Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Ruyi prepared a table of dishes. Seeing Lu Siheng and Dong Jiafu sitting across from each other without speaking, she couldn't help but worry. Why did the atmosphere between these two people look even worse than when she left?

"Come on, Miss Dong, how does this fish taste? Young Master asked Lin Zhong to buy it this morning. It was still alive and kicking when I made it." Ruyi put a piece of fish meat into Dong Jiafu's bowl.

"Thank you, auntie," Dong Jiafu lowered his head and took a bite, then praised, "It's delicious, auntie's craftsmanship is really good."

Ruyi smiled happily and said, "It's just some home-cooked food. As long as Miss Dong doesn't dislike it."

"No way, it's really delicious."

"Then eat more," Ruyi turned to look at Lu Siheng and pointedly said, "Young master, please take more care of Miss Dong. There are some dishes that she can't reach."

Lu Siheng understood what she meant, stretched out his arm and took some vegetables to Dong Jiafu.

"Thank you, I can just do it myself," Dong Jiafu said to Ruyi, "Auntie, you can eat too, don't just look at me alone."

"Oh, okay, eat them all." Ruyi was secretly worried, wondering what happened to the two of them.

After finishing the meal, Dong Jiafu sat for a while and then stood up to leave.

"Thank you for your hospitality today, aunt. You must be tired after cooking so many dishes, so I won't disturb your rest."

Ruyi asked to stay, "You're leaving so soon, why don't you sit here for a while longer?"

"No, I'll come see you when I get the chance."

"Miss Dong's words have devastated me. How dare I, a slave-born woman, let you come to see me. I am very satisfied that you are willing to show me your favor today." Ruyi said, looking at Lu Siheng. "But I still hope that Miss Dong can come over if she has time. The young master has many things to do, and I am really bored staying here."

"I will, aunt." Seeing that she was coming to see her off, Dong Jiafu said quickly, "Don't come out. I'll just go back by myself."

"I'll go, Auntie, take a rest in the house." Lu Siheng said to Ruyi.

Ruyi nodded happily, "Then I won't give it away. Miss Dong must come often."

"Okay, I'm leaving." Dong Jiafu agreed, turned around and walked out of the house.

Lu Siheng followed him and said in a deep voice after going out: "Jiafu, getting married is a lifelong matter. I hope you think about it carefully. If I burden you, I can stop chasing you so closely. You must not act impulsively because of this. .”

Walking out of the door, Dong Jiafu stopped and said, "I'm not impulsive. This matter has been in my heart for a long time. I cherish you as a friend. Don't waste your time on me. You deserve someone better."

Lu Siheng smiled bitterly, "I couldn't wait to see you when I knew you were coming back, but what I didn't expect was your decisive words. You don't have to respond to me. As long as you are not married, I can wait slowly. But Are you going to ruthlessly take away your right to like me now?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."

"You have changed," Lu Siheng stared at her straightly. "Although you were trapped in Dingguo Palace before, there was a disobedience in your eyes. Now you are the left deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Shi's daughter, her status is completely different from before. Is this kind of life what you want? You have lost that tenacity and are willing to stay in the house and be a lady, even accepting the arrangements of your parents for your marriage. "

"Is there anything wrong with what I do? I have found my relatives and returned to the place where I originally lived. I am willing to stay with them and live a stable and stable life."

Dong Jiafu's eyes were deep, "It's you, if you have always liked the maid who works in Dingguo Palace, who keeps his head down all day long and does things cautiously, and whose status is so low that he can't even make the decision about his own future. How can you be so high and mighty like you?" In front of other people, I can be teased at will. That will indeed disappoint you. I have changed, so please take back your love."

"I..." Lu Siheng looked panicked.

"Lu Siheng," Dong Jiafu took a step closer, raising her head slightly, "ask yourself, do you really like me as a person? Or am I giving you the illusion that I am struggling in the Dingguo Palace? You are just curious about me. It’s like watching an ant carrying a behemoth that is several times bigger than it. You want to see how far it can go in the end. You have invested too much attention and expectations, and in the end even you can’t tell the difference. How emotional it is."

"And that ant was favored by fate at a critical moment. It could get those things without having to work so hard, and it stopped. This result was completely beyond your expectations, and you felt that it shouldn't be like this."

"That's not the case..." Lu Siheng shook his head.

"You should think carefully about whether it is yes or no." Dong Jiafu turned around and walked towards the carriage.

Lu Siheng's legs felt like they were filled with lead. He stood there unable to move a step and watched her get on the carriage and leave.

No, Lu Siheng said in his heart, maybe it was at first, but then it became different.

After all, he was wrong. He shouldn't have said that to her. She hadn't changed. She was still the same person he admired. It's all because he didn't seriously consider her situation and think about it for her. There must be some unavoidable reasons for the decision she made.

Lu Siheng clenched his hands hanging at his sides and let out a self-deprecating laugh in his nose.

He thought he liked her more than Cui Qiyan, but in the end he found that he didn't know her as well as he thought, and he even hurt her verbally.

She really deserves it that he has been unable to get into her heart for so long. As a transparent person like her, I'm afraid she would have noticed it a long time ago.

Dong Jiafu's carriage disappeared around the corner, and Lu Siheng stayed there for a long time before he could move, returning to the house as if he had lost his soul.

Ruyi waited worriedly, and when he saw him coming back, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. Seeing his dejected look, his heart lifted even more.

"Sir, what's wrong? Before you met Miss Dong, weren't you always looking forward to it? Why didn't you smile at me when you saw her? The girl's family had to be coaxed, and they finally invited her here. You should talk to her more. I think Miss Dong’s face doesn’t look good, what’s wrong with you?”

"Aunt Ruyi, I said the wrong thing..." Lu Siheng felt like a child in front of Ruyi.

Ruyi was stunned, "What did you say wrong, Master? It doesn't matter. I'll apologize to Miss Dong next time. She is a reasonable child and will forgive you."

"No, she won't. I hurt her heart. I described her as the kind of woman who only wants to live a rich life..." Lu Siheng was extremely regretful.

"What?!" Ruyi opened her eyes wide, "Young Master is confused, don't you even think about it, could the girl you like be that kind of person?"

"I don't know what happened to me at that time to say that to her. Now I have absolutely no hope. I'm afraid she won't recognize me as a friend."

The more Lu Siheng thought about it, the more panicked he became. In the past ten years, except when his mother passed away, he had never been so scared.

"Aunt Ruyi, what should I do?"

Ruyi sighed and said, "Don't be impatient, young master. Take it easy for now and let Miss Dong be quiet. After some time, you can find a chance to apologize to her."