Xie Ren once again chose to retreat and pushed her to another man with his own hands.
When he saw Jiang Ningyao crying and walking out of the casino, Xie Ren felt like he was going to die.
All the beatings he had received since he was a child, and the injuries he sustained in fights in casinos, all put together, were not this painful. It hurt so much that he couldn't breathe, and it felt like he was about to die.
But at this time, the scenes of the quarrelsome play with Jiang Ningyao in the past and the letters written by Jiang Ningyao to him were played out in his mind, scene by scene, word by word.
He hated himself so much, hated himself for being incompetent and unable to give her a bright future like others.
It would be great if he were not Xie Ren, whom even his own father despised, if he were Xie Yuan, Xie Yujian, Xie Yushu, or anyone else from the Xie family.
Xie Ren thought this countless times, both when he was awake and when he was drunk. He couldn't get rid of it, and the frustration he had never felt before almost swallowed him up. No matter how much he drank, it was useless.
I don't know how many days passed in this state of unconsciousness. A ray of light came through the closed door and window, and a figure stood at the head of his bed.
"Xie Ren, get up."
The oppressive voice made Xie Ren open his eyes slightly from his drunken state.
What caught his eye was an extremely familiar face.
"Brother?" Xie Ren was stunned and half sober from the wine, "How did you get in?"
Xie Yuan raised his hand behind his back, with half a silver mask on his fingertips.
"I was wearing this mask, so they called me 'Seventh Master' and welcomed me in respectfully."
Xie Ren was stunned again, "Brother, do you even know I'm here?"
"Not only me, uncle, but also the whole family knows." Xie Yu'an said.
"Not only do I know that you are here, but I also know that you have secretly maintained the family business over the years."
Xie Yu'an looked at Xie Ren's lost look and said earnestly: "Do you still remember what I said last time?"
"Our Xie family has been able to reach this point not because of one Xie family head or one heir, but because of the unity of the Xie family's children. Everyone has fulfilled their responsibilities seriously."
"A-Nin, you are also one of them, and you are still an indispensable one."
Xie Ren's nose felt sore and he looked at him with great uncertainty: "Really?"
Xie Yuan remembered that before leaving, Qiao Yin asked him to give Xie Ren a hug.
Give Xie Yuhuan a hug when he was a child, and give Xie Ren a hug now.
It was their negligence.
Xie Yu'an stepped forward, opened his arms and hugged Xie Ren: "Yes, A'ren did a good job."
Xie Ren was startled by Xie Yuan's sudden hug, and then he cried.
"Brother, you can't lie to me..."
Xie Yu'an was used to Xie Ren being beaten since he was a child. When the ruler was broken, he didn't shed a single tear. He didn't expect that he could cry so loudly.
Xie Ren not only cried loudly, but also cried so hard that he was out of breath. He didn't know why he was crying. He didn't know where the tears came from. They all came out at once and he couldn't stop them. .
Before Xie Ren had cried enough, Xie Yuan had already let go of him.
Xie Ren looked at him with tears in his eyes: "Brother, will you stop hugging me?"
Xie Yuan frowned and said dissatisfied: "Are you alive? What are you going to do next?"
Xie Yu'an didn't say a word, but Xie Ren knew what he was talking about.
The light that had just gathered in Xie Ren's eyes dimmed again, "Brother, I'm not worthy of her."
This is the truth.
Xie Yuan sighed.
"There is more than one way to like someone. It can be a towering tree to protect her from the wind and rain, or you can turn it into red mud and give her a body full of thorns and flowers."
"As long as you try your best and hold nothing back, who dares to say you don't deserve it?"
Xie Ren's heart trembled, as if he had been hit hard by someone.
……
Princess Mansion——
After Jiang Ningyao came back from the gambling house, she seemed to have lost her soul. She looked haggard in just a few days.
Everyone in the princess's house was worried. The queen and the empress came to ask questions every day, and the imperial doctor also came to the house.
Jiang Ningyao was depressed and had no way to relieve herself. She put off all social activities and spent the whole day either lying on the rocking chair or on the imperial concubine's couch, feeling dazed day by day.
This afternoon, the breeze is gentle——
Huanhuan jumped on her rocking chair with a bell around her neck.
The tinkling sound is very pleasant to the ear.
Jiang Ningyao held up the bell with her palms and saw two familiar handwritings engraved on the silver bell.
Jiang Ningyao suddenly felt sour in her heart.
"Jingle Bell--"
A ringing sound came from the camphor tree not far away.
Jiang Ningyao passed by the sound and saw the leaves shaking, and a figure pushed aside the branches to reveal himself.
Xie Ren hid in the tree, sneaking around like he did when he was a child.
The two of them looked at each other in silence. Jiang Ningyao was filled with countless emotions. She wanted to scold him, get angry, and hit him with a whip, but seeing him hiding in the tree...
Is he hiding in a tree?
How old was he? When he saw her, she was either wearing a mask or hiding in a tree.
She wanted to scold herself, why could so many people just be so obsessed with Xie Ren?
All the anger turned into silence as if it had been dampened.
After a long while, Xie Ren spoke first: "Have you and Shen Xunzhou decided to get married?"
he asked, not daring to look at her.
Jiang Ningyao laughed angrily, he came to ask this? Why is he asking this?
You fulfilled her last time, are you here to bless her this time? He thinks he is great and selfless?
Xie Ren felt guilty. He stood tall but lowered his head: "Can you wait a month?"
Jiang Ningyao sneered, "Why should I wait for you?"
"I'm going to take the martial arts exam. I want to win the championship in high school and marry you."
Xie Ren thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and said:
"From the age of twelve to eighteen, for six years, I failed in both the civil and military examinations. I thought that if I passed the exam, I could go to the capital openly and pretend to meet you by chance, but you would find out. But I ignored you, and when you finally stopped me, you would arrogantly shout at me: 'Thank you for your patience, answer!'"
"However, there was no success, not even a ranking."
Xie Ren lowered his head even lower.
"When the marriage was granted to me in the Western Year, I joined the army. I also wanted to make great contributions like my elder brother, but unlike my elder brother who turned the tide, I was the one who was saved."
"They shouted the name of 'Xie Yuhuan' over and over again and pulled me out of the pile of dead people. I knew that Xie Yuhuan was not good. Xie Yuhuan could only play dice. Xie Yuhuan could only live under a mask..."
Jiang Ningyao was stunned and looked at him in shock.
She never knew that he had done so many things. She only knew that he ran away again and that he always ignored her.
"Can you wait for me for another month?" Xie Ren looked up at her and asked again.
Jiang Ningyao remained silent.
Xie Ren thought for a while and then said: "What you mentioned in your letter is the kaleidoscope that can see all kinds of stars and the changes in the Western seasons, the seventy-two-layer ivory ball, the crystal clear crystal cup... I have found them all and put them on the In your room, I know your show off is fake, there are traces of your tears on the letter paper, you have wiped it and dried it, but there are still a little traces."
Jiang Ningyao froze in place, recalling in her mind the night when she was young and writing letters to him while shedding tears.
The kaleidoscope, ivory ball, and crystal cup were all snatched away, and ended up with the same fate as her cat.
The self-esteem of a young girl didn't want to put down her figure and be pitied by others, but she also hoped in her heart that there would be someone to talk to and understand.
She was obviously crying and wanted to be comforted, but she deliberately told him in a showy tone.
How could she not be a coward?
"I thought you needed protection. You shed too many tears when you were a child, so I always retreated because I was not strong enough..."
"If you are willing to give me another chance..."
"Jiang Ningyao, I won't let you down this time."
