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While Xiao Muzhou was having a meal, he suddenly received a letter from Ah Xin.
"What's wrong?" Jin Rong saw that he looked wrong and immediately asked with concern.
"I have to go out for something. You can eat slowly without waiting for me!"
"Are you still going home for dinner?"
Xiao Muzhou shook his head gently, "You can eat it yourself!"
"good!"
He didn't know why Ah Xin suddenly called him over, so he couldn't tell when he would be able to return home.
We had promised to have dinner together last time, but he only stayed with Ah Xin, and finally made Jin Rong wait for so long in vain.
Xiao Muzhou felt guilty, so he did not dare to make any irresponsible promises to Jin Rong easily.
Looking at Mu Zhou's leaving figure, Jinrong sighed slightly.
Only the princess can make him so anxious, right?
Jin Rong glanced at the food on the table, but no longer had the appetite to swallow it.
When she thought of the letter she received, her brows wrinkled unconsciously.
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Xiao Muzhou hurried to the agreed place. As soon as he saw Ah Xin, he asked anxiously: "What happened?"
Helianxin looked at her sweetheart with a heavy expression, "Axuan will be back soon!"
Xiao Muzhou was very puzzled. Ah Xin had always hoped that Ah Xuan could return to Yongcheng as soon as possible. This wish was about to come true, but why did she look unhappy?
Helian Xin could see the doubts in Xiao Muzhou's heart. She frowned and said with some distress: "Axuan brought back a woman from the Western Region!"
"What?"
Xiao Muzhou was shocked.
"It seems like he can't live without that woman!" Helian Xin's expression became more solemn.
Xiao Muzhou also frowned.
"A'ran said that woman is very nice, but I still can't rest assured, Mu Zhou, I'm afraid she will delay Ah Xuan's important event!"
Ah Xin frowned, which made Xiao Muzhou feel distressed. He quickly comforted her: "Maybe it's not as bad as you think. Since Ah Ran said that woman is very good, I believe there won't be any big problem."
"But she is from the Yin Kingdom!" Helian Xin's eyes suddenly became sharp.
This matter must not be relaxed. Even if Ah Xuan really loves that woman, she must not let her have any chance to affect Ah Xuan's ambitions.
Xiao Muzhou knew that Ah Xin hated Yin Guo even more than Ah Xuan, so he advised softly: "Not all people in Yin Guo are bad people, Ah Xin, you have to believe in the vision of Ah Xuan and A Ran!"
Helian Xin's face suddenly turned gloomy, and she couldn't help but taunted: "You said such things because of your beautiful wife, right?"
Xiao Muzhou didn't want Ah Xin to misunderstand Jin Rong, so he hurriedly explained: "She is different, Ah Xin, Jin Rong is really good!"
Helian Xin's heart immediately ignited with anger, and she asked coldly: "Are you already in love with her?"
Helian Xin didn't want herself to become a woman who only knew how to compete with others, but she really couldn't control her inner excitement and anger.
She never regretted everything she did for Ah Xuan, but she was just an ordinary person after all, so there was no way she could really turn a blind eye to the person she liked spending time with other women.
Helian Xin expected to hear Mu Zhou's denial, but he remained silent.
Does silence mean acquiescence?
Helian Xin felt more and more panicked. She stared at Xiao Muzhou closely: "Why don't you answer me?"
This man had sworn that he would only love himself for the rest of his life, but his expression now made Helian Xin extremely flustered and uneasy.
Is it possible that he really wants to break his promise?
Do they really want to go further and further apart?
Xiao Muzhou was in confusion. He thought for a long time before he could organize his words, "I'm sorry, I really don't know how to answer. My feelings for Jin Rong are very complicated. I am heartbroken when you marry someone else, but I have to pretend to be nonchalant. Jinrong saw my pain and struggle. Although she didn’t say anything, she was always by my side silently comforting me. This relationship is also very precious to me! Ah Xin, if it weren’t for Jinrong, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to Hold on until now!”
Helian Xin's shoulders trembled suddenly, "So you really like her?"
Women are sometimes really stubborn. Even if they have a premonition that the result may not be what they want, they still insist on hearing the answer!
"I don't know, I just know that I'm used to Jin Rong's company. If she leaves, I will definitely be heartbroken!"
Xiao Muzhou didn't deceive Ah Xin. He really didn't understand what this kind of feeling was?
He will always protect his Ah Xin, even if he pays his life for it, he will never complain at all!
But he no longer hopes to get Ah Xin as before.
Xiao Muzhou suddenly thought of Jin Rong's sweetheart. If one day she left the Rong Kingdom for that person, what would he do?
He doesn't want this to happen. His current life is simple and warm, which makes him deeply attached to it, so he doesn't want anyone to break this rare tranquility!
So, does this count as liking?
He thought, this should be considered a kind of liking!
Xiao Muzhou felt that he was very hateful. He had said that he would never make the woman in front of him sad again, but he knew that these words he said were enough to chill her.
Helian Xin felt pain all over his body as if it was being torn apart.
She knew that she gave up on this relationship first, so she was not qualified to accuse Mu Zhou.
But everyone knows the truth, but it is so difficult to really figure it out.
It is obviously a good thing to have someone to accompany Mu Zhou so that he no longer feels lonely. Logically speaking, she should be happy for Mu Zhou.
But why am I not happy at all?
Especially that woman is from Yin country?
The Rong Kingdom had been bullied by the Yin Kingdom for a long time, and his father tried every means to change the situation. Helianxin knew how to make Ah Xuan truly valued by his father, so she was forced to marry her current husband.
In order for Ah Xuan to ascend to that supreme position, Helian Xin was willing to give up her life's happiness.
But if you can't stay with the one you love for the rest of your life, what a huge torture!
There was a hint of sadness in Helianxin's eyes.
If Yin Guo hadn't been so ruthless, she wouldn't have had to make this decision.
After all, everything was Yin Guo's fault, but Mu Zhou insisted on marrying a Yin Guo woman. Did he really not know who made it impossible for them to stay together?
Although he said this was a false marriage, who can guarantee that they will not fall in love for a long time?
Doesn't Mu Zhou's current reaction just prove that her worries are not wrong?
Helian Xin resisted that woman from the bottom of his heart, not just because she took away her Muzhou.
But Mu Zhou and that woman are already married. This is a fact that no one can change. Even if she is unwilling, she can only learn to accept it.
If the two of them could really do what Mu Zhou originally envisioned, she would never say anything else.
But now she has stolen Mu Zhou's heart. Helian Xin is a woman, how could she not notice Mu Zhou's change.
In order to feel better, she kept deceiving herself. The reason why Mu Zhou cared about that woman was just for outsiders to see.
But at this moment, she heard Mu Zhou's answer with her own ears. Although he didn't explicitly say the word "like", those words were enough to represent everything.
Helian Xin bit her lips and said with a stiff expression: "Mu Zhou, do you still remember that you promised me that you would give me whatever I want?"
Xiao Muzhou nodded solemnly.
"What if I want Jin Rong's life?" She stared at Mu Zhou closely, trying not to miss any slight change in his expression.
"A Xin?" Xiao Muzhou's tone was rarely so panicked.
He Lianxin asked again with a stern face: "If I said I wanted Jin Rong's life, would you give it to me?"
"You will not!"
Xiao Muzhou's shoulders trembled slightly, and he tried to adjust his breathing so that his tone sounded calmer.
"Why?"
Helian Xin became increasingly frustrated because she already knew the answer.
"You are not the kind of woman who is so cruel as to kill others. What's more, Jinrong is still someone I care about. Ah Xin, I know you won't really be willing to make me sad!"
Xiao Muzhou was sure that Ah Xin would never do such a thing.
But he couldn't help but feel desolate in his heart. If it weren't for him, Ah Xin wouldn't be in such pain!
Helian Xin's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Mu Zhou was right, she did not want to kill Jin Rong, she just wanted to hear Mu Zhou's affirmative answer.
But he is no longer willing to satisfy himself even with this!
It seems that without realizing it, many things have slowly changed.
What I once thought would be forever will never last long.
"Can I meet Jin Rong?"
Xiao Muzhou looked at Ah Xin in a panic. This look hurt Helian Xin even more. She smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to her!"
"But you are a princess!"
This is what Xiao Muzhou is most worried about.
"I have a way to prevent her from finding out who I am!"
Xiao Muzhou thought for a moment and finally agreed softly: "Okay then!"
