I insist

Chapter 406: One-Sided Love

Only when Song Miqiu's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed did he withdraw his hand, lean down, and force the other person to look him in the eye.

"Can we talk now?"

"Go ahead and say it, but I'm not sure if you'll listen and talk a lot."

Yu Huailin felt even more helpless upon hearing this answer, but he knew he had no choice and could only let out an even more helpless sigh.

Song Miqiu thought that he was dissatisfied with his attitude and wanted to get up, but then he met his eyes again, which were only a reflection of a person.

Why are you staring at her like that? Are you planning some kind of sentimental performance?

She frowned in dissatisfaction, wanting to say something else, but Yu Huailin grabbed both armrests and forcibly restrained her in the chair.

"Just tell me, why did you make it look like this?"

"I have no connection with that glass; my meeting with her was solely for one thing."

So what? What does this have to do with her?

waste time.

Song Miqiu tried to get up and leave, but that hand forcibly kept her there and pressed her back down.

Her tailbone slammed heavily onto the chair, her face slightly contorted with pain, and it took her a long time to look away and stare intently at Yu Huailin.

"Have you finished speaking? If there's nothing else, I'd like to rest for a while and take a closer look before you let me go, is that alright?"

"Of course not."

Yu Huailin looked into those eyes that still didn't hold him, his handsome brows furrowed, revealing his helplessness.

But Song Miqiu didn't care at all, and even let out a cold laugh.

"What does it matter to me who you choose to meet?"

"Don't we all know ourselves? Let's stop forcing ourselves to do things we don't want to do."

"What do you mean by 'unwilling'? How do you know these are things I don't want to do?"

Song Miqiu remained silent, staring intently at the other person with an increasingly calm gaze.

Feeling somewhat helpless under that gaze, she clearly wanted to say something more, but a hand grabbed her tightly.

"Your appearance really makes me uncomfortable."

"Feeling uncomfortable? This is probably just because you're used to things as they were before, and now that you're suddenly not used to them, you're feeling a little uncomfortable."

Reaching out, Song Miqiu pushed the person away and slowly stood up, looking down at Yu Huailin, who was doing something opposite her.

When their eyes met, he could clearly see that those eyes didn't see him, and he couldn't help but cover his chest with his hand.

Noticing Yu Huailin's expression, she simply withdrew her gaze in an even more indifferent manner.

"If we're really compatible, we're more suited to be friends."

"Why do you say that?"

Song Miqiu didn't say anything, but simply touched her hair that had fallen loose during the massage, and went straight to the window to open it.

Unable to get an answer to this question, Yu Huailin frowned deeply and sighed again after a long while.

"That's just your own opinion; you didn't even ask me."

"So you believe that relationships don't require mutual consent?"

Yu Huailin was stumped by her question again. Before he could say anything else, his arm was grabbed tightly.

“Answer my question.”

"Of course it needs to be brief, but you didn't ask me, so doesn't that mean we're even?"

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu found the man's idea even more amusing and couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

He thought the reaction had softened somewhat, but when he looked up and saw those eyes that held no smile, he quickly looked away.

"If there's nothing else to say, I'll go back to my room to rest."

"You don't have to put yourself through this. If you don't want to see me, I'll leave."

After being repeatedly rejected, Yu Huailin's tone became somewhat cold and hard. He turned around and looked at the bookshelf behind him, seemingly searching for something.

Unable to see the other person's expression, she calmly withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.

But Yu Huailin did not give up. Instead, he took the prepared items and handed them directly to Song Miqiu.

"I just feel that the misunderstanding between us is too big and we need some time to cool down."

"What you think is your business, but I still want to tell you that my attitude will not change in any way."

These words made Yu Huailin want to rush forward, grab the person, and get to the bottom of things.

But as soon as he reached out, his hand was pushed away with all his might. His face turned extremely ugly, and he let out a sigh after a long while.

Song Miqiu ignored his slightly sad expression and went straight back to her room to rest.

Looking at the room where the candles were not lit, Yu Huailin tried to reach out his hand again, and finally told them about the courtyard he had been preparing to take with him, so that they could easily find him if needed.

There was no response from inside the room, which made him frown. He hesitated, then withdrew his hand, looking at the room ahead with even more helplessness.

With his excellent hearing, he naturally heard the steady breathing inside, and his brows furrowed involuntarily as he turned and left.

The two people waiting outside saw Yu Huailin's appearance and guessed what had happened, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He glanced at the group of people, but ultimately looked away.

"I've been very busy these past few days, and it's not easy to handle things at home, so I'll be away for a few days. Please take good care of her."

"Of course, she's my mother."

Yu Huailin frowned slightly when he saw Qiu Tianlei's matter-of-fact attitude, but ultimately did not pursue the matter further because of Qiu's identity.

Tian Yumei, who had been watching him, sighed again and led the curious child back to their room to rest.

However, what Yu Huailin didn't let others know was that the house was just a street behind it, and it was easy to climb over the wall to get back.

Although this approach is unlikely to be implemented.

After all, both he and Song Miqiu were skilled in martial arts, and if they did that, they would likely be kicked out.

Although he wouldn't be in a sorry state, making too much noise would only make it harder for him to stay there.

Thinking about this, Yu Huailin's smile disappeared, and he sat in his study and got busy again.

Without the old eunuch's help, he had to rely on himself for many things, and for a time he was so busy that he didn't have time to consider anything else.

This greatly offended the old eunuch.

He paced back and forth in the house, almost breaking the floor.

Seeing his appearance, Liuli opened her mouth to try to persuade him, but was stopped by a look from the old eunuch.

"Is this what you mean by inevitably bowing down?"

“Stepfather, Yu Huailin is also a proud man by nature. You should give him time to rest and save face.”

"If he doesn't come by tomorrow, my daughter will go to him herself, apologize in person, and then offer to apologize and explain to Song Miqiu."

That would only make the misunderstanding between the two of them more and more unmanageable, and then I could reap the benefits.

But this time, Liuli's plan was too shrewd; Yu Huailin simply didn't buy it.

The two stared at each other for a while, but in the end, the old eunuch prepared the horse and sent the person directly there.