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Chapter 156 Don't Cry

“I went to the Prime Minister’s residence to ask you… but they wouldn’t tell me.”

Qin Su remained silent upon hearing Murong Jing's words.

He lowered his eyes to hide the disappointment in them, and said casually, "Actually, your sister hasn't been doing too well lately either, so I..."

The girl, who had been quiet all along, suddenly looked up and interrupted him: "You came to see me just to say this?"

Murong Jing was taken aback: "What?"

Qin Su glanced at him, then lowered her eyes, gently and gracefully pouring him tea: "Your sister has worried you a lot. Do you know why your stepmother was imprisoned?"

Murong Jing did not speak, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Su from the moment she spoke, his gaze filled with a greedy longing that he himself was unaware of.

Even though it had only been a month or so since they last met, it felt like he hadn't seen her for many years.

Hearing Qin Su's words, he only mechanically replied, "Why?"

He took the tea the girl offered, and without caring whether it was hot or not, he brought it to his lips. Then he heard:
"Because her stepmother tried to poison her mother to kill her, her father was furious when he found out and locked her up..."

"Clang-"

The tea had barely touched his lips when it spilled onto the table. Murong Jing's face betrayed his astonishment, and he instinctively retorted, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, Auntie wouldn't do such a thing..."

His voice gradually faded as he realized that Sangsang wasn't angry or upset in her rebuttal; she was just looking at him with a half-smile.

For some reason, her appearance made him feel a little flustered, and he subconsciously wanted to take her hand: "Sangsang, listen to me..."

Qin Su naturally dodged the question: "See? Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

"No, I just..." Murong Jing tried to explain that it wasn't what she thought, but was interrupted again:

"Just what? Just that you trust your second sister more, that you believe she is pure and noble, and wouldn't get involved in such filthy things, right?"

The girl's unusual assertiveness made Murong Jing feel unfamiliar, and he was somewhat overwhelmed, blurting out, "Sang Sang, you've changed."

Qin Su almost burst out laughing: "Does not silently enduring everything as you wish mean you've changed? If so, then I quite like this kind of change."

Realizing he had said the wrong thing again, the man hurriedly explained, "Sangsang, that's not what I meant..."

For some reason, whenever he saw her, he would think of the innocent girl in his dream who had suffered so much injustice, which made him feel guilty and unable to defend himself.

Chunfeng stood at the door with some snacks in her hands. She had originally intended to use this as an excuse to go in and interrupt the conversation between the two, but she was afraid that if the young lady stayed with this person for too long, it would cause some trouble.

As soon as I got to the door, I heard arguing inside. I immediately laughed and quietly retreated without going in, not wanting to give him a chance to smooth things over.

Seeing the man's anxious and flustered appearance, Qin Su did not press him further, and said calmly, "Then let's pretend you don't know."

Murong Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but before the relaxed smile could even spread across his face, he heard, "So now that you know, what are you planning to do?"

"What?" He froze.

Qin Su sat up straight, her beautiful eyes filled with a mocking smile: "Look at you, if I had harmed her today, you would have been the first to stand up and accuse me of being vicious, saying I have a heart of a snake, and then forcing me to apologize."

Now that she's the one harming me, you think it's perfectly normal, and you've never even thought about standing up for me, right?

"I……"

Murong Jing's hands and feet were ice-cold, and looking into those beautiful, smiling eyes, he felt a chill he had never felt before.

"Murong Jing, you disgust me."

"Bang—" Murong Jing suddenly stood up, knocking over the chair behind him without even feeling it. His eyes, filled with shock, hurt, and pain, stared at Qin Su, as if he were about to shatter: "No, it's not like that. I'm just too surprised. I didn't think you..."

"No need to explain, I know, you've always been like this."

The girl also stood up, but her words were a definition of him.

She still had that familiar, gentle demeanor, but every word she uttered seemed to pierce his heart: "People's hearts are inherently biased, but you're biased towards her, not me."

In that instant, his heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, the pain almost unbearable.

Murong Jing seemed to see again the girl from his dream, her thin, pale face streaked with tears, repeatedly questioning him: "Why won't you believe me? Why do you always believe others and not me?"

"No, I believe you, I do believe you..."

He frantically tried to explain, but Qin Su had already turned and walked away, seemingly leaving him behind forever.

She doesn't want him anymore.

This thought brought Murong Jing unprecedented panic, and without thinking, he chased after Qin Su to stop her.

He was afraid that if she left, he would never see her again.

But his luck seemed to be running out. He had barely reached the door when the annoying maid stopped him: "Stop! What are you doing! My young lady doesn't want to see you!"

Murong Jing roared, "Get out of my way!"

But the little girl, with some unknown strength, stopped him and he really didn't follow. He could only watch helplessly as the girl's figure disappeared from his sight once again.

"Host, you..." The system's voice was complex and tinged with caution.

Qin Su: "It's nothing, I was just a little annoyed that he was living too comfortably, and I accidentally got too into the role."

system:……

To be honest, I don't see how the male lead is living a comfortable life. When he first appeared, I almost thought the bamboo pole had come to life. He's completely changed from his previous spirited self.

However, the host is right, and no rebuttal will be accepted!
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Qin Su went back to her room, and Murong Jing ultimately failed to see her again, being driven out by the irritable spring breeze.

He stood at the door, looking completely lost, yet he refused to leave.

Chunfeng opened the door once to see if the annoying flies had left, but as soon as she opened the door, people tried to squeeze in, which made her so angry that she poured the water out.

With a "whoosh," he delivered a chilling blow to Murong Jing's heart, and then pretended to apologize: "Oh, I'm so sorry, young master, I didn't see anyone at the door."

Surprisingly, Murong Jing wasn't angry. He even tried to squeeze in, saying, "Sangsang, let me see Sangsang. I have something to say..."

"boom!"

The door slammed shut in front of him, interrupting all the words he hadn't finished saying.

"Young master, let's go back,"

The servant, who had been hiding to the side as instructed, finally couldn't help but run over when he saw his young master being chased out and splashed with water. He angrily said, "This is too much! All women are like this, fickle and heartless. Now that she's climbed up to a higher social class, she dares to treat you like this, young master. Doesn't she remember how good you were to her before? She's utterly despicable!"

"Shut up!"

Murong Jing abruptly slapped his hand away: "You're not allowed to talk nonsense! Sangsang isn't that kind of person!"

"I..." The servant wanted to say something, but was frightened by the man's fierce, almost murderous gaze, and could only swallow his words back, though he still couldn't help but mutter under his breath:
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