Children of Loulan

Chapter 257 What Does This Have to Do with Me

Seeing Dahl's serious face, Bai Xi's heart almost jumped into his throat. He had never been so nervous before, but at this moment, he knew that this was his only chance. Since the words had been spoken and could not be taken back, he simply gritted his teeth and repeated again: "I... I said... I said... I like you, I want... I want to marry you... as... as... my wife!"

Even though he had made up his mind in his heart, when the words actually came out of his mouth, he couldn't help stuttering.

After he finished speaking, he stood there stiffly like a statue, staring at Dahl with his eyes fixed, like a prisoner waiting for trial, not daring to move. Dahl was startled by his sudden action and stood there at a loss.

After a while, Dahl finally came back to his senses, his eyes slowly moved to Baixi, with a trace of confusion on his face. She really couldn't understand why this man suddenly said such inexplicable words. She looked at Baixi carefully and found that his eyes were sincere and firm, but also a little nervous and shy, and his face flushed.

Dahl couldn't help but fall into deep thought: "He doesn't look like he's lying. When did he have this idea? After all, I've beaten him before. Wait, could it be that he wanted to take responsibility for me because he hugged me by accident that time..."

Thinking of this, Dar said tentatively: "What happened before is in the past, and I slapped you at that time, so it can be considered even. What's more, the prince and princess said that this matter should not be pursued further, so you don't have to think about being responsible for me!"

Hearing what Dale said, Bai Xi knew that she had misunderstood, and immediately waved his hands and said, "No, it's not that I wanted to be responsible for you that time. I really like you and really want to marry you. It has nothing to do with that time. I wanted to marry you before that. I was going to tell you when we had that misunderstanding, but seeing how angry you were at that time, I... I was scared!"

Dahl's eyes widened in surprise, unable to believe what she heard. She stammered, "You, don't want to be responsible for me?"

Bai Xi hurriedly explained: "I want to be responsible for you, but it's because I like you, not because of that misunderstanding." These words shocked Dal's heart. She widened her eyes and looked at Bai Xi in disbelief.

Looking at her expression, Bai Xi felt that he had said something wrong again, and hurriedly explained: "My feelings for you are real and have nothing to do with responsibility. Since I got to know you, I have gradually been attracted to you! I...I really want to marry you, not just out of responsibility!"

At this moment, Dahl's mind quickly flashed through every detail of her time with Bai Xi, trying to find some clues. However, no matter how she recalled, she could not find any reason to explain Bai Xi's behavior at this moment.

Seeing that Dale did not react, Baixi thought that she did not believe her, so she continued to explain: "I know you may not be able to accept it now, but please believe me, I will prove it to you." After listening to this, Dale carefully distinguished the truthfulness of Baixi's words at this moment.

At this moment, Ziya came over with a brisk pace. He saw from a distance that the two seemed to be talking about something important. However, when he got closer, he found that the two were just staring at each other as if nothing around them had anything to do with them.

Ziya couldn't help but cough lightly: "Hey, what are you doing? Are you arguing? Or is there something else going on? Why are you staring at each other like you're going to confront each other?"

His sudden appearance broke the subtle and tense atmosphere between the two. They both turned their heads subconsciously. Dal said hurriedly: "It's getting late. I'll go back and rest first. You should go to bed early too!" After that, he turned around and left in a hurry, leaving only Ziya and Baixi standing there.

Bai Xi also felt a little embarrassed. He nodded slightly and responded, "Well, I'll go back and rest too!" Then he turned and left.

Seeing the two people leave at the same time, Ziya was full of doubts and felt that this matter was very strange. But curiosity got the better of him, and he quickly caught up with Baixi and asked anxiously: "Brother, what happened to you? Are you hiding something from me?"

Bai Xi looked at Ziya blankly and asked, "What's wrong? Nothing happened!"

Ziya's face was full of suspicion, her brows were furrowed, and her eyes were flashing with doubt and distrust: "How is this possible? There must be something between you two that you are hiding from me. Tell me quickly, did she beat you again?"

Bai Xi rolled her eyes and glared at him unhappily: "Don't make wild guesses. Why would she hit me for no reason?"

Ziya obviously didn't believe him and kept asking, "Hey, just tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone!"

Seeing Ziya's persistence, Baixi stopped helplessly, stared at him straight, and said in a serious tone with an unhappy look on his face: "Why do you always think that she will hit me? In your eyes, is she the kind of vulgar and rude person who hits people at every turn, or am I the kind of person who likes to be beaten?"

Ziya noticed that Baixi was a little angry, and hurriedly smiled and explained: "No, brother, please don't misunderstand. It's just that I saw the expressions of the two of you just now, and I felt a little weird..." After all, she slapped you not long ago, right? He only repeated this sentence in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud.

Looking at his expression, Bai Xi sighed: "Hey, I just confessed to her."

Ziya didn't react for a moment, and asked stupidly: "What brother, what's white?"

Bai Xi said unhappily: "I told her directly that I like her and want to marry her!"

This sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding in Ziya's ears. He looked at Baixi in horror and stammered, "Brother, you...you...you want to marry Daer?"

Looking at Ziya who was making such a fuss, Bai Xi frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Can't I like her? Am I a bad person?"

Ziya quickly shook her head and explained in a panic: "No, I mean, did she agree?"

Bai Xi sighed again, without saying anything, but just looked up at the sky. When he thought of Dal's escape just now, his eyes were full of loss.

Ziya was puzzled and looked up at the sky, but all he saw was darkness. So he looked at Baixi again and asked, "Brother, why did you suddenly confess to her?"

Bai Xi looked at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but feel helpless and sigh. He said unhappily: "Because I don't want to be like you in the future, and can only worry about it secretly!" After saying this, he ignored Ziya and continued to walk forward.

When Ziya heard that Baixi's words were related to him, he showed a trace of confusion on his face. He hurriedly chased after him and asked anxiously: "Why don't you want to be like me? What does this have to do with me?"

Bai Xi stopped, turned around, and answered seriously: "I don't want someone better to seduce Dahl in the future, so I want to strike first!"

Ziya was still confused and frowned, asking, "But, what does this have to do with me?"