I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

Gossip is human nature, and mirrors are no exception.

She saw the relationship between the two people at a glance and envied their tacit understanding.

Ru Jing mentioned this to Mei Carlos while chatting, but was met with a big eye roll: "Are you showing off?"

"What are you showing off?" she asked in great confusion.

"Their relationship is just like yours and Mushu's. They are cut from the same cloth. If you want to talk about being depressed, can you understand the complicated feelings that an old mother like me has when I see you two being so affectionate every day?"

Mei Carlos became more and more excited as he spoke, which frightened Rujing a lot: "How could Mushu have any thoughts about someone like me?"

"So you admit that you like him, but you're not sure about his feelings?"

Mei Carlos knew Rujing very well, and immediately gave her a good idea: "Just tell him the truth, tell him that you know his feelings, and invite him to the festival celebration to see how he reacts."

"What if I get rejected?" Ru Jing was actually very nervous, and had some thoughts in her mind that were not just her wishful thinking.

"Go after her if you like her," Mei Carlos had a complicated expression, as if he was handing over his daughter, whom he had raised, to someone else. "But with your personality, you will definitely give up if you are rejected. It's better this way, so you don't have to worry about it all day."

Mei Carlos had never considered the possibility that Mushu would reject Rujing's confession. The whole Liuguang City knew that they were in love with each other, but there had not been much progress, which made the gossipy residents anxious. Every day they would move a small stool and sit at the door to watch the two of them walking side by side.

Only Rujing, with her dull mind, could not see how much Mushu loved her.

You know, when Rujing first came, there were many men who admired her, but as soon as Mushu appeared, he killed the competition directly.

Mushu seems to be humble and polite to others, and he is very easy to deal with. In fact, ever since he met Rujing on the border battlefield, he has never paid attention to anyone else.

All day long he was thinking about how to poach Rujing, and then he just turned to how to pursue her.

As for family background, there is no need to mention it. In the entire Aslan Kingdom, the only one who is worthy of Mushu is Manjusaka.

But she is a lifelong stay-at-home girl. Unless a handsome man with a good figure, devoted to her, no bad intentions and a good personality is sent directly to Manjusaka's house, she will not even look at it even if Mushu comes to propose marriage.

In the Kingdom of Aslan, no one's family background can be compared with that of Mushu, the knight commander.

In other words, family background is not important to him.

The only problem facing them is that Rujing has little confidence, and Mushu is afraid that Rujing doesn't like him.

Neither of them dared to express their feelings, for fear that the other would dislike them if they were not careful.

In the end, it was Rujing who confessed first under the instigation of Meikalos.

She even left herself a way out. Even if she was rejected, she could say that she was overconfident. If Mushu really didn't like her, he would definitely reject her sternly because he would feel offended.

Fortunately, Rujing's feelings were not in vain. Mushu also loved her from the bottom of his heart, and he acted very quickly. When she was still worried that she could not survive this disaster, Mushu had already arranged their marriage.

Mushu's family is very open-minded. Since they can't get Red Manjusaka, and the other girls' family background and status are inferior to theirs in every way, they might as well find a smart and capable wife whom Mushu likes.

Therefore, when he brought up this matter when he returned home, his adoptive parents agreed almost readily.

As for Rujing's family, her current nominal guardian should be Meicarlos. They are indeed as close as mother and daughter. Meicarlos also loves Rujing and cannot bear to marry her off.

But who made Rujing like Mushu?

Mei Carlos has never been a mother, she just cares about Rujing and respects her choice.

While Rujing was comatose, she stayed by his bedside.

When Rujing woke up, he told her everything that happened last night, and then hurried out to find Mushu.

After hearing this, Mei Carlos just smiled with satisfaction. What reason did she have not to entrust Ru Jing to a man who was willing to sacrifice his life for her?

Although she said she was reluctant, she actually saw how Rujing and Mushu were getting along, and no one approved of this relationship more than Meicarlos.

Otherwise, how would Mushu have the chance to pick up her girl in her territory and even propose to Rujing?

If Mei Carlos really has a problem with this, Mushu won’t even be able to enter the gate of Liuguang City!

Rujing is so smart that she must know that Meicarlos fully supports her relationship.

But even someone as clever as she is can make mistakes sometimes. Ru Jing could never have imagined that while she was still lingering in Mu Xu's arms, this man had already prepared all the marriage procedures and was just waiting for her consent.

Of course Rujing liked him. She wanted to hold his hand and kiss his handsome face. She dreamed of seeing his reassuring sleeping face when she woke up from bed in the early morning.

But Rujing also knew very well that Mushu was a prince, but she was not a princess.

Nearly twenty years of miserable life forced Rujing to face the reality. She had never had unrealistic dreams, but she was still blinded by love.

When Mushu said that he had obtained his parents' consent, Rujing was so moved that tears were about to fall, and she almost couldn't help but agree.

Happiness was right in front of us, but why did it escape us in the end?

She actually understood it all along.

Because her family has brought too many shadows to her, Rujing instinctively fears the idea of ​​starting a family with others.

She was not afraid that marriage would make her unhappy, because no one was oppressing her and she could make the choice under her own will, so Ru Jing would never regret it.

What really frightened Ru Zhengjing was that under the influence of her parents for a long time, she would become as hateful as them, and bring pain to Mushu, whom she loved deeply.

The look of fear that he once saw on Wuchang's face was like an unforgettable nightmare. Rujing didn't want to hurt the people he loved, and he didn't want them to hate him even more.

Walking through the empty streets, Rujing didn't hear any noise behind her. She felt relieved that Mushu didn't chase her.

However, when he was about to cross the alley, he was blocked by Lycoris radiata.

"Ms. Manjusaka, please move aside. I have something urgent to go through." Rujing requested anxiously.

Unexpectedly, Manjushage smiled playfully and said, "Oh, no, that won't work. I promised the Knight Commander that I would block your way here... Oh, by the way, the same applies to other places."

"What?" Hearing Mushu's name, Rujing turned and ran, only to hear Manjushage's voice behind him: "If you like it, accept it. If you hate it, reject it. There's nothing to worry about. Or do you think Mushu can't bear the blow of a broken heart?"

Of course not - she subconsciously wanted to refute, but the most urgent thing was to escape first, now was not the time to think about these things.

However, no matter which direction Rujing ran, he would be blocked by someone. Doyle, Fanyin, Catherine and Huisheng surrounded him from all directions, completely blocking all possible escape routes.

The mastermind behind all this walked over with a warm smile on his face: "I knew you would run away, so I asked everyone to help catch you. Now you can't run away. I want an accurate answer, which shouldn't be that difficult."

Mushu walked slowly to her, knelt on one knee, stretched out his left hand to invite her, looked at Rujing with loving eyes, and asked sincerely: "Will you marry me?"

Rujing avoided his gaze and whispered, "I'm not qualified."

Ru Jing felt extremely ashamed when she thought that her brother might still be suffering while she was here accepting the proposal of the best man in the world, and the urge to accept him kept rising in her heart.

Mushu's love is sincere and strong. It is precisely because she loves him so deeply that Rujing cannot agree to him just to escape.

But she couldn't reject Mushu here no matter what.

"There is no benefit in marrying someone like me. In the future, I might become as cold and cruel as your own parents!" She was clearly shouting "no" in her heart, but she just couldn't say it out loud.