Chapter 106: Understanding Your Heart (2)
"You don't need to suppress anything in front of me, so you can say anything."
He couldn't tolerate Han Ji's contempt for his life. Although he wanted to explode, he held back. He was not a person without self-control, at least not when it came to people other than Yin Yin.
Han Ji looked at Zhou Yan in surprise, somewhat unable to believe it. She didn't understand why Zhou Yan said that, why he was obviously suppressing his emotions but not exploding, and she didn't understand what Zhou Yan wanted to say. But her intuition told her that Zhou Yan temporarily concealed the upcoming topic, and this topic was related to her.
Since Zhou Yan had already said it, even if Han Ji didn't understand the reason, she still decided to speak, tentatively, moved her lips, looked at Zhou Yan and said calmly: "Can I understand that you want to compensate me?"
It would have been better if she didn't say it. Once she said it, it was shocking. Zhou Yan stared at Han Ji in a daze. He never expected Han Ji to say that. It was not only tentative, but also very shocking. Especially when he met Han Ji's clear eyes, Zhou Yan actually felt guilty? He subconsciously avoided Han Ji's realization and turned to the side...
"This matter has not been made public, but it has basically been confirmed that the King of Han, your father, is critically ill."
Generally speaking, changing the subject is not uncommon, but Zhou Yan's shocking turn of words made Han Ji stunned. She had no energy to think about anything else, and her mind was completely occupied by Zhou Yan's words.
"It's a bit far-fetched to say that he is critically ill. I'm afraid he has already passed away. It won't be long before your half-brother, the crown prince, succeeds him."
“How come??”
The news was too sudden for Han Ji to believe. Even though she had married far away in another country, she still cared about her family. Therefore, she was at a loss about the sudden news.
"What are you going to do? If you want to go back, I won't stop you, but I don't think it's a good idea for you to go back."
Zhou Yan asked in a tone of almost confirmation. He knew Han Ji would consider family affection, so it would not matter to him what decision Han Ji would make. However, he still directly pointed out the issues that needed to be considered. Even if they were not stated explicitly, these were things that both he and Han Ji understood.
Yes, Han Ji did know the implication of Zhou Yan's words. In addition, it must be mentioned that her marriage was completely a unilateral decision made by the King of Han, and the former King of Zhou only accepted it because it was beneficial and harmless. Therefore , Han Ji had no choice from the beginning. Zhou Yan had opposed it, but it was of no avail. In short, Han Ji never had autonomy over her life and happiness, and was completely regarded as a political tool by the King of Han. However, this did not affect Han Ji's father-daughter relationship with the King of Han.
In short, Han Ji grew up without fatherly and motherly love. Because her biological mother died , Han Ji lost her mother's love, and also lost her father's love when her mother was alive. This situation is very common in the royal family; however, Han Ji's growth surprised everyone. She became the most outstanding one among the many daughters of the King of Han, with both talent and beauty. Therefore, she was chosen as the victim of a political marriage with Zhou Yan.
In the eyes of many people, Han Ji's marriage to Zhou Yan was a beautiful marriage. When mentioning Zhou Yan, we have to mention the Zhou Kingdom, which was one of the top powers in the world, strong and rich. Not to mention that Zhou Yan was a blood brother of the king of a country, Zhou Yan himself was famous, with power, status, and reputation. The most important thing was that Zhou Yan was not as fickle as other princes and sons. There was no better place to be than this; but how many people actually knew what the story behind this marriage was? Han Ji herself would never tell it, and only a few people who knew the pain knew it.
It was like separation in life and death. Han Ji married Zhou Yan only because of her status and the occasion. Even though they were husband and wife in name, they were not in reality. The only two times Han Ji did that to Zhou Yan were just a momentary excitement in Han Ji's eyes, and were completely ignored afterwards.
"What about you? How do you want me to answer?"
After a moment of adjustment, Han Ji's heart slowly calmed down, and she was able to respond to Zhou Yan's words after calming down.
"The choice is yours."
"What about you? If I say go back, will you come with me?"
It might be tentative, even if it was an ordinary person, the son-in-law should be present when his father-in-law passes away, let alone the king of a country. However, Han Ji had already guessed the answer without even asking. Even so, she still wanted to try to ask, because Zhou Yan told her about this matter on his own initiative, so she might get an unexpected answer.
Zhou Yan hesitated. When he first got the news, he never thought of using anyone else to tell her. Perhaps it could be said that he came back , because he could imagine how Han Ji would react after knowing this. So he came back to tell her in person, and then...
"I'm sorry, I think I went a little too far."
Han Ji seemed to know very well what Zhou Yan was thinking. His hesitation made her happy, but that didn't mean she would be happy if he nodded after hesitation, because for her, nothing was more unbearable than making Zhou Yan embarrassed. After she fell in love with Zhou Yan, this became her only concern.
