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Li Hongyuan watched her for a moment, then sighed.
In a low voice, he said, âDonât be afraid, I wonât treat you like I did last night.â
âThen what will you do?â
âIâ¦donât know.â
âGet out.â
âI want to talk with you,â said Li Hongyuan. âCalmly, just have a chat.â
Jiang Ning said, âDo you think, in our current situation, itâs appropriate to chat?â
Li Hongyuan stepped back and sat down at the table, âDo you really think me a brute? It was my fault last night. It will never happen again. I was just⦠too jealous.â
Jiang Ning looked at him.
âYes, jealousy,â Li Hongyuan took a deep breath, âYou despise me so, yet you are so close to Wenren Zong. You go boating with him, eat fish, joke around, and even wear the bracelet he gave you.â
Jiang Ning sat up and leaned back on the bedâs edge, her eyes still wary.
This distressed Li Hongyuan deeply.
He had never thought that one day he would become so irritable, every move of a woman could touch his temper.
He was like a madman.
âJiang Ning, I want you to come back,â he said again.
âWeâve already divorced, why should I go back.â
âBecause⦠I like you.â
âYou?â A sneer flashed in Jiang Ningâs eyes as she turned her face away.
Li Hongyuan said, âI like you.â
The words he had been unable to say, no matter what, once he said the first sentence, it seemed to become much easier.
Jiang Ning frowned, âDonât say anymore.â
âYou donât believe me?â
âIf you were me, would you?â Jiang Ning sneered, âOh, I forgot, youâre a man, the high and mighty prince who thinks heâs above everyone else. How could you understand other peopleâs humiliation and anger. Didnât you once say that women are just tools, nothing to worry about?â
âThat was all in the past.â
âA personâs nature canât change. At least, not at a momentâs notice.â
She simply didnât believe it.
Li Hongyuan said, âWhether you believe it or not, this is my true heart. I have no need to lie to you like this. Before I met you, I never thought I would submit to a woman.â
âYouâve always been forcing me.â
âI just⦠donât know how to keep you, how to like you.â
âThen you might need to learn from Wenren Zong.â
âDonât get too close to Wenren Zong.â
âThatâs my private business.â
âAre you planning to marry him?â
âWhy not?â Jiang Ning looked at him, âI think Wenren Zong is very good, I like being with him.â
âWhy?â
âBecause he respects me,â Jiang Ning stood up with the help of the bed, âWhen I am with him, I feel relaxed and happy.â
Li Hongyuanâs eyes looked somewhat hurt, he kept silent for a long time, then asked with difficulty, âDo you like him?â
âPerhaps,â said Jiang Ning, âAt least, I donât dislike him. If he proposes, I would accept.â
âI will not allow it.â
âOn what grounds?â Jiang Ning quietly gripped a hairpin in her hand, feeling a sense of increased security, âWe have nothing to do with each other. I have the freedom to marry. If I want to marry someone, as long as my parents agree, I donât need your permission.â
She couldnât endure Li Hongyuan anymore.
Even if it was just to get away from him, she would be willing to marry.
Li Hongyuan stood up.
Jiang Ning instinctively stepped back half a step.
But behind her was the bed, there was no room to retreat.
But instead of getting angry again, he surprisingly said, âJiang Ning, I can treat you well too, even better than Wenren Zong..â