Chapter 292
Li Qingxue was just about to say that she hoped Ye Liangchen wouldn’t disturb her.
But Ye Liangchen jumped in first, raising a finger: “I know what you want to say!”
“But I want to tell you, Long Aotian doesn’t cherish you, but I will.”
“Long Aotian doesn’t have the guts to take responsibility for you, but I will.”
“In short, whatever Long Aotian can do, I can do too, and I can do it better.”
“And whatever Long Aotian can’t do, I can definitely do.”
“The knight has arrived to protect the princess; this is my promise to you, Li Qingxue.”
Li Qingxue took a step back: “Ye Liangchen, don’t you think you’re being a bit embarrassing right now?”
“And I don’t need your promise at all.”
Ye Liangchen chuckled lightly, his gaze burning as he looked at Li Qingxue: “Admit it, Qingxue, admit that you’re feeling hurt inside, admit that my appearance has moved you. Is that so hard?”
For a moment, Li Qingxue felt flustered. She didn’t know how to explain to Ye Liangchen that she wasn’t hurt at all, nor was she moved by his presence.
But to Ye Liangchen, her expression conveyed a different emotion—she was flustered, embarrassed by having her true feelings exposed!
“We’ve known each other for ten years. In these ten years, we’ve had our fights, but we always made up in the end.”
“We’ve both changed over the years, but what hasn’t changed is my heart that wants to protect you.”
“Long Aotian doesn’t cherish you; that’s his loss. To me, you’re like a princess…”
At this point, Ye Liangchen spread his arms and looked around, smiling calmly at the gazes directed at him: “See? They’re all moved by us.”
Chapter 356: Great-Grandma
Li Qingxue felt a headache from Ye Liangchen’s confidence and instinctively wanted to ignore him.
“Ye Liangchen, don’t you think you’re a bit too full of yourself?”
“I’m really not unhappy, and I’m not moved by your presence. In fact, your appearance has barely affected me.”
“If you really want to act crazy, could you please do it somewhere else? I really don’t need your protection or redemption.”
“And I really don’t understand what mindset you have to say such things.”
When he had criticized her before, he had said such hurtful things. Why would he think she would be moved by him?
Upon hearing this, a crack appeared in Ye Liangchen’s smile.
“What are you talking about, Qingxue? It was me who made you see Long Aotian’s true colors. It’s me who has never been understood by you, yet still wants to redeem you. After all I’ve done for you, how can you say such hurtful things to me?”
“You saw that photo; Long Aotian is nothing but a scumbag who can’t control himself. He won’t cherish you. Today he’s kissing one girl, tomorrow he’ll be in a hotel with another. He doesn’t care about you at all.”
“Only I, only I have been silently protecting you…”
Li Qingxue shot Ye Liangchen a disgusted glance. If it weren’t for Wan Ning, she might have been misled by him.
How could he have the audacity to belittle Long Aotian while elevating himself?
“First of all, even if Long Aotian makes mistakes, I can correct him. You don’t need to worry about that!”
Li Qingxue had already made up her mind; she would guide Long Aotian to stop doing wrong by A Ying.
But to Ye Liangchen, her words were like nails on a chalkboard.
He couldn’t even begin to understand Li Qingxue’s thoughts.
“Li Qingxue, how have you changed so much? You’re almost unrecognizable. The old you would never say such things.”
“Can’t you wake up? Our ten years of friendship, and I’ve wholeheartedly wanted to redeem you, yet you choose to wallow in self-pity. Can’t you tell right from wrong anymore?”
Seeing Ye Liangchen like this, Li Qingxue didn’t want to say more: “I can’t communicate with you at all.”
With that, she turned to leave.
In that moment, Ye Liangchen’s carefully calculated composure shattered.
He recalled all the efforts he had made for Li Qingxue.
The bitterness in his heart reached a boiling point as he forcibly grabbed Li Qingxue: “If you can’t communicate with me, can you really communicate with Long Aotian?”
“Do you know how much I’ve sacrificed for you? Why can’t you understand me just once?”
“Everything I’ve done is for your own good. I’m the one who cares about you the most in this world…”
Li Qingxue struggled to shake off Ye Liangchen’s hand, her eyes flashing with anger: “Am I not being clear enough?”
“If that’s the case, then listen well: you, Ye Liangchen, make me feel sick!”
Even a clay figurine has its limits, let alone Ye Liangchen, who had been rejected time and again.
Thinking of everything he had done for Li Qingxue, of all the efforts he had put in, and now she was saying he made her feel sick—it was unbearable.
Nothing could hurt him more than this.
“Come with me; I’ll show you just how shameless Long Aotian really is.” Ye Liangchen grabbed Li Qingxue, trying to pull her away.
“Let go of me! I don’t want to go with you. I know Long Aotian better than you do.” Li Qingxue struggled to break free from Ye Liangchen’s grip.
“You don’t know anything! Since you’re so stubborn and willing to fall, as a knight, I can’t just stand by and watch you fall.”
Just as he finished speaking, Ye Liangchen suddenly grunted as he was kicked to the ground.
“Are you okay?” Hu Yuying rushed over to Li Qingxue, looking concerned as she checked if she was hurt.
Long Aotian stood in front of them, frowning at Ye Liangchen, who was now on the ground, feeling a headache coming on. Why was this guy here again?
The little girl and Li Qingxue were both at A University. After dropping the little girl off at school, they had witnessed Ye Liangchen pulling Li Qingxue in this scene.
In the little girl’s urgency, Long Aotian didn’t hesitate for a second and charged in with a kick.
Looking at the concerned Hu Yuying and the protective Long Aotian, Li Qingxue, who had initially felt no grievance, suddenly felt wronged: “He’s crazy! He insists on redeeming me. I’ve told him I don’t want his redemption, but he just won’t listen. It’s infuriating…”
Upon hearing this, Hu Yuying felt even more heartbroken: “It’s okay, it’s okay. Long Ge is here; he’ll protect us…”
After being kicked to the ground, Ye Liangchen saw Long Aotian and Hu Yuying.
Gritting his teeth, he stood up, glaring fiercely at Long Aotian. All his resentment was directed at this person before him.
If it weren’t for that scoundrel Long Aotian, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.
All of this was forced upon him by Long Aotian.
He just wanted to redeem Li Qingxue, but not only did Long Aotian refuse to repent, he even attacked him, stopping him from saving Li Qingxue.
Anger!
Fury!
“How dare you kick me!”
“Do you know how long I’ve known Li Qingxue?”
“We’ve known each other for ten years! Everything I’ve done is for her good. How dare you stop me?”
Long Aotian ignored Ye Liangchen and turned to Li Qingxue.
Seeing her eyes slightly red, he shook his head.
Immediately, he slapped Ye Liangchen: “Don’t hide behind the guise of doing good while doing despicable things.”
He clicked his tongue, slowly turning his head to face Long Aotian: “What I do is despicable? Ha, I’m laughing. I’m really laughing.”
“Long Aotian, you’re the last person who should say such things. I’ve been protecting them, and what about you? You’ve been hurting them. You’ve always hidden behind the pretense of doing good while doing vile things, and you still have the nerve to call me despicable?”
As he spoke, he threw a punch at Long Aotian’s cheek!
“At least I won’t force them to do things they don’t want to do.” Long Aotian caught Ye Liangchen’s punch and countered with a punch of his own.
As that punch landed, everything around seemed to slow down.
In his peripheral vision, the kind face of his great-grandmother appeared in the sky.
The surrounding noise faded into a chaotic murmur.
“Long Aotian, he… he won’t die, right?” Li Qingxue sniffled, asking cautiously.
“Of course not! Long Ge just gave him a light tap. Look, he’s still wide awake.” The little girl pointed at Ye Liangchen’s open eyes, her words filled with loyalty to Long Ge!
Looking at Ye Liangchen, who was twisted on the ground.
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