Douluo: Why is Qian Renxue not in love anymore?

Chapter 71 Zhu Zhuqing’s Disappointment (1)

Ten days later, in the city of Soto in the Kingdom of Barak, the sun lazily sprinkled on the quaint carved lintel of the Rose Hotel, adding a touch of warmth and laziness to the small town.

Li Muyun and Zhu Zhuqing walked side by side into this neighborhood where noise and tranquility were intertwined, their pace neither hurried nor slow.

As soon as they turned the corner, their eyes were involuntarily attracted by the scene in front of the hotel.

A man and a woman stood side by side. The boy was dressed simply, and looked about twelve or thirteen years old. He was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a light blue suit, which was very neat, and a belt inlaid with twenty-four jade stones around his waist.

The girl was half an inch taller than the boy. She wore a pink top that tightly covered her developing body. Her slender waist, which was so thin that it could be held in one hand, was the envy of countless women.

The eyebrows are naturally curved, and a pair of big watery eyes match the slightly round pink face. The face is cold, and the eyes flash with complex emotions.

Not far away, a man stood side by side with a pair of twin sisters. The twin sisters had similar faces, but their eyes revealed different thoughts, making the confrontation even more subtle and tense.

Li Muyun followed Zhu Zhuqing's line of sight and fell on the man next to the twin sisters. He had an upright posture and a handsome face, but with a subtle arrogance.

Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists quietly, her nails digging into her palms again, but she seemed to feel no pain. Only the surging emotions in her heart were like a tide that was difficult to calm down.

Instantly, countless memories came flooding back, some sweet, some bitter, some puzzled, and some relieved. Her eyes were filled with both questioning and expectation, as if she wanted to find all the answers from the other person's eyes over the years.

Li Muyun's voice was low and gentle, like a ray of warm sunshine in winter, gently brushing Zhu Zhuqing's tense heartstrings: "Why, do you know the man next to the twin sisters?"

Zhu Zhuqing heard this, without taking her eyes off the man, and nodded slightly, with a barely perceptible tremor in her voice: "Yes, senior, he... is my fiancé, Dai Mubai."

At that moment, time seemed to freeze. Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were complex and changeable, with both surprise at the long-awaited reunion and questioning and desire hidden deep in her heart. She stared at Dai Mubai, the man who had made a vow to her but disappeared at the critical moment. His figure was particularly clear in the sun, but because of the distance and time, he became both familiar and unfamiliar.

Li Muyun said, "I didn't realize that your fiancé is quite playful. The twins next to him are quite pretty. But do you still want to ask him now? It seems like he wants to fight with the boy across the street?"

Li Muyun's words were like dust in the breeze, inadvertently touching Zhu Zhuqing's tense nerves, causing her already complicated emotions to fluctuate even more. She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes moving back and forth between Dai Mubai and the twin sisters, and finally fixed on Dai Mubai's deep eyes, trying to find a trace of past warmth or explanation.

Opposite him, Dai Mubai stood tall, his eyes showing indifference to the challenge, but also a subtle struggle. He slowly raised his right hand, palm facing up, as if to issue some kind of invitation or provocation to the boy in light blue tights. The air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

The battle was about to break out, and it seemed to last for a long time, but it was settled in an instant.

The fight between Dai Mubai and the young man in blue was as fast as two flashes of lightning interweaving, but it was obvious that neither side had used their full strength. After several attempts, he deliberately exposed his flaws and allowed the other party's martial spirit, the Blue Silver Grass, to control him. He took advantage of the situation and stepped back a few steps, announcing the end of this unfinished battle. When turning around, Dai Mubai's eyes inadvertently swept across the crowd, as if passing through the hustle and bustle and time, and directly crashed into Zhu Zhuqing's complex and indistinguishable eyes. At that moment, the air seemed to solidify, and all the sounds around disappeared, leaving only the silent communication between the two.

The disappointment in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes was like the cold wind in winter, piercing and clear. She saw not only Dai Mubai's defeat, but also the twin sisters standing beside him with smiling faces, and the key to the couple's room at the Rose Hotel, which was tightly held in the boy's hand and symbolized the glory of the winner.

All of this was like the sharpest blade, gently cutting through her heart, leaving a scar that was difficult to heal.

"They were fighting over the key to a couple's room?"

Zhu Zhuqing's figure swayed slightly, as if she was hit by an invisible force. Her originally deep eyes seemed to be able to swallow all the light. She stared at Dai Mubai in disbelief. The eyes that were once full of tenderness and determination now seemed to be blinded by the dust of the world and lost their former colors. Her heartbeat accelerated, and every beat was like a heavy hammer hitting her chest, shaking her to the point of almost suffocating.

The sun was still lazy, but it could no longer warm her cold heart. Zhu Zhuqing's lips were pursed into a straight line, her face was as pale as the first snow in winter, and what was flashing in her eyes was no longer questioning or expectation, but deep disappointment and heartache. She seemed to see that her years of perseverance and waiting had turned into nothing at this moment, gone with the wind.

Dai Mubai's gaze lingered on Zhu Zhuqing for a moment, and the complex emotions surged like an undercurrent, eventually turning into an indescribable force that drove him to take a step forward, walk through the crowd, and walk straight towards Zhu Zhuqing.

He stopped in front of Zhu Zhuqing, and the two were so close that they could hear each other's breathing. Dai Mubai's eyes swept across Zhu Zhuqing's cold face, and finally fixed on Li Muyun beside her. His eyebrows unconsciously wrinkled, and there was a hint of jealousy and questioning in his voice: "Who is he?"

This sentence was like a thunderclap in winter, instantly breaking the silence around.

Li Muyun smiled calmly, then slowly said: "It seems that there are some misunderstandings between us that need to be clarified."

Dai Mubai took a step forward, almost filling the tiny space between Zhu Zhuqing and Li Muyun, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring straight at Li Muyun.

"How do you explain? I tell you, she, Zhu Zhuqing, is my fiancée, Dai Mubai. No matter what happens, this fact will not change. You, stay away from her."

His tone was filled with an authority that could not be ignored, as well as a deep possessiveness towards Zhu Zhuqing.

Then, he turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing, complex emotions flashing in his deep eyes - anger, confusion, and more importantly, an eagerness to be understood.

"And you, Zhuqing, don't forget, you are my fiancée. There may be misunderstandings between us, but no matter what, you shouldn't be so close to another man. Otherwise..."

(End of this chapter)