His Rui
"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
Going To Li Manor
One hour later, Shui Cao had made arrangements so that Xi Ying and Li Rui could go to the Li Manor.
After his shadow guards left, Xi Ying went back to the plum courtyard. The maids told him that Li Rui was with Li Hua.
He patiently waited outside the room. As he waited for her, Xi Ying remembered that An Shing had told him that a few men were already killed when he went back to save Li Rui.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened. Perhaps Li Rui was a bit startled to see him outside as she looked at him with a surprised face.
Xi Ying frowned because before she lowered her head. His eyes caught her red and swollen eyes. He glanced towards the door and asked
"Is your maid alright?"
"Yes, Minister Xi." said Li Rui
'Then why did you cry?'
He wanted to ask but didn't know whether she would answer him or not.
"An Shing told me there were dead shadow guards outside the shop when he went back to get you."