#378 - Have you really never taken me to heart?

The atmosphere at the dining table instantly froze.

Everyone felt as if a thin layer of sweat had appeared on their foreheads.

They didn't dare to speak, only silently eating the food on the table.

For a moment, they didn't know if this Young Master Xu was doing it on purpose, or if he was simply lacking a brain cell.

Zhu Cici had already made it so obvious, logically speaking, how could you not know that she was interested in you?

Even if Zhu Cici had the best temper, how could she be happy when the other party was praising another woman right in front of her?

In reality, that was indeed the case.

Zhu Cici's temper was indeed very good, and she rarely argued with others.

Even when it came to academic issues, Zhu Cici never thought about trying to persuade others.

Because everyone has their own ideas, if he believes it's like this, then no matter what you say, it's useless.

But when she heard Xu Ming praising another girl, Zhu Cici felt a little empty inside.

Zhu Cici had already pouted in her heart, and even felt that her teeth seemed a little itchy, wanting to bite the other party's neck.

"Calm down! Cici! Calm down!"

Zhu Cici took a deep breath in her heart.

If she got angry at this time, wouldn't it make her seem like a jealous person?

Besides, Xu Ming didn't say that he liked or disliked that Princess, did he?

That Princess was just Xu Ming's comrade-in-arms, so there was nothing wrong with Xu Ming evaluating his own comrade-in-arms.

Perhaps Xu Ming only regarded her as an ordinary friend.

The goodwill he spoke of was just that kind of friendship, right?

After all, if Xu Ming really liked that Princess, he would have accepted the marriage bestowed by Emperor Wu at that time.

Zhu Cici looked at Xu Ming, her eyes curved, feeling that she still needed to confirm: "So Young Master Xu seems to have a good impression of that Princess."

The moment Zhu Cici said this, Fang Yu and the others' chopsticks trembled.

From Cici's tone, they heard a hint of resentment and anger, and they even wondered if Cici would directly punch the other party in the chest later.

Or would Cici directly pick up a wine glass and splash it on his face!

No matter how dense Xu Ming was, he could still taste something was not quite right.

What he had just said seemed a little inappropriate.

But what he had just said was indeed the truth.

He couldn't possibly deliberately belittle other girls in order to win the favor of one girl, right? Wouldn't that make him even more of a jerk.

"After all, we've been through a lot of life and death together, that kind of camaraderie is still quite different." Xu Ming said, and as he spoke, he added, "And the Princess is indeed heroic, I think there shouldn't be many men who wouldn't like the Princess."

Although Xu Ming's words were relatively euphemistic, he still expressed his goodwill towards Wu Yanhan.

Xu Ming definitely had a good impression of Wu Yanhan, not to mention that during that hunt, he had in-depth communication with Wu Yanhan.

If the妖女 from the Western Regions didn't count, then Yanhan was actually the first girl he had truly meaningful and in-depth communication with and had a good impression of.

Xu Ming was very clear in his heart that what he was saying now would hurt Zhu Cici's heart.

Xu Ming could see that Zhu Cici had some affection for him.

But Xu Ming didn't quite understand whether Zhu Cici's affection for him was genuine love, or a kind of childhood obsession?

Xu Ming felt that it was likely the latter.

What Zhu Cici liked was not him as a person.

What Zhu Cici liked was the childhood him, liked the feeling of "liking."

It just so happened that Zhu Cici was also relatively stubborn, and the things she identified with in childhood were still on her mind even now.

This wasn't to say that Xu Ming didn't have any feelings for Zhu Cici at all.

Any normal man would have more or less some feelings for Zhu Cici.

He was also a normal man, and when he saw a woman with a captivating appearance, he would definitely be somewhat infatuated.

But this kind of liking was more out of appreciation for the other party's appearance.

This kind of liking was lust at first sight, not true love.

Therefore, Xu Ming felt that he had to think for Zhu Cici.

Zhu Cici had substituted herself into her childhood.

But the actual problem was that he had already grown up.

So many years had passed, and people change.

Was the current him still the type that Zhu Cici liked?

Xu Ming felt that Zhu Cici needed to think carefully.

Xu Ming felt that he had to show his most authentic side now, instead of deliberately hiding it in order to win Zhu Cici's heart.

He also didn't need to keep hurting Zhu Cici's heart, to destroy the beautiful memories of her childhood.

In Xu Ming's opinion, the best thing he could do now was to gradually let her recognize the current him.

Then, when she discovered that "childhood has passed, the current Xu Ming is not the Xu Ming of the past," she would take the initiative to leave.

At that time, he and Zhu Cici would just be ordinary friends.

Sitting next to Xu Ming, Yuwen Xi was startled to hear Xu-xiong being so brave, directly expressing his affection for another girl in front of Zhu Cici, and wanted to hint something to Xu Ming.

But in the end, he was pulled back by Miao Feng.

Yuwen Xi looked at Miao Feng in confusion, his eyes seeming to say, if Xu-xiong continues to say this, I'm afraid the two of them will completely fall apart.

Miao Feng understood his brother's eyes, but just shook his head.

The others also pretended not to hear anything and continued eating.

"Since Xu Ming, you have a certain affection for that Princess, then why did you reject that marriage proposal at that time?"

Zhu Cici gently pursed her thin lips, her hands placed on her thighs involuntarily clenching.

Zhu Cici felt a pain and sourness in her heart.

You sent me 'Butterfly Lovers,' it was just writing a poem at the banquet to complete the task, there was no other meaning, I can understand.

But on my birthday, the poem you sent me when we were little, wasn't that the intention to marry me?

Otherwise, why would you write that poem for me?

But now you have a good impression of other girls, and you even say it directly in front of me…

Have you really never had me in your heart?

Have you really forgotten me all these years?

Could it be that everything from childhood is just a joke to you?

Am I the only one who took it seriously?

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[There are still 4 chapters, wait for me to revise the manuscript and send it out, if there are no accidents, I should be able to send 5 chapters today.]