Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 345 Farewell without saying Goodbye Second Watch(1)_1

Mu Caiwei sat wrapped in her blanket on the couch, responding coldly, "Yes, he has."

"And... you, ... have you agreed?"

While asking this, his voice was strained, his fists clenched tightly. Unbeknownst to him, his heart had risen to his throat, his palms slick with sweat, and his heart pounded nervously.

Unperturbed, Mu Caiwei glanced at him, responding coolly, "What’s it to you?"

Stung by her sharp words, Nangong Yi paused before laughing at himself, "Indeed, I can’t offer you the marriage you want, and I have no right to interfere in your affairs."

Mu Caiwei responded, "It’s best that you understand this."

After this exchange, the atmosphere in the room became heavy and silent. All that remained was the sound of Nangong Yi’s labored breathing.

Looking intently at her, his voice was filled with heartache, "Wei’er, though I can’t offer you the marriage you want right now, it doesn’t mean I can’t in the future. Can I ask you not to rush, and give me some time? I promise to give you everything you want. I will marry only you for the rest of my life, take only you as my wife. But you have to give me time. Once I am powerful enough, I will..."

"How long is this ’some time’ you’re referring to?"

Mu Caiwei interrupted him, her voice as cold as before, "One year? Two years? Five years? Eight years? Or even longer?"

Nangong Yi faltered before responding, "There will come such a day, as long as you are willing to wait for me, I will certainly give you what you want..."

"No need,"

Mu Caiwei dismissed him calmly, "Rather than anticipating an uncertain future, I prefer to embrace the happiness that is right in front of me. The marriage I desire will come, there is no need for me to wait without end."

She firmly denied him, showing indifference and aloofness, offering him no hope.

She knew that his promised future was undependable. If there came a day he became the ruler of the world, neither his mother nor the ministers would permit their Emperor to espouse only one woman. Their daughters would be offered to him without end, and where would she be then?

Even if he could initially keep his promise to her amidst daily coaxing and instigation, he might not be able to do so indefinitely. In the end, she would become the reviled daughter-in-law in the Empress Dowager’s eyes, scorned by all, and gradually find herself caught between a rock and a hard place, until his patience ran out...

The foreseeable future was enough to make her back away from him. Even the slight ripple of feelings she had begun to harbor for him was nipped in the bud by the ruthless reality.

Mu Caiwei’s callousness and indifference left Nangong Yi with a deep sense of loss, and even resentment. The pain in his eyes was visible as he mocked her while laughing bitterly.

"So what you care about is not how much love your future husband can give you, but how many benefits he can provide. And because I can’t assure you of when I can provide these benefits, you heartlessly discard me. Since Huo Yuan can fulfil your wishes immediately, he gains your favor? Mu Caiwei, aren’t you too realistic!"

He misunderstood Mu Caiwei, seeing her as a woman concerned with nothing but profit and practicality. She didn’t argue against his unkind taunts. If it could make him let go, being misunderstood didn’t matter. She even continued down the path of his mistaken way of thinking.