After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

Song Nihuan knew that he was fulfilling the promise he had made to her.

But time was merciless and turned both her and him into different people. She could no longer throw herself into his arms like the bright little girl she had done many years ago.

Just like she used to cherish her appearance the most, but now she hates to dress up and wishes no one would notice her.

When the fireworks were over, she stroked the hem of her skirt and bowed her head slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Tan leaned over to help her, but she gently pushed him away.

She is no longer an ignorant girl, and she knows exactly what Xie Tan is doing now. There is no need to pretend to be confused.

Song Nihuan raised her head and said, "Your Majesty...Brother Tan, I have been married before."

"Still a lowly person."

Xie Tan nodded, "I know. You had no choice, so I can't blame you. As for your status as a slave, it's a matter of the previous dynasty. It doesn't count. I don't recognize it."

As for being unable to control himself, it was not just her who was unable to control himself, but he himself was also unable to control himself.

When the Song family was ransacked, he was locked up in the Tanyuan Courtyard and was powerless to do anything but let her be taken away.

If he had the ability of Xie Yunji, it would not be difficult for a noble family like the Xie family to rescue the wives and daughters of officials whose property was confiscated.

If he hadn't been so sharp when he was young, if he had been able to give in to his father, or even if he had been able to ask Xie Yunji for help...

It was his incompetence that caused Song Nihuan to suffer those things later.

He has been carrying the heavy regret alone all these years.

But he really couldn't understand why his father turned a blind eye to what Xie Yunji did.

He didn't believe that Xie Yunji could do it perfectly, nor did he believe that someone as experienced in officialdom as Xie Zhihuan would not be able to see through the child's tricks.

The past is gone.

Xie Tan stared at Song Nihuan, "You know my feelings. My feelings towards you have never changed."

Song Nihuan said calmly: "Not only have I been married, I also have a child with him."

"I killed that child with my own hands and didn't let him be born into this world."

"Even a poisonous tiger won't eat its own cubs..." She smiled sadly, "A vicious woman like me is already a broken body."

When Song Nihuan mentioned her former child, her heart ached, and the pain still haunts her.

"Brother Tan likes me because he thinks I am still the Song Nihuan from many years ago, but... I am no longer the same person."

"Why don't you want that child?" he asked in a low voice.

Song Nihuan turned her head away, her eyes sore, and said slowly: "Because Xie Yunji harmed Lan Zhi and the Song family. Although he didn't do it himself, he is inextricably linked to it. I can't have anything to do with him."

Xie Tan was startled. No wonder she was so pale and weak, as if she had lost half her life...

In an instant, regret and pity filled my heart.

If he had been faster...

If he hadn't hesitated...

If he hadn't been troubled by the shame and inferiority for not being able to go to the Song family to save her, he would have snatched her away earlier...

She wouldn't have to go through this.

Xie Yunji was a thoughtful person. She was so weak. What cruel means did she use to injure her body like this?

Xie Tan knew that beneath Song Nihuan's gentle, respectful, frugal and modest appearance, she was still the passionate and decisive girl she was back then.

My clear distinction between love and hate has never changed.

"Ni Huan, look at me."

Song Nihuan wiped away her tears and turned around.

"This is not your fault." Xie Tan suppressed the regret in his heart and said seriously, "It was my fault that I failed to protect you. I was incompetent when I failed to save you on the day when the Song family was in trouble... I have been regretting it all these years."

"Ni Huan, I'm sorry for you. I was in Xie's company, but I couldn't save you. I caused you to end up in a prostitute's house and marry Xie Yunji without knowing why."

"You can hate me," he said, "just don't make it hard on yourself."

He couldn't help but reach out and carefully stroke the tears on her face.

The touch of my fingertips was delicate and soft, overlapping with the feeling in my dream, "Ni Huan, don't cry."

Song Nihuan was stunned and looked at him quietly.

The moonlight shone on the man's eyebrows and eyes. There was obvious pain in his eyes, and love that could not be concealed.

The emperor in front of her and the young man who was gentle to her in her memory completely overlapped and then merged into one.

He tentatively took her into his arms and held her tightly. She was full of fragrance and soft as if she had no bones. Just like he had imagined countless times, he murmured, "I will never let you suffer any injustice again."

"Since you were fourteen, I wanted to wait until you were an adult to propose to you, but I didn't wait."

"It's been almost ten years. Is it too late to ask you to marry me now?"

Xie Tan had never thought of making Song Nihuan his concubine. He wanted her to be his queen, but the road had not been paved yet, so he didn't mention it for the time being.

The gold-plated dragon pattern on Xie Tan's chest made her sharply sober.

Song Nihuan suppressed her shame and finally said what she was unwilling to admit: "Brother Tan... I can't help but love him."

"I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it..."

Ten years have passed between her and Xie Tan, and they are no longer the young boy and girl they used to be.

She was still young at that time, and even if she had feelings for Xie Tan, they were so vague that they were suppressed before she could express them.

Later, after being married to Xie Yunji for four years, I finally understood what love was.

She didn't want to lie to Xie Tan. All her love had already been exhausted by Xie Yunji.

Hate and love complement each other. She tried her best not to confuse love and hate, and tortured herself physically and mentally.

Song Nihuan closed her eyes and let the tears flow freely down her cheeks.

She didn't shed a single tear when she left Xie Yunji.

Now with her face buried in Xie Tan's arms, she couldn't help but shed tears, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances and helplessness of these years.

Xie Tan's heart felt like it was being clenched. Even though he had expected this, he couldn't avoid the suffocating pain when he heard her say it herself.

She cried and trembled in his arms. He was so distressed that he didn't know what to do and could only hug her tighter.

"I'm sorry..." She choked after a while.

He interrupted what she was about to say, "I know you love Xie Yunji."

"It's okay, Nihuan. It's okay."

Just have you by my side.

She cried enough and pulled away from his arms, her voice a little hoarse, "Brother Tan, why bother? You just want to make up for the regret in your heart. In fact, I am no longer what you imagined."

His arms suddenly felt empty. In fact, he really liked the feeling of her leaning on him, but she didn't want to.

Xie Tan's heart also sank.

"Brother Tan, we missed the chance a long time ago and there is no way to make up for it. From now on I will treat you as my brother, and we can call each other brother and sister." She said.

Xie Tan's lips moved slightly.

He looked at her. She was as tall as him back then, but now she was so small that she only reached his chin.

Such a weak person, but very opinionated.

His brows were fixed with determination, "You are bullying me."