When Shen Yunya heard what Xi Jin had said, her face immediately turned pale. “Brother Jin…”
Had Brother Jin just said that he wanted to make her his secondary consort or concubine?
She was the daughter of the principal wife of the Shen Family. How could she become a secondary consort or a concubine?
“Does Ya’er not agree?” Xi Jin’s expression changed slightly. The joy and gentleness on his face disappeared instantly.
Shen Yunya explained anxiously, “No, it’s just that. I…”
“It makes sense for Ya’er to not agree with that. It’s just that these ten years of relationship…” His sentence stopped right there. Xi Jin then started mocking himself. “This time, I finally realized who the true love in my heart is. However, who knew…?”
However, who knew the person whom he pampered so much would die such a horrible death? How could he not hate her?
“Brother Jin.” Shen Yunya grabbed Xi Jin’s hand anxiously. “Don’t be like that. I…”
She really liked him, but she couldn’t accept being a concubine. Even Shen Qingdai was becoming the Demon King’s Princess Consort. Why must she become a concubine? Why was she inferior to Shen Qingdai in everything?
She refused to accept that!
Xi Jin retracted his hands and wiped them with his shirt. He then placed them on his lap and forced a smile as he said, “It’s alright. I will love you like a sister.”
“Brother Jin.” Shen Yunya was in a very difficult position. No matter if she would be a concubine or secondary consort, she just couldn’t accept any of it for now. She only wanted to be his first consort. Only then would she become his wife. Only then would they be a real married couple. That way, she could justifiably call him her husband.
However, if she were to become a second consort or a concubine, she could only call him Your Highness. It would all depend on Brother Jin whether she would be patronized. Besides, how could she let other women be on top of her while ordering her around?
“I am returning to the palace.” Xi Jin stood up. He was still forcing a smile. “I will come to visit you in the future,” he said.
Shen Yunya grabbed his sleeve immediately in a flustered manner. “Brother Jin, don’t be like that. Can we wait for a while? I will persuade him. As long as…”
Xi Jin interrupted her in a gentle tone. “Ya’er, if I can make you my consort, even if you’re not my first consort… Forget it. We should go back to the way we used to be. I think Jiang Ying is great. I will ask my father to offer the two of you a marriage when I return.”
“Brother Jin, I don’t like Jiang Ying. Don’t give me away to someone else,” Shen Yunya cried anxiously. She only liked him. However, she couldn’t compromise on being a concubine.
Xi Jin looked at her hands as they grabbed onto his sleeve. He then forcefully removed her hands and said, “I am sorry, Ya’er. I can do anything but make you my first consort. From now on, go to the first consort’s house every first and fifteenth day of the month. Treat those days as our special days.”
After Xi Jin said those words in a sorrowful tone, he strode out.
“Brother Jin.” Shen Yunya wanted to chase after Xi Jin. However, she realized that he had already walked far away. She wanted to go after him, but she still couldn’t accept what he had offered and compromise on becoming his concubine.
If she were to become Brother Jin’s concubine now, she would be ridiculed by that b*tch, Shen Qingdai.
However, when she saw how gentle Brother Jin was towards her today, which was very rare, she felt as though he was in love with her.
According to Brother Jin’s character, if he really liked her, he would never marry anyone other than her. She just had to wait for a while longer, and then Brother Jin would compromise and make her his first consort.
There was no hurry. She mustn’t be swayed by Brother Jin’s sweet words. She must control herself.
When Xi Jin left the Shen Manor, he looked at his hands that had been held by Shen Yunya, then rubbed them vigorously on his shirt. He was tempted to remove the top layer of his skin and burn his shirt.
Anything that she had touched was disgusting to him!