Chapter 601 - Chapter 601: Then Marry Him
Chapter 601: Then Marry Him
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
With an open and sincere demeanor, it was hard not to want to believe her.
However, FengTianlan remained steadfast.
“I believe Xiaonan.”
Those five words, just five words, struck Yu Huarong like a bolt of lightning.
For a brief moment, her beautiful face seemed to pale slightly, giving her a vulnerable appearance. Her eyes glistened with teardrops, and her trembling lips resembled delicate flowers battered by the wind and rain. She quivered as she asked, “Cousin, are his words all that matter to you? Are you unwilling to give me a chance to explain? How long have you known him compared to me? Is the bond between us really so feeble in your heart?”
Feng Tianlan’s expression grew more distant. “We had no bond to begin with; it’s just a mere blood tie.”
Yu Huarong appeared as though she had suffered a severe blow. Her body trembled visibly, and her complexion turned even paler.
If her followers saw her like this, they would undoubtedly be heartbroken.
Yet, the man she desperately wished would be moved by her exhibited a gaze as calm as a tranquil pond. There wasn’t the slightest change in his demeanor. It was as if she were merely an inconsequential entity – no, not even that, for even inanimate objects would elicit some emotional response when observed by a human.
Yu Huarong, whether due to overwhelming sorrow or the realization that she couldn’t touch FengTianlan, decided. “So, this is how you’ve always regarded our relationship. I understand now. I… won’t delude myself any longer. If you wish to kill or torture, I, a helpless woman, cannot resist. However, I will not admit to something I haven’t done. Even if it costs me my life, I won’t confess!”
She raised her head proudly, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with dazzling light, resembling a proud swan that refused to lower its noble head.
Feng Tianlan remained unmoved and calmly replied, “Your bodyguards already admitted it.”
“I didn’t! 1 denied my involvement with the First Lady from the very beginning, but you refused to believe it!” Ah Cheng immediately responded.
“Young Master Xiaonan clearly saw Miss Yu, and your excuses won’t change the facts.”
“That was me instructing a maid to impersonate her!” Ah Cheng immediately stated.
Yu Huarong was shocked upon hearing this and asked, “All Cheng, why would you do such a thing?”
Ah Cheng lowered his gaze and said, “I only wanted to prevent the First Lady from feeling lonely, so I came up with this plan. Everything is my fault, and I’m willing to atone for it with my life.”
With that, he attempted to bite his tongue and end his life.
Yu Huarong quickly intervened to stop him.
Ah Cheng was flung backward and crashed to the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
It was the blood he had drawn by biting his own tongue.
Touched by his actions, Yu Huarong said with sorrow, “Ah Cheng, why do this? You’ve been by my side for so many years. How could 1 bear to see you die like this? Don’t be foolish again!”
After she finished talking, she turned to face Feng Tianlan and suddenly knelt down with a thud. “Cousin, I beg you to spare Ah Cheng this time. Just consider it all my doing, and you can deal with me however you wish!”
Jing Feng couldn’t help but think, “I didn’t expect Miss Yu Huarong to be so loyal to one of her bodyguards.” He had assumed that in her eyes, her own interests were the most important.
Feng Tianlan, with calm and unruffled eyes, looked at her and asked, “So, you’re willing to do anything just to save him?”
Yu Huarong turned her head to look at All Cheng.
Ah Cheng shook his head, his mouth opening and closing as blood spilled out.
He couldn’t speak. He was trying to convey to her not to humiliate herself in front of His Royal Highness, the Prince, for the sake of a lowly person like him.
Yu Huarong turned back, lifted her small face, and looked at Feng Tianlan. She said in a solemn tone, “Yes.”
Tears flowed from Ah Cheng’s eyes. He wanted to stop her, but his entire body felt immobilized, and he couldn’t move. His mouth wouldn’t cooperate, leaving him to stare helplessly at her.
Feng Tianlan said in a subdued voice, “Very well, then marry him..”