Hearing the movement behind the screen gradually disappearing, Dong Lingjiu took a breath to calm down his restless emotions. Just for a moment, his eyes that were as sharp as swords in the past actually showed a touch of sadness. Dong Lingjiu Jiu hid this sadness. He glanced at his bloody right hand, slightly closed his fist and hid his hand in his cuff.
At this moment, Xia Tan'er walked out from behind the screen. She had already put on a set of lotus-colored clothes. Upon closer inspection, her belly had become slightly swollen and even her cheeks had gained a lot of weight.
The plumpness at this moment made Dong Lingjiu's eyes light up, but then he adjusted his mood back to the previous state. His whole body seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, making him look very lonely and pitiful.
"I was rude just now. I wonder why Uncle Nine Emperors came to visit you so early in the morning?"
The embarrassing things were ignored and it was time to talk about business. Xia Tan'er gathered her clothes and sat down opposite Dong Lingjiu. She also poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.
After not sleeping all night, his eyes were black and blue. Dong Lingjiu glanced at Dong Lingjiu, feeling distressed but unable to speak out. The conflict between the two has not yet been resolved. If she cares about Tan'er at this moment, she will definitely think that this is a way to please him. On the contrary, it will make her even more angry.
So it is best not to care at this time.
Dong Lingjiu stretched out his right hand to pick up the cup, but as if he thought of something, he hurriedly put his hand back into his sleeve and used his left hand to pick up the tea cup with one hand, but he just took a sip and put it down.
Dong Lingjiu lowered his eyes and sighed, then raised his eyes to look at Xia Tan'er, with a bit of regret in his eyes.
"I asked Song Lingcheng last night what happened to you yesterday. It's my fault that I didn't realize that you were wronged. I came here this morning to apologize to you. Tan'er, can you forgive me?"
Yesterday, Xia Tan'er was so angry that she said to him that he was not worthy enough to look for her again. She must have been very angry and sad. She also blamed him for not asking clearly what happened. She just hoped to apologize now. There's enough time.
If she had seen Dong Lingjiu's sincerity in the past, Xia Tan'er would have given Dong Lingjiu a step forward on the pretext of not knowing her innocence, and the two would have reconciled. But now she doesn't even know whether she still has love for Dong Lingjiu. I didn't even think about this matter. It doesn't matter whether I forgive or not.
"Tan'er, why don't you speak?"
Dong Lingjiu felt that Xia Tan'er was acting strangely today. He always felt like something was slipping between his fingers and he couldn't catch it. Could it be because he hadn't slept all night?
"I do not know what to say."
Dongling Jiuyi was startled, something was definitely wrong with Xia Tan'er. He panicked and hurriedly stretched out his hand to try to hold Xia Tan'er's hand, but he didn't want Xia Tan'er to avoid it by using the excuse of carrying a cup.
"Tan'er...are you unwilling to forgive me?"
Dong Lingjiu asked Xia Tan'er cautiously, but huge waves were already surging in his heart. He kept guessing in his mind that the most likely thing was that the Spring Banquet was exposed, so Xia Tan'er would be angry with him.
But he couldn't blindly ask about this matter. If Xia Tan'er wasn't angry because of this but accidentally let it slip, then Xia Tan'er might never be able to be with him again.
"It's not about forgiveness or not. Uncle Nine Emperors has his own reasons. I also have my own persistence. Different ideas and different identities will lead to different positions. So forgiveness doesn't mean anything. Everyone is just sticking to their own. in principle."
Changed... Tan'er changed...
Even before the two of them were really together, she would act coquettishly with him when she was wronged, cry hard in his arms, make his coat dirty, and be coaxed by him for a long, long time. Stopping for a moment, he had never seen Xia Taner talk to him so calmly.
Looking at Xia Tan'er's eyes again, although she was not looking at him, Dong Lingjiu found that the light in Xia Tan'er's eyes seemed to have gone out when she looked at him in the past.
Dong Lingjiu's heart tightened, and for the first time, an emotion called fear surged in his heart.
"Tan'er...when have we ever had principles between you and me?"
"No? Now there is. There is no right or wrong way to abide by one's own principles. The three views are different and cannot be the same."
Dong Lingjiu didn't hear a word about the three views or principles. In such a long paragraph, he only heard that Xia Tan'er wanted to completely become two people in two different worlds and never have any intersection with him again.
"Tan'er...you don't want me anymore?"
"I have no idea."
She only knew that if he didn't show up when Dong Lingjiu was needed the most, there would be no need for him to show up again in the future.
Including belated comfort and apology, time is really missed if it is missed. After a blurry night, Xia Tan'er suddenly figured it out. She felt relaxed all over. She could face everything around her openly and with a smile.
Seeing Xia Tan'er's face suddenly relaxed, and even having a sense of letting him go, Dong Lingjiu stood up in a hurry and almost rushed towards him. No matter whether his right hand was bloody and painful, he held it tightly. Xia Tan'er couldn't bear to let go of her arms.
"Tan'er, tell me, are you still angry? How do you want me to help you vent your anger?"
Xia Tan'er somewhat dislikes Dongling Jiu who looks like this, domineering and threatening. What is the difference between this appearance and Dongling Luo.
Seeing Xia Tan'er frowning slightly and staring at his hands with a look of disgust, Dongling Jiu's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
"It's not necessary. When will retribution happen? I won't often go to the palace and rarely meet Dong Lingyan. Besides, even if I do, Xue Chen and the Xue family will be there. Dong Lingyan doesn't dare to provoke me now."
"Xue Chen!"
Dong Lingjiu recited Xue Chen's name fiercely, and couldn't help but think about it in his heart.
Is it true that Xia Taner fell in love with Xue Chen as Song Lingcheng said? Dong Lingjiu didn't believe it, but he still couldn't help but be jealous. He didn't expect that Xia Tan'er would choose the person he met just yesterday as his support and not let him help vent her anger. What did she take him for?
"So don't bother Uncle Nine Emperors."
Xia Tan'er's words undoubtedly extinguished all his hopes. With dark eyes, he took back his hands and stood up slowly. Without saying a word, he slowly walked out of the room.
The smell of blood coming from the tip of her nose was so strong that Xia Tan'er felt uncomfortable smelling it and hurried to the spittoon and retched.
Dong Lingjiu turned his head and looked at Xia Tan'er, feeling hurt again in his heart.
"I didn't expect Tan'er to dislike me so much."
Dong Lingjiu took a deep breath, closed his eyes and didn't want to face this fact. He opened the door and walked out in despair. The only sound of Xia Tan'er's frequent gagging could be heard in the huge room.
