Yun Xi bit for a long time. It was not until Qi Rong's blood dripped onto the soil drop by drop that Yun Xi began to sob, choking and murmuring:
"I'm not, I'm not..."
Mother always called her Little Good Girl. It mustn't be because she was always sick that made Mother over - worried and ill, nor was it because Mother was tired of her that she left.
Grandmother, Auntie and he were all lying!
"Don't cry. I won't tell Mother it was you who bit me."
Looking at the tear - streaming Yun Xi, Qi Rong endured the pain and comforted her gently. He shook the blood off his hand, then raised the other hand and wiped away her tears with his sleeve.
As a person of high status, he had never been hurt by anyone before. Even if he accidentally bumped into something or got hurt, the maids and eunuchs would be punished.
Previously, he was used to such things. But at this moment, he was worried that she would be blamed.
He didn't know why, but her crying made him feel more uncomfortable than the pain in his hand. This indescribable feeling was something he had never experienced with others.
"Otherwise, let Crown Prince Brother catch a nest of long - horned beetles for you. In this way, they don't have to be separated, and you can watch their family reunite."
Qi Rong had a sudden idea and looked at her with a smile.
"And the dough figurines in the south of the city are so beautifully made. Next time I go out of the palace, I'll secretly take you there and buy you some candy."
Qi Rong tried every means to comfort her, but Yun Xi fainted due to crying too hard.
He watched in horror as she was carried away by Prime Minister Yun. He broke free from the servants who wanted to bandage his wound, chased after the prime minister and asked if Yun Xi would die.
When he stood at the palace gate, watching the carriage driving away, he never thought that Yun Xi would fall seriously ill after that and be sent to her maternal grandparents' home outside Jiangcheng. She stayed there for eight years.
When his little bride - to - be came back again, their positions had changed greatly!
In the dimly lit room, only a single candle flickered.
"Plop, plop" Water droplets kept falling on Yun Xi's face. She slowly woke up and thought it was raining.
Just as she was about to open her eyes to check, she heard a familiar voice above her head:
"Why? Why is it you?"
Qi Rong's eyes were bloodshot, and there were faint dark circles under his eyes due to long - term insomnia.
His questions seemed to be filled with endless pain.
Yun Xi's body stiffened and she was instantly stunned. The pictures in her mind flashed by quickly. She just opened her eyes a crack and then quickly closed them.
Goodness, the cold - blooded and heartless Qi Rong was actually crying?!
Thinking of Qi Rong's usual arrogance and his love for face - saving, if she opened her eyes now, would he directly cut her throat to silence her?
To kill her to cover up his secret?!
Thinking of this, Yun Xi nervously swallowed her saliva, and fine sweat oozed from her palms.
The pungent smell of alcohol still filled Yun Xi's nose. Listening to Qi Rong's questioning, she just felt confused.
Why is it her?
Did this guy get drunk and stupid? It was clearly him who abducted her. She wanted to ask: Why on earth was it her?!
Yun Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. She felt that she was just born unlucky to meet him!
Yun Xi closed her eyes and blocked her ears, continuing to pretend to be asleep. Just as she was thinking about how to escape next, Qi Rong suddenly leaned over and bit her fair neck.
"Ah! Are you a dog? Why are you biting people?!"
Yun Xi opened her eyes in pain and kicked Qi Rong with both hands and feet, barely making him let go of her neck.
She covered her neck and glared at Qi Rong:
"What did you abduct me for? Even if I offended you before, you smashed my shop. That should be even! Settling old scores is not what a hero does!"
It was really annoying. Qi Rong was just like a bandit, always abducting people at will.
Even if he didn't care, she still wanted to keep her reputation!
Even if she didn't plan to get married, it didn't mean she was willing to be gossiped about!
Staring intently at Yun Xi's angry and lively cheeks, Qi Rong forcefully pulled her into his arms.
"You bit me before too."
Yun Xi struggled hard against Qi Rong's overly intimate gesture and scolded:
"Absolutely not!"
She had a good memory. Did he want to frame her? No way!
However, Qi Rong raised one of his wrists and held it in front of Yun Xi's eyes.
"The evidence is right here."
Yun Xi frowned, squinted her eyes, and stared at the small, faint circular scar on Qi Rong's wrist.
She couldn't figure out what it had to do with her.
"Remember?"
Qi Rong's deep voice sounded beside her ear. His breath fanned over her, and Yun Xi felt her earlobe heat up. Her neck and face also turned red.
Embarrassed, Yun Xi subconsciously reached out her hands, grabbed Qi Rong's ears and pulled them back hard.
"I'm not deaf. Don't get too close to me."
Qi Rong's handsome face was distorted by the pulling. He wanted to get angry, but when he saw Yun Xi's blushing face, he instantly lost his temper.
He used one hand to pull down her hands and pressed them on his chest. He pushed the scar on his wrist in front of her eyes and asked:
"Do you remember or not?"
Yun Xi couldn't break free. She was completely suppressed by Qi Rong. The ambiguous posture almost made her brain boil.
"Such a small scar. How could it be from my bite?"
"You bit me when you were a child. Naturally, the scar is small."
Qi Rong explained, while Yun Xi looked blank.
"Um, did I meet you when I was a child?"
"Don't you remember me?"
Qi Rong's black eyes darkened. His face was as cold as winter, making Yun Xi feel as if ice shards would scrape her face the next moment.
Looking at the displeasure between Qi Rong's eyebrows and his approaching handsome face, Yun Xi shrank her neck and quickly said:
"You also said it was when we were children. How could I remember things from childhood so clearly?"
Since her mother's death, she had been seriously ill. She had stayed in Jiangcheng until she was twelve before returning to the capital.
Calculating the time, when she met Qi Rong back then, she was at most less than five years old. Many things were blurred. How could she remember biting Qi Rong?
It was a shame that he still held a grudge for so long. This man was so petty!
Qi Rong stared at Yun Xi with deep eyes. Seeing that she really seemed to have forgotten their past memories, an unwillingness rose in his heart.
It was as if the memories that you cherished in your heart were insignificant to the other person.
Even, they didn't even stay in her memory.
Qi Rong was annoyed and closed his eyes without saying a word. Yun Xi was hugged tightly in his arms and wanted to cry but couldn't.
Since her hands were grabbed by him, she had to rub her head against his shoulder and said timidly:
"Hey, can we make a deal? Let me go back first?"
She didn't know where he had abducted her in the middle of the night. And now they were alone in a room.
Didn't he feel the slightest bit of guilt?
She was at least a well - behaved and innocent young lady, not a useless beauty. What was he doing hugging her like this!
Qi Rong ignored Yun Xi's request. Just when Yun Xi thought he was asleep, suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Master, you'd better go to the dungeon and take a look. Don't delay the important matter."
Zhan Feng's voice came from outside the door. A pillow was thrown towards the door immediately, followed by a roar:
"Get out!"
Yun Xi shrank in Qi Rong's arms, on the verge of crying.
God, when would this end? She was so anxious!