"So what if my destiny does not have her. My heart is still filled with her and no one can empty it, not even me." ------------ I despised her. I despised how she schemed to get married to me. I despised her because of her arrogance. " Li Rui, you don't know how many times I have wished to kill you. " But all of this was my illusion. Everything was a mysterious trap of lies. A trap that was laid to trap me. "Rui, I want to protect you from this whole world. I will not ask you to love me.....just don't hate me. Hmm...." --------------- [This is an original story] Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ada_5253 My other book on Webnovel - CEO He: Please Don't Love Me (Ongoing
Getting down from his horse, Xi Ying walked inside with long strides. His restless was beating with a fast speed inside his chest.
A smile could not help but spread on his lips as he realized his behavior.
Shui Cao who was waiting for him was shocked by his smile. He has been working in Xi Manor for so many years but he had never seen him smile before, one that didn't have any coldness and cruelty.
As Xi Ying walked in the direction of Plum Courtyard without even noticing him, he didn't stop him. Looking at his back, Shui Cao shook his head with a smile.
The image of a cold and cruel man who was the previous master of Xi Manor flashed in Shui Cao's mind.
The same smile he had seen years ago on his face. It had dazzled him, confused him, and scared him.
It was only after so many years Shui Cao understood that a man in love would smile like that. Foolishly, without any reason.
Even those cold and emotionless men of Xi Manor.
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