Chapter 192

"What's wrong?"

Lv Fang panicked for a moment. Even when facing a threat to his life, he wouldn't be like this, but the moment he saw Lv Ling's tears, he was instantly at a loss.

However, with his intelligence, he immediately understood why she was crying.

"What a silly girl!" Lv Fang's eyes turned red as he leaned close to Lv Ling, reached out to wipe the tears from her face, and watched her teary eyes with heartache, saying sincerely, "Be good. Unless I die, I will never leave you for the rest of my life."

"Re-really? I... I..."

Lv Ling's nose felt sore, and she wanted to stop crying, but she couldn't help it at all. Instead, she cried even harder. Just as she was sobbing and unable to finish a complete sentence,

Lv Fang pulled her into a hug. Aside from sobbing, she felt very at ease resting her chin on his broad shoulder and rubbing against it.

This was the first time the two of them had such an intimate gesture.

It was also something she had long looked forward to; it made her feel very secure.

Before this, Lv Ling's heart had always been on edge. She was afraid—afraid that Lv Fang would choose Li Yu, afraid that he only regarded her as a younger sister.

She really couldn't imagine a life without Lv Fang in the future.

As for when she started to like Lv Fang, she wasn't quite sure. Perhaps it was the moment she learned she was not a member of the Lv family.

Perhaps it was when she had been wronged, and he stood up for her without a second thought, offending the head of the Fire family in the Buddha Kingdom.

Or perhaps it was when he willingly went to the Buddha Kingdom's trial grounds to risk his life searching for her parents for her sake.

Especially after hearing from her mother, Zhao Qingzhu, that despite being told several times about the dangers of the "Execution Ground," he still went resolutely for her sake.

She was truly too afraid of losing him.

Even when Lv Fang had said he liked her in front of her parents while in the Buddha Kingdom, she still felt uneasy.

Because her intuition told her that he really liked Sister Li Yu.

When Lv Fang learned that Song Ce might harm Li Yu, Lv Ling would always remember the tone he had when he was on the verge of a breakdown.

She had also thought about getting along well with Li Yu on the way back from the Buddha Kingdom. She believed she could do it, but in the end, she still didn't pierce that layer of window paper.

Because she had heard from Li Yu about his feelings when they watched the sunrise.

Yes, Lv Ling had selfish motives, and she was also somewhat at a loss and unable to speak up. It was truly too difficult; personally trying to play matchmaker between the person she liked and someone else was too cruel for her.

Finally, after returning to Shangjing, Lv Ling saw that Lv Fang was careless and didn't even go to see Li Yu to have a proper talk.

She was both happy and guilty.

In their conversations, she could clearly feel that Lv Fang truly liked Li Yu, and in the end, she couldn't help but remind him.

During the time Lv Fang went to serve as an envoy to the Luo Sha Kingdom, Lv Ling specifically brought Li Yu over to probe with words, and she learned about the two of them going to Wenyuan Academy to watch the sunrise.

Loving someone is truly a war within one's heart.

There is sweetness, there is grievance, and there are times when one wants to give up and fulfill the other, but more than anything, there is an unwillingness to let go. If the heart were made of countless parallel lines, at this moment, Lv Ling's heart had long since tangled into a knot.

Finally, at Lv Fang's apology, Lv Ling couldn't hold it together anymore. She didn't want to be a crybaby in front of him, but she really couldn't control it.

"Be good, stop crying. You won't be pretty if you keep crying."

Lv Fang felt a complex mix of emotions in his heart. His mind was, for some reason, exceptionally clear. Fragments of him with Li Yu and Lv Ling kept appearing before his eyes. Only now did he realize that he seemed to have ignored Lv Ling's feelings because of her thoughtfulness.

Lv Ling felt his body temperature and the gentle patting on her back as she sobbed, "I... I... don't... want... to cry."

Lv Fang could no longer control his emotions; he kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, and her chin repeatedly, and finally, they embraced and kissed.

Crack!

The sound of a teacup falling to the ground rang out.

Xiao Tao's eyes were wide open, and she covered her mouth with both hands in astonishment. Standing to the side was Li Yu in a white dress, her entire body frozen in place.

After coming to her senses, she squeezed out a smile and said, "I should have told Ling'er in advance that I was coming. Actually, it's nothing; I didn't come at a good time. I'll come to find Ling'er next time."

As soon as the words fell.

Li Yu vanished from where she stood, having actually used Haoran Zhengqi to leave.

Lv Fang sighed deeply in secret, but he did not loosen his arms holding Lv Ling. Perhaps he was truly too excessive, greedily wanting two portions of love, only to end up hurting everyone.

"Brother... go... chase after Sister Li Yu... and explain to her."

Lv Ling pushed Lv Fang.

Lv Fang held Lv Ling tightly and whispered in her ear, "Let me hold you. At least for now, I only want to hold you."

In the backyard of the Wenguan Hou Mansion.

"Xiao Tao, you're back. Did you see Sister Li? Is she willing to come?" Seeing Xiao Tao return, Lv Ling hurriedly stood up to ask.

After being caught by Li Yu yesterday while she was being intimate with Lv Fang, she thought he would go to explain things to Li Yu. However, earlier today, she probed a little and confirmed that Lv Fang had not gone to explain to Li Yu.

It seemed Lv Fang had only used a sound transmission talisman to tell Li Yu some things.

Seeing Lv Fang pretending to be happy today, Lv Ling felt heartache for him because she could feel the sorrow in his heart.

Before sending Xiao Tao to invite Li Yu, Lv Ling had actually already explained things using a sound transmission talisman, emphasizing Lv Fang's affection for Li Yu.

However, Li Yu had not sent any transmission back.

Xiao Tao shook her head and said, "Young Lady, the Li family's steward said that Scholar Li Yu has already left Shangjing, and no one knows exactly when she will return."

Lv Ling frowned and said, "She left Shangjing? Did she say where she went?"

Xiao Tao replied softly, "No, it seems the steward doesn't know either."

Lv Ling sighed and opened her mouth, but for a long time, no words came out. If she had known it would turn out like this, she should have made things clear to Li Yu on the way back from the Buddha Kingdom; perhaps it would have been easier to accept at that time.

Yesterday, Li Yu witnessed that situation with her own eyes; if it were any other woman, she probably wouldn't be able to accept it either.

Regarding Li Yu's departure, Lv Fang did not seem to have much of a reaction. He even took the initiative to pull Lv Ling to his study to proofread "Water Margin." The relationship between the two, on the contrary, had become much closer because of that one embrace and kiss.

In the eyes of outsiders, the two were a couple deeply in love.

"Sister Li sent me a sound transmission yesterday, saying she wanted to see the scenery in various parts of the Great Zhou and told me not to worry," Lv Ling said, proofreading absentmindedly.

Lv Fang touched her head dotingly and said, "It was my fault before, greedily wanting two portions of love. This is unfair to both of you. I've thought about it these past two days; if I really search my heart, I find that I still cannot leave you."

Lv Ling sighed, "You aren't going to try to keep Sister Li? I know you like her very much..."