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Chapitre 91

"Little San, don't worry, let's fight well. Once we win the battle, you can atone for your crimes! If Father still wants to punish you, I beg Father to share the blame with you! Father has always loved me and will surely not want me to suffer. He will therefore pardon your crime of deceiving the emperor!" Tuoba Chen said earnestly, trying to persuade Rong Yue.

"You, you, you..." Rongyue was furious, her voice trembling as she spoke to the pleading Tuoba Chen, roaring angrily, "I won't agree!" So this guy had planned this all along! No wonder he was so eager for her to win the battle, and no wonder he begged to go with her on the expedition—that was his plan! Damn it! To see her go from a majestic general to a woman who had to obey her husband's every whim, there was only one answer: Get out!

Tuoba Chen's eyes flashed with anger: "You won't agree? You think marrying me would be beneath you?"

Seeing Rongyue frown and remain silent, Tuoba Chen suddenly recalled the scene from not long ago. His handsome face darkened, and a hint of ferocity appeared: "So, you still have someone in your heart?!"

It seems that unless I make things clear today and make him give up, he won't be able to abandon this crazy idea.

"Chen, I've said before that all I want to do in this life is..."

"But how do you explain what happened between you and Tuoba Jie today? Is this how you show your manhood?" Tuoba Chen interrupted Rong Yue abruptly, his jealousy flaring up.

"That...that was just a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding? Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Each time she was interrupted, Rongyue became extremely annoyed: "What else could it be but a misunderstanding! Does Tuoba Jie have an interest in men?!"

"You never know! With Tuoba Jie's ambiguous and strange appearance, who knows if he might have some unusual hobbies!"

Rongyue was furious: "This is utterly unreasonable!"

"Yes, I am unreasonable! Ever since I met you, I've become a completely different person, so it's normal for me to be unreasonable!"

"madman!"

"I'm a madman, I'm going to be obsessed with you for the rest of my life!"

Tuoba Chen's mother has epilepsy! This was the conclusion Rongyue came to in her heart. Communicating with mentally challenged people was utterly impossible! Whenever she encountered these non-human beings who left her helpless, her wrists would tremble incessantly…

"Don't even think about playing dirty tricks on me!" he warned coldly, narrowing his eyes. "If you dare to do anything underhanded to me and piss me off, be careful, I'll set off for Ziye the very next day to request an imperial decree for our marriage!"

He threatened her? Rongyue was furious, because the threat did indeed pose a threat to her!

"Tuoba Chen! To treat me in such a despicable way, are you even a man?!"

A glint flashed in his eyes, and Tuoba Chen brought his face closer and closer to Rong Yue, appearing increasingly dangerous: "Do you want to test whether I'm a man or not?"

With ten fingers and two palms simultaneously spilling water, unable to hold back the approaching handsome face of Tuoba Chen, she forcefully pushed him away: "Get out of the way! It's late today, you go back first, we'll discuss this later!"

"I'm getting out of here today!" Pushing away Rongyue's hands that were pushing him away, Tuoba Chen grabbed Rongyue's legs and pulled her into his arms. He blew out the flickering candlelight on the table and, relying on the soft moonlight that filtered into the bed, got up and walked to the small bed behind the table.

"Tuoba Chen!" Rong Yue's voice was as cold as ice, the chill in her tone sending shivers down one's spine.

After taking off Rongyue's boots, Tuoba Chen gently placed her on the bedding, then sat on the edge of the bed and began to take off his own riding boots: "Don't worry, I won't touch you without your permission."

Her expression softened slightly, but her anger remained: "Get out! Who told you to get into bed with me!"

"I'm sleeping here tonight!"

"How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed!"

Tuoba Chen chuckled and gave Rongyue a flick on the forehead: "This is a lesson for you. Remember, I am not just anyone, but your future husband."

Her face darkened, and a sentence suddenly popped into Rongyue's mind: "A shameless person is invincible!"

"I reckon the day you walk out of here tomorrow will be the day I, Jian Xiaosan, die..."

"Anyone who dares to touch you will have their head chopped off!" Tuoba Chen's face was cold and menacing as he abruptly interrupted Rong Yue's words.

He pulled Rongyue close, shook the blanket, and covered them both with a thin quilt: "Go to sleep, we have to get up early for training tomorrow!"

Forced to cling to his arms, Rongyue gritted her teeth in hatred: "If I die, it will definitely be because of you..."

"Don't keep using the word 'death,' it's so unlucky!" Tuoba Chen scolded in a low voice.

"Are you deliberately trying to leave me with no way out?"

"There's nothing I can do about it if you think that way."

"Don't waste your time, I will not marry you."

"Why?"

I don't like you.

Tuoba Chen was furious. After catching his breath for a while, he finally managed to spit out a sentence through gritted teeth, his anger and resentment barely contained: "What exactly do you dislike about me? Tell me, and I'll change!"

Rongyue scoffed lightly: "What exactly do you like? Tell me, and I'll change!"

Sparks flew from his bright eyes, hissing as he aimed directly at Rongyue, determined to set her ablaze. But in an instant, those eyes, which had been burning with rage, flashed with an overwhelming sadness and dimmed sharply.

Looking into the calm, still pool, Tuoba Chen's voice was hoarse, as if a walnut was stuck in his throat: "Xiao San, am I particularly annoying to you?"

The faint sadness emanating from Tuoba Shechen sent alarm bells through Rongyue's mind. She abruptly pushed Tuoba Shechen away, sat up abruptly, and looked at the infatuated Tuoba Shechen, her heart growing heavier: "Tuoba Shechen, I ask you, just how much do you like me?"

She gave a bitter laugh: "How much? It's like drinking water; only the person drinking knows whether it's hot or cold. This kind of feeling can only be experienced by oneself. If I tell you, I'm afraid others will think I'm exaggerating... But, mistress, whether you believe it or not, I absolutely love you to the core..."

Rongyue exclaimed in horror: "Tuoba Chen, you must be joking!"

"Are you kidding me? Do you think I would?" Tuoba Chen stared intently into Rong Yue's eyes, his gaze filled with naked infatuation and resentment.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she hastily dodged the scorching sunlight. A moment of panic flashed across her face before she quickly regained her composure: "We will not be together! A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. I advise the Second Prince to give up on this idea..."

"It's too late to break free!" Tuoba Chen roared angrily, his wounded expression making Rong Yue tremble again. "Mistress, it's too late, mistress! You've entered my heart, melted into my bones. It's too late to forget! Unless you smash my heart and shatter my bones, as long as I live, you will remain in my heart! Mistress, I love you, do you understand?"

Staring blankly at Tuoba Chen's angry outburst, Rongyue was momentarily stunned, unsure how to react. Faced with a man's blatant and open confession, she, with no experience in handling such matters, was utterly helpless, utterly at a loss for words. In her memory, Tuoba Chen seemed to be the first man to express his love to her. Fate had played a cruel trick; her beloved Yao-gege, before she could hear even a single word of love from him after years of waiting, tragically passed away, leaving her alone with a lifetime of regret. Arriving in another world, Dongfang Yao, who so closely resembled her Yao-gege, captivated her. His simple, naive nature won her heart, and his pure, untainted love threw her into disarray. Humans have emotions and desires, and there are times when they lose their rationality, especially women, whose emotions often outweigh their reason. To capture happiness, what harm was there in being impulsive once in a while? Perhaps it was fate playing tricks on her, perhaps she was destined to be alone, or perhaps she had committed too many sins in her past life, angering the heavens, so she was destined to be miserable in this life! This time, her recklessness brought her not happiness or joy, but excruciating pain, a nightmare she would never be able to escape for the rest of her life…