Chapter 245 Who Bullied You?

Chapter 245 Who Bullied You?

Seeing Su Youyue in tears, Prince Bei and Toba Xiao fell silent for a moment, staring at her in astonishment.

The young maiden was even beautiful when she cried. The corners of her eyes were tinged with a rosy hue, slightly red, and the tears rolled down like dewdrops on peach petals. Perhaps due to her intense emotions, even her slightly plump lips were red as if they would bleed.

Chunya had long grown accustomed to her lady's calm demeanor and did not understand why she suddenly burst into tears. She could only quickly take out a handkerchief to wipe away her lady’s tears, feeling heartbroken. "My lady, don't cry..."

Gradually, Prince Bei fell silent.

It seemed that Miss Su truly loved Xie Yuan deeply, more than just liking him. This heavy affection—could he ever compete with it?

Prince Bei had enjoyed a life of wealth and honor, surrounded by countless beautiful women. Even if a peerless beauty stood before him now, he wouldn’t feel any genuine emotion for her.

But what he saw before him was something he had never experienced—

Such intense love and emotion.

Even when one person wasn’t there, the other could still grieve deeply for them.

This made his previously foggy understanding of life suddenly clear. He realized that romantic love could indeed be this intense, something he had never possessed.

He suddenly felt a sense of melancholy.

He no longer wanted to take Miss Su away.

Not because he liked her less, but because he liked her even more.

Prince Bei, who had always been confident and radiant, now genuinely felt a sense of inferiority.

Such feelings seemed beyond his reach for the rest of his life.

But he hoped she could have them.

Sometimes, liking someone didn’t necessarily mean possessing them.

In that instant, Prince Bei seemed to mature.

Toba Xiao, however, felt even worse.

He had felt guilty for so many years, only to find out it was all a lie! He suddenly felt tricked and was furious enough to kill, especially the person who had framed Miss Su, causing him to misunderstand for so long. Only then could he vent his anger.

Just as both men were lost in their thoughts, someone suddenly barged in, drawing their attention.

Xie Yuan?

As soon as Xie Yuan entered, he looked at the maiden sitting in the wheelchair, her face streaked with tears. His pupils constricted slightly, and his gaze turned sharp like a dagger aimed at Prince Bei and Toba Xiao.

"What did you say to her?"

His voice was cold and menacing, like the prelude to murder.

Prince Bei, who usually wasn’t afraid of Xie Yuan, instinctively waved his hands. "I... I didn’t say anything..."

Previously, he dared to confront Xie Yuan, but when someone’s aura was overwhelming, even the most powerful would revert to basic instincts. If the other person was stronger, capable of killing, the weaker one naturally feared.

Toba Xiao also frowned, wanting to curse but held back. "You have your own mouth; why don’t you ask her yourself?"

He couldn’t understand why the women of Great Shen were so delicate. He hadn’t said much, yet she was already crying as if he had bullied her.

He hadn’t even had a chance to vent his anger!

What did Xie Yuan mean? Was he threatening to kill him, an envoy from another country, if he had really bullied this woman?

Xie Yuan gave them a cold glance, walked over to Su Youyue, and knelt before her, meeting her gaze levelly. "What happened, Miss Su? Who upset you?"

Compared to his earlier interrogative tone, he now sounded like he was soothing a child.

Seeing Xie Yuan, Su Youyue’s tears flowed even more. At this moment, she forgot about etiquette and propriety. With blurred vision, she reached out and touched his cheek.

"Xie Yuan, why didn’t you tell me..."

"Why didn’t you tell me sooner that it was you who carried me back..."

The man was taken aback, having imagined many possibilities but not this one. He took her hand, warming her cold fingers in his large palm, and then looked down. "Do you remember everything?"

Seeing his admission, Su Youyue felt even more sorrowful. "You should have told me sooner..."

If he had told her sooner, perhaps they wouldn’t have ended up estranged in her previous life.

But Su Youyue knew she couldn’t blame Xie Yuan; she should blame herself for forgetting everything.

"At that time, if you remembered, you would have been sad," Xie Yuan slowly replied, as if he were the most patient person, never losing his temper. But those who knew him well understood how terrifying he could be when angered.

Hearing this reason, Su Youyue felt like crying again. Had he kept quiet for so long just because of this?

She had been in pain for a long time, forgetting many things, but she never wanted to forget him.

Xie Yuan added, "Back then, my reputation was bad. Carrying you back would have affected your reputation."

"I don’t care about reputation. What I care about is..." Thinking of their fate in her previous life, Su Youyue felt a stabbing pain in her heart. For the sake of those empty names, she had missed him her entire life.

Impulsively, she wanted to say she cared about him, but seeing Prince Bei and Toba Xiao, she swallowed her words and changed her mind.

"Can we move our wedding date forward?"

Su Youyue did not say much more, yet it seemed as though everything had already been said.

Although it was highly improper for her to be so intimate with Xie Yuan before marriage, if there were no outsiders present, she would have likely reached out to hug him.

She tried to compose herself and spoke in a normal tone, "Your Highness Bei, General Tuoba, I have family matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer."

This was clearly a polite way of asking them to leave.

Prince Bei could not miss the hint; a wave of bitterness washed over him. He wanted to take one last look at Su Youyue, but upon lifting his head, he shook it and left without a word.

He was indeed the most esteemed prince of Dongrong Country, but in Miss Su's heart, he held no place at all.

Enough, it seems he was destined to be without her.

Tuoba Xiao had never been interested in romantic affairs and did not understand the significance of their intimate exchange. However, seeing Xie Yuan kneel before a woman surprised him and stirred a sense of displeasure within him.

A formidable warrior who had once defeated him kneeling before a woman was utterly laughable. If it were him, even if both his legs were severed, he would never kneel before a woman!

Without even a glance, Tuoba Xiao turned and left.