noffsinger Chapter 43: She Doesn't Like Me
Chapter 43: She Doesn't Like Me
Hongzhi stumbled and ran towards the Star-Picking Pavilion.
She needs to find King Jinglie.
Let Prince Jinglie stand up for Miss!
At the same time, in the back garden.
Li Jingyang walked beside Lin Rusi with his hands behind his back.
He would occasionally glance at Lin Rusi out of the corner of his eye.
"Lin Rusi, may I ask you a question?"
Lin Rusi blinked. "What's the problem?"
Li Jingyang cleared his throat somewhat embarrassedly and asked, "Do you have a man you like right now?"
Lin Rusi frowned. "Is Your Highness still curious about this question?"
"of course."
Li Jingyang covered the lower half of his face with a fan, not wanting Lin Rusi to see his true emotions.
"You will be my wife in the near future, so of course I need to find out the truth."
Lin Rusi pondered for a moment, then glanced at Prince Jinglie out of the corner of her eye and asked cautiously, "If I tell the truth, Your Highness won't be angry, will you?"
Li Jingyang sneered, "Who do you think I am?"
"Speak freely, I will not be angry."
"not yet."
Lin Rusi said firmly.
Li Jingyang's brows furrowed, and a pang of sadness welled up in his heart.
Is it because he lacks charm?
Lin Rusi actually said that she hasn't fallen for him yet!
Lin Rusi noticed that Li Jingyang was staring at her, and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, is there something on my daughter's face?"
Why are you staring at me?
Li Jingyang narrowed his eyes, a plan forming in his mind, tinged with a sense of revenge.
She said something to him that was so easy to misunderstand, but she still doesn't like him!
There is definitely something on your face.
Lin Rusi was stunned for a moment, looking helplessly at the face that was being touched. "What is it?"
Li Jingyang said with feigned seriousness, "Bees."
"what?"
"Hurry up and get rid of it for me."
Lin Rusi panicked, afraid that she would be stung by a bee.
Seeing her flustered appearance, Li Jingyang suppressed a laugh and moved closer to Lin Rusi.
He pretended to help her drive away the bees, but actually tapped Lin Rusi on the forehead with his fan.
Lin Rusi's face immediately scrunched up.
She covered her forehead, glaring at Li Jingyang with a resentful look, "Your Highness, why did you suddenly tap my forehead?"
"It hurts a lot."
"Yes, that's just how I drive away the bees."
He shrugged and grinned wickedly, "The bees have flown away now, all thanks to me."
Lin Rusi rubbed her forehead with a hint of disbelief.
Li Jingyang spoke so seriously, but why did she feel like she was being fooled?
Li Jingyang suppressed a laugh as he studied Lin Rusi's puzzled expression.
He never expected that teasing Lin Rusi would be such an interesting thing.
Just then, a cry came from afar.
Lin Rusi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hongzhi, her eyes red and swollen from crying, running towards her in two quick steps.
Just as she reached Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang, Hongzhi knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face.
"Please, please save Miss Eldest!"
"Waaah, the eldest young lady is going to be beaten to death by the madam!"
Lin Rusi's heart skipped a beat; she hadn't expected Si Yu and Lin Ruqin to clash so quickly.
The fact that Hongzhi was crying like this shows how serious the matter was.
She helped Hongzhi up, wiping away her tears as she anxiously asked, "What exactly happened to Mother and Sister?"
Hongzhi glanced at Li Jingyang first, then choked up as she recounted the whole story.
Lin Rusi's face darkened. She hadn't expected that her staying out overnight would be related to Lin Ruqin.
"Red Lip, take me there right now!"
Hongzhi sniffed and ran ahead.
Lin Rusi had only run a few steps when she suddenly remembered to get up, turned around, and looked at Li Jingyang with some panic.
"Your Highness, I'm so sorry, I have other matters to attend to right now."
"Your Highness, please leave first. I will apologize to you again next time."
"By the way, Your Highness, you must not forget the wound on your back!"
As Lin Rusi turned around, Li Jingyang stepped forward and grabbed her wrist. "Do you need my help?"
Lin Rusi shook her head and pulled her hand away from Li Jingyang's.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but this is a family matter of the Lin family, so let me handle it myself."
After saying that, Lin Rusi nodded slightly to Li Jingyang, then left without looking back.
Watching her receding figure, Li Jingyang lowered his gaze and followed her without hesitation.
Outside Nuanchun Pavilion, Si Yu angrily slapped Lin Ruqin.
"I'll teach you to play the victim!"
"Serves you right for pretending to be pitiful!"
Lin Ruqin's face was already badly bruised, but Si Yu still refused to stop.
Upon witnessing this scene, Lin Rusi gasped in shock. No wonder Hongzhi had run to her crying and begging.
Things turned out to be more serious than I had imagined.
Lin Rusi didn't dare to delay and rushed forward in two strides.
Just as Si Yu's slap was about to land on Lin Ruqin's face again, Lin Rusi rushed forward and stopped Si Yu.
"Mother, please calm down."
"You've already beaten my sister up like this, you can't keep bothering with her."
Si Yu, panting, looked at Lin Rusi and said, "Rusi, even at a time like this, are you still going to defend her?"
“Mother, we are a family. No matter what, you shouldn’t get so angry.”
"Besides, my sister has already been beaten so badly. Mother, please have mercy on her."
Si Yu's eyebrows shot up in anger.
"You! You!"
"I really don't know what kind of spell Lin Ruqin cast on you! It made you defend her time and time again!"
Si Yu's eyes reddened as she thought about the injustices Lin Rusi might suffer.
"Do you know how worried I was when you didn't come home all night?"
“Your father was still angry, and then Lin Ruqin, not wanting to miss out on trouble, said that you went out and stayed overnight with another man.”
"Your father was furious and said he was going to teach you a lesson!"
Si Yu stared at Lin Ruqin with bloodshot eyes, "She went out with you yesterday, she must know who you left with."
"But she deliberately kept quiet and concealed the truth, causing your father to misunderstand you."
"Tell me, shouldn't such a despicable person be beaten?"
Hearing Si Yu's words, Lin Rusi felt a mix of emotions.
She always thought that Lin Ruqin would be moved by her actions and would put aside her prejudices and become good friends with her.
Looking back now, it was just wishful thinking on my part.
Also.
Lin Rusi forced a smile, her heart filled with bitterness.
What she did to Lin Ruqin in the past is utterly unforgivable.
What right does she have to ask for Lin Ruqin's forgiveness?
Lin Rusi was still somewhat unhappy. She hoped that even if she didn't forgive Lin Ruqin, Lin Ruqin could still have her own happiness instead of living in hatred.
At the same time, Lin Rusi also realized a problem.
Lin Ruqin's hatred for her has been building up over the years and will never be resolved.
“Mother, my sister was wrong in this matter, but she should not be hit anymore.”