After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

In a direction she couldn't see, Xie Tan's eyes were on the verge of losing control, and all kinds of chaotic thoughts were playing out in his mind.

He suddenly had a cruel thought and decided to tell her everything Xie Yunji had done and let her make a new choice.

If she had chosen Xie Yunji.

...How could he allow her to choose Xie Yunji.

If she wanted to go with Xie Yunji, he would just kill him.

Let her hate him or love him, he will not allow anyone else in this world to stand between him and her.

It's better than being worried like this.

It took him a long time to suppress his anger, but he felt dizzy.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Song Nihuan let him go and moved the drum stool aside.

The places she touched felt like they were bitten by ants, numb and tingling. She left suddenly, and Xie Tan's heart seemed to fall back into cold water.

The next moment, he pressed down on the drum stool and pulled her forcefully into his arms.

Song Nihuan's heart beat much faster.

Xie Tan let her go and finally spoke, saying in a cold voice: "Xie Yunji will not go to Yunmeng Mansion, but to Citong Port to take up his post."

Song Nihuan nodded.

The port of Qitong was far away and pirates were rampant. Some royal families of the previous dynasties had taken root there for generations, making it difficult to collect taxes. In addition, there were many refugees from Japan and Russia causing trouble, and the garrisoned generals managed the army in a very chaotic manner.

Not a good place.

"Do you want to know why he broke into the palace at night?" Xie Tan asked, observing her expression carefully.

"Do you want to tell me?" she asked back in his arms, with no emotion in her voice.

He paused, "Look at me."

Song Nihuan looked at him obediently.

The candlelight flickered, and his expression was calm yet strange.

His thin lips were tightly pursed, and there seemed to be some strange, intense, and unwilling emotion in them.

For some reason, that grim expression seemed a little distorted.

She had never seen him like this before.

Xie Tan noticed her surprise, and he had a manic urge to cover her eyes, kiss her hard, bite her hard, and absorb her breath.

At this moment, she suddenly hugged him tightly, buried her face in his neck, and her warm and fragrant breath lingered around his nose, "I'm sorry."

His body became stiffer.

Every time she hugged him like this, gently and with tolerance, the rage and violence in his heart would always be suppressed, or even magically dissipated.

But this time, he didn't want to.

He suppressed the urge to hug her back and continued, "Xie Zhihuan bribed the people in An Ning Marquis' Mansion to poison you. When Xie Yunji learned about this, he turned back to Yunjing. He would rather break into the palace at night to make sure you were safe."

Song Nihuan's body tensed up, "Then what? What did you do?"

"He said that Xie...Xie Zhihuan is not mentally clear and has suffered a stroke, so he wants to take him with him to Citong Port to take up his post. I agreed." Xie Tan said.

Song Nihuan looked at his expressionless face and nodded.

She knew it was his father too.

His mother died early, his father was unkind to him, and his brothers bullied him.

Xie Tan saw the pity in her eyes.

It seems like there is nothing else besides pity? No... for Xie Yunji?

Song Nihuan saw Xie Tan staring at her intently, his eyes were cold and full of intense scrutiny.

She suddenly felt very uncomfortable and didn't like being looked at by him like that.

She could only move her body and change the subject, "I was indeed in An Ning Marquis's Mansion yesterday, but I didn't notice anything unusual."

What she didn't know was how much effort Xiao Yuanlin had put in to survive until now. The food and water Xiao Yuanlin used every day were strictly checked. The maid bribed by Master Xie had already been exposed before she put the poison into the cup.

Xie Yunji was completely confused due to his concern. If he could calm down, he would easily realize that Mr. Xie's plan was completely unwise.

Xie Tan pushed her away, stood up, walked to the side and looked back at her, "I didn't kill the person who wanted to harm you, will you blame me?"

"The one who wants to harm me?" Song Nihuan pondered the meaning of his words, "The servant in An Ning Marquis's Mansion who poisoned me should have been punished."

"If you mean to implicate the An Ning Marquisate in this matter, then that is not what I want. You issued an order to retain their titles and keep them alive. Now that you have gone back on your word, I wonder what others will say about you. How can I let you bear such a bad reputation?"

He looked at her quietly, "You can, I don't care about any insults."

She shook her head, "The An Ning Marquisate is innocent."

She had been there so many times and nothing had happened. Besides, the An Ning Marquisate had no motive to harm her.

"If you are referring to my father-in-law Xie Zhihuan," she paused and said, "He... is your father. How could I let you kill your father for my own safety?"

He looked at her silently.

His father was selfish, cold-blooded, and did not give him any protection and support that a father should give. Instead, he caused a lot of suffering because of him.

He also learned from some clues that his mother was forced into marriage.

And his birth was an accident and was disliked!

He was not a decent and sentimental man, and the mention of such an immoral taboo as patricide did not arouse any guilt in him.

This kind of indifference does not seem to be tolerated by the righteousness of the world. It is like a monster without emotions and will be despised and scolded.

His indifference is not only about positive emotions, but also about the humiliation and abuse he has suffered in the past, which he is too lazy to care about.

This kind of emotion that is different from ordinary people is called coldness.

Only for her, he was willing to present all the beauty and tenderness in the world to her.

In this world, the only person he cares about and recognizes is Song Nihuan.

He could choose not to touch Xie Zhihuan, or he could tolerate Xie Zhihuan abusing his power under his nose, but if this man, as a father, endangered her life, he would choose Song Nihuan without hesitation.

Song Nihuan smiled slightly, walked forward and held his hand, "It's not pleasant to bear the stigma and misunderstanding. I won't let you suffer the pain of patricide for my own sake."

"Besides, Xie Zhihuan didn't cause any harm to me. Now that he is going to follow Xie Yunji to Citong Port, far away from Yunjing, he will not pose any threat. It is also a warning to the noble families who have been entrenched in Yunjing for many years. You have done a good job."

He resisted the urge to put the cold hands in his arms and said coldly, "Now that you know that Xie Yunji disregarded his father's authority and the Xie family's century-old reputation for you...are you touched?"

"Do you want to go with him?"

She looked at him in confusion, only to see that his eyes were incredibly bright, and contained a certain...animal nature.

It feels like a wild beast facing its determined prey but unable to get close. It's depressing and burning.

It also seemed that if she answered "I want to go with Xie Yunji", she would take away everything from him.

Song Nihuan's heart trembled slightly.

Does he regard her as everything...

Xie Tan couldn't stand her staring at him, nor could he stand her hesitation and not answering!

She hesitated!

She really hesitated!

This discovery filled him with fear and terror.

She would leave him and go with Xie Yunji.

She regretted loving him.

When he thought of this, the anxiety and fear of losing her tore his heart apart sharply, and the anger that had just subsided came flooding back again.

He couldn't bear it any longer, so he took a step forward and pushed her against the table, "Speak."

He leaned towards her, and her waist tilted back, forming a charming and graceful curve.

She couldn't understand the look in his eyes, as if there were too many complicated emotions in them, but such passionate and aggressive actions finally made her realize firsthand his strong side that enabled him to ascend to the throne.

Song Nihuan felt her heart beating faster and the temperature in the air seemed to rise, making it hard to breathe.

He looked at her, his inner defenses on the verge of losing control.

Why hasn't she answered yet!

She was so slender, white, and fragile that he could break her at any time.

But... this is what he wants to protect all his life.

How could he come up with such a horrible idea!

The next moment, Xie Tan reached out and touched her cheek, slowly and deeply caressing behind her ears and neck, and finally stopped at her slightly parted red lips...

"Why don't you answer?" His voice was cold and rapid.

This was the first time Song Nihuan saw Xie Tan's eyes like this, full of pain and madness, as if he was in an unclear fog.

And his hands just brushed across her skin, causing a shiver.

Looking at his hands up close, they look even better. The protruding blue veins and the rough touch of his fingertips have a kind of restlessness that makes people blush and their hearts beat faster.

"...Qing Zhou." She tried to call him.

Then the next moment, her red lips opened and gently bit his finger.