I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Hearing the loneliness in Lu Jianjia's tone, Li Mu couldn't help but sigh.

If he had not experienced similar things before, Li Mu would probably support Lu Jianjia in "pursuing true love".

But he had previously played the role of the 'victim'.

Even though the two of them had nothing to do with each other, Li Mu still felt both psychologically and physically uncomfortable.

At this moment, Li Mu couldn't say such words no matter what.

After a long silence, he asked in a somewhat cold tone: "So, Miss Caiwei is doing this... for revenge?"

"Sir, why would you think like this? If I hadn't met you, I would have accepted my fate."

Lu Jianjia's tone was desolate, and then as if she had thought of something, she changed the subject and said:

"Sir, do you think I'm a fickle woman?"

"Isn't it?"

Li Mu was sure in his heart, but denied it out loud:

"Miss Caiwei is brave enough to pursue...pursue true love, which is admirable! Unfortunately, I am also engaged and cannot respond to you. I hope you can understand."

At this moment, Li Mu felt that his image had become much more glorious.

He is simply the living Liuxia Hui.

Lu Jianjia was slightly surprised. She looked Li Mu up and down again. Reluctantly, she moved forward and sat further away from Li Mu.

He smiled and said, "Congratulations in advance, young master."

Li Mu's mouth twitched, and he felt that the congratulations were very harsh.

In comparison, his fiancée is not as good as the girl in front of him.

Although it seems a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.

But one plays before marriage and the other plays after marriage, the difference is obvious.

Li Mu could still distinguish between being cheated on for a while and being cheated on for a lifetime.

He immediately opened up and started to complain:

"I was originally going to marry another girl who was in love with me, but I didn't expect this marriage proposal to suddenly appear. It's just like Miss Caiwei. I can't refuse it."

The fact that these two people didn't know each other gave Li Mu a strange yet familiar feeling.

It’s like complaining to netizens online before traveling through time.

He was so careless when he said, "My fiancée is such a weirdo..."

Immediately, Li Mu told Lu Jianjia about his experience in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In particular, the emphasis was placed on the fact that before marriage, she lived with a man as a newlywed, and after marriage, she had to turn a blind eye to it.

Of course, the identities of the people involved are kept secret.

Lu Jianjia laughed out loud when she heard Li Mu's strange words but vivid description.

"Sir, you are a kind person. You only need to report this matter, and those two people will be beheaded immediately."

"That's not the case. In fact, as long as the person she marries isn't me, it's not a big deal."

Li Mu waved his hand.

The situation described by Li Mu was completely different from what Lu Jianjia wanted to express at first.

Lu Jianjia had no idea that the person Li Mu was talking about was herself.

Instead, he felt some sympathy for Li Mu.

"If you marry a woman like this, I'm afraid your family will be in turmoil."

Li Mu shook his head and said firmly:

"It doesn't matter. I've found a backup, er, a backup, no, another man who loves her..."

Li Mu pondered over his words and told the story of Song Chi again. Lu Jianjia was stunned and said:

"You are harming that person by doing this, sir. This woman is having an affair with a servant, sir, you should report it directly instead of blaming others."

"You don't understand matters of the heart. Maybe they are attracted to each other and can help my fiancée change her ways and become a good wife and mother."

Li Mu waved his hand.

In his opinion, the laws of the Xing Dynasty were too harsh in sentencing this matter, with the death penalty being the most common punishment.

After all, Li Mu had no feelings for the 'Lu Jianjia' he met that day.

"I really don't understand feelings, but the law..."

"I've finished speaking, it's your turn."

Seeing that Lu Jianjia was so murderous, Li Mu interrupted her immediately.

"say what?"

"How about your fiancé? Why don't you want to marry him? Is he ugly or has a bad family background?"

Li Mu asked.

Hearing this, Lu Jianjia shook her head slightly.

"In terms of family affairs, Xingchao is afraid that few can compare with him. As for appearance, my mother said that he is very handsome, not inferior to my father in his demeanor."

"The mother-in-law's evaluation of her son-in-law must be quite satisfactory."

Li Mu thought to himself, then asked in confusion: "You haven't seen it?"

He remembered that Xingchao did not have the rule of not allowing couples to meet before marriage.

"never seen it!"

Lu Jianjia affirmed.

"Then why don't you meet in person? What if you change your mind after meeting someone?"

Li Mu suggested.

However, Lu Jianjia shook her head:

"No, but since it's your suggestion, I'll go meet him when I get back."

Hearing this, Li Mu was slightly surprised and asked:

"Miss Caiwei has never seen your fiancé, maybe he is just as your mother said, very handsome."

Unexpectedly, Lu Jianjia replied seriously:

"In fact, I have never paid attention to a man's appearance. As long as he is not too strange, I am afraid I can't tell what is considered handsome."

Li Mu felt that this sounded strange, as if it meant "I don't like money, as long as people are not extremely poor, I can accept it."

Then I heard Lu Jianjia say: "Young Master's appearance should be handsome, let's use Young Master's appearance for comparison. After all, Young Master is the only one I have really looked at carefully."

"I feel like you're very good at it. Is what you said before true?"

Li Mu actually benefited a lot from listening to Lu Jianjia's words.

Compared to his previous somewhat sarcastic words, this time, Li Mu was actually asking seriously, and he hoped that Lu Jianjia could answer truthfully.

Li Mu did have the intention of making friends.

The kind of friendship where neither of you knows each other's identity.

"I'm sick!"

However, after Lu Jianjia was silent for a long time, she only uttered three words.

Li Mu was startled, and then he heard Lu Jianjia continue:

"Ever since I was born, I have been afraid of men getting close to me, even if it's my father..."

Listening to Lu Jianjia's story, Li Mu's forehead couldn't help but wrinkle into a "川" shape.

Subconsciously, he asked, "Misogyny?"

"Sir, do you know this disease?"

Lu Jianjia's eyes showed a hint of joy, and then she asked in confusion,

"What is it, misogyny?"

Li Mu thought about it, but didn't know how to explain it, so he changed the subject:

"Have you ever been through anything before, or have any bad memories?"

Lu Jianjia was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

"My lord, are you asking if I have ever been humiliated or abused by a man?"

Li Mu was not surprised to see that Lu Jianjia was still so direct. He nodded slightly:

"In fact, it's not necessarily the case. The causes of this disease are very complicated and there are many triggers."

Li Mu had the impression that he had read a film review that discussed "misogyny" in depth, and he actually had some understanding of this.

"no!"

After hearing Lu Jianjia's answer, Li Mu was no exception. This kind of disease is actually caused by humiliation and abuse, which is actually a minority. He just asked casually.

Then he was stunned again, wondering:

"But we were so close, and Miss Caiwei didn't do anything either, right?"

"So, I said, you give me a very special feeling."

Lu Jianjia raised her hand and gently smoothed her hair.

"I unexpectedly met you here yesterday, and I found that I didn't feel any fear or disgust towards you, so I boldly approached you and started a conversation with you."

Li Mu slowly opened his eyes under the black silk, subconsciously wanting to look at the woman in front of him, and then he heard Lu Jianjia continue:

"Originally, I had already been appointed. When I returned this time, I planned to give up my martial arts and wait for marriage. But I happened to meet you, young master."

Li Mu's hand slowly reached to his waist, took out two copper coins and rubbed them in his sleeves.

Then he stretched out his other hand to Lu Jianjia and said, "Hold my hand!"

Lu Jianjia was slightly stunned, and after hesitating for a moment, she tremblingly handed her hand to Li Mu.

The warmth from the palm of her hand made Lu Jianjia's cheeks slightly hot.

Li Mu had no time to pay attention to these. He touched the pattern on the copper plate and confirmed in his heart.

"What she said next was true."

So he asked, "Is what you just said true?"

"Of course, if you don't believe it, we don't have to..."

Before Lu Jianjia could finish her words, she felt Li Mu's hand tightly grasp hers and interrupted her:

"I'm the first man you've ever met that you don't feel disgusted with. Is that true?"

Lu Jianjia looked a little angry. She imitated Li Mu's previous actions, squeezed Li Mu's palm hard, and said:

"Yes! Isn't it obvious?"

Li Mu carefully touched the copper coins in his sleeve, feeling mixed emotions.

"It's actually true!"

I didn't expect such a strange thing to happen.