Song Xizhi turned his head in the direction of the sound and saw the man's slightly reddened eyes.
Their eyes met, so close they could see their own reflections in each other's eyes.
From this perspective, Song Xizhi has a straight nose, deep-set eyes, and facial bones that give him a cold and angular look, making him seem unapproachable. However, when his eyelashes are lowered, he appears dejected and innocent.
His large hand moved up her lower back little by little, then climbed up to her collar, which was damp with fruit wine, and gently caressed it with his fingertips, making Song Xizhi feel a little ticklish.
They also sensed a dangerous coded message.
The man spoke again, his warm breath brushing against Song Xizhi's ear: "Shall we have a child?"
Seeing him like this, Song Xizhi felt a slight pang of pain in her heart. She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, gazing deeply into his eyes, then reached out and gently stroked the back of his head, as if to comfort him.
“Pei Yunyi, you’re drunk right now. I have nothing to do with him.”
"Having people sit at the table wearing human skin masks is not a long-term solution. You'd better go back quickly."
The slight oddness that Song Xizhi had just sensed was not wrong.
Presumably, Pei Yunyi used the excuse of getting drunk to leave the palace banquet, then had his men wear his human skin mask back, and then used another excuse to lure her out.
Pei Yunyi ignored the woman's words, staring intently into Song Xizhi's eyes before leaning down slightly.
He wanted to kiss those red lips so close to his, but for some reason, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he cautiously distanced himself from her.
"Since you can remember the identities of everyone in the Marquis of Anding's mansion, and you can remember Song Xizhi, why don't you report the situation to the military camp and to me?"
"Why did you hide it from everyone and come to the capital alone? Wouldn't that have been more dangerous?"
A man's hoarse voice rang out in the quiet hall. Song Xizhi was slightly taken aback, slowly lowered her hand, and stared wide-eyed at the man in front of her.
But Pei Yunyi's hands remained tightly around her waist, and he continued speaking:
"How did you come to the capital when your health is so poor? Why have my spies searched for your remains all over the country without finding a single clue?"
As Song Xizhi listened to his accusations, he felt his breathing become heavy.
The man's gaze was wet with tears as he continued, "..."
"Before falling off the cliff, Ayan begged me to take care of his family. But he did not mention his wife. Because they were not married at that time, he had been guarding the border for more than ten years and had never even met his fiancée."
"I talked with him about everything in the military camp, but I never mentioned his feelings for his fiancée whom he had never met."
"Why do you value her so much now that you've returned to the capital, treating her so well, as if you love her so deeply that you'd give up your life for her?"
As the man spoke, his eyes darkened further: "These are the questions I wanted to ask him in court that day, but I didn't manage to ask a single one."
Pei Yunyi slowly pressed Song Xizhi against him, as if he wanted to hold her tightly, leaving no gap whatsoever.
“I personally interrogated Song Ruoan. Song Ruoan said that a masked man saved her and taught her how to appeal to Consort Li’s sedan chair on that day.”
Pei Yunyi's voice was muffled, as if it came from his throat, each word spoken with utmost seriousness. When he looked into Song Xizhi's eyes, there was a hint of struggle in them.
“I admit that I told many lies in the past in order to seize the happiness that was within my grasp, but this time, I swear on my life that I have not uttered a single falsehood.”
His eyes were blurry, and his voice was strained: "So, I think he... has some problems."
"Zhizhi...do you believe me?"
This was a question lingering in Pei Yunyi's mind, keeping him awake at night, tossing and turning.
Because no matter who he mentions these doubts to, everyone will think that he is lying out of jealousy, and that he is deliberately targeting Song Xi in order to win her over.
Even Pei Yunyi himself felt the same way.
This put Pei Yunyi in a dilemma, and even he himself couldn't help but feel lost.
Is He Jingyan's behavior suspicious, or is this just malicious speculation?
After all, He Jingyan looked so innocent, so loyal, so gentle and refined, and so polite.
Pei Yunyi couldn't figure it out. All he knew was that he was jealous, really jealous, so jealous that he was about to go crazy.
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Pei Yunyi stared intently at Song Xizhi, as if waiting for Song Xizhi's answer.
However, Song Xizhi could feel that the large hands on his waist were trembling slightly.
She smiled but didn't say a word.
Instead, he stood on tiptoe, closed his eyes, and kissed a pair of lips.
...
After the kiss ended, Song Xizhi, panting, raised her eyes and looked into Pei Yunyi's wet eyes.
"I trust you."
Song Xizhi's reply.
The man's muscles seemed to stiffen at that moment, and his fingertips were burning hot.
Song Xi's explanation of each word:
"Although I really didn't want to think this way, I also felt that there was something wrong with him. So I used my master's special potion to stain his hands and the hem of his clothes, and stood by his side to keep a close watch on him, trying to find evidence."
“Yun Yi, it’s not that you’re jealous or that you’ve lost your mind; it’s that you’re very perceptive and that you’ve discovered the truth of the matter.”
"Even if He Jingyan is the same He Jingyan as before, I will still choose you without hesitation, because it is through you that I understand that love and gratitude are not the same thing."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yunyi couldn't help but hug the woman in front of him tightly.
Song Xizhi gasped in surprise, only to be pulled tightly into his arms, feeling the man's burning heat. The next moment, he heard the man's low voice whisper in his ear:
"I have experienced too many hardships in my life, but only when I am with you do I know what happiness and love are."
Before I fell in love with you, my world seemed gray, but when you appeared before me, my world suddenly became bright.
"Day and night in the palace, I thought countless times that I would lose you and lose the color of my world."
"Zhizhi, zhizhi... zhizhi..."
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