Seeing her cold, frosty face, Chu Lian’s heart plummeted to the bottom. He felt she was incredibly serious at this moment and feared he would lose her forever.
He stood there, desolate, like a soulless walking corpse, not knowing what to do.
What exactly should he do for her to change her mind? Should he kidnap her now to prevent the marriage from happening?
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Wang Xiangxiang speak ruthless words again, "Don’t do something as foolish as taking me away by force. Don’t make me hate you for the rest of my life."
"..." She had actually guessed that he was contemplating taking her away by force.
Wang Xiangxiang had to repeat her heartless words, because she was afraid, afraid that he might genuinely take her away by force and ruin her plan.
"Since everything has been said, you should leave. There are so many people in the yard, and it’ll affect my reputation if they see us together in the same room," Wang Xiangxiang said, urging him to leave because she could no longer bear it, she could no longer pretend; she had to make him leave.
Looking at the resolute Wang Xiangxiang, Chu Lian’s eyes were red with emotion as he uttered the most shameful and tolerant words he would ever say, because his heart belonged to her, "Xiangxiang, if he doesn’t treat you well, if you find yourself unhappy, would you come back to me?"
Chu Lian turned and walked towards the door, feeling as if his legs weighed a thousand catties. As he walked, he spoke with a heartache, "Xiangxiang, I like you, I will wait for you."
After he said these words, the door shut with a loud bang.
Seeing him leave, Wang Xiangxiang quickly walked to the door and latched it. At that moment, she could no longer control her emotions, leaned against the door weeping uncontrollably. Fearing others might discover her, she kept her hands over her mouth, forcing herself not to make a sound.
She whispered in her heart, "We have no destiny in this life, but if there is an afterlife, I will definitely be with you."
Outside the door, Chu Lian had not left. He too leaned against the door, unwilling to go, because the person he loved was inside, and he wanted to be as close to her as possible.
The reality hit him so hard, he was utterly heartbroken, and hot tears had already scorched his cheeks without him realizing.
"Young Master Chu, when did you get here?" At that moment, Elder Yang noticed Chu Lian leaning against the door and called out to him.
Chu Lian quickly composed himself and approached, "Uncle Yang, I just arrived. Congratulations, you are marrying off a daughter today."
"Haha, yes, I’m so happy today, come join me for a drink."
"Alright, Uncle, I’ll have a drink with you." And so, Chu Lian sat down, joining Elder Yang and the villagers in drinking one cup after another.
At that point, all he wanted to do was to numb himself with alcohol to forget about everything. But he found that the more he drank, the clearer his thoughts became.
Seeing Chu Lian’s reaction, Xiaoxiao guessed that he had been rejected by Wang Xiangxiang and was drowning his sorrows in alcohol. She knew this wasn’t a solution and was worried he might drink too much and cause trouble, so she sought out Yang Ming, "Husband, you should take him back."
Yang Ming too felt regrettable about the situation but was helpless since such matters concerned two people, and if one did not agree, he couldn’t force the issue, "Brother Chu, stop drinking. Let me take you home."
At this moment, Chu Lian was clearly drunk and shouted, "I won’t go back, how can I go back."
"She is getting married."
"Why didn’t she wait for me."
Seeing Chu Lian about to make a scene, Yang Ming quickly grabbed him, put him on the carriage, and sent him back to the Chu Mansion in Shibao Town.