The morning mist has not yet dispersed.

  Three beautiful silhouettes stood together by the lake, attracting many gazes that came and went unnoticed.

  Yan Lingqing adjusted her silver-rimmed glasses and looked at Lv Qing'er, who was walking up to greet her with interest. She had met this girl in Tianxu County before, and it was clear that the other person had a strong affection for Li Luo.

  But this is not unexpected, with Lelouch's conditions, if there wasn't a girl who had good feelings towards him, that would be the strange thing.

  This Lü Qing'er is actually excellent, just by seeing Jiang Qing'e below, and taking the initiative to greet her, it's enough to prove her inner pride.

  After all, Yan Lingqing was very clear about Jiang Qingwa's aura being so strong.

  Moreover, Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo had a marriage agreement, and under this identity, Lü Qing'er, who had good feelings for Li Luo, should have been somewhat guilty, but Lü Qing'er still bravely came forward. Just this point was enough to make Yan Lingqing a little surprised.

  Yan Ling's eyes flickered with a glance at Jiang Qing'e, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile with an unclear meaning. It seems that today is going to be a special show after all.

  "Has Qing'er gone to Li Luo's place?" Jiang Qing'e asked in a calm tone, her emotions undetectable.

  Lü Qing'er slightly nodded her head, and Jiang Qing'e appeared here, which was obviously not a coincidence. It's likely that she had even seen her enter Li Luo's small building with Yu Lang earlier.

  "Go and see Li Luo and his teammates." Lü Qing'er said.

  Jiang Qing'e smiled faintly and said, "It seems like you're not in a good mood? Is it because Li Luorong is as dull as a wooden fish? Actually, it's quite normal. He's still young after all. When you're in the midst of things, you can be confused. Sometimes, unless someone directly points it out to him face-to-face, he might find it hard to imagine that you have romantic feelings for him."

  Yan Lingqin's eyebrows jumped up, and indeed she was Jiang Qing'e, directly using her trump card from the start, thoroughly clarifying Lu Qing'er's thoughts.

  At this time if the other party's rank is a bit lower, they might even turn pale with fright.

  She looked at Lü Qing'er and found that the other party was indeed stunned, but fortunately did not lose her composure too much. This made her nod slightly, hmm, not bad, this Lü Qing'er has the qualifications to exchange a few blows with Jiang Qing'e.

  "Jiang Xue, what do you want to say?" asked Lü Qing'er slowly.

  Jiang Qing'e's golden eyes gazed at Lü Qing'er and said, "You must have something to say to me?"

  Lü Qing'er shook her head calmly and said, "I don't have anything to say. If Sister Jiang wants to tell me that you have a marriage agreement with Li Luo, so I should retreat, then I'm sorry, but I won't go along with it."

  Yan Lingqin's slender fingers were all clenched, her heart racing. This Lü Qing'er was even more formidable than she had imagined, daring to directly counterattack in the face of Jiang Qing'e, this great lady?

  What a thrill!

  "Oh? Why?" Jiang Qing'e asked with apparent interest.

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  Lü Qing'er gazed directly at Jiang Qing'e's golden eyes, which gave people a strange and oppressive feeling, and said: "Because this marriage contract does not have any emotional factors, Sister Jiang, how much of this marriage contract is due to gratitude and appreciation for Li Luo's parents, perhaps you are the clearest in your heart."

  "I'm not saying that Jiang Xue doesn't have any feelings for Li Luo, on the contrary, perhaps he is extremely important to you, and his importance even surpasses that of a romantic relationship."

  "You and he are not related by blood, but you regard him as an indispensable family member. You would do anything for him, which is something that even I may not be able to match."

  Lü Qing'er paused for a moment, then continued: "However... this is not what's required of an engagement. Jiang Xue, you like Li Luo, but you also don't like Li Luo, at least, not for the time being."

  Beautiful!

  Yan Lingqing applauded in her heart, this Lyu Qing'er was indeed not a simple lamp, directly and accurately pointing to the vital point. As Jiang Qing'e's best friend, she was most clear that Jiang Qing'e valued Li Luo more than her own life, but... at present, she might not have had any romantic feelings for Li Luo, that kind of heartbeat between men and women.

  It's not that Jiang Qingwa is to blame, but rather she probably never thought of this point, or perhaps it can be said that she has some disdain for the emotions between men and women.

  After all, what other relationship can be more stable and reassuring than the bond between her and Li Luo in her heart?

  Not only was Lü Qing'er confused, but even the clever Jiang Qing'e couldn't make sense of her complicated feelings with Li Luo.

  Jiang Qing'e was also surprised by Lv Qing'er's words and replied faintly: "So what?"

  "So if Sister Jiang is really thinking of Li Luo, I think you should take the initiative to cancel this engagement with him."

  Jiang Qing'e heard this, and a faint, inexplicable smile spread across her lips: "Qing'er, you're being too optimistic, if I were to annul the engagement, wouldn't that give you a legitimate reason?"

  Lü Qing'er also didn't deny it: "This is the best outcome for Li Luo."

  Jiang Qing'e nodded slightly and said, "Actually, from a certain perspective, what you said does make some sense."

  Lü Qing'er heard this and was suddenly overjoyed in her heart. Had Jiang Qing'e really been moved by her words?

  But her joy was short-lived, as Jiang Qing'e's next words were like a basin of cold water poured over Lu Qing'er's head: "However, canceling the engagement is impossible..."

  "This engagement is recognized by both Master and Mistress, you don't need to care about the complexity of my feelings with Li Luo, this engagement will never change."

  Lü Qing'er's small hands clenched into fists, her face flushing with anger as she said, "Jiang Xue, you're being selfish!"

  "You're being completely inconsiderate of Li Luo's feelings, what if, what if he really falls for someone else later? Are you going to let him get hurt just because of you?"

  Yan Lingqing nodded in agreement.

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  Lü Qing'er's doubts.

  Jiang Qingwa, how will you counterattack this time?

  Jiang Qing'e slightly tilted her head, she sized up Lü Qing'er and smiled lightly, saying: "You're not talking about yourself, are you? You're that confident?"

  Lü Qing'er felt a bit embarrassed and angry, but still gritted her teeth and asked: "Can't it be done?"

  "It's not impossible..."

  Jiang Qing'e leaned against the stone railing by the lake, slightly tilting her head, and gazed at Lü Qing'er with an aura as strong as a queen's. She said nonchalantly, "Besides, the Luolan Manor is very large, it doesn't matter if there's one more person, I actually don't mind."

  As soon as these words came out, not only was Lü Qing'er flustered, but even Yan Lingqing was stunned.

  Jiang Qingwa, have you gone mad?!

  Lü Qing'er was also staring at Jiang Qing'e with wide, beautiful eyes. After a long while, her small face turned bright red as she said: "Jiang sister, what are you talking about?!"

  "Why say it so clearly... If you really have that ability, I don't mind." Jiang Qing'e said calmly.

  But I mind!

  Lü Qing'er couldn't help but want to roar in her heart, she didn't expect Jiang Qing'e would say something like this, it completely destroyed all her preparations.

  But in the end, she didn't say anything and just shook her head, turning around and running away.

  Scared away.

  "You're also too cruel, right?" Yan Lingqing said, looking at Lyu Qing'er who had been scared away.

  Jiang Qing'e ignored her.

  "What you just said, isn't true, is it?" Yan Lingqing asked cautiously.

  "What do you think?" Jiang Qing'e asked back.

  "I don't know..."

  Yan Lingqing shook her head and said: "But if you really think so, I can only say..."

  "Along with you?" Jiang Qing'e smiled and said.

  Yan Lingqin angrily punched her: "Are you going to die?!"

  She then said seriously, "Jiang Qing'e, your attitude towards me just now didn't seem like that of a fiancée to her fiancé. On the contrary, it seemed more like an older sister selecting a daughter-in-law for her younger brother."

  "You think doing this will necessarily make Li Luo really like you."

  "Jiang Qing'e, I know your feelings for Li Luo are too complicated, so complicated that outsiders can't even figure them out. But if you do this, I feel like... later on, there will be plenty of times when you'll regret it."

  Jiang Qing'ao fell silent, remaining speechless for a long time.

  Yan Lingqing waited for a while and asked: "Are you still going to find Li Luo for dinner?"

  Jiang Qing'e slapped a stone head on top of the stone railing with a palm, smashing it to pieces.

  Then she turned and walked away, with a faint voice coming over.

  "I won't eat anymore, I'm afraid if I see him now, he'll turn into stone on the spot."

  (End of Chapter)