Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 387 - 343: Who are the people you care about?

This question, though he asked it lightly, at this moment, it felt like a giant stone weighing heavily on Shang Ruyi’s heart. She almost immediately felt a sense of suffocation, even finding it difficult to speak.

After a while, she struggled to say, "Brother—"

Shen Wuzheng looked at her gently, yet his gaze allowed her no escape: "Little sister, I need to know what you’re thinking."

"..."

"Do you choose this path, or this person?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi bit her lower lip, and after a long silence, she finally took a deep breath, lifted her head, and said, "If I say, what I choose is Yu Wen—"

Before she could finish, a sudden click sounded behind her.

Both of them were startled, hurriedly turning back, and realized it was the main hall door being opened not far away. The monks who had finished their evening class were filing out. Though none made a loud noise, the orderly footsteps and the sound of the sea-green robes gently swaying in the night breeze broke the tranquility of the night.

Shang Ruyi heaved a sigh of relief, feeling her heartbeat quicken, and her face flushed slightly red.

Shen Wuzheng also glanced back, seeing nothing amiss, he turned back again.

Looking at Shang Ruyi, whose cheeks were a bit flushed, his expression became more solemn—although she hadn’t finished her sentence, he still heard those two words, and her choice was self-evident.

Shen Wuzheng’s eyes held a hint of an indiscernible sorrow.

Shang Ruyi whispered, "Brother, I—"

At this point, she wasn’t sure what more she could say. In the somewhat oppressive silence that followed, Shen Wuzheng had already reached out to hold her thin shoulders, gently saying, "Alright, as long as you know what you’re choosing. It’s okay, whether your choice is right or wrong, I’ll always be by your side."

"Brother..."

Looking into his eyes, Shang Ruyi felt a warmth in her heart, and a surge of impulse arose.

After thinking for a moment, she softly asked, "Brother, if I tell you that my choice is certainly right, do you believe me?"

"...?"

Shen Wuzheng was stunned, looking at her in amazement.

One must know, they were not discussing choosing a piece of jewelry, or which path to take out, or even which man a girl should marry. They were discussing a choice in life, especially one faced with such a monumental change as a dynastic transition. Even those kings and ministers in court, holding great power, stationed dominantly, tread cautiously, fearing a single misstep would be an eternal regret.

But Shang Ruyi, she claimed with such certainty that her choice must be right!

If an ordinary person said this, even if Shen Wuzheng did not sneer at it, he wouldn’t have paid much heed, only thinking the person was talking nonsense. Yet, the speaker was Shang Ruyi—one must know, his little sister has never been a confident or arrogant person, on the contrary, she is more cautious than anyone else.

Why, this time, does she say this?

Shen Wuzheng looked at her with a complex expression for a long time, then said, "Ruyi, what exactly do you know?"

"..."

"Has something happened to you?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Brother, there are some things I can’t tell you now because I haven’t figured them out myself. But you must believe me, I’m not speaking nonsense, nor am I mad. Everything I’m doing is to achieve the best outcome, to protect uncle, aunt, you, and myself!"

Looking at her resolute gaze, Shen Wuzheng’s heart felt even heavier.

After pondering for a long time, he said, "Alright, I believe you."

Shang Ruyi’s face immediately lit up with a joyful smile.

And Shen Wuzheng said, "However, you don’t have to burden yourself with so much. Father and mother, and your safety, I will protect. You—should think more about yourself. Your happiness and joy are more important than many things, understand?"

Shang Ruyi’s smile made her eyes curve into crescents, and she nodded vigorously.

This conversation, though it couldn’t untangle some of the knots in her heart, provided Shang Ruyi with a gentle comfort and greatly improved her mood. By this time, the monks had all left, the main hall door closed, and the entire temple seemed to quiet down. Shen Wuzheng then said, "It’s getting late, and I’ve disturbed you for half a day. Hurry and go back to rest."

Shang Ruyi turned to look back; they were standing at the side hall door, where Guanyin Bodhisattva was enshrined.

She softly said, "Brother, you go back first. I want to pray to the Bodhisattva a little longer."