He really wanted to be a magnanimous person and pretend to tell her that he didn't care who she associated with, but he couldn't lie to her.
He knew that such pettiness would disgust her, but he still couldn't pretend to be magnanimous.
Shen Xihe had never been troubled by anyone or anything before. This was the first time he felt confused and had no idea where to start.
In the past, she could ignore what Xiao Huayong thought, but now she began to gradually consider his feelings. She hoped that they would be together day and night in the future and would be more tolerant and understanding of each other. Naturally, her goal was different from Xiao Huayong's. Xiao Huayong hoped that they could become lovers who loved each other, while she was committed to turning Xiao Huayong into a close relative like a father or brother.
Regardless of their purpose, they were both on the same path. But now she found that Xiao Huayong was obviously not like his father and brother. He was very concerned about her interactions with friends of the opposite sex. Even if she made concessions, he was still not satisfied.
However, this was already her biggest concession. She couldn't figure out how to solve it. Shen Xihe didn't evade and asked directly, "Your Highness, what do you want me to do?"
This question left Xiao Huayong speechless again, and made him feel like he was being unreasonable. He knew that this was too narrow-minded, but he couldn't help but care and argue about it.
After a long time, he whispered, "Yo Yo, can you... hug me?"
In fact, he didn't really want her to break up with Xie Yunhuai, he just wasn't confident enough. He just hoped that she could take some action to make him feel that she treated him differently from other men and soothe his heart which had always been fragile and sensitive in front of her.
Shen Xihe had never thought that Xiao Huayong would actually make this request. She was stunned, and then she began to doubt and hesitate.
Under normal circumstances, facing Xiao Huayong who always liked to take advantage of her, Shen Xihe would definitely refuse outright. But at this moment, she saw the light in his eyes shaky, as if this light would shatter if she refused.
But her upbringing and the rules she learned since childhood made it seem a bit out of line for her to do so, which was why she was hesitant.
The trees were still and the wind was calm, and between heaven and earth there was a dead silence.
The long wait made Xiao Huayong's long eyelashes droop slightly, leaving a shadow on his eyelids, like being abandoned by the world in the late autumn sunset, leaving only one person, a residual shadow, and boundless loneliness and desolation.
Shen Xihe stood up without knowing when. When she came to her senses, she was already standing next to Xiao Huayong. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief, and put her arms around Xiao Huayong's shoulders, and said softly beside him: "Your Highness, I don't know about the other girls, but I will only have one husband in this life."
Although she wanted Xiao Huayong to die young from the beginning, she never thought of remarrying. In this dynasty, widows were encouraged to remarry, even the royal daughters-in-law. It was only because ordinary people did not dare to marry that the story of remarrying uncles occurred.
I will only have one husband in my life.
Perhaps this was a comfort from her loving heart; perhaps this was the due sacrifice she made as an engaged wife.
Even though the love he longed for did not exist, it still flowed into his heart like a trickle of water, making him unable to help but lean his head on her waist and abdomen, feeling her breath: "Yo Yo..."