Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"Is it because you were stabbed by Tuoba Feiyuan?" Tuoba Liuli blinked her big, watery eyes, seemingly unsurprised by the incident.

Chu Xiaohe's palm tightened in an instant.

Every time I think about how Tuoba Feiyuan ruined my life, my heart aches terribly.

But since things have come to this point, no matter how difficult it is to face, we must accept it.

"Yes!" He squeezed his eyes shut, and when he opened them again, there was little emotion left in them. "Seventh Princess, I am impotent and have no right to marry you."

"Then why do you stay in my bedroom every night? Who in the entire capital of Dongling doesn't know that I belong to you? If you don't marry me, won't I never be able to get married for the rest of my life?"

"Seventh Princess, this matter..."

"Brother Chu, are you saying that this is not your fault, but all my fault?" Tuoba Liuli looked aggrieved.

Chu Xiaohe moved his lips, unsure of who to blame for this situation, which had inexplicably escalated to this point.

But ultimately, we can't blame her.

"Yes...it's my fault for not handling it well, I'm sorry," he said in a low voice.

"Since you know it's your fault, you have to take responsibility. I am your responsibility now, and you must marry me, otherwise the gossip will drown me."

Tuoba Liuli pouted, it was hard to tell if she was genuinely upset or just teasing him.

"If you don't marry me, I'll have no choice but to die. Everyone will condemn me for being shameless and immoral, and I won't be able to go on living. Then I'll..."

She thought for a moment, and then it seemed she had just come up with a solution: "I'll go find a white silk ribbon and hang myself in your Duke's mansion."

As she said this, Tuoba Liuli actually got out of bed, it was unclear whether she was going to find Bai Ling.

But her eyesight was poor. As soon as she crawled to the edge of the bed, she grabbed at nothing, screamed, and fell headfirst to the ground.

Chu Xiaohe knew perfectly well that she was just pretending to be suicidal, but the act of her falling down was real.

Left with no other choice, he rushed over and scooped Tuoba Liuli back up just as she was about to fall to the ground.

This time, Tuoba Liuli didn't sit obediently on the bed. Instead, she took a step and wrapped herself around Chu Xiaohe.

Caught off guard, Chu Xiaohe was pulled to sit on the edge of the bed by her.

Tuoba Liuli sat down on his lap without hesitation.

"Seventh Princess!" Chu Xiaohe blushed, startled, and immediately tried to push her away in a fit of anger.

Tuoba Liuli clung tightly to his neck, as if afraid he would abandon her, using all her strength to almost break his neck.

“Seventh Princess…” Chu Xiaohe frowned deeply, trying to push her away, but the more he pushed, the tighter she hugged him.

If you push her too hard, you could easily hurt her.

Finally, he said helplessly, "Seventh Princess, let go first, you're suffocating me."

"I..." Tuoba Liuli was startled and wanted to let go, but she was afraid that if she let go, he would abandon her.

Once he's abandoned, it'll be difficult to get him back to this room.

"I...I don't care, I'm going to marry you. Unless you agree to marry me, I will never let go...or you can kill me or cripple me, then I won't be able to hold you anymore."

Chu Xiaohe felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

What nonsense are you spouting? How could he possibly cripple her? He certainly wouldn't kill her.

"But I really can't breathe anymore. If you really want to marry me, at least don't kill me. You don't want to be a widow, do you?"