[The vicious female lead is actually suffering from depression? How ridiculous! With her twisted mind, how could she be depressed?] [She's just pretending to make this secret guard feel sorry for her and never leave her.]
[How unique! Depressed? Why didn't she just commit suicide? I'd definitely send a wreath.]
[I'm a psychologist. Let me tell you, for someone like her to claim depression is just absurd. It seems she doesn't think she's done anything wrong at all. She probably blames everything on the male lead.]
Wen Yu was lost in thought, staring at the barrage in front of her. It wasn't until Xun Ying called her again that she suddenly snapped back to reality.
"What did you just say?" She looked up at Xun Ying blankly, her eyes full of confusion.
Seeing this, the pity in Xun Ying's eyes deepened. "I'll take you to see a doctor."
See a doctor?
Wen Yu was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head with a smile. "Forget it. I feel fine."
She had been seeing the barrage for a long time and could gradually understand some of the words.
Just like the "doctor" mentioned in the barrage, it was the same role as the "physician" in her understanding.
These barrages came from a more advanced era. Their medical skills must be more sophisticated than those of the current physicians.
She didn't think she was sick, and neither did the people in the barrage.
Maybe Xun Ying was just being too worried.
"Wen Yu, you can't be afraid to face your illness." Xun Ying frowned and patiently advised.
Hearing this, Wen Yu frowned impatiently and couldn't help but let out a soft click of her tongue. "Come on. I said I'm not sick, so I'm not. If I were sick, I'd go see a physician myself."
"Besides, haven't I taken the medicine you brought back? Isn't that enough?"
After saying that, she simply drove Xun Ying out of the room to avoid hearing his nagging and seeing the worry on his face.
For some reason, seeing his worried look made her feel really uncomfortable.
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"Rarely do you take the initiative to invite me out. Have you finally seen the light? Or did you realize that the Third Prince can't give you a future, so you've come back to me?"
Li Qilun scoffed. He leaned back in his chair until he was sitting firmly, his posture slovenly. At first glance, he looked like a hooligan.
No, he should be called a military hooligan.
Wen Yu subtly concealed the disgust in her eyes.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Now that you want to be my concubine, are you too embarrassed to say so?" Li Qilun sneered contemptuously. He sized Wen Yu up again and then commented, "You've really disappointed me. Now the only option left for you is to be my mistress."
Li Qilun's tone was extremely unpleasant.
As he spoke, he calmly stared at Wen Yu, as if waiting for her to grovel and beg him for another chance.
Looking at the face that used to appear in her dreams, Wen Yu suddenly felt nauseous.
"I heard that you've been meeting with the Crown Prince a lot recently. I just want to warn you not to try to use the Crown Prince to pressure me."
Wen Yu was too lazy to come up with an excuse, so she just made one up.
She had invited Li Qilun out today just to let people know that she still had a connection with him, so that the people sent by the Meng family later could have something to report back.
Hearing Wen Yu's words, Li Qilun's face instantly turned extremely ugly. His eyes were dark as he sneered continuously. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Who do you think you are?"
"I'm nobody. Then what were you doing at my mansion a few days ago?" Wen Yu retorted, her eyes even colder than Li Qilun's. "You know very well in your heart whether you've ever had this thought."
Being refuted like this, Li Qilun was immediately at a loss for words. He pointed at Wen Yu's nose, fuming with anger.
"I don't understand. We used to be fine. It was you who betrayed me and married someone else. Why do you act as if I owe you something now?"
There was a look of confusion between Li Qilun's eyebrows.
Last time, Wen Yu said it was his fault for not proposing earlier, but he had clearly asked her to wait for him.
If she had truly had feelings for him back then, couldn't she have pushed off the engagement with the Pei family?
Hanging herself, going on a hunger strike, or making a big scene—any of these methods could have intimidated the Wen family.
In the end, she just didn't want to fight for him.
"I thought I made it very clear last time." A mocking smile curved Wen Yu's lips. As she said this, she stood up and looked down at Li Qilun. "You say I betrayed you, but do you really love me?"
How could he not love her?
If he didn't love her, why would he be so eager to take in a woman who had been married and served another man as his concubine?
If it weren't for the Wen family's decent background, it would be embarrassing to even take such a woman in as a concubine.
Moreover, now that he was a general with military achievements, it was quite a good match for her to be his concubine.
"Come on. I know you're just too proud to admit it. You didn't invite me out today just to talk about this, did you?"
Li Qilun suddenly fell silent. He looked at Wen Yu with certainty and suddenly smiled. "As long as you agree to be my mistress and get Lord Wen to speak well of me in court in the future, I can forgive your rudeness these past few days."
Forgive her?
Not to mention that she didn't think she was wrong at all.
Besides, she didn't even put Ji Yunqing in her eyes. Did she need the forgiveness of a rising star whose family background was inferior to that of the Wen family?
"Li Qilun, just because you've achieved some military success, you've become so arrogant. You're really extremely conceited. Be careful not to bring disaster upon yourself."
Wen Yu couldn't help but laugh, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. Her mockery was hardly concealed.
After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave. But just as she pushed open the door of the private room, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Wen Yu instinctively wanted to call for Xun Ying, but Li Qilun had already pinched her chin with one hand and was about to kiss her.
His expression was fierce. He didn't look like he was about to kiss someone he liked, but rather like he was going to bite his enemy to pieces.
A flash of fear crossed Wen Yu's eyes.
It wasn't that she was afraid of physical contact with Li Qilun, but suddenly she felt her whole body go stiff. Even though her right hand wasn't being controlled, it still wouldn't listen to her.
She stood there like a statue, as if wrapped in ice, unable to move.
Just as she was about to watch helplessly as Li Qilun leaned in, another hand wrapped around her shoulder and gently pulled her to the side.
"General Li, it's better not to act so frivolously in public!" Ji Yundan gritted his teeth and threatened. His eyes darkened slightly, and as if to make up for something, he added, "After all, she is a county princess personally bestowed by the emperor. If you anger her, General Li may not be able to bear the consequences."
His words were very proper, as if he wasn't protecting Wen Yu out of personal feelings, but was worried that Li Qilun's actions would have a negative impact on his official career.
Ji Yundan was the person the Li family currently relied on. As soon as he appeared, Li Qilun regained his senses a bit.
"Why is Your Highness here today? But I think this is nothing serious." As Li Qilun spoke, his eyes were still fixed on Wen Yu. He grinned ferociously and said word by word, "After all, she's destined to be my mistress. She can't escape."