Chapter 149: Delaying Tactics
Li Rusong's sudden actions and words put Su Luo in a state of uncertainty and worry.
It's so late now. Even if you don't have to rush to flatter the emperor and send him home, you don't have to be bored and stay here to meet guests. And who is this "guest"? Su Luo didn't dare to think about it.
It is said that Li Rusong has eighteen iron guards around him. Except for the first few encounters, Su Luo has never been able to find any trace of the iron guards, including the two guys who knocked her out. Su Luo has never had any chance to take revenge.
But not being able to see them doesn't mean they won't do anything . Su Luo believed that there were always a few eyes around her staring at her, especially after what happened with Yun Lang. She was more convinced that she had been protected like a national treasure, so it took so much trouble to contact Yun Lang.
Since she had never come into contact with the factory guards, Su Luo's target of defense had always been Li Rusong. She thought she had done a good job because she had tried her best to reduce her presence in the past half month. She rarely saw Li Rusong, did not argue with him, and when she saw him and Su Jiang being intimate, she tried her best to convince herself that she did not see it.
She hoped that Li Rusong would not pay attention to her, but now it seems that the opposite is true.
"Go and entertain your guests at your place. I'm going to close the shop." Su Luo made up his mind not to look at him. He lowered his head and ordered him to leave, fearing that he would see some flaws in his eyes - some gods can always see something in the eyes.
"Don't you have anything to tell me?" Li Rusong grabbed Su Luo's arm.
Su Hong and Su Jiang went to see the guests off, Qin Huai was dragged away by the merchants to continue having fun, and the shop assistants were busy cleaning up the mess after the meeting. All the busyness created a small vacuum, and the only ones facing each other were Su Luo and Li Rusong.
"What can happen to me?" Su Luo twisted his arms nervously, trying to ignore the warm feeling on his arms.
She suddenly felt like crying. No matter how carefree she acted, she still cared in her heart. She cared why Li Rusong broke his promise, why he left without saying goodbye, and why he did not say a word to her but instead had an ambiguous relationship with Su Jiang?
Perhaps before she knew Su Jiang's true origin, she could still convince herself that it was just because Su Jiang and Xiao Zhen looked similar that Li Rusong could not help herself. But after knowing Su Jiang's origin, she could no longer allow herself to make such naive guesses. During this period, Li Rusong was as scoundrel and difficult as ever, but Su Jiang's attitude had changed significantly. A time traveler, a self-proclaimed noble time traveler, might not care about nothing. For example, a man, a man she fell in love with.
"I do have something to say to you." Su Luo retracted his gaze and looked at Li Rusong, with a little pain in his eyes. "But before that, don't you think you still owe me something?"
Li Rusong was stunned, but Su Luo suddenly turned around and put her arms around his neck. "That night, I thought we had already started. Did you care about me? Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
"I..." Li Rusong was obviously frightened by Su Luo's behavior and was a little at a loss.
"Do you know how much hurt your leaving has caused me?" Su Luo slightly distanced herself from him, her eyes filled with unspeakable sadness.
"I thought……"
"Do you think I'm the 'strongest' Su Luo?" Su Luo's smile was pale and powerless. "Strength is for others to see. I'm a woman, how can I accept being intentionally abandoned by the one I love? It was so hard for me to convince myself that you had your own reasons and that I was still in your heart."
Li Rusong reached out and touched Su Luo's face, "I...I...I thought you...could bear it."
Su Luo smiled, her smile was even more miserable than before, "I know that was fake, that was a lie to myself, but I still lied. I thought I wouldn't see you again so soon, but you also came to Luoyang, do you know? I was so happy when I saw you, I just hoped you would come and hug me, and tell me that you really had your reasons for leaving that day, but you didn't. Do you know how excited I was when I saw the red string on your wrist for the Chinese Valentine's Day? But you came to confess to me in the blink of an eye, wanting to tell me that you never kept that red string, and what I saw was just my illusion, right?"
Su Luo's words undoubtedly shocked Li Rusong greatly. Although the various decisions he made did not intend to hurt Su Luo, they kept causing her harm.
"You actually didn't care about me at all, did you?" Su Luo let go of his hand. Although she still looked lonely, she looked a little better than before. "I was just a toy for you to kill time when you were bored. You came to Luoyang from Nanjing and couldn't wait. I thought you really wanted to do this for the military academy, but now I know..."
Su Luo stopped talking here, as if he suddenly figured something out. His face turned pale and he involuntarily took a step back, staring at Li Rusong closely, afraid that he would miss him.
"Now, now I know...you came back because of Su Jiang, and..." Su Luo's thoughts suddenly became confused, and the words she had prepared were already a mess. She took several deep breaths before she calmed down, but her voice was still trembling. If it wasn't for great stimulation, she would not lose her composure like this.
As luck would have it, Li Rusong identified Su Luo's gaffe as an emotional outburst, and he felt even more apologetic. As if he had made up his mind, he took a step forward and hugged Su Luo tightly, "I'm sorry, I do owe you an explanation. Don't worry, after tonight, I will give you a complete explanation."
Su Luo was held in Li Rusong's arms with a sense of loss. She thought her heart would beat like thunder, but it didn't. She just looked at the figure behind Li Rusong calmly and asked the question she had been preparing to ask since she hugged Li Rusong, "What about Su Jiang? Do you like her?"
Su Jiang had been standing there since the beginning, since Li Rusong grabbed Su Luo.
Su Luo just wanted to see what extraordinary abilities you, Su Jiang, had. She was not that noble even though she looked down on herself. Just now, when Li Rusong hugged her tightly, she looked almost dizzy and about to cry... Su Jiang, you are not a saint. You also have seven emotions and six desires. Why do you despise yourself for pursuing life? Su Luo has always believed that her business is for a living, and more importantly, a kind of satisfaction, a satisfaction of pursuing money. Is this a shameful thing? Su Luo never thought so.
"Su Jiang?" Li Rusong seemed a little surprised to hear her. "I told you before..."
"Heh... So those words are true? So you don't like him?" Su Luo raised the corners of her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes. She pushed Li Rusong away woodenly and looked at Su Jiang behind him. "Then how do you feel about this general? You like him, right?"
Li Rusong turned around quickly. Su Jiang had already put away her pitiful and weak expression and forced a smile, which made Su Luo admire her a little.
"One is playing around, the other is silent; you treat her as a close friend, she treats you as someone you love; you are clearly two parallel lines, yet you still think you have a tacit understanding, that silence is better than words, how ridiculous."
Su Jiang's face suddenly turned pale, and Li Rusong's face was not looking good either. Su Luo took two steps back, looked at the two people's unpredictable expressions, and smiled vindictively, "This is what I give back to you, you two...you two..." Su Luo bit her lower lip, still not saying the last word. She rushed into the room, seeming a little excited. Li Rusong looked at the closed door, listened to the bolt fall, and looked back at Su Jiang. For the first time, he regretted his behavior.
People make mistakes, and if you don't make it clear in advance, you will push many people into an irretrievable situation, with no way back forever.
This is what Qin Huai once said to him, and he just laughed it off. Today, he finally understood why Qin Huai said this, and also understood that sometimes his seemingly magical way of doing things not only pushed others down, but also pushed himself down, and there was no way back.
Su Jiang heard Su Luo's words clearly and understood them. Although he still didn't know what Li Rusong had said to Su Luo, it now seemed that everything was a misunderstanding.
She thought that Li Rusong had been thinking about being with her since the first day he approached her, and now she was smiling and opening her heart just to give Li Rusong a chance, but it turned out that she was wrong. But how could she take back the heart that had been given?
The two looked at each other in silence in the yard. The atmosphere was always a little awkward. Su Luo, who was inside the door, had his heart beating like thunder.
Li Rusong's behavior tonight was obviously abnormal. Su Luo said something she didn't want to say in order to divert his attention. Although it was a relief to make him and Su Jiang look at each other awkwardly, her words before might not be without her own voice. She felt wronged and sad, and she still is now, but Li Rusong was right about one thing. Su Luo had nothing but strength. After losing everything, she could only use her strength to support herself, so she was able to leave that small village, go to Nanjing, come to Luoyang, and even saw the dawn from the capital - the dawn reflected by countless gold and silver.
How can you make up for a disillusioned love? Only dawn. This is a kind of self-salvation. If you don't save yourself, you can only sink into a more painful abyss. So Su Luo is strong, because she is a postmodern ostrich. Unpleasant things can always make her suppress them in her heart and wait for the best time to explode.
Yun Lang once said that people like them don't need sympathy or pity from others, because that is the cheapest thing. Su Luo deeply agrees with him.
What to do now? Li Rusong was outside the door, Yun Lang and Zhao He were in the cellar under the table. Su Luo didn't think that he could delay Li Rusong for too long. If Li Rusong really became suspicious of the clothing store, a little search would reveal the two fugitives. Qin Huai was not here now... Su Luo leaned on the door again to listen to the noise outside. There was no sound outside. Could he have left? Su Luo didn't dare to open the door. He made a small hole in the window paper and looked out. Sure enough, there was no one outside. Su Luo breathed a sigh of relief, but opened the door and looked out again. Not to mention Li Rusong and Su Jiang, even the shop assistants had finished packing and went back to rest.
Su Luo quickly closed the door, moved the round table away, lifted the carpet on the floor, and went down to the cellar.
