freenovelworld Chapter 779 is truly pathetic!
Chapter 779 is truly pathetic!
"You think I did all this for you?"
Duanmu Chuze's smile was somewhat smug, but while Duanmu Chen dared to think that way, he would absolutely not dare to do it.
"What do you mean?"
Duanmu Chen's face darkened. In front of this uncle, he always seemed to be the one being suppressed.
When they were young, they were about the same age, but whether it was a verbal battle or a physical fight, he never won against Duanmu Chuze.
Unexpectedly, when he grew up, the woman he admired was also snatched away by his own scheme.
This is not finished.
Even the identity that he had previously been somewhat proud of has now been completely stripped away by him.
He became the crown prince, but what about himself?
One careless move and you lose everything!
"Duanmu Chen, all these years have passed, and you still haven't recognized your place. In my eyes, you're nothing more than a junior. Even if you've grown up, you still can't change the fact that I'm your elder. Do you really think that the reason I pleaded for you back then was just because of some past relationship with you?"
Duanmu Chen's expression changed slightly. "What do you mean?"
"That's literally what it means!"
Duanmu Chuze snorted coldly, stood up from his seat, put his hands behind his back, and looked at him coldly. "Do you think I don't know about your little tricks over the years? Do you think I don't know that you've been coveting your aunt all along? Duanmu Chen, it's okay to be stupid, but if you encounter a powerful opponent and still don't realize it, then you're utterly stupid."
The veins on Duanmu Chen's forehead bulged.
He had nothing left now, but at this moment, being humiliated like this by Duanmu Chuze, he wasn't stupid. He understood that Duanmu Chuze had already seen through some of his previous actions.
"Mu Xin Nuan is my wife and your elder, yet you dared to openly attack her in the Eastern Palace! Duanmu Chen, do you think I would have covered up your head injury if it weren't for protecting A Nuan?"
"Shut up! Ah Nuan was meant to be mine. If it weren't for you, Ah Nuan would definitely have married me!"
"Tch! Are you still asleep? When did A-Nuan ever express her feelings to you? Besides, during the three years I was away on campaign, A-Nuan practically never left the house. So tell me, what makes you think that A-Nuan would have become your woman if it weren't for me? You only fell for her after you first saw her beauty and talent, plus her father's power. Duanmu Chen, I'm disgusted by you!"
"You're a man who's clearly just possessive of her, yet you insist on portraying yourself as some kind of love saint. You've completely disgraced us men!"
"You! You're talking nonsense! I didn't. I really like Anuan, I wouldn't be after her power."
"Yes, you weren't after Mu Chang'an's power, you were after A'Nuan. So what? What does she really mean to you? You're just used to competing with me since we were kids. Seeing that I married A'Nuan and you married Wang Xinyan, you think the one I married is the best, don't you?"
Duanmu Chen was momentarily speechless.
It must be said that he did have such thoughts at the beginning.
Before Duanmu Chuze returned, he didn't really have any special feelings for Mu Xinnuan. He just felt that the Mu family was someone he could win over. So when someone secretly attacked Mu Xinnuan, he helped her a couple of times, but at that time, he was only doing so because of Mu Chang'an.
In fact, Mu Chang'an had indeed done him a lot of favors behind the scenes.
This is something that Mu Xin Nuan herself is probably unaware of.
So, now that Duanmu Chuze had suddenly exposed him like this, he really felt ashamed.
At this point, some things seem rather difficult to talk about.
"You're right. I did become more and more interested in her after she became your betrothed. So what? Duanmu Chuze, as an elder, since you knew my feelings back then, why couldn't you give her to me?"
Without thinking, Duanmu Chuze threw a punch at Duanmu Chen.
Duanmu Chen was caught off guard and was hit squarely.
There was some blood at the corner of his mouth, the skin was broken, and half of his face was bruised and swollen.
"She's a person! A living, breathing person! Duanmu Chen, you fucking despise me!"
In a moment of anger and frustration, Duanmu Chuze, who always paid attention to his image and manners, couldn't help but swear.
"Did you lose your mind? Anuan is the love of my life. I would marry only her for the rest of my life, and I would even disregard the country and its people. Can you do that? You just want Anuan to satisfy your possessiveness and to settle some of our years of arguments. Duanmu Chen, you won't even spare an innocent woman. How pathetic!"
"You're lying! I didn't, I didn't!"
"You still dare to say you didn't?" Duanmu Chuze had calmed down by now.
"Think carefully about everything you've done these past few years. Is there anything you can be proud of? As a direct descendant of the Duanmu family, how dare you say that! Let me tell you, I'm here to completely crush your hopes. For the rest of your life, don't even think about leaving this courtyard! Think about all the things you've done in secret. If it weren't for the fear of offending A-Nuan's ears, do you think A-Nuan would have allowed me to plead for you?"
"I'm afraid Ah Nuan would rather you died sooner, so that everything would be alright!"
"No! No way. I didn't, I didn't do anything to wrong Anuan, I didn't."
The damn duck has a tough mouth!
Duanmu Chuze stopped looking at him. Duanmu Chen looked rather pitiful.
More than anything, it's pathetic and hateful!
Duanmu Chuze sighed softly, looking at a portrait on the wall, and said softly, "If it weren't for the fact that you're my elder brother's son, do you think I would plead for you? When we were kids, whether we were good or bad, it's all in the past. I have no intention of dwelling on it anymore, but you, you've been holding a grudge. Even if you don't think about yourself, shouldn't you at least think about your two children? What will become of them?"
One sentence jolted Duanmu Chen awake.
Yes, he is no longer a child and no longer has the protection of his parents.
He is already a parent. How will his children live their lives in the future?
"If you trust me, first reflect on your actions in the manor, then write a letter of repentance, and I will find a way to send it to Father Emperor's desk. You know in your heart what to do."
After saying that, Duanmu Chuze left without looking back.