CHAPTER 540: 477 GOING BACK TO THE OLD ZHONGLI_3

Zhongli Wuzhi smiled, returned to his seat, and smiled again,

"Princess Chinian is quite reckless!"

Song Lili quickly nudged Zhongli Wuzhi with her elbow and muttered quietly,

"The Princess Chinian is famously elegant and meticulous in her actions, reckless your head."

"Ah?"

Zhongli Wuzhi clearly didn’t believe it.

Song Lili took a deep breath, "It was all because you scared me today."

"Is that so... haha..."

Zhongli Wuzhi scratched his head and continued to laugh foolishly.

Chinian stealthily glanced at Zhongli Wuzhi twice before lowering her head.

Although the focus seemed to always be on Chinian and Zhongli Wuzhi, Wen Xun had actually been sulking for a long time.

Song Lili didn’t notice, but Wen Nian did.

No one spoke at the dinner table.

After dinner, Zhongli Wuzhi was about to leave, and Princess Chinian asked him to wait a moment before rushing upstairs.

Song Lili and Wen Nian stood at the Porch to send off Zhongli Wuzhi.

"Have you... come to a realization?" asked Song Lili skeptically.

Zhongli Wuzhi, hands in his pockets, shrugged his shoulders,

"Maybe, Lili, you’re right. Since Lu Xiaoer doesn’t want to be together anymore, we should respect her decision."

"..."

Song Lili thought she had heard wrong.

"I like her a lot, you all know that, and you all witnessed how much effort and time I spent pursuing her, the Dongheng earthquake, church rescue, Chuihai adventure... these events that ordinary people might never encounter in their lifetime, we were all involved."

"During this time, I can say that I’ve given everything I could to our relationship."

"Zhongli..."

Song Lili truly hadn’t expected Zhongli Wuzhi to come to such a conclusion after a night’s sleep.

This was undoubtedly unexpected for Song Lili.

"Lili, I’m not Wen Nian. There may only be one Wen Nian in this world, truly selfless and unconditionally kind to you. But I can’t do that."

Zhongli Wuzhi shrugged again.

Song Lili took a deep breath,

"Zhongli, neither I nor Wen Nian have the right to judge your relationship with Lu Xiaoer, but there’s something I still want to say to you..."

"No need."

"..."

"Thank you all. I won’t bother you anymore."

As Zhongli Wuzhi spoke, he couldn’t help but yawn,

"From now on, I’ll go back to being Zhongli Wuzhi. The mistake of giving up a whole forest for one tree, I’ve made it once already. Never again."

With those words, Zhongli Wuzhi’s eyes narrowed into a slit, a fox’s smile, full of slyness and danger.

Song Lili and Wen Nian were lost for words.

They really didn’t know what to say...

The sound of Princess Chinian’s hurried footsteps approached from afar, and then she presented a small box to Zhongli Wuzhi, her head down, her thin arm stretched out straight.

"What is this?"

Zhongli Wuzhi was stunned.

Princess Chinian extended her hand a bit more, indicating for him to take it and see for himself.

Without much hesitation, Zhongli Wuzhi took the small box, opened it, and saw inside an antique brown woven bracelet.

Song Lili also craned her neck to take a look at the bracelet, genuinely surprised by Chinian’s gesture.

She looked at Wen Nian, who didn’t speak.

Chinian hurriedly signed with her hands,

— This is a welcome gift, or as they say in G country, no fight, no acquaintance!

Zhongli Wuzhi chuckled,

"Is this also a tradition in your M country? Is there another explanation?"

Princess Chinian was surprised for a moment, clearly not expecting Zhongli Wuzhi to ask such a question.

She pursed her lips, her hands moved but didn’t convey a complete meaningful sign.

Song Lili’s eyes slightly narrowed, she seemed to have faintly guessed something... a sudden shock in her heart.

Chinian quickly signed,

— In short, it’s a gift for you! I hope you treasure it!

After saying that, Chinian turned and ran back upstairs, as if shyly escaping.

The Porch was left with three people:

Wen Nian, Song Lili, and Zhongli Wuzhi.

They looked at each other.

Song Lili hesitated a bit, then said, "Why not... just return this gift to Princess Chinian?"

Zhongli Wuzhi raised an eyebrow, took the delicately woven antique brown bracelet, and said with a light laugh,

"What do you think... could this be their M country girls’ symbol of engagement?"