Resisting the Wind and Splendor

The ceremony was finally over.

The matchmaker, the maid, and Chu Yi all breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Yi quickly and nimbly slipped away.

After saying a series of auspicious words, the matchmaker left with her maid.

With the door closed, the time that belonged to Chu Xiaohe and Tuoba Liuli officially began.

Tuoba Liuli looked into Chu Xiaohe's dark eyes: "Brother Chu..."

Unexpectedly, Chu Xiaohe collapsed onto the bed the next moment.

Tuoba Liuli was startled and gently pushed him, saying, "Brother Chu."

He showed no reaction at all; even his breathing became even, as if he were asleep.

So fast……

Tuoba Liuli called him several times, but he didn't respond at all. In the end, she could only help him take off his boots, support his tall body, and let him lie down properly on the bed.

As he lay down, Chu Xiaohe muttered, "Li'er, I'm not drunk..."

She turned around, grabbed the blanket, and rolled to the inside of the bed.

But after rolling over, he loosened his arms from holding the blanket, and his tall body did not press down on the blanket, so it did not disturb Tuoba Liuli's rest.

Not only did they leave her a blanket, but they also left her a large open space, as if they were afraid she wouldn't sleep well.

"Brother Chu, are you really drunk?" Tuoba Liuli sat on the edge of the bed, staring at his back, her feelings complicated.

"Brother Chu, my eyes can see again, aren't you surprised?"

Chu Xiaohe's body seemed to tense up for a moment, or perhaps nothing changed at all. She couldn't tell if that momentary tension was just her imagination.

Tuoba Liuli took off her boots and approached him, saying, "Brother Chu..."

He still didn't react, so she reached out and gently pushed his arm: "Brother Chu, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Chu Xiaohe remained completely unresponsive.

Tuoba Liuli let out a breath, staring at his back, wanting to say something, but her face suddenly turned bright red.

"It's not like I'm asking you to do anything. Why are you deliberately drinking like this? Brother Chu, you don't want to face me, do you? If you could, would you not even want to come back to the new house?"

In fact, it was obvious that Chu Xiaohe's body tensed up a bit more, and he even had an urge to turn around and talk to her.

But he stubbornly resisted, refusing to turn back.

She didn't allow herself to make the slightest noise; in short, she slept like she was dead.

Tuoba Liuli couldn't help but raise her little fist and punch him on the shoulder: "You're not drunk at all, you just don't want to talk to me!"

Chu Xiaohe clenched his fists, his palms covered in a fine sheen of sweat.

She wanted to turn back, but didn't know what she could say to her if she did.

He had said long ago that his body was different from ordinary people's and that he couldn't give her happiness.

He didn't know why things had developed to this point, but he was at least glad that the Seventh Princess hadn't married Prince Ning but instead married into his Duke's mansion.

Although he couldn't give her happiness, he could at least promise that he wouldn't hurt her and that he would cherish her for the rest of his life.

But tonight, our wedding night...

Chu Xiaohe squeezed his eyes shut, his heart filled with despair.

He is not a normal man. He can't even do something as simple as giving her a night of happiness. He is unworthy of being a man and a husband.

Li'er, I'm sorry...

"Brother Chu, let's do things the way we used to, okay?"

Tuoba Liuli stopped hitting him this time, but instead grabbed his sleeve and tugged at it gently: "Let's not talk about things you don't want to face anymore, and get along well like before, okay?"