Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 177: As Long as You Say It, I Believe!

Chapter 177: Chapter 177: As Long as You Say It, I Believe!

Feng Jinrui glared at Chu Qianli, his heart unwilling, "Enchantress, I’m giving you a chance, just explain it yourself!"

Even if his eyes had seen the truth, he still couldn’t bring himself to believe it.

The enchantress had previously devoted herself completely to treating Loyal Brother!

He couldn’t understand why the Emperor had issued a secret decree forbidding anyone to mention Loyal Brother’s three-day stay at the Duke Residence.

But he knew in his heart that without the enchantress, Loyal Brother couldn’t possibly have recovered.

The enchantress, toward Loyal Brother, had been very good.

Why now, would the enchantress turn around and be with another man in an instant?

Was it all just a misunderstanding?

"Second Prince..." Qing Ming tried to persuade him further.

Feng Jinrui, however, glared at him and snapped angrily, "Shut up! You’re not allowed to talk!"

He looked at Chu Qianli, struggling to suppress his own rage.

He also tried to make his own voice sound gentler, less frightening, "As long as you say it, I’ll believe!"

He had said it before!

If Loyal Brother liked the enchantress, he too would try to like her!

If Loyal Brother wanted to protect her, he too would join Loyal Brother in ensuring her safety!

As long as she said it, he would believe!

Chu Qianli’s heart shook with emotion.

This pure trust, she had only ever felt it from Feng Jinrui since her arrival in this era.

This foolishly naive, guileless and unskilled big boy.

Her fingertips tightened ever so slightly.

Yet when she opened her eyes to look at Feng Jinrui again, any trace of sentiment was completely concealed.

She stated indifferently, "The truth is, I don’t like your Loyal Brother at all."

"You’re lying!" Feng Jinrui’s eyes blazed with heat in an instant!

By speaking such words, the enchantress made it seem as if she truly intended to leave the Prince Residence!

Did she really no longer wish to return?

"Is it them forcing you? Tell me!"

"It’s not!" What good would telling him do?

The Emperor forbade her from being with Feng Yexuan, and if she insisted on staying by Feng Yexuan’s side, she would endanger her grandfather.

Most importantly, she herself did not wish to return to the Prince Residence.

The way things were now was the best option.

She had her own matters to attend to.

After her grandfather recovered, she would leave this place.

She wanted to focus on developing her career; men could not become stumbling blocks in her path.

"Go back, don’t stay here and annoy me," Chu Qianli deliberately made herself appear even more indifferent.

Feng Jinrui was both angry and disappointed, feeling as if his heart was being ripped apart, the anger making his heart ache.

"Second Prince, what more do you want to say to this woman?"

Qing Ming naturally couldn’t stand seeing his own Second Prince being humiliated like this.

He stepped forward quickly, furious, "Chu Qianli, I hope you remember what you said today, never come back to the Prince Residence!"

As long as she returned, Prince would act strangely, and Prince would be easily beguiled by her once again!

This woman was no good, she must not be allowed to continue harming Prince!

Unexpectedly, Chu Qianli glanced at him sideways and even laughed, "Dog thing, what gives you the right to speak to me like this? Who do you think you are?"

"You!" Qing Ming’s face immediately flushed with a succession of purple and red hues.

"Just a guard, who gave you the audacity to run amok in my Duke Residence?"

Chu Qianli snorted coldly, "Get lost!"

"You!"

Chu Qianli ignored him, picked up her cup, and leisurely sipped her tea.

Even with all his raging fury, Qing Ming knew deep down that she was right!

He was but a guard, and she, after all, was a young lady of the Duke Residence!

Qing Ming, leading a disheartened Feng Jinrui, finally left.

The room that had been bustling with noise suddenly became eerily quiet.

Han Zhan looked at Chu Qianli, who had already closed her eyes to rest, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Chu Qianli was still regulating her breathing.

The wound on her shoulder blade still burned with pain, a torment that seemed it would take a long time to subside.

She tried to endure the pain, forgetting even Han Zhan.

It was Han Zhan’s voice that brought her consciousness back, "Why won’t you let me explain?"

Chu Qianli slowly opened her eyes, only to realize Han Zhan was still there.

Her voice hoarse, she said, "Why haven’t you rolled out yet?"

Han Zhan wanted to get angry, but her complexion really didn’t look good.

He also finally remembered that she had an injury on her shoulder, and that today she had been beaten by him until she vomited blood.

For a moment, guilt and a feeling called heartache rushed to his heart at the same time.

But how could he be willing to admit that he felt distressed for this woman?

It must be an illusion.

He deliberately put on a stern face, "I just want to ask clearly, why did you bully Huaiyu?"

Chu Qianli couldn’t be bothered with him, using her uninjured arm to slowly rise from the chair.

"Where are you going?" Seeing her frail appearance, Han Zhan subconsciously wanted to help her.

But her cold demeanor completely extinguished his superfluous concern, "What does it have to do with you?"

"Do you have to interact with people with this kind of attitude? No wonder even the people from Prince Yexuan’s Residence do not trust you!"

Chu Qianli ignored him, taking steps toward her own bed.

She was truly exhausted.

In this Duke Residence, besides Grandfather and Butler Han, not a single person truly cared for her.

When she was tired, there wasn’t even a caring maid by her side!

Doesn’t it hurt inside?

No, actually sometimes, she would feel lonely, she would feel lost.

It’s just that she had grown accustomed to it over the years.

"I didn’t bully Chu Huaiyu." Right now, she didn’t want to argue with him.

No strength.

"You said I sent someone to destroy her face, surely you have no evidence, just the one-sided words of their people, right?"

"I..." Han Zhan was taken aback.

Evidence and all, seeing Chu Huaiyu’s pitiful state at that time, how could he think so much?

"They saw that person entering your Li Courtyard! If it wasn’t the guard you invited, then who else could it be?"

"Have you seen the person I invited come by my Li Courtyard during the whole day?"

Chu Qianli sat on the bed, looking at him indifferently, "The people I hire either guard the storehouse or the Duke, where would my courtyard get a guard from?"

"This..." Han Zhan was at a loss for words again.

Since he had come in, he truly hadn’t seen any trace of a guard in Li Courtyard.

"Then... you could have had that person secretly leave!" Wouldn’t that make it undetected?

"If I wanted him to leave secretly, then why would I purposely let your people see that he came to my courtyard?"

Chu Qianli leaned against the head of the bed, glancing at him sideways, her lips curling with a smile that made one’s scalp tingle.

The smile was not quite a smile, which made Han Zhan suddenly feel very uncomfortable.

"Master Han, now use your pig’s brain to think, did I really send someone to ruin Chu Huaiyu’s face, or could it be that someone is deliberately framing me?"

"Huaiyu is definitely not that kind of person!" Han Zhan immediately asserted.

Chu Qianli laughed again, "Even if you had explained just now, do you think they would have believed it?"

Han Zhan’s heart clenched suddenly.

They wouldn’t believe it! That guard named Qing Ming would definitely not believe it! This is what they call ’prejudice’!

So, what’s the use of explaining?

Then, if he was convinced that it was Chu Qianli’s doing, what use was her explanation?

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