Chapter 127 Should I break up with him?

Gu Zhi's eyes were fixed on her, as if he was weighing something, or as if he was deliberately delaying.

"Who else?"

Ruan Yi's voice was already tinged with urgency as she pressed on.

The scene of her dying moments often gnaws at her in the hazy midnight dreams, and the person in front of her now is the only one who can give her the answer.

Gu Zhi's tightly furrowed brows held an indescribable seriousness. He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice.

"Sister, you have to believe what I'm about to say."

"When I arrived, my sister had already been in an accident... I don't know if she heard or saw anything while she was still conscious."

The man's gaze was fixed intently on her eyes.

"But what I'm saying now is the truth, and I hope my sister can believe me."

Ruan Yi was not a patient person to begin with, and now that he had piqued her interest, her anger flared up.

"I believe you!" she blurted out almost defiantly. "Tell me!"

Gu Zhi stared at her for a few seconds, his eyes swirling with complex emotions, as if he was hesitating, or as if he had finally made up his mind.

He slowly opened his lips, and a name fell clearly into the air, carrying a heavy weight.

"It's Fu Jingchen."

"He and Pei Lian are together."

Time seemed to freeze at that moment. The girl was stunned for several seconds before she finally seemed to break free from her shock, her brows furrowing tightly.

Anger instantly ignited in those clear eyes.

"Impossible!" Ruan Yi almost shouted.

"Gu Zhi, are you still trying to lie to me?"

In her past life, Fu Jingchen was her boyfriend. Even though she later dumped him due to mental instability and confusion, her feelings for him were genuine.

In this life, despite her initial poor attitude towards him, Fu Jingchen still pursued her steadfastly.

Such stable emotions even gave Ruan Yi a narcissistic illusion that bordered on self-righteousness.

It seems that no matter what she does, no matter how she misunderstands him, Fu Jingchen will always forgive her and fall in love with her again and again.

Whether in her past life or now, if it weren't for Fu Jingchen's presence interfering with Gu Zhi's plans, she would have been swallowed by Gu Zhi long ago.

If it were anyone else, ten Shen Xuns wouldn't be enough to fight Gu Zhi...

How could Fu Jingchen be her murderer?

"Are you trying to mislead me again!?"

Ruan Yi suddenly reached out and shoved the man in the chest. The man was still injured and had no defenses against her. He groaned as he was pushed, and his lips turned even paler.

"Yes, Fu Jingchen and Pei Lian are friends, but Fu Jingchen would never want to kill me."

After Gu Zhi was pushed away, his expression instantly darkened, and a thick shadow seemed to fall over his eyes, making them frighteningly dark.

He looked at Ruan Yi in silence for a few seconds, then spoke with a self-deprecating laugh.

"How can I swear an oath that my sister will believe me? Should I risk my life, or should I lie and never see her again?"

Ruan Yi must know that he wouldn't lie about the vows he made about her.

"I didn't lie... Sister, please think back carefully, okay?"

Gu Zhi's words were like a key, prying open those blurry, despair-filled fragments.

The stark white of the incandescent light bulb, the cold sound of the heart monitor, and... the sound of a man talking all around.

The last memories of my life echoed in my ears like a curse. Who was talking to whom?

"She will be the most perfect work."

The cold male voice, with its flat tone, concealed emotions that were being suppressed with great effort.

"Why is that little beast always the only one in your eyes...?"

The other man's tone, however, was already tinged with twisted madness and jealousy.

At that time, she was in a daze and could not distinguish the familiar yet unfamiliar tones of the two voices.

"You little beast... is he cursing Gu Zhi?"

Beneath that calm tone lay an unusually morbid jealousy and hatred, so much like her ex-boyfriend back then.

Perhaps it should be said that he was an "abnormal" Fu Jingchen.

The girl's unwavering faith in her boyfriend that she had just shown was being gradually eroded by hesitation.

Gu Zhi took in these subtle changes, and a restrained yet sorrowful sigh escaped his throat.

"Sister, look, he's capable of doing something like this. It really happened that they hurt you. How terrifying..."

The man deliberately lowered his voice, each word seeming to hook at her heart.

"No matter the reason, killing is wrong, unlike me... I wouldn't even dare to think about such a thing."

As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, and the arm that Ruan Yi had pushed away earlier now harmlessly hooked around her waist and pulled her into his arms.

His fingertips brushed against her waist, carrying a slightly cool temperature as they traveled upwards, stopping at her back and gently caressing her, holding her firmly in his arms.

Ruan Yi sneered at his pretentious and shameless behavior.

"You carry a gun around all day just for show?"

Gu Zhi paused for a moment, then hugged her even tighter, resting his chin on her neck, his voice full of grievance.

“How can that be the same? My gun will never be pointed at my sister, only at myself, or... anyone who wants to hurt her.”

He looked down, his gaze falling on Ruan Yi's gradually paling face. Her face, drained of color by shock, made her appear even more frail.

Gu Zhi's heart clenched instantly, and his tone became increasingly earnest, even pleading.

"Sister, should you break up with him?"

"It's too dangerous to stay by Fu Jingchen's side. He's even willing to kill you. Who knows what he might do next?"

He tightened his arms around her, pressing her against his chest, and could clearly feel her struggle.

"I can't lose my sister too."

Tears fell unexpectedly onto Ruan Yi's neck, their scalding heat making her flinch.

"Please, don't stay with him anymore..."

Tears streamed down her chest with burning kisses, carrying a fervent intent.

"Ugh—" the man cried out in pain as Ruan Yi pulled hard on his ear, her eyes seeming to mock him.

Stop pretending.

"I don't really understand why Fu Jingchen and Pei Lian wanted to kill me, but do you think I don't know?"

"How can any of this be unrelated to you?"

Ruan Yi stared at him and said, word by word.

Gu Zhi brainwashed her all day long, making her believe that other men were either mentally ill or homosexual, and none of them were good.

Now, they're pretending to be innocent?

Gu Zhi's eyes were red, and tears still clung to his eyelashes.

"Sister, you've really misunderstood me. I just love you too much... Fu Jingchen is different. He's so scheming; he's even capable of killing you!"

"He's a psychopath, a control freak. If his sister does something that displeases him, he'll want to team up with Pei Lian to kill her. He's a madman."

Ruan Yi watched him slander others so utterly, and found it absurd, so she couldn't help but sneer.

"What you did was no better than what he did?"

"I'm just afraid my sister won't want me anymore. I'm not like him..."

Ruan Yi didn't say anything more, just looked at him silently. She didn't believe a sliver of what Gu Zhi said.

And what about Fu Jingchen? Was the person beside him his husband the one who took his life?

If others don't know, how could she not know?

Fu Jingchen, the "husband" who is constantly being criticized and slandered as extremely vicious and cruel.

In relationships, he has never gained the upper hand.