I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 674 Do You Like Me?
The morning breeze, the hazy morning sun, the smell of soil and the sound of pines and bamboos linger around the small pavilion, and the sound of plum wood becomes illusory and real.

Who did she meet this morning?
Tang Chen had not only thought about this question, but had already guessed the answer.

After all, there should only be two people who can make Li Zimu react like this.

And since Chu Xianping is still awakened, this person can only be Wei Changtian.

"Is it Mr. Wei?"

Slowly sitting down beside Li Zimu, Tang Chen said softly:
"What did he say to you?"

"If he was urging you to get that from me...I could tell you right now."

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From Tang Chen's point of view, Wei Changtian suddenly called Li Zimu away, most likely to ask her to quickly ask him why he was able to find out more than a hundred secret agents in the army at once.

Since Li Zimu had already regarded himself as a friend, he would definitely be embarrassed by it.

Tang Chen didn't want to embarrass Li Zimu, so he offered to speak out about it.

There is no doubt that such a move can be regarded as "sacrificing oneself for others".

But Li Zimu shook his head after hearing the words.

"no"

"Mr. Tang, I did go to see Mr. Wei this morning."

"But he didn't ask about it, but"

At this point, the voice stopped abruptly.

Li Zimu lowered his head and stopped talking, Tang Chen felt even more uncomfortable.

He waited for a while, and finally couldn't help asking:
"But what?"

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"Young Master Tang, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't ask me any more."

Slowly raising his head, Li Zimu wiped the corners of his eyes and forced a bitter smile.

"Thank you for caring about me, but I just want to be alone now."

"can"

The sentence "Maybe" contained some pleading meaning, which made the people who heard it feel extremely distressed.

Tang Chen looked at Li Zimu, nodded silently, got up and walked out of the pavilion.

But just when he was about to walk out of the gazebo, he stopped again, turned around and asked softly:

"Is it because of Mr. Chu?"

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A breeze blew, and the bamboo leaves swayed slightly, making a rustling sound.

As if all the pretending to be strong was suddenly defeated, Li Zimu shook his body suddenly, and tears fell down in an instant.

The choked sobs that echoed in the wind were full of grievances and pains, and every drop of tears hit Tang Chen's heart, making his fists hidden in his sleeves tightly clenched.

Silently walking back to Li Zimu, he wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say, so he just stood there in a daze.

And after a few breaths, a trembling hand suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes, like a drowning man clinging to the last straw.

His eyes widened slightly, Tang Chen stared blankly at Li Zimu who was crying bitterly while clutching the hem of his clothes, hesitating for a long time.

The golden-red morning sun has completely jumped out of the horizon, and the morning fog has cleared away, leaving only dewdrops reflecting the sun's brilliance shining brightly on the leaf tips.

In Liangzhou city, there were already many hawkers carrying loads of goods and walking in the streets and alleys. The sound of hawking came one after another through the bustling morning, and then drifted into Tang Chen's ears.

He slowly stretched out his hand, then retracted it immediately, but stretched it out again after a few breaths
After going back and forth like this several times, he finally mustered up his courage and patted the back of Li Zimu's trembling hand lightly.

"It's good to cry."

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A few clumps of winter jasmine, dotted with shabby yellow flowers in the corner.

The two people in the pavilion sat alone in this ordinary but special morning without speaking for a long time.

"Miss Lee"

Handing over a handkerchief, Tang Chen said nervously: "I just washed this handkerchief yesterday, if you don't mind it, you can use it."

".thanks."

Li Zimu had stopped crying at this time, she gently took the handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Tang, as long as you don't dislike me."

"W-Where are these words?"

Obviously, this very misleading sentence made Tang Chen a little embarrassed.

He was afraid that his embarrassment would be discovered by Li Zimu, so he took a deep breath and quickly changed the subject:
"Miss Li, what happened?"

"If it's possible, can you talk to me?"

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Biting his lips tightly, the tears in the corners of his eyes seemed to fall again.

But this time Li Zimu finally did not pretend to refuse, but asked softly after a moment of silence:

"Master Tang, why do you want to know about me and Xianping?"

"Are you treating me?"

Li Zimu didn't finish the second half of the sentence, but the meaning couldn't be more clear.

Facing this question, Tang Chen became overwhelmed in an instant, he hesitated for a long while without saying a word.

Under normal circumstances, Li Zimu should not ask any more questions at this time.

But she didn't intend to let Tang Chen go, she lowered her head and asked in a low voice:

"Do you not like it, or do you not know?"

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"This, this."

Sweat dripped from his forehead, Tang Chen only felt that he was not as nervous as he is now when he saw the four strange beasts behind Wei Changtian that day.

In fact, he knew very well that he had already fallen in love with Li Zimu.

But just like Chu Xianping, Tang Chen is also an extremely boring "straight man" when it comes to the relationship between men and women.

Even he is not as good as Chu Xianping, after all, the latter still has a failed relationship experience, and now he has married a wife.

And Tang Chen had been devoting himself to cultivating in the Guigu Sect before, so he had never encountered such a thing.

So, the words lingering in his throat eventually became——

"I-I don't know."

After saying these four words, Tang Chen stared at Li Zimu anxiously.

He was looking forward to finding a trace of disappointment on Li Zimu's face, but the latter just nodded slightly.

"Well, Mr. Wei and I said the same thing just now."

"what?"

With his mouth wide open, Tang Chen didn't turn around for a moment, not knowing what this sentence meant.

But Li Zimu paused, and then explained:

"Mr. Tang, you should know that Mr. Wei has always regarded Xianping as his right-hand man."

"In fact, rather than saying that the two of them are a monarch and a minister, it is better to say that they are close friends who live together and die together."

"As for Xianping, although he has great strategies, he is very stupid when it comes to matters between men and women. He was hurt deeply by a woman before."

"That's why Mr. Wei is very concerned about Xianping's relationship, for fear that he will make the same mistakes again."

"Because of this, he called me over this morning and asked me if my feelings for Xianping were true or not."

"but me"

After a pause, Li Zimu shook his head in pain.

"And my answer is just like yours."

"I have no idea."

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That's what happened.

Hearing this, Tang Chensong vaguely guessed why Li Zimu was in such pain now.

On the one hand, she thought she really liked Chu Xianping, but hesitated at the critical moment, so it was inevitable that she would have some self-doubt.

On the other hand
"So Mr. Wei won't let you continue to communicate with Mr. Chu?" Tang Chen asked silently.

"Yes."

Li Zimu closed his eyes and nodded bitterly.

"Young Master Wei, tell me."

"If he can save me, he can also kill me."

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I can save you, but I can also kill you.

These are indeed Wei Changtian's original words.

But when Li Zimu deliberately concealed the precondition of "If you are playing with Chu Xianping", the meaning expressed by this sentence undoubtedly becomes completely different.

And in this way, Tang Chen will naturally have a completely different mood when he hears this.
Looking at Li Zimu's pale face, his expression became a little bit complicated.

For himself, he really hoped that there would be no possibility between Li Zimu and Chu Xianping.

But at the same time, he didn't want Li Zimu to be sad, even if it was because of another man.

Therefore, Tang Chen didn't know what to do for a while.

What's more, strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with him, and he is not even qualified to speak.

Breathing heavily, Tang Chen just sat there without saying a word.

Until Li Zimu's trembling voice sounded beside him.

"Young Master Tang."

"Can you do me a favor?"

(End of this chapter)