Help! The Frosty Noble's Son Is in Love With Me!-Chapter 400: He Calls Wanting to See Her Every Day "Admiration
Xiao Shiqing’s initiative shattered the peace that Li Hua had waited so long for.
Who could have thought that a man known for his silence would take the initiative to speak to a woman?
Unlike the greeting at the bun shop encounter earlier, this time he directly sought out Li Hua, plainly stating he was looking for her.
Li Hua was actually inside writing a plan when it happened; initially, she did not know how to write these things. It was the Young Lady Pei who lent her some old plans to look at, which she slowly learned from.
Just halfway through writing, she heard the neighbor’s shouted voice at the doorway.
Her aunt, busy making tofu at home, heard it and went to open the door, "What’s the matter, Wang Wu’s family?"
Wang Wu’s family smiled, "You have an honored guest, look there?"
Her aunt looked in the direction pointed, and saw Prince Xiao, and trembled slightly.
Xiao Shiqing’s thoughts were simple; whether she was who she was or not, he wanted to be with her.
So he rushed here, with the intention of taking responsibility until the end.
Previously, he hadn’t considered marriage as he was waiting for her, but now... Xiao Shiqing felt everything might be destined, since he wanted to see her daily, regardless if she was who she was, he decided to be with her. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Ideally, he should have sent a matchmaker for more formality, but he wanted to first speak to her, prepare her mentally, and then send a matchmaker to propose, which would be perfect.
In the past, he wouldn’t have thought of these things; even if he wanted to marry, mentioning it to his parents would mean they’d arrange everything without his trouble.
Now, through these trials, he was willing to think proactively about these issues.
Li Hua heard her aunt’s careful voice in the room, "Don’t know what brings Prince Xiao here?"
Prince Xiao? Xiao Shiqing?
Li Hua’s pen dropped. Why was Xiao Shiqing here?
Outside, Xiao Shiqing respectfully greeted her aunt. He had met her before, being Mrs. Li’s sister, he had visited the Li Family, back when he was young. Her aunt would even joke about his prospective marriage with Li Jirou.
But many things had happened since; the Xiao Family was not what it used to be, nor was the Li Family, identity changes barred the easy informal interactions of the past.
Xiao Shiqing hadn’t changed, his character remained, although many other things did.
Like Li Jirou marrying Pei Ji’an.
But Li Jirou wasn’t really the Li Family’s daughter; Li Hua was. Could the Xiao and Li family marriage proceed as planned?
Xiao Shiqing’s thoughts derived from that absurd idea within him, his genuine care for her, so he wanted to marry her.
But to her aunt, it was a bit incomprehensible.
Though Li Jirou was not really their daughter, she did have a verbal engagement with Xiao Shiqing.
Now Prince Xiao arrived to say he wanted to marry Li Hua, what was this?
Was Prince Xiao committed to marrying a daughter of the Li Family?
Xiao Shiqing naturally wouldn’t explain much to her aunt, only respectfully said, "To be honest, I’ve admired Miss Li for a long time."
Yes, he termed his daily desire to see her as admiration.
However, the man didn’t know that his lightly spoken words left her aunt stunned speechless for a long time.
Admired for a long time...
Since when? How was she unaware?
Xiao Shiqing continued expressing his feelings there, "Shiqing wishes to see Miss Li every day, decides to marry none but her, hopes aunt can assist, though this move is abrupt, if aunt agrees, Shiqing will return to tell his parents and invite a matchmaker to propose."
After hearing this, her aunt was at a loss for words for a moment.
While her sister had passed away, she was her niece’s only relative; she could arrange the marriage, but just how could she manage it? She needed her niece’s opinion after all, she was the County Princess; if she was unwilling, she could refuse.
"I refuse," Li Hua came out from the room.
She hadn’t planned to appear, only Xiao Shiqing’s visit disturbed her mind, making her come out and hear why he was here, to then hear such earth-shattering words.
Marry none but her?
Li Hua felt a dizzying absurdity.
Thinking back to her last life, she wanted to marry him to death, yet couldn’t.
In this life, she just wanted to live well, not to be entangled with him again, yet he came to propose... truly ironic.
Her niece’s words made her aunt’s heart tremble; she expected her niece might disagree, but didn’t expect such an utterly heartless refusal, leaving no face for the other side.
He was after all the Princely Heir, resentment wasn’t good.
Her aunt’s concern wasn’t unreasonable; if Li Hua were only Li Hua, she wouldn’t be so unyielding, except...
No one could understand Li Hua’s feelings at this moment.
She was genuinely terrified.
The Xiao Family, a place she’d stayed most of her previous life, haunted her.
Marrying Xiao Shiqing meant returning there, into a place resembling a cage, even scarier than one, the thought itself was too terrifying for her to consider.
Even a slight thought made her heart tremble.
Thus her unrestrained refusal, because she feared otherwise she’d be ensnared in that plight again.
Li Hua rejected him quickly and mercilessly, her eyes even showed deep fear.
Her aunt clearly saw it.
Fear and dread?
It was one thing if her niece didn’t want to marry the Princely Heir, but why fear?
Her aunt couldn’t understand, hadn’t the Princely Heir saved her niece once? Though her niece didn’t have affection for him, she shouldn’t fear him either, right?
Her aunt didn’t understand, and neither did Xiao Shiqing, naturally seeing the fear in her eyes.
Was it so serious?
He didn’t recall being fearsome, even if at first, when he lacked affection for her, his attitude was a bit cold, it wasn’t enough for fear.
So what was her fear’s cause?
Li Hua realized her own rudeness puzzled her aunt and Xiao Shiqing, knowing she had overstepped, hurriedly mended it, "Upon knowing I was the real Li Family daughter, I vowed to my parents’ tablets not to marry within three years, fulfilling filial duty or face heaven’s wrath. So please, Princely Heir, retract your words."
If said like this, it explained her prior fear, after all, with such a vow, heaven’s wrath, anyone would panic a bit.
Her aunt then said, "Child, why make such a vow? Sister and brother-in-law’s spirits would wish for your happiness without all these courtesies."
Li Hua shook her head, "Though I couldn’t mourn them by their side while alive, I could only express filial devotion this way now, hope aunt understands."
Her aunt couldn’t disagree, only "But this will delay you."
After all, at the age of discussing marriage, her peers were married or engaged except Li Hua, her aunt worried about her life’s major event.
"I don’t feel it’s a delay," Li Hua firmly said.
