Chapter 891: 891 There is no regret medicine in the world2
Even when she explicitly chose him, and he told her to let go, she still held on.
As for how magnanimous Xiao Qinghe claimed to be, deep in his heart he knew he was completely unworthy of her; it was his insecurity that made him want her to leave, to seek a better heaven and earth.
Time and again he urged her to leave, yet she always stayed with the Xiao Family quietly. He even developed a psychology, believing no matter what, he truly wouldn’t lose her.
It was only now, having heard with his own ears about her marriage to the third brother, that he realized she had already drifted far away from him.
Bewildered, helpless… Pain took over his heart completely.
He regretted terribly that he let her go.
Yet she told him, in this world there’s no such thing as a regret medicine.
She wanted him to keep a good memory of her, which was her way of hinting to him in the dark, that no matter what tricks he used, or how he begged or pleaded for her to come back to him, it would be impossible. Instead, such actions would only cause the affection they once shared to completely vanish.
He admitted that seeing the current stalemate between her, the third brother, and the second brother, he did not want to become like that either.
Tears of pain welled up in his eyes.
Su Qingyue looked on but did not show much sympathy.
Once she made a choice, she was one to stick to it wholeheartedly.
Towards the fourth brother, she never had any romantic feelings; helping him with the spoon was simply because they were family and out of respect for the third brother.
Xiao Qinghe looked at his wife’s calm face. She could see his distress, right? Yet not a word of comfort came. Could it be that she had completely forgotten the affection that once existed between them?
The two of them didn’t speak anymore and just silently continued their meal.
In Xiao Yishan’s room, Li Rong’er’s tears fell like broken beads.
Xiao Yishan, already in a foul mood, grew even more irritable upon seeing her tears, “What are you crying about!”
With tears streaming down her face, Li Rong’er said, “Brother Xiao, I know your heart is suffering. Seeing you in pain hurts me even more.”
Hearing her soft voice and thinking of her warm and tender self, who was quite satisfying on the bed, Xiao Yishan’s heart softened, and he beckoned her, “Rong’er, come here.”
She obediently walked to the edge of the bed, “Brother Xiao, third young Master… I mean, Chuan has gone to call the village chief. Are you really giving up the Xiao Family’s fields? You have thirty-three acres and three in your name, that’s more than many people could strive for in a lifetime.”
Xiao Yishan’s face darkened, “Rong’er, didn’t you say you didn’t care whether I had fields or not? How come you know exactly how much land I own?”
If she hadn’t figured that out, she wouldn’t have the time to devote herself to him. She couldn’t let her true thoughts show on her face, so she said bitterly, “I knew you’d misunderstand me . Ever since the Xiao Family sold 10,000 jin of dried ferns and a few thousand jins of bayberry wine, the matter has become so famous, do I even need to inquire? Even if I randomly asked someone, eight or nine out of ten would know about the Xiao Family’s affairs.”
“Now that you know. The money, fields, and even the new house the Xiao Family lives in now all came from Su Qingyue’s efforts. Now that we’re dividing the family, it’s only right to give them back to her.” Although Xiao Yishan felt some uncertainty in his heart, he had already declared in front of the villagers, after returning over a thousand taels of silver that day, that he would not take Su Qingyue’s fields, and he couldn’t go back on his word, “Would you leave me if I no longer had any fields?”
Of course. But those were words Li Rong’er would never admit. She snuggled into Xiao Yishan’s arms, “Brother Xiao, I have given you my purity. Think about it, for a woman, losing her virtue is such a dreadful thing. I was willing to entrust my purity to you, which means that for the rest of my life, whether you’re poor or rich, I have chosen you.”