After Being Abducted by the General

chapter 75

Yuan Li knew that he had made Chu Hechao angry.

Her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

In the rockery, Chu Hechao had made it clear that it was the last time he would indulge. Yuan Li understood his implication, knowing that Chu Hechao just wanted to cross the line once and then return to their normal relationship as in-laws.

Sure enough, after they left the cave, Chu Hechao treated Yuan Li politely and properly. In response, Yuan Li also reduced his confrontations with Chu Hechao, and they cooperated with each other, trying to forget anything abnormal. That would be the best outcome for both of them.

Yuan Li knew that even if he could bear the consequences of being with Chu Hechao, he couldn't bear them. He couldn't bear the pain of taking away his brother's wife, the scolding and disappointment from his parents, he was a person born and raised in ancient times, how could he withstand it?

So when Chu Hechao said it was only an indulgence once, when he called him "sister-in-law," it all meant that they should stop there.

In this regard, the two of them were thinking exactly the same.

Yuan Li understood it all, and he had always been rational, but seeing Chu Hechao's figure leave, accompanied by his burning anger, he felt a sense of confusion and discomfort.

Why was Chu Hechao angry?

Wasn't that what he himself thought?

Love... was it really this complicated?

This was the first time Yuan Li had encountered such a thing, and he felt lost and helpless. Yuan Li tried to analyze the situation with logic and reason, but in the end, he found that emotions were too complex and personal, and he couldn't analyze them clearly.

Yuan Li took a deep breath, trying to dissipate some of the frustration in his heart. He deliberately ignored the sourness in his heart and, with rationality and even coldness, thought that if Chu Hechao was completely disappointed and angered by him, then let it be. It was exactly what both of them wanted.

"Lord..."

His subordinates looked at him with concern.

Yuan Li said, "It's nothing."

He gathered his spirits, tidied up the food that Chu Hechao and the others hadn't finished, and gave it to the most hardworking prisoners.

These prisoners would never complain about having too much food or that it had been eaten by someone else. They were grateful to Yuan Li for providing them with a stable home and filling meals. For most of the people who had joined the rebellion, having these things made them content and satisfied. They were full of gratitude towards Yuan Li for giving them this kind of life. To avoid being driven away, they worked diligently and never dared to be lazy.

In the afternoon, the prisoners who had eaten their fill worked even faster. Due to the scarcity of potato pieces and cotton seeds, they spent the whole day working. By the end of the day, all the new crops had been planted.

After finishing the task, Yuan Li went to find Chu Hechao.

He wasn't going to talk about the previous matter with Chu Hechao, but to discuss military conscription matters.

When Chu Hechao heard his words, he lowered his eyelids and smiled, "Is that all you want to talk to me about?"

Yuan Li lowered his eyes and sat two seats away from Chu Hechao. Although he had already come of age, in Chu Hechao's eyes, he still looked like a youthful young man. With the appearance of a green willow and a graceful lotus, he was as handsome as jade. Chu Hechao took in every detail, from the strands of hair drifting by his ear to the fingers holding his sleeve, stirring up an unnamed fire in his heart.