"I never should have eloped with you and broken with my parents for your sake. They were so heartbroken they cried themselves blind."
"And yet you treat me like this. Boohoo..."
Yuanbao covered his face and wept, speaking with such heartfelt conviction that he truly tugged at their heartstrings.
Liu Shi was utterly dumbfounded. He shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! Today was only our first..."
"Yes, today really was our first time. I gave you my first time, and you... still treat me like this. I don't want to live anymore..."
Yuanbao cut him off, great tears tumbling down his cheeks.
With that, he turned and made to rush toward the lake.
Li Qian hurried over and caught him in time. "Little sister, we can talk this through. Don't throw your life away over a man!"
Then she shot Liu Shi a look of disgust.
She had thought he was an innocent young man, but he turned out to be just like all those others.
A faithless scoundrel chasing something new!
Liu Shi felt as though lightning had struck him. Everything had been perfectly fine-where had this farce come from?
"Yuanbao! Have you had enough? My matchmaking meeting with Miss Li today is serious business. Even if you want to make trouble, pick your moment! How dare you ruin my reputation like this!"
Yuanbao hid behind Li Qian, crying with tears and snot streaming down his face, and said weakly, "You're yelling at me..."
"Young Master Liu, enough!" Li Qian could no longer stand it.
"I..."
"She's just a frail woman. For your sake, she disregarded her reputation, abandoned her parents, and eloped with you. She even gave you her chastity, yet you treat her like this! Where is your conscience?"
Li Qian knew very well what eloping