Tangling with the Western Commander

Chapter 278: Chapter 275: Pursue Her Again!

Give him another chance, please.

Even putting everything else aside, just the sight of her with someone else, thinking of her doing with someone else the things he had done to her, drove him insane.

His soul was tortured, shattered, and fiercely torn apart.

Lu Xiao gazed deeply at her, caressing her cheek, his eyes filled with an almost begging look.

Wen Xian gazed back at him, at his reddened eyes, the moisture within them, and she nearly agreed to his plea.

But she held back with all her might.

Clenching her fists, her fingertips digging into her palm, she took an uneasy breath, then spoke with tears in her voice:

“Lu Xiao, although I love you, I am not someone you can call and dismiss at will, I have my own dignity. You know, Cheng Dongyuan has been very good to me, he’s still pursuing me.”

With those words, Lu Xiao held his breath.

From his fingertips, numbness spread incrementally, a chill running up his back, his face turned pale, as if speaking had become an arduous task.

He was afraid.

Utterly panicked.

As if he feared hearing her final decision from her lips.

“Wen Xian, please don’t be with him, please… Don’t be with someone else.”

She wouldn’t know how much pain and complexity there was in the bottom of his heart when he saw them together, that man tidying her clothes and taking care of her.

He knew, if they broke up, it would come to this sooner or later.

He could try not to think about it, to ignore it, but witnessing it in person was his undoing.

At this moment, Wen Xian took a deep breath, biting her lower lip as if she was forced to make a final decision, then said:

“You’ve already disappointed me once, I don’t know how I can forgive you, and besides, Cheng Dongyuan is also pursuing me. Just because you know I like you, you expect me to forgive you easily, that wouldn’t be fair to Cheng Dongyuan or any other suitors.”

At this, she paused, her voice turning a bit hoarse, “So, you’re no different from them. If you want me to forgive you, it’s up to you to see what you can do.”

This was as far as she could go.

Forgiving him too easily would make it seem like her love was too meager, she had her dignity too.

If she didn’t make him experience the hardship of pursuit, who’s to say they wouldn’t break up again in the future?

She was afraid, this relentless Captain Lu had truly frightened her.

Besides.

Where are there any other… suitors?

If she didn’t like someone else, she wouldn’t lead them on, she would make it clear.

So, look, she even helped him eliminate any rivals.

Only for him, to eventually win her back.

…

As these words fell, Lu Xiao felt a sudden surge of sour bitterness in his heart, and with it, a glimmer of hope appeared.

Indeed, they had broken up, and he was no different from her other suitors.

Even worse, he had deeply, deeply hurt her, far more than any other suitor.

Wen Xian fluttered her eyelashes slightly: “…It’s getting late, I, should be going.”

Saying this, she attempted to rise.

But her wrist was suddenly gripped by him.

Gripped tightly.

Lu Xiao’s reddened, long eyes stared intensely at her.

Wen Xian, unable to withstand his gaze, tried to pull her wrist from his grasp, her voice soft and nasal, with a hint of grievance:

“What are you doing, let go of me…mm…!”

Before she could finish speaking, he leaned in swiftly, dominantly, yet incredibly gently, and pecked her blocked lips lightly.

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