After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 177 Disloyalty and Filial Piety

Before the two could even enjoy their time together, Lu Shi'an started clamoring to come in.

Yu Yang said, "I'll go chase him away..."

Xia Li smiled and said, "Let him in."

This farce should end.

"……it is good."

Soon, only Lu Shi'an and Xia Li remained in the room.

Lu Shi'an's voice was tender and affectionate: "A-Li..."

Xia Li quickly stopped her: "Stop, Lu Shi'an, right? Why did you lie to my parents as my boyfriend?"

Lu Shi'an was startled, and sadness filled his eyes: "Ali, I always thought that I was your boyfriend."

Xia Li immediately interrupted him: "First of all, you are not my boyfriend. Secondly, my boyfriend is Yu Yang, the one who just called you in."

"No, no, we lived together. You cooked for me, did my laundry, and we studied together. You cared for me and looked after me so much."

"First of all, I want to clarify one thing: our living together was a cohabitation relationship. Also, you know the situation at the time. My parents were getting a divorce, and neither of them wanted me. I was a primary school student with no home and was wandering the streets. Coincidentally, your parents also left, so I stayed at your house. I did the laundry, cooked, and took care of you because I didn't have money to pay the rent. I am very grateful to you for taking care of me and taking me in back then, but I have been repaying you and helping you ever since. Every month, I transfer enough money to your account for you to live a carefree life."

"But you haven't contacted me for many years."

"Don't you know the reason? I've told you clearly many times that I don't love you. But you insist that it is love, and use that as an excuse to pester me and want me to be your partner. I am grateful for the kindness you showed me in the past, but you insist that I repay you with my body, control me, and hurt me. I'm sorry, I have no choice but to stay away."

Lu Shi'an roared, "I don't believe that after living together for so many years, you have no feelings for me whatsoever."

“No, that’s not true.” Xia Li frowned unhappily. “Maybe some things I did in the past when I was immature made you misunderstand, but I’m telling you now with all my heart that you and I are just ordinary classmates.”

Lu Shi'an said urgently, "But because of you, I no longer have the enthusiasm to embrace the next relationship. The ones I dated after that were because I knew they weren't you, so I can no longer love them with the same passion and unreserved devotion as before... I'm sorry, it's my fault, please forgive me."

"But we haven't done anything, how can you expect me to forgive you?" Xia Li was speechless.

How can this person not tell good from bad?

Lu Shi'an knelt before her, crying and apologizing repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

"Really, I'm so grateful to you for saving me during my most difficult time. I don't regret meeting you, and I hope for a peaceful life ahead." Ali interrupted her, speaking gently.

Her words were so calm that they left no room for resistance.

Lu Shi'an is a very stubborn and extreme person.

But Xia Li is the only person who can make him obey.

Regardless of whether his feelings were genuine or not, Ali patiently advised, "If you really like me, you should make me happy, instead of forcing me to be with you."

Lu Shi'an was stunned, but in the end he just smiled and said, "That's true, I'll always be just a child who never grows up, and I'll only make you unhappy."

After saying that, he sniffed and asked, "Then... will we be able to see each other again in the future?"

"A good ex should be like they're dead. Although you're not, I hope you can be like that good ex. Let the good times of the past live on in the past."

It would be best... to never see each other again.

"..."

"By the way, I told Yu Yang that you are my girlfriend and that your parents are preparing for our wedding."

Xia Li was stunned: "What are you doing?"

He quickly said, "It was all arranged before you woke up. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd be angry."

Ali lowered her eyes and remained silent.

"I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd be angry." This means that you knew I would be angry and uncomfortable if you did this, but you still did it behind my back. To put it bluntly, you don't care about my feelings. You knew I might be angry if you did this, so you shouldn't have even thought about doing it, but you did it anyway.

Those who make mistakes will never admit they are wrong, but those who do not make mistakes become wrong if they do not forgive.

To put it bluntly, this kind of person prioritizes their own happiness above all else.

Aren't they friends? How could this happen?

at this time,

Yu Yang was worried about Xia Li, so he came straight in.

Seeing the sadness in the other person's eyes, he picked up Ali and hugged her tightly, his eyes full of possessiveness: "I advise you, there's no need for your ex to make up the numbers. Ali's current partner is me."

Lu Shi'an's eyes were about to spit fire: "Hmph, I knew her first."

His response was Yu Yang's figure carrying Ali as they walked further and further away.

"Let's go to another hospital. Let's ignore this lunatic."

……

Yu Yang acted quickly and completed the transfer procedures. Xia Li fell into a deep sleep in the new ward.

When Xia Li woke up, she received a friend request on her phone: "I dreamt that we got married."

It's obvious who it is.

Xia Li simply ignored him.

Perhaps knowing Ali's temperament, the other person suddenly appeared in Ali's hospital room after requesting to be a friend for three consecutive days.

They even specifically chose to have Yu Yang go out to buy food when he wasn't there.

Xia Li said coldly, "I think you should know that I have a boyfriend."

She felt she needed to have a proper talk with this so-called "ex".

"I am grateful for your kindness to me in the past, but I have a new life now."

Lu Shi'an just kept saying, "I will definitely treat you well."

Seeing that she couldn't reason with him, Xia Li roared, "If you really care about me, then don't bother me!"

She's really getting impatient now. What's the point of having a proper talk?

This person is definitely not in a normal mind!

Just then, Yu Yang arrived.

The three looked at each other, their expressions varied.

"There's no point in talking to someone like that." Yu Yang pulled Xia Li away.

But he stopped him, pointing at Yu Yang and saying, "I want to talk to you alone for a few minutes."

Xia Li watched them walk into the hospital stairwell and start chatting, seemingly indifferent.

She didn't want to listen, but perhaps because of her cultivation, her ears were more sensitive, and she could still faintly hear some sounds.

Yu Yang said, "...Your business is your business. She is my girlfriend now, and I should protect her."

Lu Shi'an's reply was instead filled with a disgusting feeling: "What if he slept with me?"

"..."

Xia Li: "!!!"

She didn't hear what Yu Yang said clearly; she only felt her head buzzing and her heart, liver, and lungs aching all over.

If you previously thought this man was simply devoted, just a bit extreme.

Now, all she feels is disgust.

If you can't have it, you have to destroy it?

My god, this man is terrifying!

Lost in thought, Ali didn't notice that Yu Yang had come to her side and then pulled her away like a puppet on a string.

Arriving at the edge of a lake, Yu Yang cautiously asked, "Are you alright?"

"Fine, you can go now. I want to be alone."

Yu Yang obediently left.

Seeing Yu Yang leave straight away, Ali became somewhat angry again.

That idiot!

He actually left when told to...

How could I possibly fall for this guy?

Am I really that bad at judging character?

……

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Lu Shi'an kept pestering her and boldly confessed his feelings in public. He originally wanted to win back Xia Li, but unexpectedly, it backfired and made Xia Li and Yu Yang's relationship heat up rapidly.

Xia Li's feelings for Lu Shi'an were finally exhausted by his various shady actions, and she stopped sending him the money she had been sending every month.

"A man who threatens a woman's chastity must be mentally ill to be attracted to him."

The words had barely left my mouth when I suddenly realized I'd gotten myself into a mess.

After all, she had previously thought that the other person was deeply in love.

Thinking of this, Ali couldn't help but curse herself: "Idiot!"

It's already had a problem once, we can't let it have another one, can we?

……

One sunny weekend, the streets were bustling with people.

Xia Li and Yu Yang strolled leisurely down the commercial street, hand in hand.

The two strolled along, stopping occasionally to admire the merchandise in the shop windows. They would sometimes exchange smiles and share their feelings, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

However, this beautiful tranquility was shattered by the sudden appearance of Lu Shi'an.

Lu Shi'an, with a gloomy expression, strode towards them, then suddenly stopped in front of them, blocking their way.

Xia Li and Yu Yang were both startled by this sudden situation. The smiles on their faces vanished instantly, replaced by doubt and wariness.

"Xia Li, you've really made me search high and low!" Lu Shi'an said coldly, his voice filled with anger and dissatisfaction.

Xia Li frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

But she still tried to remain calm and asked, "Lu Shi'an, what do you mean by this? Why did you suddenly stop us out of the blue?"

"You...you really like him that much?"

"I don't know who Trash likes, I only know..."

She glanced at Lu Shi'an indifferently, then turned and threw herself into Yu Yang's arms, laughing charmingly and seductively.

"I absolutely adore the older brother outside."

Lu Shi'an looked as if he had been betrayed, his eyes filled with disbelief: "You!"

Yu Yang said impatiently, "What do you want from us? If there's nothing else, we're leaving."

Lu Shi'an sneered, his gaze sweeping over Xia Li and Yu Yang's intertwined arms, before he said loudly, "Hmph, you still have the nerve to ask me? Look at yourself now, with this man, how can you face me? Have you forgotten everything we once shared?"

Upon hearing Lu Shi'an's words, the pedestrians around stopped and gathered around curiously.

Before long, the three of them were surrounded by a crowd.

People began to whisper among themselves, pointing and whispering about Xia Li, their eyes filled with doubt and accusation.

"How could this girl be like this? She has a boyfriend but she's with other men. She's so shameless," a middle-aged woman muttered under her breath.

"Exactly, young people these days are too casual about relationships," an old man next to him chimed in.

"Now that her man has come looking for her, both she and he are doomed!"

"Serves her right, she cheated on me! People who aren't sincere in their relationships deserve to die!"

"..."

Hearing these comments, Xia Li felt both angry and anxious.

She clenched her fists, trying to stay calm.

Fortunately, I had made ample preparations in case Lu Shi'an acted desperately.