She held the chopsticks tightly in her white hands and did not put them down or sit down.
"Since we met, haven't you been clamoring for freedom? From today on, you are truly free." Gong Ou said as he sat there, sitting upright, crossing one leg and resting his slender hands on his leg. , "From today on, no one can force you to do anything unless you volunteer."
Shi Xiaonian stood there, looking down at Gong Ou's face, her lips moved, and she wanted to say something, but she couldn't.
There is only silence.
Her hand fell by her side, and her thumb touched a small blister on the tip of her index finger. It was burned by touching the pot just now. It felt numb and painful.
"Still not leaving? Why, do you think I can keep my words?" Gong Ou raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes were covered with a touch of red and covered with a few bloodshot eyes, and his voice was low and authentic, "The date of the engagement ceremony has been set. ,did you see."
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian's nose felt sour and she nodded with some difficulty, "I saw it."
"This is my guarantee for your freedom!" Gong Ou said each word from his thin lips, saying each word with force, "In the Gong family, there has never been a case where the engagement ceremony was held and the engagement was overturned. Naturally, there was no such thing. Married and divorced.”
This is the rule of the palace family.
He had rushed to reveal Xiao Nian's existence after only one kiss, just because he didn't want all parties to throw out the intention of marriage to him.
But in the end, he still reached the stage of marriage and fulfilled his duties as the heir of the Gong family.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian's eyes were sore.
For her again.
He swore an oath for her, and now he is holding an engagement ceremony for her. Everything is for her.
"So you don't have to worry about me pestering you again. I know your bottom line. You won't be a mistress or a lover." Gong Ou said while staring at the dishes on the dining table, his voice getting lower and lower and hoarse.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand, not knowing what to say.
She felt uncomfortable hearing every word Gong Ou said.
"Shi Xiaonian, in fact, we have not been together for long, only a few months, and we have been separated for a longer time." Gong Ou continued, "In such a short period of time, I have been able to maintain the relationship by taking the initiative. our relationship."
“…”
"So our relationship, once I let go, will truly end between us." Gong Ou said, "Now, it's over."
The real end.
He was lying when he mentioned breaking up; he was unwilling when she said they wouldn't get back together; now is the real end.
Shi Xiaonian tried her best to control her emotions, but when she heard these words, she could no longer control herself. Her eyes felt so painful that she suddenly just wanted to escape from here and cry bitterly.
She stood at the edge of the dining table and looked into Gong Ou's eyes, "Miya Ou, if you don't worry about me anymore, you can do more of what you want to do."
Her existence and Xi Yu's past will bring him unnecessary and endless worries.
She had already made him waste so much time, now let him waste no more.
"I don't even know what I want to do, you know?" Gong Ou sat at the dining table, slowly raised his face to look at her, his eyes were very red.
"I just hope you are well, safe and healthy."
Shi Xiaonian looked at him and said, pressing the nail of her thumb deeply into the blister on the tip of her index finger.
"I'm not as great as you. Even if you and Mu Qianchu are happier and more suitable together, I still hope that I will be an ever-present thorn between you. Don't forget that you can't fall in love for two years." Gong Ou looked at her. He said, his voice cold and sharp, but his eye circles were red.
Shi Xiaonian nodded without any objection, "I know, I will implement it according to the contract."
She nodded so quickly and followed him so hard that it made him look unreasonable.
He gave a self-deprecating smile, "But I'm getting engaged. It's a real engagement. After the engagement, Mona will live in the Imperial Castle and share a room with me. The connection between the two families will be closer. In the future, I will bring Follow her to attend various events, appear in various news, and accept various interviews.”
Gong Ou said, staring at her deeply with his eyes, observing her expression.
Every word he spoke was like a sharp knife cutting through her body and across her bones. He told her that after the engagement, Mona would have everything she had ever had, including him.
Own Miyao completely.
When Xiao Nian lowered his eyes, his eyelashes were covered by a gleam of water.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Gong Ou stared at her and asked.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian shook his head.
Gong Ou lowered his eyes, with a mocking arc on his lips, "Since you have nothing to say to me, just leave."
"Then lunch..."
"I don't want to share it with you." Gong Ou said coldly.
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian slowly stepped back, turned around and walked out. Step by step, his vision became increasingly blurry.
She walked to the door of the restaurant, and Gong Ou's voice sounded behind her, "Do I want to send you an invitation for my engagement ceremony?"
“…”
Shi Xiaonian stood there stiffly, then shook his head.
There was silence behind him.
Shi Xiaonian raised her face to look at her, blinked her eyes, and then turned back to look at Gong Ou, "Actually, I still have something to say to you, the last sentence."
"explain."
Gong Ou sat there and said, his sitting posture has not changed from beginning to end.
"Gong Ou, from now on, no matter whether I am doing well or not, you should leave me alone, ignore me, and treat me like a piece of trash." Shi Xiaonian said.
Hearing this, Gong Ou's face darkened, he grabbed the chopsticks in front of him and threw them to the ground.
That was all she had to say.
No jealousy.
No intention of looking back.
He sat there and looked at her with red eyes, "Don't worry, I will be very busy next. I have to be busy with the engagement ceremony and I don't have time to care about you."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian nodded and stepped back. She looked at Gong Ou and wanted to say "You want to be happy", but she thought it sounded sarcastic to his ears.
She pursed her lips and turned to leave.
When Xiao Nian walked out, Gong Ou didn't catch up with her, and didn't get into any more entanglements with her.
Like he said, once he gives up on this relationship, they are truly over.
Feng De went out with Shi Xiaonian and sent her downstairs in Building A. Shi Xiaonian let him accompany her.
Arriving downstairs, Shi Xiaonian stopped, looked at Feng De, and said seriously, "Butler Feng, Gong Ou and I are really over this time. There are a few words I want to say to you."
"Speaking."
Feng De looked at her lovingly.
"From today on, don't mention my name in front of Gong Ou, don't mention anything related to me." Shi Xiaonian said, "In addition, even if he asks Butler Feng to check my current situation, you don't want to Say, especially if I'm in bad shape."
"Miss Xi, I'm afraid I can't do this. I'm a housekeeper. It's impossible for me to lie to the young master." Feng De frowned and said.
"Isn't it that a housekeeper should consider everything for his master?" Shi Xiaonian said, his whole body falling into the warm sunshine, "Besides, I don't want you to deceive Gong Ou. If he orders you, don't be too meticulous. Just make a general investigation and give a superficial account. Is this okay?"
Feng De looked at Shi Xiaonian with a little doubt in his eyes, "Why did Miss Xi do this?"
It's not impossible to do this.
"I want to disappear from Gong Ou's life little by little." Shi Xiaonian said lightly.
Feng De frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. The young master suffers from paranoid personality disorder and has only had feelings for Miss Xi. How can he disappear?"
"We have been separated for more than half a year, and he has adapted to it. This proves that even if he is paranoid, he can slowly adapt to my disappearance. So, I believe that in a short time, I will slowly be with him. It becomes an unimportant memory." Shi Xiaonian said.
In this way, whether she is alive or dead, sad or happy, Gong Ou will not be moved by her anymore.
“…”
Feng De looked at Shi Xiaonian in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment.
He believed that Shi Xiaonian did this for the good of the young master, otherwise he would not have been reminded of this.
"Butler Feng, please help me."
Shi Xiaonian bowed deeply to Feng De and sincerely begged him.
"Miss Xi, what are you doing?" Feng De quickly helped her up and looked at her with a pair of distressed eyes, "Don't worry, since it is for the good of the young master, I will definitely do it."
"Thank you, Butler Feng."
"I am the young master's housekeeper. It is my duty to do good things for the young master. But Miss Xi..." Feng De said this, sighed and said, "You have suffered too much in the past six months. , I hope everything will go well for you in the future."
Shi Xiaonian forced out a smile and said goodbye to Feng De.
She has done everything she can for Gong Ou. From now on, no matter what disaster or disaster happens to her, she will have to bear it by herself.
Shi Xiaonian turned around and saw Xu Bingxin standing there pushing a baby in the distance, followed by a maid and a babysitting expert. Xu Bingxin looked at her, her always gentle face full of indifference.
When she was with Feng De, she was telling Xu Bingxin that she had just been with Gong Ou.
Seeing her looking over, Xu Bingxin turned around with a cold face and left without saying a word.
Shi Xiaonian quickly chased after him.
“…”
Feng De stood there, looking at Shi Xiaonian's back. Her figure was too thin, so thin that it made people sad.
After all, Shi Xiaonian must have suffered a lot in this relationship. She became an unmarried mother at a young age and only got a daughter. She was so harmed by the Gong family that she had to erase her traces from the young master's life.
Everyone wants something, but what did she get after spending so much
Feng De sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked inside.
In the restaurant, the whole table is still filled with delicious food. The richness of the bone soup and the fragrance of the vegetables are intertwined to compose a symphony of taste.
Two chopsticks fell on the ground.
Gong Ou sat there alone, picked up a pair of chopsticks that Shi Xiaonian put down, picked up a piece of tomato and put it into his mouth. He chewed it stiffly, and the sweet and sour taste melted in his mouth. (To be continued)