Chapter 62 Confrontation

"Click—"

The light sound of the rolling stones, behind the silent rockery, is like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake!

The ambiguous whisper disappeared in an instant.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment, leaving only the whimpering of the night wind blowing through the branches and leaves.

It's over! Exposed! Shen He's heart tightened, and almost subconsciously, he turned around and wanted to slip away!

She doesn't want to cause trouble!

I don’t want to get involved in the mess between Xue Minglan and Yun Xiu!

However--

She just moved!

A black shadow shot out silently from behind the rockery like a ghost!

So fast! No time to react!

Xue Minglan didn't even dare to raise a voice to warn!

He only knew that he must not let the people inside know that there were people outside!

We must not let anyone know that he and Yunxiu are here!

A cold and powerful hand grabbed Shen He's wrist like lightning!

The force was so great that it almost crushed her bones!

Chen He groaned!

The next second, she was pulled back violently by a huge force!

"Bang!"

His back hit the cold and hard rock wall!

The collision made her eyes go black and her internal organs seemed to be displaced!

Before she could catch her breath——

The other hand, like an iron clamp, grabbed her slender neck with ruthless ferocity!

“Hmm…”

The feeling of suffocation came instantly!

Chen He's eyes suddenly widened!

Damn it! The few glasses of wine I drank tonight made this already weak body even more powerless to resist! The Shen He who could deal with others and lift a tripod in his previous life was now so vulnerable!

She tried to struggle desperately, using both hands to pry the hand that was strangling her neck, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree!

In the darkness, she could only see a vague outline and feel the dangerous aura coming from the other person, a mixture of blood and coldness!

Just then, a cloud dispersed.

The cold moonlight, like mercury pouring on the ground, instantly illuminated the small area under the rockery.

It also illuminated Shen He's face, which was being pressed tightly against the stone wall and was beginning to turn pale due to lack of oxygen.

as well as……

That face that was so close, filled with murderous intent, suddenly froze at this moment!

It’s really Xue Minglan!

Under the moonlight, the wound on his forehead that had just been bandaged looked particularly hideous as the blood had not yet dried!

The moment he saw clearly that the person he had restrained was actually Chen He—

Xue Minglan froze in place as if struck by lightning!

Pupils suddenly constricted!

The hand that was pinching her neck subconsciously loosened its grip a little.

How could it be her?!

How come she is here?!

Shock! Panic! And a hint of fear that he himself was not even aware of!

He stared at Chen He intently, his Adam's apple rolling.

There was a suffocating silence in the air.

It took him a while to find his voice, which was dry and hoarse.

"you……"

“…Did you hear everything?”

His voice was very low, with a barely perceptible tremor.

He was afraid! Afraid that she would hear those unbearable calculations, afraid that she would hear the promise he made to Yunxiu, a promise that even he himself felt was hypocritical!

Shen He did not answer.

The tension on her neck loosened a little, and she was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

She coughed violently a few times, tears of irrationality welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Then she raised her hand and gently stroked her neck which was painful from being pinched.

The movement was slow, with a silent accusation.

Then she raised her eyes and looked at Xue Minglan.

In those beautiful almond-shaped eyes, there was no fear or anger, only a cold and clear understanding that saw through everything.

That look was so clear, like a mirror, reflecting all his unbearableness, meanness, darkness, calculation and embarrassment!

No words are needed.

Xue Minglan understood instantly.

She heard it.

I heard it all!

His heart felt like it was being grasped and crushed by an invisible hand! An indescribable discomfort and panic instantly swept over him!

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain.

I want to say it’s not what you think!

I think I was just using Yunxiu!

I want to say that everything I did was to save my mother and sister!

But……

"Brother Ming?"

A female voice, filled with doubt and caution, sounded from behind the rockery.

Yunxiu was worried and walked out.

She came! When he was at his most embarrassed and inexplicable moment!

Yunxiu saw the two people confronting each other under the rockery at a glance.

One was Shen He, who was being strangled, looking miserable, but with cold eyes.

One was Xue Minglan, who was pinching the other's neck with a complicated expression and a hint of panic.

This picture is too dazzling!

In particular, she had long heard rumors in the palace that Commander Xue's feelings for the legitimate daughter of the General Zhenbei's Mansion seemed to be more than just childhood sweethearts!

What did Xue Minglan say to her at that time?

He said it was just a childhood friendship that had faded long ago.

He said that Chen He's identity is different now and they are no longer the same kind of people.

He said that he only cared for her like a brother or sister, and there was absolutely no private relationship between men and women!

But what about now?

What is this?!

Yunxiu's eyes fell on Xue Minglan's hand that was pinching Chen He's neck, and then slowly moved to his ugly face.

She didn't question it immediately.

She just looked at Xue Minglan quietly.

There was scrutiny and inquiry in his eyes, as well as a subtle hint of hurt and coercion.

She was waiting! Waiting for him to express his feelings! Waiting for him to prove that he really had no personal feelings for Shen He! Waiting for him to prove that the promise he had just made to her was not empty words!

Xue Minglan's heart sank to the bottom in an instant!

He looked at Yunxiu's inquiring eyes, then at Chen He, who was being held by him, with a pale face but stubborn eyes.

He can't explain!

Once he explained that he was using Yunxiu, Yunxiu would definitely turn against him! His only hope of saving his mother and sister would be gone!

But……

He didn't want Shen He to misunderstand!

He didn't want her to think that he, Xue Minglan, was such a despicable and shameless villain who relied on women to climb up the ladder!

I don't want her to see me hurting her like this!

Dilemma! Desperate situation! He had never hated his own powerlessness as much as he did at this moment!

Yunxiu's gaze grew colder and colder.

Xue Minglan knew that he had to make a choice.

For his mother and sister, he had no choice!

Even though my heart hurts like it's being cut by a knife!

Although looking at Shen He's cold and disappointed eyes, he wanted to kill himself!

He still...

Grit your teeth!

There was a flash of cruelty and determination in his eyes!

The hand that was pinching Chen He's neck suddenly tightened again!

"Well……"

Chen He's face instantly turned red again!

"explain!"

Xue Minglan's voice became icy cold, with a deliberately cruel tone.

"What on earth did you hear?!"

He stared at Shen He, watching her face turn from red to purple little by little.

Watching her struggling in pain due to lack of oxygen, she made a hoarse sound in her throat.

His heart was bleeding! Every bit of pain he inflicted on her was like cutting his own flesh with a blunt knife! But he couldn't stop! He had to keep acting!

Ah He! I'm sorry!

Xue Minglan shouted in his heart!

Ah He! Wait for me! Wait until I rescue my mother and sister, and then I will apologize to you!

Just when Shen He felt like he was about to suffocate and his vision began to go dark—

Suddenly, a slightly childish but anxious voice was heard from the distance!

“Sister He——!”

"Sister He! Where are you?!"

"Chi'er can't find you——!"