Chapter 345 I Won’t Be a Deserter

The two stood at the gate and waited for nearly half an hour before someone finally came out, but the door was turned away.

"The Madam said that she is not feeling well today and cannot see the princess. Please go back first."

Lu Ji broke off his engagement with Wang Fengyi. This lady, who was also from the Wang family of Langya, took the blame on Qin Xiaoning.

Knowing that the other party was deliberately making things difficult for her, Qin Xiaoning remained calm and said, "Since grandma is ill, I will come to visit you tomorrow."

His attitude was gentle and there was no sign of displeasure at all.

Lu Ji's face darkened again. Qin Xiaoning could see what he was thinking and kept winking at him. Fortunately the man didn't lose his temper on the way, but when he returned to Qingsong Garden, he could no longer bear it.

"Grandma is deliberately making things difficult for you." Lu Ji snorted heavily.

Qin Xiaoning sat in front of the dressing table, removing her makeup and listening to Lu Ji's complaints, but her expression was calm.

Lu Ji couldn't hold his temper anymore.

Whenever his little girl was bullied, he always lost his temper.

"Look at your attitude, you won't keep enduring it, will you?" Lu Ji said, "Let me tell you, grandma looks gentle on the outside, but she is very proud in her heart. She is not like my mother, who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If this old lady really gets into a fight with someone, it will not be easy to turn things around."

The man kept talking, but the little woman looked calm and was just busy carefully collecting the jewelry.

Lu Ji couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked behind her in two or three steps. He frowned and asked, "Did you listen to what I said?"

The little woman carefully put the pearl flower she had just taken off her hair into her dressing box and then turned to look at the man: "I grew up in the mansion since I was a child. Don't I know the temperaments of these elders?"

Lu Ji lowered his eyes and glanced at her. The little woman had just taken off her makeup, and her plain little face was as pure as a lotus just out of water. Her beautiful face was bright and clear, as if the twists and turns she had experienced from her elders this morning did not cause her any trouble at all.

The man's frown couldn't help but relax.

"Then what are you going to do?" He raised his hand to pull her up, and took her into his arms: "I don't want you to be bullied like a bullied little wife all day long."

"Or, let's move back to the palace as soon as possible." Lu Ji said.

Qin Xiaoning was amused and said to Lu Ji angrily, "It's just the beginning, and you're going to be a 'deserter'?"

Lu Ji was amused by her humorous words. He scratched the tip of the little woman's nose with his finger and said in a doting tone with a hint of teasing: "Aren't you the best at being a 'deserter'?"

The man was bringing up old issues again.

"Have you forgotten our three rules?"

The little woman rolled her eyes at him coquettishly, then turned around and was about to leave, but Lu Ji grabbed her with his backhand and pulled her into his arms again. This time, he held her even tighter, not giving her a chance to escape.

"Well, let's not bring up the past." The man took back what he had just said and asked her in a negotiating tone, "What do you really think? Do you really want to stay here and abide by those annoying rules and be a bullied young wife?"

Qin Xiaoning glared at the man and pointed at her slightly bulging belly: "You feel sorry for your son, right?"

Whenever he mentioned the child, Lu Ji always had a very strange look on his face, which was both serious and gentle, and also revealed a hint of worry. Qin Xiaoning said this casually, and the man had this strange expression again.

He nodded hesitantly at first, then said, "Of course I feel sorry for the children. They are still so young. During the first three months when you were in my belly, I didn't fulfill my responsibilities as a father and didn't take care of them. As a father, I will naturally make up for it in the future."

The man spoke seriously and was not joking at all.

How can a man take care of the child in her belly?
He probably meant that she didn't take good care of herself. After all, only if she was taken good care of, the children in her belly could enjoy happiness.

Before Qin Xiaoning could speak, Lu Ji continued, "I do feel sorry for my child, but I also feel sorry for you, Ah Ning. I, Lu Ji, am not afraid of anything, but what I cannot stand the most is you being bullied and wronged."

This is the truth.

From childhood to adulthood, Lu Ji has protected her like a hen protecting her chicks. No matter who it is, if they bully her, Lu Ji will not let them go.

"I would rather you lose your temper with me, I would rather see you being arrogant and domineering, even selfish. In short, no matter what you do, I can tolerate it, but I can't bear to see you being bullied."

As he spoke, he held her tightly in his arms, lowered his eyes and kissed the top of her head tenderly, over and over again, gently and lovingly.

"Aning, let's go back to the palace." The man finally said.

This time, he was not discussing with her, but spoke in an unquestionable tone, domineeringly insisting that he would continue to protect her under his wings and isolate her from the wind and rain outside.

The little woman lay in his broad and warm arms, her body and mind filled with a strong sense of steadiness. After a long while, she replied to him: "Lu Ji, I will not go back to the palace."

Said it with absolute certainty.

Lu Ji didn't expect her to be like this. He turned her body over, lowered his eyes and asked, "Why is this?"

"Aning, you should know that it will be very difficult for you to survive in such a high-ranking family." Lu Ji said.

He was right. In such a noble family, every female member had a distinguished background. A woman like her, who came from a humble background but climbed to the highest position, was simply an anomaly.

Anyone who is different will always be excluded and persecuted.

This is an eternal truth.

Qin Xiaoning naturally knew all this.

The little woman looked at Lu Ji with a firm gaze and a serious tone. She said, "I know the difficulties and challenges I will face. Lu Ji, I know that you care about me and I am very touched."

"But I don't want to be a 'deserter' anymore." Qin Xiaoning said.

The young couple hugged each other and looked into each other's eyes. There was only each other in their clear eyes.

Qin Xiaoning continued, "Lu Ji, I was born in a humble family. Although I used to be proud, I always chose to escape whenever I encountered difficulties and setbacks. For this reason, I almost lost the most important man in my life, and my child almost lost the best father in the world. Because of my cowardice and selfishness, I almost pushed you, me and our child into the abyss of pain. After going through all this, Lu Ji, now that we are reunited, I have come to realize that things in this world cannot be solved by avoiding them. Only by facing suffering and setbacks with a brave and decisive heart can we have more."

"So, from now on I will no longer be a 'deserter'. I will be a courageous woman and your bravest and strongest wife."