Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 597 - 596: Those Pains, I Cannot Forget

Chapter 597: Chapter 596: Those Pains, I Cannot Forget

Chu Qianli was no longer in the back mountain at this time; she had already returned to Qianyun Pavilion.

When Feng Yexuan arrived, her wounds had just been dressed, and she was drinking tea at the moment.

Upon hearing Qing Mei report that the Prince had come, Chu Qianli showed no reaction.

However, seeing her cold demeanor, Feng Yexuan also felt very uncomfortable.

With a wave of his hand, Qing Mei and Hongchou turned and left, thoughtfully closing the door behind them for the two.

Chu Qianli did not speak, continuing to drink her tea, without looking at him.

Feng Yexuan was never someone who knew how to explain; although he was filled with guilt, he also did not know how to begin speaking.

So they were at an impasse.

Time passed, and in the end, it was Chu Qianli who couldn’t bear it any longer and broke the deadlock first.

"Does the Prince need something from me?"

"I’m sorry..."

"Is the Prince apologizing for leaving me behind, or is the Prince saying that he has fallen for another girl and..."

"Lili, in my heart, there is only you!"

These words from Feng Yexuan had never contained any doubt.

But these words seemed to be addressed to himself.

When he looked at her face again, he couldn’t feel the significance of those words he had spoken.

He realized that this time, when he faced Chu Qianli, it really felt very different.

But in his heart, there was only Lili, and there was definitely no doubt about that!

Chu Qianli looked at him.

The gaze of Feng Yexuan finally landed in her eyes.

But the color of his eyes deepened imperceptibly, as if weighed down.

Why did it feel so wrong?

Chu Qianli immediately averted her gaze, just now, she seemed to have noticed something!

Her eyes were different from Chu Qianli’s eyes before!

One could change their face, but the eyes could not be changed.

If she hadn’t withdrawn her gaze quickly, continuing to look at Feng Yexuan, she might have been suspected.

Feng Yexuan’s brow lightly furrowed, his expression somber, pondering over something.

It was as if he had thought of something yet was uncertain.

"Yexuan," Chu Qianli suddenly called out.

Strangely, this time, Feng Yexuan did not respond.

She felt a bit uneasy inside; had he really noticed something?

"Yexuan, do you feel that I’m different since I came back?"

Feng Yexuan’s gaze finally settled on her once again.

"Yexuan, I haven’t changed, I’m just... a bit uneasy."

"Why are you uneasy?" his voice was still somewhat cold.

Chu Qianli heard him clearly, her hand hidden in her sleeve, clenched tightly.

She suddenly looked down at her abdomen, her hand slowly placed upon it.

"In my heart, some hatred still lingers, impossible to dissipate."

Feng Yexuan’s gaze followed her hand to rest upon her lower belly.

Upon seeing this, his expression subtly shifted.

Although the change was slight, Chu Qianli could distinctly feel the chill emanating from him dissipate considerably.

A hint of a smile flitted across the depths of her eyes.

But her face showed nothing, still reflecting a look of loss.

"I’m sorry, I just can’t seem to forget..."

"Lili..." Feng Yexuan truly felt guilty.

In her belly, there had once been a child of theirs.

But because he had failed to protect them, their child never even had the chance to see this world.

"Yexuan, I don’t want to lie to you, at Longteng, with the situation being so tense, I was carefully strategizing every step of the way, I didn’t have the spare mental capacity to dwell on past events."

"Moreover, you know very well that I was subjected to the Soul Captivating Technique by Consort Yu, all those painful memories, I had forgotten them."

"So, I was able to get along with you so well, I could even... be entirely unguarded with you. But now..."

Suddenly she stood up, walked to the window, and looked up at the night sky outside.

"Returning to this place, the past ordeals and the pain, they haunt me, I cannot forget, I don’t know how to interact with you."