as possible.
However, Qi Rong's sudden change of attitude caught her off guard, and she felt an indescribable... grievance?
Anyway, she couldn't sort out her feelings!
Just as Yun Xi was feeling angry and unconsciously kicking the stones on the ground to vent her anger, Zhen Bao, who had come in a hurry, grabbed her arm.
Yun Xi was like a kite that had left the ground and was dragged away by Zhen Bao all the way.
"What's going on? What happened?!"
Yun Xi was completely confused. She gasped and asked.
She knew Zhen Bao was rash, but she had never seen Zhen Bao so flustered!
"It worked! Your soft - yet - firm strategy!"
Zhen Bao held Yun Xi's arm and walked very fast. Her eyes were bright, and there was an uncontrollable excitement on her face.
Originally, she looked down on Yun Xi's gentle nature, thinking that Yun Xi was too timid and meek.
However, today, she had a new opinion of Yun Xi!
She didn't expect that Yun Xi's soft approach could have such great power!
Yun Xi's eyes paused slightly, then her expression dawned. She roughly guessed what was going on. She just didn't expect it to happen so soon!