Li Cheng Lin’s brief words, spoken in a simple and concise manner,
caused an instant commotion at the poetry gathering.
Everyone's eyes widened in astonishment, some even doubting if they had heard correctly.
What?!
The Fourth Prince…
He has someone he secretly loves?!
And that person is here, at this very event?!
Furthermore,
he’s going to publicly share the words he’s been writing for her, the words that ease his longing!
Isn't this equivalent to…
publicly professing his love,
declaring his affections in front of everyone!
In this feudal era, ruled by the Qing Dynasty, even couples find it hard to utter the words "I love you," fearing it’s too blatant. In such a context,
Li Cheng Lin's actions were like
dropping an atomic bomb into a tranquil lake of love.
Boom!
A thousand-foot-high wave!
The talented poets and scholars were utterly dumbfounded.
They felt that
the Fourth Prince's
audacity…
his courage…
and
his pursuit and dedication to love were burning like a raging fire!
Not only them, even the Jing King's eldest son was shocked!
Wow!
For real?!
Going all out like that?!
After the initial shock,
the Jing King's eldest son looked around at the crowd and found that they were all standing up in excitement!
Especially
the female poets, who were trembling with excitement!
Perhaps,
they had a sense of self-awareness, knowing that the Fourth Prince’s secret love wouldn't be them,
but
this didn't prevent them from
rising to show respect for the Fourth Prince's gesture.
At the same time,
they were also curious to know,
who, exactly,
was the girl who could make the Fourth Prince love her so passionately!
They looked around, eyeing each other…
Fan Rou Rou was equally stunned by Li Cheng Lin’s actions, unable to close her mouth.
She was well-educated and well-mannered,
never daring to do anything that would go against societal norms…
Socially speaking,
Li Cheng Lin's public declaration of love was a bit too bold and shameless.
Love words, so private,
how could they be spoken to outsiders in public?
However,
for some unknown reason,
her heart yearned for such a rebellious and scandalous act to happen to her!
Perhaps,
even she herself hadn't realized,
that this was the kind of rebelliousness and excitement Li Cheng Lin mentioned, the rebelliousness and excitement that resided within the soul of a good girl.
Not far away,
Guo Bao Kun was also speechless with shock!
However,
his shock was different from everyone else's,
the foolish man was thinking:
Damn,
the Northern Qi Holy Maiden, Hai Tang Duo Duo, is here?!
After all,
in his heart, the only person the Fourth Prince could be so infatuated and secretly in love with was Hai Tang Duo Duo…
“I believe that if you love someone, you should boldly declare your feelings!”
“Therefore, I’m not afraid of being laughed at by everyone!”
Li Cheng Lin spoke,
“If you love, you love!”
“Saying it out loud isn't shameful!”
“Hiding it in your heart and not saying it, that’s shameful!”
Li Cheng Lin’s words
were met with countless cheers,
and the Jing King’s eldest son nodded vigorously, finding the words to be very sensible!
“Since everyone doesn’t mind, I’ll begin!”
Li Cheng Lin smiled,
his gaze suddenly turning deeply affectionate as he looked at Fan Rou Rou.
Fan Rou Rou was startled, her heart jumping into her throat!
Me?
Is it me?
But,
the next second,
Li Cheng Lin shifted his gaze, looking at another girl.
Seeing this,
Fan Rou Rou felt a sense of relief,
but at the same time,
there was a strange feeling of loss, a feeling of being chosen and then mercilessly abandoned…
As it turned out,
the feeling of loss hadn't subsided,
Li Cheng Lin looked at her again,
this time,
Fan Rou Rou was even more nervous, nervous about being chosen again, and at the same time, nervous that Li Cheng Lin's gaze would shift away again…
Those who often play the role of a scumbag know,
women,
cannot be pampered!
Things that are too easily obtained, they won’t cherish.
If you are hot and cold,
give her a sense of crisis first,
then give her what she wants,
she will cherish your hard-earned love more!
Li Cheng Lin was really good at playing this kind of trick!
Striking at this moment,
just right,
bewildered, but not hurt!
“Rou Rou, do you know what the most beautiful love letter in the world is to me?”
“What is it?”
“It’s… your name!”
Li Cheng Lin said sincerely,
“Your name, Fan Rou Rou, three words, to me, are more precious than any love letter in the world!”
Boom!
It's really me!
Fan Rou Rou’s brain buzzed, her little face instantly flushed red, visible to the naked eye.
And at the same time,
the poetry gathering venue
immediately exploded!
The girl the Fourth Prince was going to confess to was Fan Rou Rou!!
However,
upon careful consideration,
it made perfect sense!
In terms of talent and beauty, who could surpass the number one talented woman in the capital city!
The Fourth Prince secretly loving her,
was truly not surprising at all!
Those female poets who still harbored a glimmer of hope had their dreams shattered!
But,
before they could feel the loss,
everyone began to savor the Fourth Prince’s first love words!
“[Your name] is the most beautiful love letter I've ever seen!”
Hiss!!
The expression,
so beautiful and romantic!
Moreover,
this literary way of expressing love,
was something that all the talented poets and scholars present, who had read countless books, had never encountered before!
Fan Rou Rou savored the words, feeling both surprised and shy.
However,
this was just the beginning!
“Rou Rou, do you know what I want to do most?”
Li Cheng Lin asked.
“No, I don’t know…”
“I want to go boating with you, the two of us, riding the waves of love in the ocean of love!”
Boom!!!
The scene exploded again!!!
Previously at the Drunk Immortal Pavilion,
Li Cheng Lin had tested the power of cheesy love lines on Si Li Li.
One line, “You’re so strange, strangely adorable,”
had made Si Li Li burst into laughter.
However,
due to her turbulent past,
she could only find joy in cheesy love lines, but in the end, it was only through literature of youthful pain that she could open her heart.
But Fan Rou Rou was different!
She grew up in a privileged environment,
was a studious good girl,
this unique, distinct culture that completely subverted her literary understanding, was an absolutely invincible weapon for opening her heart!
Moreover,
it wasn't over yet!
“Rou Rou, actually, I like you, with a motive.”
Li Cheng Lin’s words
made Fan Rou Rou pause.
Motive?
She couldn’t help but worry,
worried that Li Cheng Lin had other intentions,
“What motive?”
“To have you for the rest of my life!”
“!!!”
“Rou Rou, do you know what liking someone is?”
“What?”
“Liking someone, it’s the gentle breeze, the morning dew, your blushing cheeks, and among countless people, the only one I see is you, I can’t fit anyone else in my eyes!”
“Rou Rou, are you blushing?”
“It’s good to blush!”
“There’s not much truth in the world, a woman’s blush is worth more than a long speech!”
“…”
Fan Rou Rou’s face flushed even redder!
Meanwhile,
the crowd at the poetry gathering were stunned, mesmerized, captivated, and intoxicated!
As if a door they had never seen before,
was now
open before them!
They hadn’t even finished savoring the previous line,
Li Cheng Lin was already saying the next line,
so much so that,
by the time they reached the end,
they didn’t dare to take the time to savor the words carefully, afraid they would forget, they quickly picked up their pens and hastily wrote them down!
These love words,
so wonderful,
indescribably wonderful,
unheard of,
the Fourth Prince was truly a genius!
And Li Cheng Lin continued!
“If loving you is wrong, then I don’t want to be right!”
“If being right means not having you, then I’d rather be wrong for the rest of my life!”
“I love you, forever, until death!”
“Oh right, Rou Rou, do you know, you look a lot like someone?”
“Who?”
“My woman!”
“!!!”
“Rou Rou, it’s wrong of me to express my feelings without your consent…”
“No, it’s okay, Fourth Prince, I…”
“But, have you ever thought?”
“You entered my heart without my permission, that’s wrong of you!”
“So, it’s wrong of you first, and then I made a mistake after that!”
“You… Fourth Prince, you’re being unreasonable!”
“Love is inherently unreasonable!”
Li Cheng Lin smiled gently,
took Fan Rou Rou’s soft little hand,
“Just like, no matter what I do, I can't help but think of you!”
“…”
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