Because the Double Ninth Festival was approaching and Mrs. Wei loved chrysanthemums, many varieties of chrysanthemums were planted in the mansion.
There is a faint scent of chrysanthemums in the air.
Shen Chen followed Wei An silently, passing through the garden, and then passing the Zhaixing Tower. When he reached the pavilion by the lake in front, he stopped and whispered, "You seem unhappy to see me here?"
He was already very familiar with Wei An and knew what her every frown and smile meant. Of course, he could also tell whether she was happy or not.
Wei An did not hesitate, turned his head and looked at him, nodded with clear and clean eyes, and admitted: "I thought I had made it very clear to you when I rejected Lin Sanshao."
Shen Chen lifted his robe and sat down. His eyes were as black as ink. He stared at Wei An and asked, "What should I understand? You didn't tell me that you don't like me."
Wei An widened his eyes and felt like he was about to get angry. Shen Chen was being too shameless.
He said whether he liked it or not easily.
As if this wasn't a big deal.
Lan He's eyelids twitched. She looked at the two of them with some worry, and then saw Shen Chen waving at her.
... ...
Will she retreat or not
Fortunately, she didn't hesitate too long, because Han Bo appeared out of nowhere, pulled her and winked at her.
When they were the only two left in the pavilion, Shen Chen patted the table, motioned Wei An to sit down, restrained the smile on his face, and said seriously: "Marriage is certainly an extremely important matter, but liking someone is not."
He looked Wei An's eyes seriously, trying to make his voice sound less abrupt: "Wei An, you should know that emotions are human nature, and everyone has preferences. Liking or disliking someone is natural. If you like someone, you like them, and if you don't like them, you don't like them. There is no need to carry such a heavy burden on yourself, and you don't have to think about what to do if you like someone but they don't like you that much, or if they don't really like you. Because if you are so timid, you will never really like someone. But if you don't try things in this world, how can you know whether it is feasible or not, and whether you like them or not? Don't you think so?"
He had wanted to say these words for a long time, and had wanted to tell Wei An for a long time.
He has been with Wei An through thick and thin until now, and can see Wei An's hesitation and avoidance towards feelings, as well as his defensiveness and disgust towards this topic.
But there are some things that will not lead to any progress if you just avoid them.
Because the day will come.
Wei An was a little annoyed by what he said: "What do you mean by like or not? You keep saying these nonsense to me. It's so rude!"
She waved her hand to see the guest off.
Shen Chen did not leave, but stood still and said softly: "An An, you will have to face it sooner or later. If it's not Young Master Lin and me, there will be others. No matter who it is, you will always have to face it, right?"
Wei An remained silent.
Shen Chen lowered his voice again: "I know it's too rude to say these words, but I also thought that if I only care about being rude, then my ending will probably be the same as that of Lin Sanshao. If you reject me because you don't like me, I naturally have nothing to say, but if you reject me because of other concerns, wouldn't it be unfair to me?"
He pursed his lips before speaking again: "I really like you and want to marry you as my wife, not because your last name is Wei, nor because your last name is Chu, but just because you are you."
Wei An felt his hands and feet were cold. He didn’t know why, but he also felt that the cold places seemed very hot. A thin layer of cold sweat had appeared on his hands and feet.
Her heartbeat was out of her control. She turned her head away from Shen Chen’s gaze in panic: “Don’t say anything more!”
Shen Chen knew that she had said almost enough. Wei An was now angry and embarrassed. She would not listen to anything else and took a step back.
He knew that Wei An was like a little wild animal, and when he was hurt, he just liked to lick his wounds alone, so he stood there and sighed slowly: "I'm sorry, I said too much."
He paused, and then said, "It's just that I hope you will think seriously about what I said. No matter what, if you really reject me, I hope it's because you really don't have any feelings for me."
He turned and left. Han Bo saw him from a distance and ran to him. He looked back at Wei An in the pavilion and asked hurriedly, "How is it? Lord, what did the princess say?"
Shen Chen stopped and looked at him coldly: "You seem to care?"
Of course I care! This is the future mistress! He couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart: "My Lord, isn't this for your own good? Have you expressed your feelings to the princess?"
Shen Chen ignored him and quickly returned to He'an Courtyard to say goodbye to Old Lady Wei.
Old Mrs. Wei was a little surprised and looked behind him.
"An An hasn't come back yet." Shen Chen bowed to Old Lady Wei and told the truth, saying everything he had said to Wei An. At the end, he said, "I know she has too many concerns in her heart, and I also know that she is different from ordinary girls. I sincerely want to marry her, and I will sincerely wait for her answer."
Old Mrs. Wei sighed a little.
Compared to Young Master Lin, Shen Chen is indeed much more direct.
She coughed and said, "Don't push too hard."
It actually means that he agrees with Shen Chen's approach.
Shen Chen took a step back, bowed respectfully, and then slowly walked out.
Aunt Hua sighed: "The Marquis is really a thoughtful person." Seeing that Old Madam Wei seemed to be thinking about something, she added: "It's rare that he doesn't hide anything, says what needs to be said, and respects the young lady very much."
Yes.
That’s the word, respect.
Shen Chen likes Wei An, but at the same time he also gives her enough respect. He tells her his feelings but never forces her to make a decision, nor does he let anyone act as a lobbyist to put pressure on her. He just treats her as the object of his affection.
In this way, he should have enough patience in the future.
After all, when two people get along, isn't the most important thing to do to respect and be honest with each other
Mrs. Wei nodded, with a rare look of relief in her eyes: "He is a thoughtful and sincere person. If An An likes him, that's good."
After all, it is very difficult to find someone like Shen Chen who is willing to listen to people's thoughts, seriously understand a person, like a person completely and respect her feelings.