CHAPTER 1118: 1196: FINDING A WAY TO BACK DOWN

So, what about Hong Fei?

Could she be like this too?

Was she also going with the flow because deep inside she wanted it, thus playing along?

The three were locked in silence, the atmosphere so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.

Suddenly, at that moment, Gao Jian slowly spoke—"I know, you were forced. It was Lady Dong who gave the order, and you couldn’t refuse, so you agreed to marry us."

Hong Fei’s lips moved, as if she wanted to explain something.

Gao Jian let out a bitter laugh: "Brother Luo and I truly admire you. But Brother Luo is slightly better off than me, as he is only a widower, whereas I am not only a widower but also blind—I can’t see. In our situation, marrying you is an imposition on you. After all, if you truly wanted to marry, outside there are plenty of eligible young men from good families, virgins who have never been married, not like us who have both been married once before."

Hong Fei abruptly stood up, and Gao Jian thought he was right, his expression dimmed.

"I..." Hong Fei hesitated, then gritted her teeth hard: "I’m not confident that I can be a good wife. I might not be home often, and I’m afraid of holding you back! I... my life has always been precarious, and I never dared to think about marriage. Before I turned twenty, I bought a few slaves to act as my husbands to block the matchmakers from sending people to me. But later, later... something happened here, and those husbands of mine in name only ended up being implicated by me."

Hong Fei painfully wiped her face, revealing another reason, this matter was a shadow in her heart. Compared to dragging a family along, it was more convenient to be alone, and nobody would lose their life needlessly because of her.

Luo Yang paused, then got up and gently touched her. Seeing her body stiffen but not push him away, he boldly pulled her back to sit down.

"Hong Fei," he no longer distantly called her "Lady Hong," but used her name. "The three of us, each have our own troubles, and I somewhat understand the concerns you have. But that day, Lady Dong said something to me at the Luo family that deeply moved me. Some people, if missed, are lost for a lifetime. No one knows what the future holds, we are not gods, so why not cherish the present?"

"You have accepted us as we are now, and we have accepted you as you are now. If we had met earlier or later, the outcome might have been different, and this feeling and marriage might never have happened. But regardless, now we are your husbands, the marriage is registered with the Department of Surveillance, and from now on, we are united."

Hong Fei said ashamedly, "But like this, it’s not fair to you."

She was referring to possibly being unable to tend to this small family due to some matters.

Yet Luo Yang understandingly smiled and said, "There’s no such thing as fairness in this world. Besides, being together with you, even for just a day, is something that Gao Jian and I have never dared to dream of long ago." Back then, they thought they would have to cut off all emotions and love, the shadow left by He Su was too strong.

Hong Fei glanced at him, then lowered her head and mumbled, "I can only promise that I will try to spend more time with you, try to treat you better..."

Luo Yang grasped her hand: "That’s enough."