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Hearing Lu Lingfeng still mentioning Qing Yukong at this moment, Gu Xiruo became impatient. “I don’t want to hear about that. I just want to know why you didn’t tell me.”
“You can leave now,” Lu Lingfeng said. He didn’t want to continue entangling himself with Gu Xiruo over this matter. Did it really matter whether he spoke or not?
“Lu Lingfeng, I won’t let you leave until you explain things to me today,” Gu Xiruo said angrily. At this moment, she seemed a bit overbearing.
Since learning the truth about Gu Xiruo’s deception, Lu Lingfeng had never taken a close look at Gu Xiruo again. Now, as he looked at her, he suddenly felt that he had been blind to think that Gu Xiruo was attractive and had a good personality.
“Gu Xiruo, we have no relationship anymore. Qing Yukong sincerely cares for you. If it weren’t for him finding my mother’s keepsake to ensure your safety and the safety of the Gu family, do you think you could still say these things to me?” Lu Lingfeng surprisingly began to sympathize with Qing Yukong for what he had done for Gu Xiruo.
“I don’t care. I just want to be with you now,” Gu Xiruo said, as if she were under a spell, staring straight at Lu Lingfeng.
Frowning, Lu Lingfeng was about to say something when he inadvertently noticed a piece of clothing in the corner. “Gu Xiruo, if you leave now, I will pretend that nothing has happened.”
“How could you treat me like this, Lu Lingfeng? You weren’t like this before,” Gu Xiruo gazed at Lu Lingfeng with a lovestruck expression.
The previous Lu Lingfeng had been willing to help her with anything, but ever since he found out that she was not the person he thought she was, he had not shown her any kindness. He even wanted to bring back that person to deal with her.
“I won’t hold it against you for what you did to me, as long as you come back to me and treat me well as you did before,” Gu Xiruo said to Lu Lingfeng.
This statement left Lu Lingfeng feeling both amused and sad, realizing for the first time how terrifying and pitiful Gu Xiruo truly was.
“You don’t care, but I do. Gu Xiruo, have some self-respect. Look at all those who used to like you. Besides Qing Yukong, who else would want to have anything to do with you?” This had been brewing for a while, but Gu Xiruo still believed that everyone would be willing to sacrifice for her as they did in the past.
“You said you would marry me,” Gu Xiruo gritted her teeth, staring at Lu Lingfeng.
Lu Lingfeng couldn’t help but laugh. “I did, but didn’t you refuse?”
“As long as you say yes now, I will give up everything for you,” Gu Xiruo said earnestly, looking at Lu Lingfeng.
Even without looking, Lu Lingfeng could feel the anger emanating from the corner.
“Gu Xiruo, are you not afraid that Qing Yukong will find out about these things?” Lu Lingfeng spoke with a meaningful tone.
“If Qing Yukong finds out that you still have other intentions, will he still treat you so well?”
“Although I’m not a good person, I still wouldn’t do something like stealing someone’s wife,” Lu Lingfeng said coldly.
As Gu Xiruo was about to speak, Lu Lingfeng interjected once again. “You never liked anyone. You only care about yourself and your status. You’re only bringing this up because of my identity as the son of the prince of Qi. Without this status, you wouldn’t have given me a second thought.”
He used to think that being by Gu Xiruo’s side was enough, but now he realized it was the most foolish behavior.
“Go back and live a good life with Qing Yukong. He is the one who loves you the most and treats you the best. If you miss this chance, you won’t have someone like him to love you,” Lu Lingfeng said sincerely.
Gu Xiruo shook her head repeatedly. “No, it’s not like that. You are the one who loves me the most.”
“You don’t need to come looking for me. I won’t go to Qi Empire, and naturally, I won’t have the status you desire. Besides, I wish you and Qing Yukong all the best,” Lu Lingfeng said, pushing past Gu Xiruo and leaving from the other side.
At that moment, he didn’t want to face another man, and that was not a good situation, especially when dealing with a jealous man.
If Gu Xiruo could see the error of her ways and turn back, she would live a very happy life. However, if she continued to be self-centered and look down on others, it was hard to say what the future held for her. Moreover, he could sense that Qing Yukong seemed different now, especially in his attitude towards Gu Xiruo.
Gu Xiruo stared blankly at Lu Lingfeng’s departing figure. Despite his lofty status, Lu Lingfeng had shown such disdain. He even wished her and Qing Yukong well.
Men were truly not to be trusted. They were all deceivers.
Taking a deep breath to suppress her anger and frustration, Gu Xiruo turned and left. She was still the lady of the Gu family.
After Gu Xiruo left, Qing Yukong emerged from the corner, watching her departure. He murmured, “Why is she so disobedient?” He had warned Gu Xiruo, so why did she still insist on provoking his anger?
Qing Yukong no longer harbored much animosity towards Lu Lingfeng. He could tell that Lu Lingfeng’s blessings were genuine, and his letting go was real.
He had given something to Lu Lingfeng to reconcile with Gu Xiruo and to stop bothering her, but Gu Xiruo had turned around and sought trouble with someone else. This made Qing Yukong find it all quite laughable.
He wondered what Lu Lingfeng was really after, after doing so much for Gu Xiruo.
After leaving the Gu residence, Gu Xiruo went to the Royal Mansion instead.
“I want to see the Princess,” Gu Xiruo said. After the previous incident, she had learned her lesson and wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake again.
“The princess is not here,” came the response.
Gu Xiruo turned and left.
She didn’t know why she had come to find Wang Jinhe. After leaving the restaurant, she had ended up here.
The gatekeeper looked at Gu Xiruo’s departing figure and rolled his eyes. “She has harmed the princess before, and now she dares to come again. I’m afraid the Prince won’t let her off easily.”
“Let the Prince know that Gu Xiruo seems to have ill intentions,” he added.
Su Yu and Wang Jinhe were surprised when they learned that Gu Xiruo had come. After meeting Lu Lingfeng, shouldn’t she have gone home to Qing Yukong to seek comfort? Instead, she came to see them?
Quite interesting.
“When Gu Xiruo went to find Lu Lingfeng, was Qing Yukong also there?” Wang Jinhe asked with great interest.
“He was indeed there.”
“Listening to his own wife telling another man that she wants to marry him, I wonder how Qing Yukong feels about that,” Wang Jinhe said, very intrigued.
“Qing Yukong’s attitude towards Gu Xiruo is very strange.”
“Strange?”
Su Yu nodded. “Indeed, it’s very strange. He does love Gu Xiruo, but his love may have turned sour.”
Wang Jinhe was taken aback. Turned sour?
This made Wang Jinhe think of a term, and that is paranoia. If Qing Yukong had become paranoid, then he and Gu Xiruo might end up in a love-hate relationship.