NCCnovel Chapter 138 Marriage-in-law
Chapter 138 Marriage-in-law
Chapter 138
"Then Prince Ye, please explain why you broke into my bedroom in the middle of the night."
The indoor temperature was obviously suitable, but a thin layer of cold sweat seeped out of Ye Yunzhou's head. The level of tension he felt was even greater than when he first went to the battlefield.
"I just want to see you." He spoke, his voice slightly hoarse, with a barely perceptible tremor in his tone.
Luo Shui's body stiffened slightly, his heart beating wildly in his chest, but he looked as if he didn't understand why he said that, and asked, "What do you mean?
Now that the words have been spoken, it is no longer so difficult to continue.
Ye Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, no longer as weak as before, his voice was not loud but strong. "I said I want to see you,"
His eyes were fixed on Luo Shuiyao's. "I like you, Yao'er. I have never thought of making you my concubine. I want to marry you."
Luo Shuiyao slowly tightened his grip on the side of the table, staring at him without blinking, trying to read his true thoughts from his face, but found that his eyes were like deep lakes that could almost suck people in.
She lowered her eyes slightly to hide her expression, and after a while she slowly raised her eyes and asked softly, "Do you really want to marry me?"
Ye Yunzhou quietly clenched his fists and said calmly, "Will you marry me?"
When Luo Shuiyao heard his words, she felt a secret joy spreading out in her heart, spreading rapidly like a vine.
But her mind told her no. She didn't want to be trapped in this harem. Even a loving couple like the Marquis of Zhongyong had concubines. She couldn't accept someone else as a concubine, nor could she bear to watch her husband take one.
Besides, they were not from the same generation, and their values and education were completely different. If these two people were really together, it would be fine if things worked out well in the future. If not, as a woman, she was already at a disadvantage in this world, so how could she let herself fall into such a situation?
Thinking of this, her eyes became more determined, and the joy that had spread across her disappeared in an instant.
She looked at Ye Yunzhou with a sincere look: "I don't want to."
"Why?"
At first, seeing that she didn't seem to dislike him, Ye Yunzhou felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, but soon he saw her reject him so coldly, and his heart, which had been beating in his throat, fell straight to the ground, and he asked in disappointment.
"You don't hate me, right? I was wrong before. I shouldn't have misunderstood you just because of a few words. But now I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me this time?" His tone was urgent, and he didn't care about anything else. He walked straight forward and grabbed Luo Shuiyao's shoulders. His words seemed clear and logical, but there was a hint of imperceptible trembling and panic.
Luo Shui raised her eyes, meeting his slightly reddened ones. She felt unmoved, but it would be a lie. Whether in the original novel or in what she had seen these days, Ye Yunzhou had always been calm and composed, high-spirited. She had never seen him so anxious and panicked. It made her feel as if she had mistaken him for someone else; this wasn't the cold, venomous boss from the original novel.
But in the adult world, heartbeat does not represent everything. She is not really a teenage girl as she looks. She has seen the beatings of society and understands that it is easy to fall in love but difficult to stay together. When she traveled to this world, she had already given up the idea of getting married.
She could not be a virtuous wife, nor could she accept the system of this society.
Rather than feeling sad later, it would be better to make a decision now. But she was still not fully grown, and many things were unfinished. She couldn't just leave the mansion, and she couldn't be too decisive in her words.
If you are too decisive, it will make people feel awkward when you meet them in the future.
She closed her eyes gently, and when she opened them again, her eyes were clear and bright.
"I don't want to get married. I am the only daughter of the Luo family, and I can't let my father have no descendants. I have made up my mind long ago that I will marry a son-in-law into the family in the future, and the children born must also take my surname Luo." After she finished speaking, she looked at Ye Yunzhou, her eyes as calm as water, without any ripples.
"As the heir of a marquisate with a vast fortune and a high position, you are bound to have a bright future. We are not a good match. I hope that big brother will not mention this matter again. Otherwise, I will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the marquisate."
Ye Yunzhou stared at her blankly, noticing the determination in her eyes, and felt even more bitter inside.
He slowly loosened his grip.
He had never been one to make promises lightly. As the heir of a marquisate, he shouldered a mission and could not abandon it. Whether she was trying to embarrass him or truly had such thoughts, he could not make a choice regardless of the consequences.
If that was the case, how could he keep pestering her? His self-esteem wouldn't allow him to do so.
Luo Shuiyao noticed the sadness in his eyes. She should have been happy, but she couldn't ignore the bitterness that welled up in her heart. Perhaps she had already had some feelings for him. After all, how could she not be moved by a man so handsome and kind to her? Even though she had some opinions about his actions before, she couldn't erase the help he had given her.
Luo Shuiyao suppressed her chaotic thoughts and smiled. "Brother, it's getting late. It's really not appropriate for you to stay in my room any longer. Why don't you go back first? We can talk about it later."
Ye Yunzhou clenched his lowered hand into a fist, suppressing the urge to hug her with all his might. His eyes were fixed on her smile, which was as warm as the spring sun, yet it left him with a bitter taste in his mouth.
He looked at her deeply, then turned and left. Every step seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and his figure gradually became blurred in the dim light.
Luo Shuiyao stood quietly at the door, staring at his departing figure, the smile on her face disappearing in an instant. She turned and walked into the house, closed the door, leaned against it, and closed her eyes.
It wasn't that she didn't have feelings for him; she just hadn't wanted to admit it. But she wouldn't give up on her beliefs just because of this one little feeling. She was her own independent self, Luo Shuiyao, and she wouldn't be someone else's appendage.
Speaking of marrying into the wife's family, one reason was to reject him, and the other was to set up a symbol. If anyone brought it up in the future, she could take it out to stop them. Presumably, in this world, no man with a little bit of dignity would be willing to be a live-in son-in-law.
Over the next few days, Luo Shuiyao was busy with her own affairs in the courtyard. Now that the shop had begun renovations, she was so busy every day that she didn't even know if Ye Yunzhou had returned home. She just never saw him again.
In the main hall of Chunhua Courtyard, Luo Shuiyao, Dujuan, Zhuangzi and others were all here.
Zhuangzi was reporting to Luo Shuiyao, "Miss, Manager Fang has sent word that the tables, chairs, benches, and interior decorators have been found as per your request. Now, the decoration will be completed in a few days."