The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 553 - Chapter 553 Chapter 553 Can I Trust You

Chapter 553: Chapter 553 Can I Trust You? Chapter 553: Chapter 553 Can I Trust You? After hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Lu Yichen gently shook his head, “There’s nothing to hide from. If you really want to kill me, then my life is yours.”

Saying this, he reached out his hand, pulled Zhong Niangyao’s hand to his chest, and said in a low but firm tone, “Everything I have is yours. As long as you wish it, I am willing to give up my life for you.”

His voice was faint, as if he was just making a simple statement, yet the determination in his expression was unmistakable.

Just one word from Zhong Niangyao, and he really could give up his life.

Looking at Lu Yichen, Zhong Niangyao felt a tingling in her nose. Her emotions were complicated, sweet, with a tinge of indescribable bitterness, and confusion.

She couldn’t help but reach out her hand and gently touch Lu Yichen’s face, unsure whether she was asking Lu Yichen or herself, “Can I trust you?”

Lu Yichen didn’t reply, just quietly looked at Zhong Niangyao. In the depths of his profound eyes, only one person’s reflection was present, as if she was his entire world.

Just when Zhong Niangyao thought he wouldn’t answer and was about to retract her hand, Lu Yichen grabbed the hand she intended to withdraw and pressed it to his face again.

“Yaoyao, even if I betray the whole world, I will absolutely never betray you. If I ever do betray you, you won’t need to lift a finger; I’ll take my own life.”

These few simple phrases weren’t vows or promises, but they seemed to effortlessly make one believe him.

Zhong Niangyao’s gaze stayed fixed on Lu Yichen. After a long while, she finally began to speak slowly, “Lu Yichen, I believe you.”

She was willing to believe in Lu Yichen’s sincerity and to trust that her own heart wouldn’t be misplaced. No matter what those sudden memories that had appeared in her mind were, she believed she would never end up in such a state.

If Lu Yichen ever did betray her, she wouldn’t hesitate; she would definitely take his life with her own hands.

Hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, a rare smile appeared on Lu Yichen’s face, filled with an indescribable sense of fulfillment.

As if Zhong Niangyao’s trust was a precious treasure to him.

At that moment, a series of intense knocking sounds rang out, followed by Old Sir Zhong’s voice, “Yichen, Yaoyao, are you guys in there?”

The sudden noise snapped Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao back to reality. They glanced at the state of the resting room and couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

Due to the scene caused by Zhong Mengxuan and then their own commotion, the resting room wasn’t exactly a mess, but one could tell there had been a conflict.

Zhong Niangyao looked at Lu Yichen and then at herself, her face revealing a wry, powerless smile.

Right now, both she and Lu Yichen looked particularly disheveled. If they went out now, it would undoubtedly cause a stir. Let alone the engagement party, the elders of both families might be jumping up already.

“Yichen, Yaoyao, are you there or not?”

Old Sir Zhong’s voice outside became more urgent, “Did something happen to you two?”

“Grandfather, we’re fine,” Zhong Niangyao quickly raised her voice to respond, “We’ve encountered some unexpected issues, it will be resolved shortly. Please go back first!”

Finally hearing Zhong Niangyao’s voice, Old Sir Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately asked, “What exactly happened? Open the door first and then we can talk.”

Zhong Niangyao glanced at Lu Yichen’s still somewhat pale face, then at the blood on her own gown. Her eyes darting around, she made a decisive reply, “Grandfather, there’s an issue with my gown, so it’s not convenient to open the door right now. Lu Yichen just came over saying he was going to find a gown for me, but he hasn’t come back yet. Could you please go look for him?”

Hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Old Sir Zhong became anxious and hurriedly went to search for Lu Yichen.

After making sure that everyone outside had temporarily left, Lu Yichen raised an eyebrow and teased with a smile, “Am I not here?”

Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but give him an annoyed look, “Stop joking around, hurry up and take care of this mess in the resting room! Who knows how long Grandfather can be kept at bay. If he comes back and sees this chaos in here, he’ll be scared out of his wits.”

Lu Yichen, knowing the importance of urgency, immediately contacted people to clean up the mess.

As for the gown, there were several others in the resting room, so no need for someone to fetch one.

Lu Yichen had taken special care when preparing for this engagement party and had anticipated all possible scenarios. Therefore, in this resting room there were several custom-made gowns, as backups in case something happened.

“What exactly happened just now?”

After Zhong Niangyao changed into a new gown, Lu Yichen asked, “You looked a bit off!”

He truly wasn’t perturbed at all by Zhong Niangyao’s earlier act of hurt. As he had said, even if Zhong Niangyao wanted to kill him, he would never resist. Perhaps, he would even offer the knife himself!

Right now, what he worried about was Zhong Niangyao’s situation and whether she had run into trouble.

“Indeed, something did happen,” Zhong Niangyao’s eyes dimmed slightly, “but it’s not something that can be explained in a moment. The engagement party is the priority right now; I’ll tell you about it after it’s over.”

“And besides, some scores must be settled properly.”

Once Zhong Niangyao had responded, Lu Yichen didn’t press further.

It wasn’t long before Old Sir Zhong rushed back, his face showing traces of anxiety.

However, when he opened the door to the resting room and saw Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao inside, he paused, then letting out a sigh of relief, though still puzzled, “Yichen, how come you’re here? Why didn’t I see you just now?”

“Oh, we must have missed each other.”

Lu Yichen calmly replied without missing a beat, “I was in a hurry to find a gown for Yaoyao and didn’t pay attention to anything else.”

“That’s good to hear,” Old Sir Zhong sighed with relief, then quickly said, “Alright, enough about that, let’s head back to the banquet hall!”