"Li'er, don't be like this. We said we could face anything together!"
Feng Yexuan felt a sudden panic. He stepped forward, gripping her wrist tightly once more.
"Don't tell me things like that. We can still be like we were before!"
They had weathered storms and come this far together.
Her face had returned, her identity was restored, and everything was moving towards a brighter future.
Why was she looking at him with such eyes now? Why was she speaking to him in such a tone?
"I said I could protect you!"
He had even abandoned his royal self-address, showing how anxious he was.
In the past, Chu Qianli would have softened.
But this time, her heart hardened, bit by bit, until she no longer knew what it felt like to be soft.
"I like you a lot, I really do, but being with you is truly exhausting."
The most exhausting part was that their hearts could never truly be united.
If their hearts were one, Chu Qianli believed she could overcome any difficulty.
But with their hearts separated by mountains and rivers, what was the point of persisting?
"You said you wouldn't give up easily!"
"Then didn't you also say you would never hide anything from me again?"
She didn't even know what he intended to do next, so how could they continue or give up?
In fact, he was the one who let go first!
Feng Yexuan's fingers tightened, unintentionally exerting too much force.
Chu Qianli's brow furrowed in pain, but she stubbornly refused to speak up.
He was truly flustered, she could feel it.
But he was also truly determined not to reveal a single word.
Chu Qianli didn't ask for much. She could even tell him everything about the emperor's poisoning and what her mother had experienced back then.
As long as he was willing, as long as he trusted her, she would say anything!
Even if she had promised the emperor not to tell anyone, she wouldn't mind breaking her word.
For him, she could!
But why was he different?
"Do you believe me? Even if you all wanted to kill the emperor, I could help you?" she asked hoarsely.
Feng Yexuan's heart jolted, his fingers tensing again.
He believed her!
He truly believed her!
But this matter, it truly could not be spoken of!
"Li'er..."
"So you've decided to push me out of your heart, haven't you?"
Chu Qianli let out a long sigh.
Forget it.
Since he still couldn't let her be a part of his life, then let everything be over.
"Feng Yexuan, love isn't like this. You can't give me a sense of security, and I don't have the strength to stand by your side anymore."
This time, she forcefully pulled her hand away, pushing him away cruelly.
Her wrist was already red and swollen from his grip.
Only then did Feng Yexuan see clearly that he had unintentionally hurt her again.
"Li'er..."
"I am no longer your Li'er."
She had given him a chance, but he didn't cherish it. Perhaps it was because he didn't need it.
"You can go."
"Li'er!"
Feng Yexuan's expression darkened, and he became angry!
"Must you leave me just because I can't be honest with you about certain secrets? Is this all that's left of your affection for me?"
He could give her anything, but this one thing, he could not be honest about!
In fact, he was also powerless.
Why couldn't she understand?
"Is it because our feelings aren't deep enough, or is it because you already have another man in your heart? Who is it? Is it Ye Qingying?"