Qiao Yin was startled and subconsciously hid next to Xie Yuan.
Looking up again, Qiao Yin recognized that the person in front of him was Lu Jinzhi.
Lu Jinzhi, this name had not appeared in her mind for a long time.
How did he become like this?
Qiao Yin looked at the man in front of him.
Lu Jinzhi was wearing wrinkled clothes, his hair was as messy as if he hadn't taken care of it, his eyes that were originally full of confidence had become cloudy, and he still exuded a strong smell of alcohol.
he's drunk?
The lights at the gate of Jingan Hou Mansion illuminated the figures of the three people.
Lu Jinzhi clearly saw Qiao Yin's frown, her steps towards Xie Yuan, and the red plum in Xie Yuan's hand.
It was very dazzling, especially after he had just learned that the white plum blossom back then was real. She had gone through so much trouble to break it from the cliff of ten thousand feet.
"Ayin, give me one more chance, one last time. I will definitely cherish it this time, okay?"
Lu Jinzhi begged and reached out to take Qiao Yin's hand.
Qiao Yin couldn't avoid it, and Xie Yu'an protected her behind him, blocking Lu Jinzhi's pleas.
"Young Master Lu, you've come just in time. On the twenty-sixth of next month, you can come and drink my wedding wine with A Yin."
Xie Yuan handed over a red wedding invitation.
Lu Jinzhi was nailed to the spot as if a restraining spell had been cast on him. He was stunned for a moment, and then like an enraged beast, he stretched out his hand and swung out the wedding invitation.
"Fake! It's all fake. It's me she likes, and it's all about me!"
Lu Jinzhi took out the purple booklet from his arms and quickly flipped through the papers as if he wanted to prove something.
"She invited you to enjoy the flowers, she took you to the night market, and she gave you the vagina. She did all these for me first. Even the red plum in your hand, she gave it to me first, which is even more rare. Bai Mei. Do you know? Xie Yuan, you are just a substitute, the most important thing in her heart is me. "
Qiao Yin looked at the booklet, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Xie Yuan uneasily.
Xie Yu'an let go of her hand, picked up the wedding invitation that had been knocked to the ground, and then looked up at Lu Jinzhi:
"Then did she tell you that she loves you?"
Lu Jinzhi's expression froze.
No.
Qiao Yin never said she loved him, not even 'like'.
What others are saying is that everyone in the capital is saying that Qiao Yin chases him every day, Qiao Yin likes him, and Qiao Yin loves him.
He took it for granted.
In fact, Qiao Yin never admitted it personally.
The most confession-like sentence she ever said was: 'I can't live without you. ’
But she was obviously so kind to him and so considerate, could these actions be fake?
Are these actions not enough to show that she likes him?
Just as Lu Jinzhi found a sufficient explanation for himself, Xie Yu'an opposite took Qiao Yin's hand, clasped their fingers with hers, and said loudly:
"She told me, more than once."
"In the past, she chose you, and I respected her choice. Now, she chooses me, so please act like a gentleman and respect her decision."
Lu Jinzhi looked at their tightly clasped hands, feeling as if his heart had been pierced by thousands of arrows. He was in so much pain that no amount of drinking could numb the pain.
He couldn't accept it, he didn't want to accept it.
He has nothing left, he only wants Qiao Yin's love, even just a little bit.
Now it's him. He really can't live without her.
Lu Jinzhi kept shaking his head, looking at Qiao Yin behind Xie Yuan with scarlet eyes.
"Ayin, can you please stop leaving me? I can't live without you."
Qiao Yin met his gaze. She couldn't deny that she had indeed been attracted to him at the beginning.
But that little bit of temptation had already been wiped away by his repeated indifference and rejection.
Although she attacked him for the mission, she didn't do anything to harm him. Even if she evacuated midway, she didn't owe him anything, let alone be responsible for him.
"Lu Jinzhi, I love Xie Yuan."
Qiao Yin took the wedding invitation from Xie Yuan and handed it to Lu Jinzhi.
"Come and drink our wedding wine when you have time."
Lu Jinzhi stared at her blankly, tears falling out of his eyes unconsciously, "Ayin, can't you have mercy on me?"
He was like a drowning man, looking for the last piece of driftwood.
Lu Jinzhi looked so pitiful.
But Qiao Yin shook her head firmly, "No, because it's unfair to Xie Yu'an."
Lu Jinzhi didn't want to accept the wedding invitation, and Qiao Yin didn't force it. She put away the invitation and turned around to hold Xie Yuan's hand.
"Let's go home."
Qiao Yin pulled Xie Yuan and turned to leave.
When the two entered the door, they saw Qiao Mo and Bizhu still looking towards the mountain, and the three of them were sneakily hiding behind the door.
"Why are you hiding here?"
Qiao Mo said sarcastically: "It's nothing, just that Lu Jinzhi has been waiting at the door for a long time. We are afraid something will happen, so we will just watch here."
Qiao Yin was puzzled. Lu Jinzhi had been here for a long time, but Qiao Mo didn't chase him away and was still watching secretly?
Wangshan on the side reported to Xie Yu'an: "General, today hundreds of officials wrote a letter demanding severe punishment for the third prince who assassinated the prince. The third prince was deposed as a commoner and imprisoned pending trial. His title was also taken away from the Duke's palace. The entire Lu family was not allowed to enter. official."
Not allowed to become an official?
Wouldn't that mean that Lu Jinzhi's only hope had also been extinguished?
Qiao Yin turned his head and looked outside the door. There was only a lost shadow outside the door, dragging his staggering steps, submerged bit by bit in the dark night.
Xie Yu'an silently watched Qiao Yin's expression. Half a month ago, he would have been very hesitant and uneasy, fearing that she would waver again.
But now, he was very sure that he was the only one in Qiao Yin's heart.
"Do you want to give him a hand?" Xie Yu'an asked.
Qiao Yin looked away and shook his head.
"How can I be the light for others if I still need your light?"
……
Lu Jinzhi left Qiao's house, stepping on the snow and walking forward aimlessly.
He didn't know where he was going, and the night was dark, just like his future.
The singing of horses in the past disappeared suddenly like a fleeting cloud of smoke.
Before, he still had a responsibility to support him, but now he is despairing.
Even Qiao Yin, who loves her the most, abandons him like a pair of worn shoes. Others must regard him as a laughing stock.
I lived too unrestrainedly in the first twenty years, so in the second half of my life, do I have to experience all the "love I can't get"?
His life seems like a joke.
He is still alive, but there is no hope left.
Lu Jinzhi looked at the calm river in front of him and walked in without hesitation.
The river water covered his feet and was freezing cold, but he didn't even notice it.
Step by step forward, knees, waist, abdomen, chest, and one more step forward, the river water would cover his shoulders.
Lu Jinzhi closed his eyes, lifted his numb feet and took the last step forward.
He was going to be free.
The cold river water choked his mouth and nose, and a sense of suffocation followed.
Just when he was about to let himself sink, someone grabbed him by the back of his neck, and a brute force pulled him back to the shore.
Lu Jinzhi lay on the ground, staring blankly at the man who dragged him ashore.
"Why did you save me?"
Lu Yizhi picked up the big cloak on the ground and covered himself, and sneered: "It's so boring to die, it's better to let you live in despair!"
I don't know when the heavy snow stopped. The clouds dispersed and the moon appeared. The faint moonlight fell on the somewhat similar eyebrows of the two people.
Lu Jinzhi lay motionless on the ground, "Let me die."
"I saved you just to repay the medicine you secretly gave me when I lost my finger. I don't owe you anymore. If you want to die, that's fine."
Lu Yizhi wrapped himself tightly in his thick cloak, turned around and strode away.
Lu Jinzhi was lying on the ground, looking sideways at Lu Yizhi's figure walking further and further away. Soon he was the only one left in the dark night.
Lu Jinzhi suddenly burst into tears.
It turns out that the mistake he made didn't start from losing Qiao Yin. It started from when he was ten years old, when he easily alienated Lu Yizhi just because of the words "I am a descendant."
Obviously, they are also playmates who talk about everything, and they are blood brothers.
He makes the same mistake every time, and every time he misses the person who treats him most sincerely.
