Chapter 703 - 703 Opening Her Heart
703 Opening Her Heart
There was only room for one person in a person’s heart.
What magnanimity? What dignity? They were all useless.
There was no room for a third person to interfere in the world of love.
Bang!
The door was pushed open. Zhou Heng quickly walked to the bed and looked at Su Xiaoling. “Xiaoling, there’s no one else. Nothing is more important than you. There’s no Crown Prince position, and there won’t be any other women. Next time, no matter who criticizes me next time, I’ll be by your side.”
“I didn’t go in not because I cared about what others said about me. I didn’t want others to criticize you. I didn’t want those people to gossip about you. I was afraid that those words would hurt you. I didn’t do well enough. I didn’t take good care of you.”
Zhou Heng’s eyes turned red. His scruples had become a weapon to hurt Su Xiaoling. How could he not feel hurt?
As the Crown Prince, his words and actions were watched by everyone in the world.
When people did not dare to criticize him, they would often criticize the crown prince consort. Since ancient times, it was not a good thing to be exclusively doted on. Those women who exclusively doted on in the past did not have a good ending. They would become common enemies.
The comments outside would be all kinds of nasty words.
He didn’t want to hear or see anything like that. However, because of this, Su Xiaoling felt a knot in her heart and was hurt. She even questioned their relationship.
Next time, he would not make such a mistake again. He would destroy whoever criticized her.
“Brother Heng…”
Su Xiaoling did not expect Zhou Heng to come back and hear her.
Su Xiaolu did not expect Zhou Heng to eavesdrop, but this was not a bad thing. There was a knot in the couple’s hearts that had to be resolved.
She got out of bed.
Su Xiaoling also sat up.
Zhou Heng went forward and hugged Su Xiaoling. “I’m sorry.”
Su Xiaoling’s tears rolled down. She shook her head. “No, I was petty, not your fault.”
In her memory, the year Su Xiaolu was born was so memorable that she woke up from her dreams many times.
The dim house, the pungent smell of blood, and her mother’s weak breath made it difficult for her to forget. At that time, she wished that her father was here.
She shouldn’t have faced such danger alone. Her mother must have been very afraid back then. She would never forget what she said when she asked her for help. She would never forget that trembling and desperate tone.
Therefore, when she gave birth herself, she hoped that Zhou Heng could accompany her, but he did not.
She felt very sad. She felt that she could not feel his love. She was afraid that all of this was her own delusion.
But today, she knew the reason. It wasn’t that her Little Brother Heng didn’t want to accompany her. He had also carried a lot of burdens for her.
Zhou Heng hugged Su Xiaoling tightly, ignoring that Su Xiaolu was still around. He wiped away Su Xiaoling’s tears and said stubbornly, “Forgive me this time, okay? Next time, I won’t let you face it alone. I only like you. A person’s heart is only so big. How can it tolerate others? I’ll never forget what I promised. It was you in the beginning, and it will be you in the future. It will only be you.”
“Feel my heart, Xiaoling. I love you.”
Zhou Heng held Su Xiaoling’s hand and placed it on his heart. He wanted her to know that his heart was beating faster because of her.
The love of his youth would not change. He knew what love was.
“If you’re sad, tell me. Can you please not hold it in? I’m your husband. I’ve seen you sad these past few months. My heart hurts too. I can’t find the reason. It’s all my fault for being too careless. I’m not careful enough, but we still have a long, long way to go. Don’t be disappointed in me. You have to trust me and give me time, okay?”
Zhou Heng asked gently. Knowing that this was the reason, he couldn’t wait a moment longer. He didn’t want Su Xiaoling to be unhappy about this, so he didn’t wait a moment longer and pushed the door open.
Su Xiaolu had already left silently. She could guide Su Xiaoling to confide in her, but the person who could really resolve the knot in Su Xiaoling’s heart was Zhou Heng.
Hearing Zhou Heng’s words, Su Xiaoling realized that things were not as she thought.
Before she could speak, Zhou Heng looked at her seriously and said, “Xiaoling, look into my eyes. I won’t lie to you. I’m the Crown Prince. Due to the public eye, I’ll take in some women in the future. However, I definitely won’t touch any of these women. These women will all be women who liked other women. I’ll let them in in pairs. They’ll live their lives and block the mouths of the public eye for me. It’s also for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife.”
“I only want to love one person in my life. This person is you, Su Xiaoling. Apart from you, I won’t like any other woman.”
Zhou Heng placed his hands on Su Xiaoling’s shoulders. Their eyes met. He treated her with the utmost sincerity.
Su Xiaoling’s eyes gradually turned red. Tears blurred her vision. She choked and said, “I believe you. I won’t think nonsense anymore.”
Seeing that Su Xiaoling was no longer depressed, Zhou Heng heaved a sigh of relief. He kissed away Su Xiaolu’s tears and hugged her lovingly. He said in a low and hoarse voice, “Xiaoling, we’re destined to be different from others and suffer a lot, but we have to firmly believe that we can continue and win.”
Su Xiaoling nodded. She choked and said, “I’m sorry. It’s not that you didn’t do enough. It’s just that I can’t forget the day when I was six years old and Xiaolu was born. My mother, my mother, almost passed away. At that time, my aunt didn’t care about my mother at all. My mother asked me to help her push. She didn’t have any strength left. If I didn’t help, my mother would have died, and so would the child in her stomach…”
“I used all my strength. At that time, I thought that if only my father was around. If my father was around, my mother wouldn’t be so desperate. You were clearly outside, and we were only a door apart, but I still wanted you by my side. I wanted you to hold my hand. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Why do I care so much…”
Su Xiaoling also opened her heart and said the source of the pain in her heart.
Zhou Heng tightened his arms around Su Xiaoling. He apologized gently, “Don’t think too much. Women have to suffer the most during childbirth. As a husband, I should be by your side. It’s my fault for not being around. I shouldn’t have worried about all that. You’re the only one I should worry about the most.”
“Next time, I won’t let you face it alone. Believe me, I won’t let anything stop me again.”
Zhou Heng’s voice was hoarse and his eyes darkened.
This would never happen again.
Su Xiaoling nodded. After talking about it, she felt much better.
“Brother Heng, Xiaolu…”
Su Xiaoling was about to say that Su Xiaolu was still around, but when she looked around the room, Su Xiaolu was nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Heng smiled and whispered, “Xiaolu is very smart.”
She had helped him a lot and did not stay behind to get in the way.