Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Don’t Want to Be a Marionette
 

“I know I can’t help being born with this beautiful face, but isn’t it a bit much, staring at me so blatantly?” Qin Youxuan joked playfully, her cheeks reddening, only heaving a sigh of relief when he gave a slight smile.

“Dan Hanjie, hurry up, I’m really hungry.” Qin Youxuan rubbed her stomach and pouted.

“Alright, let’s head home.” Dan Hanjie stepped forward and pecked the corner of her mouth, his eyes full of love.

Seeing Qin Youxuan blush, he took her hand, helped her into the car, and drove off.

…

“Mr. Jie.”

As soon as Dan Hanjie and Qin Youxuan returned to Yujing Villa, Yao rushed out to meet them.

A trace of anxiety flashed across his emotionless face.

“What’s happened?” Qin Youxuan, whose hand was being held by Dan Hanjie, fell into stride with him and raised an eyebrow at Yao’s tense figure.

“You said you were hungry, go wait in the dining room.” Dan Hanjie’s gaze flickered, and he let go of her hand.

“I am hungry, but I’m not so hungry that I don’t have time to listen. You can’t brush me off!” Qin Youxuan grabbed the hem of his shirt, determined to hear what he had to say.

“Dan Hanjie, you know what’s going on, don’t you? Is it about me…”

“Let’s eat first, we’ll talk later.” Dan Hanjie interrupted Qin Youxuan, sending Yao a displeased glance.

“…”

Yao lowered his gaze, silent.

His surprise was too great, causing him to lose his composure.

And it made Qin Youxuan realize that something was off.

“I’m not eating.” Qin Youxuan let go of his hand, walked over to the couch in the living room, and sat down. “I won’t eat until everything is clear.”

…

“Don’t look at me like that; yes, I’m being immature. Like a child throwing a tantrum and refusing food. If you can’t stand it, then leave me be. I’ll starve to death.” Qin Youxuan turned her face away, puffing her cheeks out in anger.

Dan Hanjie was always keeping secrets from her. Without resorting to this, she really didn’t know how to get him to open up.

She’s not an idiot, and she knows when she’s being treated well.

But who likes being controlled under the pretense of protection?

“Qin Youxuan!”

“No use yelling at me. It’s not illegal for me to starve myself. If you’re so domineering, you might as well get a doctor to give me nutrition shots. So even if I refuse to eat, I won’t starve. You can keep doing whatever you want to do without telling me.”

As Qin Youxuan spoke, she got more and more agitated, her eyes turning red.

She’d wanted to say these things for a long time.

But every time she faced Dan Hanjie she would lose her nerve and not dare to say anything.

“Am I really that domineering in your eyes?” Dan Hanjie walked over to her and tried to take her hand.

Qin Youxuan scooted away from him, avoiding his hand.

“Of course you don’t think you’re domineering; you probably feel like you’re doing this for my own good. That you’re screening out bad news and shield me from harm, and I should be grateful instead of showing such a bad temper.”

“…”

Isn’t that how it should be?

“Dan Hanjie, we are all individuals first and foremost. That means you have to accept that others may not agree with you. What you think is good may not be perceived as good by others.”

“…”

“If I let you decide everything for me, how am I different from a puppet?” Qin Youxuan took a deep breath as she finished her speech, nervously fixing her eyes on him.

She was genuinely afraid that Dan Hanjie might strangle her.

“…”

Does she see herself as a puppet because of his protective instinct?