Chapter 661: Promise Me (Part 2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
He could clearly feel that Tang Huaixiao’s heart was covered with thorns. She had isolated herself from the world.
There were many bad things in this world, but there were also many good things, right?
Even if he was going to disappear, he still wanted to leave something in this world.
Shi Jiu said softly, “Huaixiao, promise me that you’ll eat good food, see the scenery, and love someone worthy of your love, okay?”
“My Huaixiao is good and deserves all the good things. I can’t enjoy those good things. Huaixiao, do it for me, okay?”
Shi Jiu turned Tang Huaixiao around to face him, letting her see the tears in his eyes.
Tang Huaixiao was at a loss as to what to do.
Tang Huaixiao looked into Shi Jiu’s eyes. Her eyes gradually became blurry. She had never known that someone would keep her in their heart in such a manner. She could feel all kinds of emotions like love and reluctance. She nodded slightly and promised in a sobbing voice. “Okay.”
Shi Jiu hugged Tang Huaixiao and let her lean against his chest. “It’s so good to have met you.”
Liking someone was a strange emotion.
He wished that he had never appeared in her life, but at the same time, he wished that he could be by her side forever.
Shi Jiu smiled and said softly, “Huaixiao, the wedding will be held as scheduled. I want you to abandon me in front of everyone. Promise me.”
This was the last thing he could do for Tang Huaixiao. He wanted everyone to know that she was the one who didn’t want him.
Only she could abandon him.
Gossip was the weakest weapon in the world. It was so weak that it didn’t even have a shape, but it was also the most vicious weapon. It could hurt people’s hearts.
Therefore, Tang Huaixiao had to abandon him to avoid the gossip.
Tang Huaixiao didn’t want to agree. “Shi Jiu, I don’t care what people say.”
Even if others said that she had been abandoned, it didn’t matter because she was already used to it.
Tang Huaixiao said, “When I was very young, I was never allowed to look in the mirror. I wanted to play with many people, but they always avoided me. I don’t know why, but once, they gave me a mirror and let me see my face in it. That was the first time I knew that I looked like this.”
“Later on, I put on a mask, just like my father. One time, on the street, the mask fell off. Many people came towards me and wanted to pinch my face. It hurt. I don’t know how I got home that day. I heard my mother crying all the time. My brother shouted that he wanted to kill them. My father slapped him and said that this was the sin of the Tang family. I understood. Our Tang family needed to atone for our sins.”
“What those people said was not important. Although I’ve cried many times, I’ve also seen the misery of the enemy at the border and the people who were abducted by them. I shouldn’t hold it against them. What I want to do is protect my family and the families of tens of thousands of people in Jiufang City. I really don’t care what others say about me.”
Tang Huaixiao’s expression was extremely calm. She wanted Shi Jiu to know that she really did not care.
Shi Jiu held Tang Huaixiao’s face and kissed it gently. “But I care, Huaixiao.”
He could not be part of her past and future, but as long as he existed, he had to protect her.
Tang Huaixiao was stunned. Her mental defense was shattered and her eyes turned red.
Tears rolled down her face.
Shi Jiu kissed her gently and whispered in her ear. “Promise me, okay?”
Tang Huaixiao bit her lip and nodded.
Shi Jiu smiled. He hugged her quietly and said, “Let’s go and drink. Then, we’ll watch the sunrise together. I heard that if two people see the sunrise and sunset together, they’ll meet again in the next life.”
Tang Huaixiao was stunned. “Really? Who said that? Why haven’t I heard of it?”
Shi Jiu smiled. “This is a secret. It won’t work if I tell you. Huaixiao, you just have to remember that you will meet me in your next life.”
It was impossible in this life, so he looked forward to his next life already.
Tang Huaixiao responded seriously. “Then, I’ll wait for you in my next life.”
In her next life, she would no longer be a member of the Tang family. She would no longer have an incomplete face, and Shi Jiu would no longer be a consciousness sealed in someone else’s mind. At that time, they would meet again, get to know each other, and be together.
Hearing Tang Huaixiao’s solemn tone, Shi Jiu could not help but kiss her many times.
The two of them bought wine from the tavern and drank together on the city gate. They watched as the sky gradually lit up and the warm sun shone through the clouds.
Tang Huaixiao narrowed her eyes. It turned out that such plain scenery could be so beautiful.
The warm sunlight made her feel happy.
The sky was already bright. Time seemed to pass quickly. The two of them walked back to the city hand in hand.
Shi Jiu said, “Huaixiao, be cold.”
Tang Huaixiao was stunned. “What do you mean?”
The corners of Shi Jiu’s mouth curled up slightly as he said, “From now on, you have to say no to everything I say.”
Tang Huaixiao remained silent.
Shi Jiu said, “Huaixiao, after we get married, you must bear me a lot of children.”
Shi Jiu’s voice suddenly became loud, so that everyone passing by could hear it.
Tang Huaixiao lowered her eyes and did not speak. She only wanted to cry because she and Shi Jiu had no chance at all.
Tang Huaixiao could no longer hold her tears back. She shook off Shi Jiu’s hand and ran away. Shi Jiu looked at his empty palm in a daze.
Someone said to him, “Young Master, don’t worry. It wasn’t easy for Miss Tang to get married. She will definitely give you a lot of children.”
Shi Jiu sighed. “As long as I can be with Huaixiao, having children or not doesn’t matter to me.”
“You are really kind-hearted. It’s already good enough that Miss Tang can get married. How can she not give birth to children for you?”
Shi Jiu sighed again. “It’s my honor to marry a woman like Huaixiao. I’m afraid she won’t want me.”
The corners of people’s mouths twitched. They saw that Shi Jiu was seriously worried. He had a handsome face and a good temperament. Why would he be so worried?
Everyone in Jiufang City knew what Tang Huaixiao looked like. She was not worthy of him.
Shi Jiu said seriously, “In this world, how many women can compare to Huaixiao? She’s protecting the country and is kind-hearted. If other men want to compete with me, I will try all I can to keep her.”
Shi Jiu frowned and muttered as he walked.
Everyone was silent.
Could it be that they did not know Miss Tang well enough?