Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 445 - 444: As Long as I Can Still See Her Smile

Chapter 445: Chapter 444: As Long as I Can Still See Her Smile

Fu Long’s expression darkened as he said displeased, "Commandery Princess Pingyue, please mind your words."

He wanted to leave.

Long Ziyue, however, smiled with a hint of bitterness, "I didn’t expect, it would be her."

Fu Long was eager to leave, but he didn’t know if Ali was in the room, and he was somewhat anxious.

"Ali she... "

"She went to the Fifth Prince’s place and hasn’t come back yet," Long Ziyue lowered his eyes, not wanting to see the wariness and rejection in his eyes.

"Big Brother Fu, I mean no harm."

Fu Long had been a bit angry just now, but now, he had finally calmed down.

"My apologies for my poor attitude, please forgive me, Commandery Princess."

"Can’t you call me Ziyue like Ali does?"

"It would be against propriety." Fu Long immediately refused.

Long Ziyue wanted to laugh, but just couldn’t.

Couldn’t she even have a bit of pity?

She didn’t ask for much, just a bit of his warmth.

Even if it were just one-tenth of the warmth he had for Ali, that would do for her.

Fu Long didn’t want to upset her; facing the girl who had confessed to him, he admired her courage and didn’t despise her.

It was just that the words she said earlier had caught him off guard.

"Commandery Princess, Ali is my friend, the kind I would climb mountains and cross seas for, but my relationship with Ali is pure and innocent. Please don’t spread rumors and tarnish Ali’s reputation," he said.

"I know you are good to her."

Long Ziyue couldn’t quite express her feelings at the moment.

Perhaps, she should have guessed it earlier; it’s just that she might have really been a bit foolish before.

She cast her eyes down, her tone bitter and filled with loss.

"When I was badly injured, you watched over me day and night, even using your own blood to save me. I was truly touched that day, even..."

Even so moved, that she wished she could devote herself to him.

"But now, I understand that I was wrong, terribly wrong."

At this moment, she really wanted to laugh out loud, to mock her own foolishness.

But she, truly, couldn’t laugh it off.

"Commandery Princess..."

"Your concern for my injuries wasn’t truly for me, the person you care about is Ali."

She leaned against the door, her body devoid of strength: "Because, if I had really died, Ali’s crime would never be cleared."

"To save me, you would give everything, even your life, just because you know, only if I lived could Ali be safe."

"Commandery Princess, please stop, my relationship with Ali..."

"I know, you fear that after she learns of your true feelings, she won’t want to be close to you anymore."

Fu Long’s face became stern as he said in a heavy tone, "Since the Commandery Princess is aware, I ask you please not to trouble me."

And please, don’t trouble Ali either!

Long Ziyue’s heart felt a deep sourness: "I really mean no harm, can you not guard against me so much?"

That guarded look in his eyes, it truly hurt.

She looked at the roast chicken in his hand, finally managing to force a small smile: "May I invite myself to share it with you?"

... Moments later, they were sitting on a tree.

Fu Long sat somewhat distantly from her, looking into the distance with a somber expression.

Some things, not spoken, are comfortably rationalized.

Once out in the open, the heart feels all kinds of discomfort.

Long Ziyue was eating the roast chicken, picking at it without enthusiasm; in fact, it was tasteless in her mouth.

After a long while, she said in a low voice, "I won’t resent Ali, don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person, but having lost, I still want to lose with clarity."

"With this sort of thing, there never was winning or losing, it’s just that before the Commandery Princess, I had already met Ali, perhaps, it was fate."

But Fu Long’s voice was heavy, weighted down, revealing that he was not in good spirits.

"I am sorry."

"The Commandery Princess need not apologize; I only hope that you don’t reveal a word of tonight’s events to anyone,"

He wanted to drink.

But he bore the responsibility of protecting the Prince, the Commandery Princess, and Ali.

No matter how hard it was in his heart, he couldn’t drink.

Long Ziyue looked at his profile, and actually, she felt somewhat distressed, "When did it happen? You... fell in love with Ali?"

Heifeng Ridge, Medicine Men surrounding us, life and death together.

Those who haven’t experienced it could never understand that feeling.

A girl, fighting side by side with him at a life-or-death juncture.

This feeling, Fu Long had never tried in his life.

The first time, and the only time, was so deeply engraved in his memory.

Afterwards, Chu Qianli told him the secret of her bracelet.

That utterly trusting feeling made him completely fall.

Some affections don’t need to be spoken out loud; for him, to keep this secret for a lifetime wouldn’t feel bitter at all.

It’s just that at this moment, when someone else spoke it out, his mood suddenly felt heavy.

He was truly afraid.

Actually, really afraid.

Afraid that once Ali knew, she would stay away from him from then on.

He asked for nothing; he didn’t even harbor any improper thoughts towards Ali.

All he wanted was to be her trusted friend for life, or even, her confidant.

That would be enough.

"I’m really envious of her," Long Ziyue tore off a chicken leg and handed it to him, "Don’t worry, I will not reveal a single word of this matter to Ali."

"But if she sees through it herself, then... it has nothing to do with me, and you can’t blame me,"

Fu Long took the chicken leg and looked at her indifferently.

Long Ziyue stood up from the branch and patted the dust off of herself.

Taking a deep breath, she lowered her gaze to him and said, "The women of Longteng Country aren’t as fragile as you think."

"Brother Fu, I like you, and that means I like you; at least at this moment, my heart still only has you,"

"Commandery Princess..."

"But since you have no feelings for me, in the future, we will just be friends. I won’t have any more improper thoughts towards you,"

Of course, whether she could actually do it was her own matter, and it had nothing to do with him.

"I only hope that in the future, you won’t avoid me like a plague; then I would be truly content,"

"The Commandery Princess is Ali’s friend, and thus also my friend," Fu Long didn’t take these things to heart.

Long Ziyue understood in her heart; he wasn’t a person to fuss over minor details.

Putting it all out in the open actually made things easier.

"I’ve had enough to eat," she gave the rest of the roasted chicken back to him, "Next time, it’s my treat."

Fu Long took it and watched her leave, ensuring she got back safely before he picked up the roasted chicken.

Originally, it was meant for Ali.

But she shouldn’t lack for food at Prince Wu’s place.

Whether it was Prince Xuan or Prince Wu, both treated Ali very well.

He truly never asked for much.

As long as he could still see her smile and occasionally talk to her, that would be enough.

If it hadn’t been for Long Ziyue bringing it up, he would have originally planned to bury this matter in the depths of his heart for life.

Looking up, he saw the night was deep.

At this time, he wondered what Ali was doing?

... What was Chu Qianli doing right now?

Nobody would have guessed.

She herself definitely didn’t expect it.

Right now, she was still being bossed around as a maid!