I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

After Su Banxia used up all the dorayaki ingredients she had brought, she said goodbye to Su Shiyan and went to the market to buy fabric and cotton.

Su Banxia wanted to choose festive and bright colors for the New Year, so she picked a light blue fabric for Su Shiyan, a dark blue for Su Hanzhang, and a crimson for Wang Guihua. As for Lianhua, who had just gotten married, Su Banxia chose a crimson fabric for her, and for herself, she chose a bright begonia-colored dress.

Then, thinking that Erzhuzi was all alone and his clothes were worn out from all the wear, Su Banxia picked out a black outfit for him as well. After all, he was all alone and no one washed his clothes, so being able to withstand dirt was the most important thing.

After Su Banxia selected fabrics for everyone, she thought about choosing a set for Su Yunhe as well. However, she then thought that she didn't have time to make clothes for Su Yunhe. If she gave the fabric to Wang Guihua to make the clothes, Wang Guihua would definitely ask all sorts of questions. So she decided to leave it for now and buy Su Yunhe a ready-made dress separately after taking her measurements.

If Su Yunhe knew how to make clothes herself, she wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. Unfortunately, she was spoiled rotten by Granny Liu when she was at her parents' home, so she doesn't know how to make clothes. Giving her the fabric and cotton would be a complete waste.

After instructing the shopkeeper to wrap up the fabric, Su Banxia thought about how Cuihua didn't have any new clothes to wear. But when she thought of the scene where Cuihua seduced Su Shiyan, Su Banxia felt angry and thought that Cuihua was a bad person and didn't want to spend money on her.

But Lianhua was very kind to Cuihua. If she prepared new clothes for Lianhua but not for Cuihua, Lianhua would inevitably worry. Now that Lianhua was pregnant, how could she be worried?

Su Banxia was also afraid that Lianhua would misunderstand her and think that she had neglected her sister. After thinking it over again, Su Banxia decided to choose a coarse blue floral fabric to make a dress for Cuihua for Lianhua's sake. In any case, it would be enough to make sure that Cuihua was not neglected.

Su Banxia borrowed a cart from the shopkeeper, intending to push it to the other end of the stall and have Uncle Niu's oxcart pull it back to the village. However, Su Banxia had only gone halfway when someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder from behind. Startled, Su Banxia turned around sharply and saw a face she had been longing for day and night...

"Wei Kezhi...you...what are you doing here?"

Wei Kezhi looked at Su Banxia with a complicated expression, staring at her intently for a long while, as if he wanted to meld Su Banxia into his eyes. After a long time, he finally spoke in a low, hoarse voice:

"Banxia... are you alright?"

Su Banxia didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment. She didn't know whether she should be excited, angry, or happy...

"I…"

Before Su Banxia could finish speaking, Wei Kezhi hugged her tightly.

"Banxia, ​​I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I have something I can't explain..."

Before Wei Kezhi could finish speaking, Su Banxia shoved him aside, looked him in the eye, and sneered:

"What unspeakable secret? Did you hide your princely identity from me? Do you think I'm easy to manipulate, Wei Kezhi? You think you can come and go as you please? What do you take me for? A puppet to be played with at your will?"

Wei Kezhi stared blankly at the furious Su Banxia for a moment,

"Did Zhili tell you?"

"Hmph, I should thank Zhili properly. If it weren't for him, I would still be in the dark. I worried every day about where you went and whether you were in danger. After he told me about your background, I felt relieved. You've never treated me as a friend. You kept such an important thing from me. Are you afraid I'll covet your family background? Or are you afraid I'll cling to you? Since you treat me like a passerby, why are you bothering me? Wei Kezhi, do I look that easy to bully?"

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Wei Kezhi felt as if a thousand arrows had pierced his heart. He had never considered his status as a prince to be a good thing, and he didn't want to tell Su Banxia these things because he didn't want her to be implicated by him...

Now that Su Banxia says she's just a passerby in his life, Wei Kezhi finds it completely unacceptable. Su Banxia simply doesn't understand her place in his heart. Ever since leaving Fuping County and returning to the capital, Wei Kezhi hasn't had a single day without missing Su Banxia.

Wei Kezhi originally thought his future path would be full of thorns, so he didn't want Su Banxia to suffer with him. He only wanted to wait until he achieved success and fame before coming to take Su Banxia away.

But when his spy sent word that Zhili was currently in Fuping County, Wei Kezhi went berserk, abandoning all his affairs in the capital and rushing over day and night.

He knew what kind of person Zhili was, so he didn't dare to gamble, didn't dare to let Su Banxia face that devil Zhili alone. Wei Kezhi had also figured it out at this moment. He felt that as long as he could keep Su Banxia by his side, he would protect her with his life.

Now that Zhili has found Fuping County, it means that Su Banxia's identity has been exposed. If Su Banxia is left alone here, Wei Kezhi will have to worry about her safety every day, and he will never have peace of mind.

Thinking this, Wei Kezhi looked at Su Banxia seriously and said:

"Banxia, ​​I shouldn't have dragged you into these conflicts. I failed to protect you. Now that Zhili knows your whereabouts, he will never let this go. So I will stay by your side to protect you. You... never mind... no matter what, I will never let anything happen to you."

Seeing Wei Kezhi's serious expression, Su Banxia's eyes suddenly reddened, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Why...why didn't you say goodbye when you left? Do you know how worried I was about you? You didn't even care about Xiao Hei anymore, just abandoned me like that! How could you be so heartless! You've already left, what are you doing showing up in front of me now?"

Wei Kezhi couldn't bear to see Su Banxia in tears, so he stepped forward and hugged her tightly, comforting her:

"Banxia, ​​it's all my fault. I won't leave without saying goodbye again, and I won't hide anything from you anymore. I hope you can forgive me. Let's never be apart again, okay?"

As Su Banxia listened to Wei Kezhi's whispers in her ear, she felt as if she were dreaming. She had thought that she would never have any interaction with him in this life, and that her heart had died, but he had appeared in front of her like this.

Su Banxia felt incredibly wronged and wanted to cry her heart out. She also wanted to give Wei Kezhi a good beating for leaving without saying goodbye and then suddenly reappearing. Her heart couldn't take it...

Seeing Su Banxia crying so heartbrokenly, Wei Kezhi realized how arrogant he had been. He had assumed Su Banxia would only find happiness with Lou Wangyue, but since leaving Su Banxia, ​​he had spent every single day filled with regret.

It wasn't until he left that he realized how important Su Banxia was to him. How could he entrust someone so important to him to someone else?