Favoring a Hidden Mistress? Engagement Broken

He started to tidy up his clothes.

Xie Wanqing seized the chance to leave, but as soon as she turned her steps, she was immobilized by a single look from him, not daring to move even one step.

He had her completely cornered against the wall, a delicate and timid girl, looking even more tempting to bully.

Seeing her like this, Lu Ziyuan’s throat rolled, his lips twisted into a smile, "What are you afraid of?"

He turned sideways, allowing her some space, and said, "When have I ever really bullied you?"

Shameless!

Xie Wanqing cursed inwardly, and without stopping for a moment, swiftly escaped from his side.

She went to the side of the unconscious Erqing, making sure she wasn’t alone, and drawing some strength from it.

Lu Ziyuan leisurely tidied his attire, but his gaze was glued to her, noting the discontent on her face. He paused and said, "Do you want to know what it really looks like when I bully someone?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Wanqing immediately refused without thinking.

"Don’t be afraid," he laughed softly, saying, "I won’t bully you."

His tone was gentle, with a hint of coaxing, as if they were deeply affectionate lovers.

But they had just been in a fierce argument, and the places he had touched still ached—no way to simply let bygones be bygones.

She turned her head away to avoid looking at him, "Leave!"

"Not leaving," he said after straightening his attire. Without approaching her, he leaned against the wall on his shoulder, looking at her with a roguish demeanor, "I’ll just wait here for that old man to come and have a fight, so you can see for yourself how I bully people."

Xie Wanqing looked at him incredulously, "Aren’t you ashamed!"

Coming here to block someone else’s wife, no matter who hears about it, would be lambasted by everyone.

He’s just a discarded prince; even if it were the current Majesty himself, there’s no reason to blatantly snatch someone else’s wife!

If he’s not sneaking away quickly, that’s one thing, but to wait for Pei Yuqing to come and have a fight?

Lu Ziyuan sneered, "For you, I’ve become nearly the laughingstock of the entire Capital City, what face do I have left?"

His wife has been snatched away; what face can he possibly have?

After returning thousands of miles, storming the bridal chamber, he still couldn’t stop the girl he loved from marrying—it’s been nearly half a year, this story must be known not only throughout the Capital, but probably even by the foreign tribes beyond the Northern Border.

Even though no one dares to mention it directly, Lu Ziyuan understands that for a woman, making a scene like this, he’s already lost all dignity.

But he doesn’t care.

Living two lifetimes, he has long understood what’s most important in his heart; compared to her, what is dignity?

As long as she’s willing to turn back, he can do anything.

Xie Wanqing truly doesn’t understand what the man, who was full of pride from his youth, always saying what he meant and never bowing his head, experienced to become like this—a thug.

No matter what sweet talk or harsh words she uses, he’s determined to shamelessly entangle her.

Lu Ziyuan indeed has no intention of leaving; he looked around, walked to the tea table by the window, sat down, raised his hand to pour a cup of tea, and as he was about to drink, suddenly paused and asked her, "Want some?"

Xie Wanqing turned her face away, ignoring him.

"You’ve cried so much, you’d better drink some water to replenish; what if you can’t cry later?" he laughed softly, saying, "Your tears are your weapon; maybe if you cry a couple of times, I won’t beat him."

What he said was actually sincere, but his tone was so light that Xie Wanqing only heard mockery, feeling so angered by his shamelessness she was about to erupt.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Even if you beat him up, what can you solve? I’m still his wife!"

Saying this, she mimicked his mocking smile, "Old Marquis didn’t teach you martial arts and military tactics to get you to use force to snatch someone else’s wife!"

Snatching someone else’s wife...

The movement of Lu Ziyuan drinking water halted again, after freezing for a moment, he took the tea cup and gulped it all down.

"What do you plan to do then?" he said, "Wanwan, have you thought about how to resolve things between the three of us?"

Xie Wanqing already knows how much of a rogue he is, knowing that no matter what she says, it’s useless, she simply doesn’t want to waste her breath on him.

Lu Ziyuan waited for a while, not hearing her voice, sighed softly, "Avoiding won’t solve the problem; you ought to seriously think about what it would take for you to give me another chance."

"If possible, I don’t want to scare you at all," he said, "But Wanwan, you can’t be so ruthless to me, giving me no hope at all."