Chapter 1298: Chapter 1298: He’s Not the Ye Qilan from Before (2)

Su Hongxing paused slightly, then turned to look at Ye Qilan: “Has anyone ever told you that you are very autocratic?!”

Especially domineering and autocratic towards her. Once he makes a decision, there’s absolutely no room for others to interject, as if his words were imperial decrees.

Ye Qilan was at a loss for words, staring blankly at Su Hongxing. His eyes were vacant, and his expression turned somewhat gloomy, as if recalling something.

Su Hongxing felt that Ye Qilan’s gaze was not really on her. Maybe he was looking at her but thinking of someone else.

This sudden thought terrified her.

It couldn’t be that while she stood before him, he was thinking of another woman, could it?

She walked a few steps head down, yet couldn’t help turning back to look at Ye Qilan. He still had the same expression, his gaze unfocused, completely unaware of her presence…

Qiao Qiao was building toys with Little Pudding, and when she saw Su Hongxing returning dispiritedly, she waved her hand in front of Su Hongxing’s eyes: “Su, are you alright?”

Why such an expression? Please don’t tell her that these two had quarreled again.

Since Ye Qilan returned, Su Hongxing and Ye Qilan had not led the happy life she had imagined. On the contrary, they argued every day, constantly in conflict. Why was it so?

Su Hongxing shook her head, unsure of what to say. What seemed like a trivial matter had eventually intensified the conflict between her and Ye Qilan.

“The former Ye Qilan seems truly dead,” Su Hongxing said hoarsely, feeling inexplicably sad.

“Never say that in front of Ye Qilan; it would hurt him,” Qiao Qiao felt it was a bit too late.

Because the atmosphere in the living room had noticeably changed, Ye Qilan arrived just in time to hear Su Hongxing’s words.

His expression was so complex, no one knew what he was thinking when he heard Su Hongxing’s words.

Su Hongxing looked at Ye Qilan’s cold face, wanted to explain, but didn’t want to be insincere. She truly felt that the Ye Qilan before her was a stranger, so unfamiliar that she felt he wasn’t the Ye Qilan she knew.

Maybe the person Ye Qilan loved in his heart wasn’t her, Su Hongxing…

The two stood in silence, the atmosphere dropping to freezing point.

“So, do you regret marrying me?” After a while, Ye Qilan asked in a deep voice, his eyes dark as ink.

Su Hongxing didn’t speak, really wanting to ask back if he regretted marrying her.

“Su couldn’t possibly regret it; she couldn’t wait to marry you sooner…” Qiao Qiao’s voice faded, feeling like she might have said the wrong thing again, at least that’s what Ye Qilan’s gaze seemed to imply.

Eventually, Su Hongxing and Ye Qilan parted on bad terms. Ye Qilan went upstairs; Su Hongxing stayed in the living room.

Qiao Qiao wanted to comfort Su Hongxing but didn’t know what to say.

“Why did you two quarrel?” Qiao Qiao asked.

Su Hongxing thought carefully, then shook her head: “I can’t remember.”

Was it over something so trivial? Was it her tone at the time? If she had spoken nicely with Ye Qilan, perhaps it wouldn’t have turned out this way?

She knew, the words she just spoke must have hurt Ye Qilan’s heart.

He had risked his life to protect her, and she told him ‘Ye Qilan is truly dead’–weren’t these words too disheartening for him?

But she couldn’t hide her feelings; he felt so strange to her, completely lacking the familiarity of the past.

“Su, you can talk to me about anything. Although outsiders shouldn’t interfere with relationship matters, I can offer you some advice.”