Immersive Fast Wear: The Anti-Strike Manual of the Heartthrob

Meng Wenjin did not answer Chu Xiaoyun immediately. His eyes fell on her and he could not come back to his senses for a long time.

Even though he had seen her in her full make-up at her coming-of-age ceremony, he was still stunned by how different she looked after she took off her fancy attire.

With dark eyebrows, red lips, rosy cheeks and a peach blossom hairpin on her forehead, Chu Xiaoyun looks more pretty and charming like a young girl.

The astonishment reflected in his eyes seemed to penetrate into his heart through his eyes.

Meng Wenjin thought: Even if I didn't realize my feelings that day, when I saw Xiaoyun at this moment, I would probably realize something was wrong because of the disordered heartbeat.

He was watching intently, and Chu Xiaoyun became nervous for some reason.

She grabbed the sides of her dress with both hands and reminded Meng Wenjin again:

"Brother Wenjin? Brother Wenjin!"

Meng Wenjin finally came back to his senses. He felt a little embarrassed. He clenched his right fist, put it to his lips and coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

"Xiaoyun, happy birthday."

Meng Wenjin also took out his other hand which was behind his back, and a palm-sized wooden brocade box appeared in front of Chu Xiaoyun.

Chu Xiaoyun took the wooden box, unconsciously stroked the pattern on it, and looked up at Meng Wenjin.

"Brother Wenjin, did you ask me to come here to give you a birthday present?"

"Yes," Meng Wenjin nodded, then shook his head, "No."

Chu Xiaoyun's eyes were full of confusion.

"Xiao Yun, why don't you open the brocade box first and then decide whether to accept this gift. Maybe you won't like it..."

When he said "I don't like it", these three words seemed to be stuck in his throat and became very difficult to say.

"How could I not like it? I like all the gifts that Brother Wenjin gives me."

Chu Xiaoyun didn't understand what he said, so she quickly opened the wooden box, wanting to express her love to Meng Wenjin and prove it.

But when the wooden box was opened, she was stunned for a moment, her eyes fixed on the things in the wooden box, and she was speechless for a long time.

After a while, Chu Xiaoyun carefully took out the contents, placed them in front of Meng Wenjin, and asked him:

"Brother Wenjin, is this your birthday present for me? You know...what it means...right?"

Affected by the thing in her hand, she began to stutter when speaking.

"of course."

Meng Wenjin took the gift and broke it into two pieces with some skill.

It turned out that this was actually a double-ring jade pendant.

This kind of jade pendant is made by skilled craftsmen. It can be separated into two parts or combined into one. It is generally used as a token of love between men and women.

"Xiao Yun, you are coming of age today. You will be old enough to get married."

Meng Wenjin pulled the tassels on the two jade pendants, recalled the past, and spoke softly.

"Xiao Yun, we have known each other for many years. I still remember that when we first met, you asked someone to save me when I fell into the water."

"At that time, I was floating in the lake and thought I had no hope of life. The moment you appeared in my eyes, I knew that you would be the most important person in my life from now on."

"Over the years, I thought I treated you as my sister, which is why I always wanted to take care of you. But since the last time Young Master Fang expressed his feelings to you, the jealousy and bitterness that spread from the bottom of my heart told me that this is not the case."

Chu Xiaoyun seemed to have a premonition of what he was going to say next. Her long eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and the hands that were pulling at her dress were almost twisting the fabric into wrinkles.

"Brother Wenjin..."

She hesitated, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say, and didn't even dare to raise her head.

"Xiao Yun, look up and look at me, okay? Are you disgusted with me?"

Meng Wenjin almost begged, thinking that Chu Xiaoyun didn't want to hear her honest feelings, and her voice was a little hoarse.

Chu Xiaoyun didn't expect that her small action would cause such a big reaction from Brother Wen Jin, and it seemed to hurt him.

She quickly looked up, opened her eyes wide and round, and showed with her actions that she did not hate him.

'So cute. '

Seeing her like this, the haze in Meng Wenjin's heart was swept away.

He looked at her sincerely, and his feelings could no longer be hidden in his words.

"Xiao Yun, I like you. I don't know when this feeling came from, but when I realized it, it had already taken root in my heart."

"You are in my heart every moment."

"Xiao Yun, do you treat me a little differently?"

After Meng Wenjin finished speaking, Chu Xiaoyun's already wide eyes widened even further.

She was a little surprised, but also felt that it was as she expected.

"Brother Wenjin actually has feelings for me."

Chu Xiaoyun suddenly felt her lips and teeth dry, and she kept pursing her lips. Her mind was filled with messy thoughts, as if burning with fire, making her unable to think.

'Brother Wenjin likes me.'

'It pleases me.'

'what about me? ’

She had no idea what she was thinking. She only knew that when she realized that Brother Wen Jin liked her, her heart suddenly felt like a few lively deer, running around everywhere.

Bang, bang, bang.

The loud heartbeat sound can also be heard clearly.

Meng Wenjin couldn't tell what she was thinking and thought she had no interest in him, so his voice suddenly became dry.

"I know that there is an imperial decree between us granting marriage by His Majesty, and it cannot be changed at will by one's own whim."

"But I just want your true thoughts. You are interested in me, and this arranged marriage is the icing on the cake."

"If, if you really don't have the slightest affection for me, I... I..."

Meng Wenjin bit her lower lip hard, and there seemed to be a bloody taste rising in her throat, but she still managed to utter the rest of the words with difficulty.

"If you have no feelings for me, I will try to get His Majesty's approval to cancel the engagement. I hope you can have a smooth life, and no matter who it is, no one can go against your wishes."

Even just thinking about watching Chu Xiaoyun marry someone else made Meng Wenjin feel pain in his internal organs, and he would not allow his own selfish desires to hinder Xiaoyun's happiness.

"It's just that," Meng Wenjin paused for a moment, "after all, it's an order from the emperor, it's not that easy to cancel. Maybe you need to wait a year or two."

He still has some selfish motives after all.

It will take some time to cancel the engagement. Xiaoyun is not interested in me now. If I work hard, maybe I can make some changes.

Chu Xiaoyun's mind, which had been confused when Meng Wenjin confessed her feelings, finally became clear at this moment, and she remembered that there was a relationship between them that was granted by the emperor.

It would probably be difficult to break off the engagement.

Although Meng Wenjin said that he could find a way, the emperor always kept his word and would not easily take it back.

If it really needs to be taken back, someone will have to pay an unimaginable price.

Chu Xiaoyun didn't want Meng Wenjin to suffer any serious harm, so the engagement was not so easy to change.

Does Chu Xiaoyun feel resistance to the engagement that will bind her for the rest of her life?

It existed before, but this simple resistance was resolved by Meng Wenjin's actions when she was six years old.

Then, there is another thing to consider.