#693 - Coward, fool
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“Miss Li, that’s how it is.”
“Okay, I understand. You may leave.”
“Yes.”
Actually, when Tang Chen reluctantly said, “Of course it’s fake,” Li Zimu had already guessed that he would definitely go to find Wei Changtian.
Li Zimu even knew exactly what Tang Chen was going to do.
Plead for her, to help her and Chu Xianping get together.
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Silently standing up, she walked to the window.
Looking at the lonely pavilion in the distance, Li Zimu's expression was somewhat complicated.
To be honest, the development of the situation had already deviated from her expectations.
She originally thought that Tang Chen would never be able to resist her "sincere feelings" and would definitely stay in Da Ning to compete with Chu Xianping.
In that case, Tang Chen would only be able to work for Wei Changtian.
Then, after Wei Changtian had completely controlled Tang Chen, she could just find an excuse to get out of this relationship full of falsehood and deception, and finally marry Chu Xianping.
The plan was good, and there were no flaws in its execution.
But Li Zimu never expected that Tang Chen would make such a decision.
Knowing her "intentions," he actually chose to withdraw.
Of course, Li Zimu could tell that Tang Chen was lying this morning, and she could also see that the latter had really fallen in love with her.
Because of this, she was now a little hesitant, wondering whether she should continue to deceive him.
Apart from her deceased parents and Wei Changtian, who had saved her life twice, no one had ever treated her so well.
And if Wei Changtian's life-saving act was more of a "casual act," then Tang Chen's sincerity to Li Zimu seemed even more precious.
Thinking like this, what she had once said to Tang Chen was not false.
“Young Master Tang, do you know that no one has ever cared about me like this before.”
Yes.
This was the first time Li Zimu had experienced what it felt like to be truly cared for.
To be honest, she had never gotten this feeling from Chu Xianping.
“Sigh.”
Sighing softly, Li Zimu slowly retracted her gaze.
She didn't know what Tang Chen was talking about with Wei Changtian now, and whether the latter had persuaded Tang Chen not to give up on her so easily.
With the young master's thoughts, he should do that, right?
Li Zimu thought to herself, and then inevitably began to guess what choice Tang Chen would make.
If Tang Chen eventually listened to the young master, then the situation would return to the "right track" that she had designed before.
And if Tang Chen still insisted on giving up, then should she do something else?
Should she "let him go," do nothing, and let him return to Dajue?
Or should she go all the way and continue to deceive him, using any means to drag Tang Chen into this hopeless quagmire?
From the perspective of Wei Changtian, or even the entire Da Ning and Da Shu's interests, Li Zimu should undoubtedly choose the latter.
But if it was from her heart...
At this moment, Li Zimu wanted to give up.
She didn't want to deceive Tang Chen anymore, to deceive this man who truly cared about her and was willing to give up so much for her.
Turning her head to look at a handkerchief on the table, a rare trace of pain appeared in her eyes.
“Miss, Miss Li.”
“This, this handkerchief, I just washed it yesterday. If you don’t mind, take it and use it.”
The image of Tang Chen's face full of embarrassment and helplessness appeared in her mind, and Li Zimu suddenly smiled.
But soon, there was a bit more bitterness in this smile.
She walked to the table, took the gray-black handkerchief in her hand, and clenched it little by little.
After a long while, she put down the handkerchief and turned to find some needles and threads from a small wooden box.
Holding the silver needle, Li Zimu hesitated for a long time.
But in the end, she still pierced her fingertip and squeezed out a few drops of bright red blood.
The blood dripped on the surface of the handkerchief, and then a small dark red spot spread out.
After doing this inexplicable thing, Li Zimu sat at the table, chose a white silk thread, and began to embroider something on the handkerchief stitch by stitch.
Judging from the general outline, she should be embroidering words, but the specific content is not yet known.
A few strands of black hair swayed slightly on the side of her face, stitching slowly and carefully.
The bloodstains on the tip of the needle were long gone, but as she embroidered, a few drops of liquid fell on the handkerchief again.
But this time it was not blood, but...
“Young Master Tang.”
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
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“Young Master Wei, thank you for being willing to say so much to me.”
In the Liangzhou Prefecture Office, after nearly a hundred breaths of silence, Tang Chen finally raised his head.
He looked at Wei Changtian and said softly:
“You’re right. If you really like someone, then you should try your best to fight for it.”
“In that case, I was indeed a coward before.”
Huh?
Changed his mind?
Wei Changtian was stunned, thinking that his "persuasion" had worked.
However, before he could say a few words of "encouragement," he saw Tang Chen shake his head again and continue to say:
“But has the young master ever thought about what if two men are in love with a woman at the same time?”
“And if this woman also has feelings for both of these men, what should she do?”
“I can fight, and Young Master Chu can also fight, but Miss Li can't marry two husbands after all.”
“In the end, no matter who she chooses, I'm afraid she won't be very happy.”
“I don't want to embarrass Miss Li.”
“So I would rather be this coward.”
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The fragrance of tea wafted, and the room was silent for a while.
I don't want to embarrass her, so I would rather be a coward.
Although Wei Changtian was still complaining about Tang Chen's "self-indulgence" when he heard half of it, when he heard the last sentence, this disdain disappeared inexplicably.
Looking at Tang Chen's frank expression, he was silent for a moment before asking:
“How do you know that there is true love between Li Zimu and Chu Xianping?”
“I used mind reading this morning.”
Tang Chen replied without concealment: “I don’t know what Young Master Chu thinks of Miss Li, but Miss Li is indeed sincere to Young Master Chu.”
“Is that so?”
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes: “Why should I believe you?”
“Doesn’t the young master want to know how I found out more than a hundred spies in the army?”
Tang Chen took a deep breath and replied solemnly: “I can tell the young master now.”
“I want to know, but . . .
Wei Changtian chuckled: “What is the relationship between the two?”
“Does it matter if there is a relationship?”
Tang Chen also smiled: “Young Master Wei, I will tell you what you want to know.”
“You help Miss Li and Young Master Chu get together.”
“This is just a transaction.”
“That’s true.”
Wei Changtian looked at Tang Chen and nodded meaningfully: “It’s just that this transaction is of no benefit to you.”
“Hahaha, Young Master Wei, since I have already been a coward.”
Having talked to this point, Tang Chen no longer had the nervousness and restraint he had before, but smiled very frankly:
“What if I be a fool again.”
