Chapter 1331: Chapter 789: Youyou’s Long Road Ahead, Luming’s Compromise
"But..." Anqi looked at An Youyou, "How much longer do we have to wait for this time?! Jinyu has been waiting for me, he’s already twenty-four this year. I can’t let Jinyu down anymore."
"Sister Anqi, calm down. You have to trust my brother. The things you’re considering, he can’t possibly overlook." An Youyou tried her best to console, "Although I can’t give you a definitive answer on how long my brother will keep you by his side, he definitely won’t have no bottom line."
Anqi still felt restless and uneasy.
An Youyou, feeling sympathetic to Anqi’s distress, softened her tone and persuaded, "How about this, let’s give my brother a month. If a month later he still has no intention of letting you go, I’ll go talk to him and have a good discussion."
"Really?" Anqi was touched.
Besides An Youyou, she really didn’t know who else she could turn to for help?!
She also didn’t want to keep troubling the Emperor and Empress.
Always afraid of causing them trouble, always afraid of their disappointment in her.
"When have I ever broken my word?" An Youyou promised, not forgetting to remind, "But within this month, Sister Anqi, you must not provoke my brother. After all, my brother is the king of a nation. His respect for you and his decision to let go is already a great mercy. Don’t challenge his authority. Being close to a king is like staying near a tiger, Sister Anqi, you must remember."
"Alright." Anqi nodded.
A month, she could endure.
She believed Xiao Jinyu could endure too.
...
Half a month passed.
An Youyou experienced for the first time what it means to fall ill with longing.
She felt like she was a walking corpse every day, unable to muster interest in anything.
Even her appetite decreased.
She ate tastelessly, forcing each grain of rice down her throat.
"Youyou." An Ning called out to An Youyou.
She had been observing her for several days.
Every day, she seemed listless and dispirited.
Today, An Youyou came to dine with her and Xiao Jinxing, and it was the same expression, like she had lost the will to live.
An Youyou snapped back, her dull eyes meeting her mother’s gaze.
"Are you pregnant?" An Ning asked bluntly.
"Pfft!"
Before An Youyou could react, Xiao Jinxing spit out the ginseng soup he had just drunk.
Ignoring the mess on the dining table, his pupils flared with anger as he coldly questioned An Youyou, "Whose is it?!"
He had a look that even killing the bastard wouldn’t soothe his anger.
An Youyou was also startled by her father’s demeanor.
If she really was pregnant, it would be a bloodbath in Daxun City, right?!
She hurriedly explained, "I’m still a maiden, Mother, don’t tarnish my innocence!"
"Oh, seeing your lack of appetite, it reminded me of when I was pregnant with you and your brother," An Ning responded nonchalantly.
"..."
Her father was almost ready to commit murder, yet her mother brushed it off so lightly.
"Then are you feeling unwell?" An Ning asked again.
By now, Xiao Jinxing had also calmed down a bit.
"No, it’s just this hot weather, I don’t have much of an appetite," An Youyou made up an excuse.
"From when you were little to now, I’ve never seen a time when you didn’t have an appetite. For the longest time, I thought I had birthed a little pink pig," An Ning exposed her.
An Youyou felt a bit displeased.
Who describes their child as a pig?
Even though adding "pink" in front makes it sound somewhat cute.
"Honestly, what have you encountered?" An Ning pressed.
An Youyou bit her lip.
She knew she couldn’t escape her mother’s keen observation all these years.
If there was even the slightest anomaly, her mother would definitely notice.
"If I say I’ve found someone I like, will you... disapprove?" An Youyou mustered up the courage to ask cautiously, testing the waters.
"Disapprove," Xiao Jinxing replied bluntly.
An Youyou pouted.
Feeling a bit dejected inside.
"Who?" An Ning, a bit calmer, focused on the key point.
"I don’t dare to say it," An Youyou said pitifully.
An Ning’s eyes narrowed.
Xiao Jinxing also stared at An Youyou.
Their combined gaze could kill her.
Sigh.
She wished her father would knock her mother up again, so they’d be too preoccupied to pay attention to her.
"An, You, You!" An Ning threatened.
"Promise you won’t oppose me immediately if I tell you," An Youyou bargained.
"Alright," An Ning agreed without hesitation.
"Father?" An Youyou looked at Xiao Jinxing.
"Alright," he answered reluctantly, but still agreed.
An Youyou took a deep breath. She clearly wanted to say it loudly and firmly, but when the moment came, her voice was as small as a mosquito’s, "An Ji."
