I am the villain in the book

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Looking at each other, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi were both a little surprised, wondering why Cui'er suddenly came to their door.

“You must have scared her today, she wants to come and explain for me.”

Glancing at Yang Liushi, Wei Changtian instructed Zhang San: “Let her in.”

“Yes.”

Answering, Zhang San walked out of the room and soon brought Cui'er in.

But as Cui'er walked in with her head lowered, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi immediately noticed something was wrong with her.

Her lips were pale, her eyes were red, and there were tear stains at the corners of her eyes...

“Miss Cheng, what's wrong with you?”

Frowning, Yang Liushi glanced at Wei Changtian, then walked closer, took Cui'er's hand and asked: “Why are you in such a state?”

“Husband, Madam...”

Gently pulling her hand back, Cui'er didn't answer, but whispered: “Can I have a few words with Young Master Wei alone?”

“Huh?”

With a stunned expression, Yang Liushi subconsciously turned to look at Wei Changtian, her eyes a little surprised and a little teasing, as if to say “Your little lover wants to talk to you alone.”

And Wei Changtian was naturally even more puzzled at the moment, hesitating for a moment before waving his hand at Yang Liushi.

“Then you go back to the house first.”

“. Yes, my husband.”

Answering softly, no matter how Yang Liushi got along with Wei Changtian in private, she always took care of the latter's face in front of outsiders, so she walked towards the door with Zhang San.

However, before she went out, she turned her head slightly and glared at Wei Changtian, obviously meaning “Now I see how you can quibble.”

“...”

Rolling his eyes, Wei Changtian didn't say anything, just watched Yang Liushi leave helplessly, and after the door was closed, he turned his gaze to Cui'er, who was bowing her head in silence.

Looking up at Wei Changtian, it could be seen that Cui'er was a little scared at the moment.

But she still mustered all her courage and asked in a trembling voice:

“Are you really Wei Yan, Yama?”

“...”

His eyes changed, but he quickly returned to calm.

The strangeness in Wei Changtian's eyes flashed away, and then he smiled and nodded.

“It seems that Brother He has already guessed it.”

“So, so it's true?”

Cui'er took half a step back instinctively, her voice both desperate and sad.

In fact, she still had a glimmer of hope before coming, thinking that maybe He Jing was just overthinking things.

But now that Wei Changtian has admitted it, then she can only...

Her hands clenched the corners of her clothes tightly, and her head lowered little by little.

As time passed slowly, Cui'er's breathing gradually became less rapid, but she still didn't dare to look up at Wei Changtian.

She was silent for a long time, and then asked in a very, very small voice:

“Young Master Wei, are the maidservant and that Miss You really very similar?”

“...”

His eyes froze, and it was Wei Changtian's turn to be surprised.

“How did you know?”

“It, it was Madam who said it.”

Cui'er didn't hide anything: “When Madam met the maidservant today, she mistakenly recognized the maidservant as a Miss You, and the maidservant also realized why the young master came to the door that day.”

“I think that Miss You not only looks like the maidservant, she must also like peach blossoms very much.”

“. So that's it.”

Touching his nose, Wei Changtian understood in his heart and was also a little embarrassed.

It is estimated that Yang Liushi accidentally let it slip when she first met Cui'er today, which made the latter misunderstand.

Of course, it's not entirely a misunderstanding.

After all, the reason why he contacted Cui'er and He Jing was indeed because of You Jia.

It's just that he really didn't have any other intentions.

“Cough, Miss Cui'er, that Miss You and I used to be... good friends.”

“Therefore, when I first saw you a few days ago, I couldn't help but be a little curious, so I took the liberty of disturbing you and Brother He...”

Coughing dryly, Wei Changtian wanted to explain to Cui'er, so as not to deepen the latter's misunderstanding.

However, before he could finish his words, he saw Cui'er suddenly kneel down with a “plop” sound.

“Young, Young Master Wei.”

“The, the maidservant is just an ordinary woman, if you want to take the maidservant away, the maidservant dare not disobey.”

“In the future, no matter what you ask the maidservant to do, the maidservant will definitely try her best to do it.”

“Just, just ask you to be merciful and let, let go of my young master.”

“The maidservant only has this one request, please grant it.”

“...”

Kneeling on the ground, Cui'er's voice trembled, but her tone was a bit firm.

It could be seen that she had really made up her mind to take the initiative to dedicate herself in exchange for He Jing and the He family's safety.

It's just that these words sounded a bit funny to Wei Changtian.

Good fellow, she was directly “surrendering in advance”, wasn't she.

Looking at Cui'er in front of him, who had a bit of a “sacrificing oneself for righteousness” meaning, a sentence popped into his mind for no reason.

Little girl, you don't want anything to happen to your young master, do you...

Damn it, what a mess.

Shaking his head to throw these irrelevant things out of his mind, Wei Changtian interrupted with a wry smile:

“I think I understand.”

“Did you and Brother He think that I was going to take you away? Just because you look like that Miss You?”

“If that's the case, then you don't have to worry about it.”

“I just said, that Miss You and I are just friends, and I'm just a little curious about you.”

“As for why I want to help you... just take it as fate.”

“So I won't do anything to steal someone else's love, and you don't have to come to intercede for Brother He.”

“Because I never thought about doing anything to Brother He, otherwise why would I have reminded you several times before?”

“Don't you think that makes sense?”

“...”

Having said everything he needed to say in one breath, Wei Changtian finally explained the matter clearly.

And after hearing these words, Cui'er finally raised her head again, her eyes full of confusion.

She was stunned for a long time before weakly asking:

“Young, Young Master, are you really...”

“Really!”

Wei Changtian affirmed without hesitation: “I never thought about taking you away, and I won't do anything to Brother He and the He family, you can rest assured!”

“...”

Staring blankly at Wei Changtian, Cui'er no longer had any doubts.

After all, with Wei Changtian's status, if he really wanted to take her away, he wouldn't need to use deception at all, he would just snatch her away.

So since Wei Changtian said he wouldn't, then he definitely wouldn't.

So, in the end, she was just overthinking things?

When the misunderstanding was finally resolved, Cui'er's mind was blank for a moment, and she didn't know what she was feeling at the moment.

Logically speaking, she should be happy, after all, in this way, she would not need to be separated from He Jing, and He Jing would not need to struggle and suffer because of this.

But for some reason, Cui'er was still not happy.

This was certainly not because she suddenly had a good impression of Wei Changtian, or was regretting not being able to enjoy wealth and glory with the latter.

Cui'er just suddenly thought of He Jing's attitude at that time...

This is like some "human nature testing experiments" in the previous life.

The production team found a group of people to play robbers and stopped a couple.

The boy turned and ran, leaving the girl alone, terrified and trapped.

Then the film crew appeared and told them that it was all fake, that they were just recording a show, and that the two of them shouldn't take it to heart.

But how could they not take something like that to heart?

Yes, the robbers were fake, the danger was fake.

But the reaction to the danger was real.

Imagine, after this, how the girl could convince herself to forget the scene of the boy abandoning her and running away?

Of course, it's a bit inappropriate to compare He Jing and Cui'er's situation to the experiment above.

After all, He Jing was not facing robbers, but one of the most powerful figures within several dynasties.

And if he didn't handle it properly, his loss would not only be some money, but perhaps the lives of his entire family.

Therefore, He Jing's situation was undoubtedly more dangerous and desperate.

But the underlying principle is the same.

A broken mirror is hard to mend.

Some things, once they happen, no matter the circumstances, can never be repaired.

And that's why Cui'er couldn't be happy no matter what.

"Alright, now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, you don't have to kneel anymore."

On the other side, Wei Changtian hadn't thought of these things yet. Seeing Cui'er still kneeling there blankly, he reached out and helped her up.

"If there's nothing else, go back and explain to Brother He as soon as possible, lest he still be worried and afraid! Zhang San! See Miss Cheng out!"

"...Yes."

"This servant will explain the matter to my young master."

"Thank you, Young Master..."

Gently biting her lip, Cui'er said thank you, and then was sent away by Zhang San in a daze.

Not long after she left, Yang Liushi immediately returned to the room and asked with a smile:

"Husband, what secrets were you whispering to Miss Cheng just now?"

"I'm telling you, do you really think I'm not a good person?"

Rolling his eyes, Wei Changtian finally understood why Yang Liushi had been so "sarcastic" earlier.

He explained what had just happened in a few words, and the latter finally believed that he really didn't intend to use Cui'er to "replace" You Jia.

"Ah, so it turns out this servant misunderstood her husband."

Muttering softly, although she said "misunderstood", Yang Liushi didn't show any guilt on her face, but instead blamed him, "Husband, you shouldn't have provoked Miss Cheng if you didn't intend to take her away."

"How did I provoke her?"

Wei Changtian didn't back down: "If you hadn't let it slip today, she wouldn't have known about You Jia, and she wouldn't have misunderstood to this extent, right?"

"Hmph, this servant was just careless at the time. Who would have thought there would be such similar people in the world?"

As she spoke, Yang Liushi brought up the matter of the three boxes of mung bean cakes again: "Besides, husband, you reminded Miss Cheng not to go out, and you helped buy mung bean cakes. It's only natural that this servant would think a little crookedly."

"Alright, alright, I can't argue with you."

Spreading his hands in a gesture of surrender, Wei Changtian was too lazy to continue arguing with Yang Liushi, and tried to end the topic.

"Anyway, the misunderstanding has been cleared up, and this matter ends here."

"Ends here? Alas, husband, you're fine..."

Yang Liushi looked over and sighed softly: "But I'm afraid that Young Master He and Miss Cheng are not finished yet."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Wei Changtian was stunned, a little puzzled: "What's wrong with them? Why isn't it over yet?"

"Husband, guess?"

"Where can I guess..."

His voice suddenly stopped. After Yang Liushi's reminder, Wei Changtian finally reacted.

He was stunned for a while, then shook his head with a wry smile.

"I was wondering why Cui'er's expression was so strange just now. So that's why."

"But this is only temporary, right?"

"After all, no one can help it, she should be able to understand He Jing slowly."

"Husband, that's where you don't understand a woman's heart."

Yang Liushi denied with a smile: "Since Miss Cheng is willing to take the initiative to come to her husband, it means that she is sincere to Young Master He, and naturally she will be able to understand Young Master He's difficulties."

"It's just that understanding is one thing, and being able to let go of the grudges in her heart is another."

"For example, that time on Yanyun Mountain."

"Xiao Feng asked her husband to choose between himself and this servant at that time, didn't he?"

"At that time, this servant only wanted her husband not to choose this servant, only wanted her husband to live."

"But if her husband really chose herself at that time, then this servant..."

Obviously, Yang Liushi originally wanted to use her own personal experience to give a vivid example.

As a result, she suddenly stopped here, and she didn't seem to know what she would do if Wei Changtian really chose her at that time.

On the other side, Wei Changtian became interested when he saw that she suddenly stopped talking, and asked with a smile: "Continue, what would you do if I chose you?"

"This servant..."

Yang Liushi glared at him coquettishly and said with confidence: "This servant doesn't know either!"

"Hahahaha! Then what are you talking about now?"

Wei Changtian was amused: "You don't even know yourself, so how do you know what Cui'er is thinking?"

"I, I..."

Being hit on the point by Wei Changtian, Yang Liushi thought for a long time without knowing how to explain, so she simply came to a conclusion.

"Anyway, Miss Cheng will definitely feel uncomfortable!"

"..."

On the other side.

The candlelight in the study was dim, reflecting the different expressions of He Jing and Cui'er.

Just as Yang Liushi and Wei Changtian were joking around, Cui'er had already repeated all of Wei Changtian's original words to He Jing.

And as Yang Liushi said, although she knew that she shouldn't have such thoughts, Cui'er's heart was indeed filled with a layer of lingering haze at this moment.

As for He Jing...

"Cui'er, you..."

His expression didn't have any sense of relief either. He Jing looked at Cui'er in front of him and wanted to say something softly.

But before he could open his mouth, the latter gently interrupted: "Young Master, I'm tired, I want to rest for a while."

"...Okay."

A look of loneliness appeared on his face, and He Jing nodded: "Go ahead."

"Yes."

"Creak~"

The door opened and closed again. The two people inside and outside the house were only separated by a wooden door, but they could no longer see each other.

People are so strange sometimes. They are constantly pursuing rationality, but they can never escape the control of sensibility.

This is true not only for Cui'er and He Jing, but also for Yang Liushi and Wei Changtian, who seem to be much "luckier".

Otherwise, Yang Liushi wouldn't have been unable to answer that question just now.

And Wei Changtian wouldn't have walked into this small courtyard a few days ago and asked, "Do you also like peach blossoms?"