Third option?

Before Cheng Mingran could ask, Ji Lingzhou lifted her chin and kissed her all over.

Is this the third option?

Ji Lingzhou held Cheng Mingran in his arms. Cheng Mingran could clearly feel the burning sensation coming from Ji Lingzhou's legs.

"Ranran" After Ji Lingzhou let go of her lips, he pressed his hand against her forehead and gently called her name.

Cheng Mingran did not resist.

"Are you still scared?" Ji Lingzhou asked her softly.

Cheng Mingran looked at him: "What is your majesty talking about?" she asked.

"Because of what happened in the past, you are still afraid now, right? The same goes for me. You are worried about me and you are on guard." Ji Lingzhou said seriously.

Cheng Mingran was silent. She thought she had hidden it well, but why did Ji Lingzhou always seem to discover it?

She had tried her best not to think about what happened before, but she really couldn't forget it completely. Sometimes she couldn't seem to completely ignore the fear and depression in her subconscious.

Looking at Cheng Mingran's expression, Ji Lingzhou knew that his guess was not wrong. He gently stroked Cheng Mingran's face: "You are always testing me, testing whether I really care about you, testing whether I am no different from before. You are afraid, I know."

Every time she tested him, Ji Lingzhou knew it in his heart, but he never exposed her. Because he knew clearly in his heart what he had done in the past and how he had been unfair to her.

He knew that Cheng Mingran would be afraid of him, on guard against him, and might even resent him, so he pretended not to know every time she tried to test him. But it had been a long time, and Ji Lingzhou felt that he had been waiting for a long time. He just hoped that Cheng Mingran would be less defensive towards him.

"Your Majesty, do you know why you are asking me again?" she asked back, with no expression on her face.

Although Cheng Mingran didn't have any intense reaction, her expression still hurt Ji Lingzhou's heart: "Ranran..." He called her name.

"Your Majesty, do you think I should just forget about it? Or can I really pretend these things never happened?" Cheng Mingran asked Ji Lingzhou, who held her hand.

Cheng Mingran lowered her eyes to look at Ji Lingzhou's actions: "Your Majesty, do you think this is important?"

"Important, very important. You are the most important thing to me now." Ji Lingzhou told her.

Cheng Mingran sat up straight, and Ji Lingzhou held her hand and refused to let go: "This is what His Majesty said."

This is what His Majesty said. The point is not His Majesty, it’s about saying, just saying.

"Then what else should I do? How should I do it?" Cheng Mingran asked him. Ji Lingzhou didn't say anything, and a strange silence suddenly fell between the two of them.

After a long while, Ji Lingzhou finally sighed and embraced her again: "It's okay, it's my fault, I'll wait for you. But please trust me a little more, okay? I have no other purpose, and it's not a sudden whim, and... I don't feel guilty about you."

Cheng Mingran did not answer him.

"I won't say anymore. I just want you to not be so tired and stop thinking too much. From now on, I will never hurt you again. I will protect you well for the rest of my life." Ji Lingzhou patted her back gently, comforting her tenderly.

Cheng Mingran felt his comfort, and her expression did not change from beginning to end. Maybe she didn't care, or maybe she cared too much, she couldn't forget it but didn't want to remember it.

"Your Majesty, I'm a little tired." Cheng Mingran suddenly replied.

Ji Lingzhou's heart tightened. He knew that Cheng Mingran was in a bad mood, so he didn't try to keep her: "Okay, then take a rest." His voice was still gentle.

Cheng Mingran looked into Ji Lingzhou's eyes: "Your Majesty, aren't you angry?"

"Why are you angry? It's as it should be. I know it's because of me that you became what you are now. So you would test me, you would be afraid, I know it all." Ji Lingzhou said.

Cheng Mingran's eyes were red, and she tried to suppress her emotions: "If His Majesty had come once when I was in the cold palace, I might not be like this now."

In the end, she couldn't help it. She wanted to take this opportunity to speak out her grievances. She originally thought that she could always endure it, but now she found that she couldn't do it.

If Ji Lingzhou hadn't said that just now, she might have kept deceiving herself. But after Ji Lingzhou said those words just now, Cheng Mingran couldn't help herself anymore.

When Ji Lingzhou heard this, his heart seemed to be stabbed by a knife. He had dreamed of such a scene countless times, dreaming of Cheng Mingran sitting alone under the locust tree in the cold palace, watching over her day after day, looking at her and hoping for her.

He didn't seem to have any great understanding at the beginning, but as time went on, the emotion became stronger and stronger, just like brewing wine.

So when Cheng Mingran mentioned this matter just now, his heart also felt painful. He knew that he had done a lot of wrong things, and now he just wanted to redeem everything.

"Do you hate me?" he asked, but then he felt it was ridiculous to ask. Was there any need to ask? Of course he hated me.

But this time Cheng Mingran unexpectedly answered: "Maybe not?"

Ji Lingzhou's hand froze slightly. He didn't seem to believe the answer he heard, so he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I should be more resentful, because I made all these choices by myself, and my father and aunt also advised me before."

"But I was the one who didn't want to listen. I was the one who insisted on doing this. I knew there was no way forward, but I felt that I could fight my way out. So I have no right to blame others, I can only blame myself. Everyone has to decide their own path, and it was me who insisted on making this choice, so I should not blame you." Cheng Mingran was also confused about this matter.

Because at first she thought she hated Ji Lingzhou because he was so ruthless to her. But later it was different, she felt like she suddenly figured it out, because in the final analysis, only she could make the decision.

Cheng Mingran could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes. She clearly wanted to control her emotions, but some emotions had reached that point and she couldn't hold them back no matter what.

Ji Lingzhou raised his hand and wanted to wipe away her tears, but Cheng Mingran dodged it this time.

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