My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 1841: Pain That Cannot Be Ignored
He lowered his head, quietly looking at Lie Fengzi, and his expression was indiscernible with the light at his back.
Yet this scene appeared especially beautiful, with sunlight passing between the two of them, transforming the halo into a hazy shadow, capturing a gentle and breathtaking image.
Yiyi was startled, staring at the screen, her face turning incredibly pale.
She thought she didn’t have much affection for Ling Kong, so even if he had some intimate associations with other women, she assumed she wouldn’t feel much.
But she didn’t expect that this scene would deeply wound her.
The pain in her heart was more intense than she imagined, a feeling she didn’t even have when hearing earlier rumors, leaving her bewildered, puzzled, even terrified. Why would she have such intense feelings for this man she’d only known for a little over two months?
It was nothing but a fake relationship with no emotional intersection.
She hadn’t felt any signs that she liked him.
But at this moment, the obvious pain was impossible to ignore, coming from nowhere.
"Yiyi, what’s wrong? You look very pale," Madam Aisha asked in surprise, a flash of confusion crossing her face, then seeming to understand, as if realizing something, "You can’t possibly really like him, can you?"
After all, it was he who had saved Yiyi from the Intelligence Bureau last time, allowed her to stay at his villa, and had taken care of her attentively. A woman is particularly vulnerable when injured, easily developing feelings for the man who takes care of her.
However, later, Madam Aisha saw that she hadn’t developed much with Ling Kong, and felt rather relieved, thinking she had little feeling for him.
But now, seeing the pain hidden in Yiyi’s expression while looking at the scene, Madam Aisha was shocked. Could she really like the Councilman’s son?
"How could that be? Of course not," Jun Yiyi immediately denied quickly, but her heart was in disarray, explaining messily, "I was just surprised, thinking he wasn’t interested in women."
"Hmm, it’s said he used to be quite indifferent to women, but there are always exceptions. When a man meets a woman he likes, he will change."
Madam Aisha smiled bitterly, her heart resonating with the sentiment.
"But it’s good you haven’t fallen for him. Their identities match well, they are bound to receive support from the Councilman and his wife and their family. And Fengzi is indeed an outstanding girl, even more so than her mother."
Hearing Madam Aisha say that they were well-matched, Yiyi recalled Madam Aisha’s earlier statement about how her own status was worlds apart from Ling Kong’s.
Back then, hearing it didn’t bother her much. After all, whether they were well-matched or not was meaningless to her, since she didn’t intend to genuinely develop a relationship with him.
Yet now, these words were jarring to her ears.
"Is marriage really only about being a good match, without regard for feelings and love? Such political marriages, using status as bargaining chips, are truly pathetic. Excellent people do not need marriage alliances to add luster; having ability removes the need to prove oneself through birthright, and they are naturally capable of achieving higher status. If love is so shallow, such a marriage is not worth having!"
Yiyi’s eyes dimmed; she could never accept a loveless marriage, no matter who the other person was. What she loved was the person, not what surrounded him. Therefore, she also longed for others to love her earnestly, without ulterior motives, for who she truly was.
When Ling Kong suddenly proposed becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, even suggesting marrying her one day, she was very indifferent to the idea.
