There was an octagonal table that seated six people.
Duan Changchuan and Bai Su sat on one side, Yun Xie sat on the opposite side, and Feng Qian sat at the side table on Duan Changchuan's side, leaving the side next to Bai Su for Lin Qing and Shu Ze.
Although the boy had changed his appearance and there was no visible change in his expression, the aura he exuded was obviously much heavier than before.
Yun Xie had seen enough of the fun and put away his folding fan with a smile.
He picked up the teacup with his thumb and took a sip.
Then he signaled the disciples he brought with him to guard the periphery to prevent anyone from getting close.
Then he raised his eyebrows and looked at the scholar who had been silent since he sat down at the table, and asked, "Do you know what it means for you to sit at this position at the table today?"
“Students know.”
As Lin Qing spoke, he withdrew his gaze from the woman, turned around and bowed slightly to Yun Xie.
The voice was gentle, yet carried a kind of stubbornness that was neither humble nor overbearing.
"Muzhi wants to find an answer."
Yun Xie's eyes vaguely swept over Bai Su and Duan Changchuan, and he parted his thin lips and sneered softly, "Are you gambling your career for the rest of your life?"
He nodded heavily: "No matter what."
"Is the answer so important? If I'm not mistaken, the answer is yes or no, which seems to be meaningless to you."
This one sentence made the eyes of the man who was always calm and composed, and who had everything planned out, redden.
The white neck has bulging veins...
The scholar's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he squeezed out a sentence from his throat: "It is meaningful. This answer will be the meaning of Mu Zhi's entire life."
He said: "Mu Zhi is not talented, born in a humble family, and has little influence. He can't be a man she can rely on, nor can he save her from danger."
He said: "Lin Mu's existence in this world is like an ant; looking at the history books, it is just an insignificant grain of sand among the millions of stars... She is the only one who worships this grain of sand as a god."
"If she has feelings for me, it would be fine if Lin Muzhi gave her his whole life."
This is too heavy...
Let everyone present be silent.
On the lake in the distance, the young men and women who were boating let out bursts of laughter.
The small garden nearby was filled with noisy conversations.
The more noisy the surroundings were, the quieter their table seemed...
After a long time...
Bai Su, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up and called his name: "Lin Qing."
She said, turning to look at him.
His eyes were cold, as if he was treating any stranger.
"You already have the answer in your mind, don't you? Excuse me, but coming here today is really rash and unnecessary."
The young man was stunned and looked at her with surprise and confusion.
It seemed unacceptable that his former lover would say such words.
The person who had been sitting next to Lin Qing and drinking tea silently suddenly laughed disdainfully: "It's just that your infatuation is just feeding a dog."
Lin Qing stopped him: "Shu Ze, don't say that..."
"What can't you say? What's the point of studying hard day and night and tossing and turning? She has already flown to the top and become a phoenix. Let alone being the top scholar, even if she was made a marquis or a prime minister, can you compare to her? Oh, love is the most useless thing in the world."
"Shuzhe, it's not what you think..."
"Isn't that what I thought? Then ask her what it is like. Let me, a bystander who knows nothing, listen."
The two quarreled and Bai Su just listened quietly.
She was considering... how to bring up this matter. What to say so as not to appear ruthless and not to hurt Duan Changchuan.
If she and Lin Qing got a little closer, they would seem affectionate; if they retreated too much, they would seem too ruthless.
But we can't remain indifferent.
Because, after all, she is a bystander who is in the middle of it and cannot stay out of it.
[This is damn being in it...]
Thinking of this, the Alpha from the outer world let out a long sigh and called him: "Lin Qing."
However, before he could finish the rest of the words, they were taken over by the person next to him.
"She's just wasting her time? The matter is done. Do you really want her to continue to seek death?"
The young man said in a deep voice, pulling up her wrist with force.
He probably wanted to pull up her clothes so that the two men could see the scar on her hand.
But after a long time... those fair and beautiful hands just stayed on her wrist in a daze... and never went any further.
Kind child, being considerate.
While taking into account her self-esteem as a woman, she is also avoiding the scars left on her by her unbearable past.
The look in Bai Su's eyes softened in just a moment.
She patted the boy's hand soothingly and said softly, "It's okay."
Then he simply pulled up the sleeve on his wrist, revealing the scar left by the cut.
The moment the boy saw it, his eyes immediately turned red.
His upper teeth bit his lower lip tightly and he couldn't make a sound for a long time.
At this moment, everyone around had been driven away, and the group of young men and women outside could not see the situation clearly.
But the child still stubbornly covered her sleeves carefully.
"She has finally come to her senses and wants to live a good life. Is there anything wrong with that? Do you have to wait until she dies and is gone forever before you feel that your devotion is worth it? If you are really infatuated, you should hope for her well, instead of speaking ill of her when you see that she wants to start over. Lin Muzhi, you are no better than that."
The young man maintained the composure of an emperor. He did not speak as casually as he did in private. He lowered his voice habitually, and there were few fluctuations in his words.
He was like a sub-adult lion cub, whose fangs had not yet grown and everything was not mature yet, but he had already begun to seriously display his majesty as the king of beasts in his own territory.
Bai Su placed her hands under the table and clasped them tightly with his.
"Lin Qing." She turned her head and spoke slowly: "Now it is indeed a done deal, but at least your love has not been in vain."
"She loves you very much."
She said.
[My infatuation has not been in vain.]
[She loves him very much.]
The man who was born into a prominent family, but lost his mother at a young age... lived alone in the deepest courtyard of the prime minister's mansion for more than ten years.
Having survived the frost and snow in winter and the scorching sun in summer...
I've seen the spring rain and the autumn leaves.
Finally she met her destined man.
Whether it was the suspension bridge's reaction or love at first sight, she fell deeply in love and worshipped him like a god.
That innocent, kind, stubborn, tenacious girl who lived very hard...
In the lonely and desolate mansion of the prime minister, she remained devoted to him for the rest of her life.
The top scholar in the imperial examination, with red eyes, drank a glass of strong wine.
With a trembling voice, he said, "But I... would rather she betrayed me."
The veins on the hand holding the wine cup were bulging.
"I'm sorry, Mu Zhixian missed the trip... I will definitely send a visiting card to the Sitianjian later."
After a long time, the scholar staggered to his feet.
He put his hands in front of his chest, bowed deeply, and said, "Master Yun, Miss Feng. And... Mu Zhi is leaving now."
Shu Ze, who had listened to the entire process, also stood up slowly.
When he looked at Bai Su again, his eyes were filled with guilt and confusion.
Finally, he sloppily bowed and said, "I'm sorry."
He also left in a hurry.
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Lin Qing and Shu Ze left. Yun Xie looked at Duan Changchuan and then at Bai Su, and yawned lazily: "Hey, I suddenly want to go see the little rabbit. Auntie, do you want to go?"
Then, without waiting for Feng Qin's consent, he grabbed her arm and left.
So, the eight-immortals table that was "lively" just now suddenly had only Bai Su and Duan Changchuan left.
The disciples of the Imperial Observatory were still guarding the periphery, and no one approached.
They sat at the table holding hands, and from a distance they looked like an intimate couple, which didn't seem out of place.
Except... the person she was holding in her hand was constantly slipping away from her palm.
"Who allowed you to hold my hand? Let me go."
The boy whispered a warning, his beautiful eyes glaring at her.
The more he ran, the tighter she held on.
I pushed the tea in front of him and said, "Don't loosen it. What if you run away?"
"What do you care about me?"
It's obvious that he's angry, and it's also obvious that he's jealous.
When Bai Su thought of her own little Omega, she was almost overwhelmed by jealousy, but he did not forget to defend her in front of outsiders. She thought: He is so cute!
If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she would really have taken action.
So, she just held him closer, and almost teasing pheromones oozed out from the back of his neck.
A pair of eyes stared at him without blinking.
"Are you angry, Duan Xiaochuan? You were defending me so much just now, I thought you weren't angry."
The poor little Omega, who had lost his memory and was even confused about what pheromones were used for, was so aroused by the smell of peony that blood rushed to his face and he had no idea why.
He even confronted her angrily: "I just said it because he went too far. As the runner-up in this spring's imperial examination, you only know how to vent your anger when you speak, without even thinking about it. Of course I have to teach you a lesson! I'm not trying to protect you!"
Bai Su: "So you are actually very jealous?"
Duan Changchuan: …
The dark eyes were completely stunned.
He obviously hadn't expected her to be so blunt.
After being stunned for a long time...
Finally, the jar is broken.
"Yes, I am jealous. Can't I be jealous? Listen to what you say! I am still here. You dared to do this when I was here, what will you do when I am not here? If I hadn't caught you that day, would you have hugged me?"
The boy felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and when he blinked his eyes, tiny drops of water stuck to his eyelashes.
A pregnant Omega cannot control her emotions in front of her Alpha, and her eyes are red like a rabbit because of sadness.
I was obviously very jealous and felt very uncomfortable, but I still tried to hold it in.
Bai Su felt distressed and quickly took a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes.
The voice was gentle and coaxing: "No, didn't I hug you that day? How could I hug him? There is really nothing between him and me. Look, didn't I talk to him much today?"
The boy sniffed quietly and pushed her hard: "You only said a few words, but you said you loved him."
"I said she loved him."
"… What difference does it make! You are just trying to please me!"
Damn it, the more I coax him, the angrier he gets.
Alpha's heart tightened and he quickly tried to remedy the situation.
"No, I really wasn't being perfunctory. Let me give you an analogy. The communication between Lin Qing and I is the same as the conversation between you and Bai Jinzhi now. Would you fall in love with Bai Jinzhi? No, right? My feelings for Lin Qing are the same as your feelings for Bai Jinzhi."
Bai Jinzhi was the daughter of the prime minister whom Duan Changchuan was supposed to marry, and she was supposed to marry Lin Qing.
Bai Su felt that this analogy was very consistent.
But...
The boy didn't appreciate it.
Not only did he not appreciate it, he became even more angry.
"How can they be the same! I don't even know Bai Jinzhi! You and that Lin Qing, don't you know how much you like him? You hug me so skillfully, and you... you kiss me so skillfully, isn't it because you have experience? "
Bai Su: …
This is something you can’t wash away even if you jump into the Yellow River.
If she wasn't afraid of scaring the children, she would even want to blow herself up:
Yes, I am very skilled. I am very skilled at hugging, I am very skilled at kissing, and I am even more skilled at having sex with you!
Isn't it you who has accumulated all my experience
"Why don't you say anything? Are you feeling guilty?"
The boy saw that she was silent and looked even more aggrieved than before.
Bai Su: …
"I don't know Lin Qing either."
She also gave up.
"He and I have nothing to do with each other. You all know that I am an Alpha. Have you ever thought that the core of my body has been replaced a long time ago?"
"I am not the Bai Su from before. That Bai Su died a long time ago."
She had already understood that if Lin Qing's problem was not explained thoroughly, Duan Changchuan would always have a thorn in his heart.
You have to know that pregnant Omegas are extremely sensitive and depression is common during pregnancy. If her Omega became depressed because of Lin Qing, who she didn't even know, she wouldn't even have time to cry.
The author has something to say:
Bai Jie: I swear to never be a scumbag! Why do I hide my identity as a time traveler? Is it important to have my wife and children? (Spreading hands)