Shen Wei was too familiar with that look.
His eyes were filled with a man's desire to conquer, like a cheetah hiding in the forest, stalking its prey.
Shen Wei took two steps back.
She knew Li Yuanli's possessiveness. This man was terrible. Without Shen Wei's knowledge, he had been thinking about Shen Wei silently for many years. Now that the two of them are together day and night, Li Yuanli can no longer hide his thoughts.
"Wouldn't it be good to just stay by my side?" Li Yuanli stared at Chen Wei, as if asking.
Shen Wei replied: “Not good.”
The candlelight was bright, and Li Yuanli walked towards Shen Wei step by step. He was very tall, and was covered in a dark robe. In front of him, Shen Wei was as fragile as a yellow oriole that couldn't escape.
His bony fingers touched his collar.
He took off his dark black coat.
Shen Wei frowned secretly.
She retreated to the small desk next to the candlestick and reached into the drawer of the desk, where there was a small dagger for self-defense.
Noticing Shen Wei's little action, Li Yuanli suddenly laughed softly, holding the black robe he had taken off in his hand: "Li Yuanjing can do it, why can't I? What's the difference between him and me?"
Shen Wei’s face darkened: “You are drunk.”
Li Yuanli came over and snatched the dagger that Shen Wei was holding.
Snap——
The dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The blade is sharp, flashing with cold light.
Li Yuanli came too close, almost forcing Shen Wei into a corner. When Shen Wei looked up, she could see the hard curve of his chin and the lingering sweet aroma of wine in the air.
"What? Are you scared?" Li Yuanli bent down slightly and his eyes were level with Shen Wei.
Eyes met.
Shen Wei's eyes were calm, and Li Yuanli did not notice her fear. Shen Wei always seems to be like this, fearless and always calmly thinking about solutions.
She never cared about a clean reputation.
Even if Li Yuanli really forced himself on her tonight, Shen Wei would be able to act as if nothing had happened the next day, eating and drinking as usual, without any turmoil in her heart.
Li Yuanli sighed inwardly, what kind of price would it cost? Only then can he pry open Shen Wei's heart.
He waved away the black robe he had taken off and draped it over Shen Wei's shoulders: "It's late at night, take a good rest."
The night was dark and Li Yuanli turned and left.
Shen Wei bent down, picked up the dagger on the ground, and threw it into the drawer. She changed into her pajamas and threw aside the torn sleeves.
Shen Wei lay back on the bed and thought about the possibility of a successful escape for a while - she found that her chances of escaping were pitifully low.
Shen Wei closed her eyes helplessly.
Think about it tomorrow, go to sleep tonight.
...
...
The next morning.
Li Yuanli tore up Shen Wei's clothes last night, so today he sent someone to give Shen Wei a new set of clothes.
The dress was made of soft satin, a kind of brocade unique to Southern Chu. It was a bluish-green color after the rain and shimmered lightly in the sunlight. After Shen Wei put it on, she found that the dress fit her unexpectedly well.
The clothes were very nice, but unfortunately Shen Wei was in poor health and looked haggard. No matter how expensive or beautiful the clothes are, when you wear them, there will always be a contrast like flowers embellishing stones.
When Mo Xun went out in the morning, he saw the beautiful dress on Chen Wei and said sourly, "That stinky boy Li Yuanli didn't even know to send new clothes to the ancestors! Well, Chen Wei, lend me the dress you wore yesterday."
Shen Wei said: "It was torn."
Mo Xun was dumbfounded.
Torn?
She looked at Shen Wei in astonishment and whispered, "I slept downstairs last night and vaguely heard some noise in the attic. Could it be that you...you slept with him?"
Shen Wei shook her head: “No, don’t think too much.”
Mo Xun patted Chen Wei's shoulder and said, "Go ahead and sleep. A man can have three wives and four concubines. It's okay for us to have three husbands and four wives. I support you."
Mo Xun said with a hint of regret: "When I was the empress, I fell in love with several handsome young men. If Zhang Hean hadn't stopped me, I would have had many husbands."
Without staying in the city for too long, the carriage continued heading south.
Two days later, we arrived in the South China Sea. In recent years, Li Yuanli sent people to suppress the Japanese pirates roaming in the South China Sea and set up a special shipping company to transport pearls and rubies. Gradually, the lives of the people along the coast of the South China Sea have improved and the public security has been good.
Everyone rested in a villa on the coast.
The villa is large in area and has all kinds of furnishings, and its luxury is no less than that of the imperial palace. Obviously, Li Yuanli had prepared the villa a long time ago, not overnight.
The villa has an excellent geographical location. Just by looking up, you can see the tall stone statue of Bodhisattva.
After hundreds of years, the stone statue still stands tall. The compassionate Bodhisattva statue has its eyes closed, with the vast blue sea behind it.
In the courtyard, Shen Wei sat on a rattan chair, looking up at the majestic Bodhisattva statue for a while, then turned her head to chat with Mo Xun beside her: "I heard that this is the Bodhisattva statue that the Southern Chu Emperor built for you back then?"
Mo Xun had a complicated expression.
She held her chin in her hand and recalled the past: "I fought on the battlefield and suffered from many old diseases. After I turned thirty, my body couldn't bear it anymore and my health got worse day by day... I had long since become indifferent to life and death, but Zhang Hean didn't want me to die, so he sent people to cast a statue of the Bodhisattva to pray for me."
"But I still died, alas."
Chen Wei asked Mo Xun: "If I die, can my soul return to the modern world? Or will it cycle endlessly in this world?"
Mo Xun shook his head and looked at the majestic Buddha statue: "The instrument is damaged. I am the only one who can master the core technology of neutrinos, and it is still a semi-finished product. Neutrinos have limited consumption and will not continue to circulate after death. Chen Wei, we can't go back, never."
Shen Wei's heart skipped a beat.
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