Shangguan Wanning was stunned, her mind suddenly went blank, and a huge sadness came over her, making her shaky.
"Why don't you take a break?"
Mu Jingrui walked up to Shangguan Wanning, looked at her pale face, and naturally reached out his hand to stroke her face.
The warmth of his palm brought Shangguan Wanning back to her senses. She took two steps back and whispered, "Master Mu, please respect yourself."
Mu Jingrui felt like he was going crazy.
"Ning'er, do we really have to be so unfamiliar with each other?"
Shangguan Wanning's heart ached deeply. She closed her eyes in pain, turned around and looked at the silent sky.
"Perhaps, we are not that unfamiliar. After all, we once said that we would depend on each other for life and death. But now it is different."
Shangguan Wanning turned her head and stared at Mu Jingrui. She also wanted to snuggle into his arms for comfort like she did before, but...
"What's the difference?" Mu Jingrui put his hands on Shangguan Wanning's shoulders. He tried his best to restrain the urge to hug her in his arms. "Ning'er, there is no difference. I am still..."
"Master Mu, could it be that... you have forgotten Yin Yuqing? Before, you were Mu Jingrui; now, you are Yin Yuqing's husband. We..." Shangguan Wanning slowly pushed Mu Jingrui's hand away, "We should not meet alone again."
Shangguan Wanning's words were like a revelation to Mu Jingrui, instantly waking him up, but at the same time he also fell into an abyss.
If she hadn't mentioned it, he would hardly have remembered that the Mu Mansion already had a mistress.
"Ning'er, listen to me. I had my own reasons for breaking off the engagement. It was actually because..."
"Miss, something bad has happened to Master Sun." Lu Tong ran over breathlessly, "Senior Lu asked you to go over quickly."
When Shangguan Wanning heard this, her face suddenly changed. She didn't care what Mu Jingrui was going to say next. She turned around and ran towards Sun Jinyao's room.
Mu Jingrui hesitated slightly, but finally followed.
Shangguan Wanning pushed the door open and saw Sun Jinyao lying on the bed. His face was as pale as paper and his eye sockets were sunken. In just a few hours, he looked emaciated and seemed like he would die at any time.
"Brother Yao..." Shangguan Wanning walked to the bedside and called Sun Jinyao carefully, but her eyes were looking at Lu Xiangzi.
Lu Xiangzi's expression was sad, and he shook his head at her calmly.
In an instant, Shangguan Wanning felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
If even Lu Xiangzi can't be saved, then Sun Jinyao... will definitely die.
“Ning’er…”
Sun Jinyao slowly opened his eyes and saw Shangguan Wanning sitting next to him. He forced a smile.
"Brother Yao..."
"Why are you crying?" Sun Jinyao raised his hand to wipe Shangguan Wanning's tears.
Shangguan Wanning then realized that she had been crying without realizing it.
Mu Jingrui stood at the door of the room, looking at the scene in front of him, clenching his fists, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Old monster, am I going to die?" Sun Jinyao asked Lu Xiangzi.
Shangguan Wanning knew that Lu Xiangzi was not good at lying, so she spoke first: "How could that be? Brother Yao, you just suffered internal injuries. Master's medical skills are so good, how could he let you die? Just rest assured, you will be well in a few days."
Sun Jinyao just smiled slightly. He even found it difficult to breathe. Besides, the old man was not good at pretending, and all his emotions were written on his face.
"Hey, kid, do you... have anything you want to do or say?" Lu Xiangzi asked, stroking his beard.
Sun Jinyao was silent for a while, then used his last bit of strength to hold Shangguan Wanning's hand.
"Ning'er, if I really die, don't be sad... don't cry... If there is an afterlife, will you... be my wife?"
Shangguan Wanning was stunned, feeling a little overwhelmed.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why bother about this in the next life? As long as you get better, Ning'er can marry you in this life..." Lu Xiangzi secretly bumped into Shangguan Wanning and winked at her, "Ning'er, don't you think so?"
"I..." Shangguan Wanning subconsciously raised her head and looked at Mu Jingrui who was standing at the door.
She saw Mu Jingrui shaking his head at her.
"Given his current condition, it's hard to say whether he can survive tonight. Just think of it as a good deed."
Lu Xiangzi leaned close to Shangguan Wanning's ear and said in a low voice, "Even if you don't have any romantic feelings for him, at least you have friendship for him. For my sake, don't let him leave with such regrets."
Shangguan Wanning recalled every moment she spent with Sun Jinyao, and that this time he was seriously injured just to protect her.
What she owed him was not only her life, but also her deepest love.
Mu Jingrui knew from Shangguan Wanning's expression that she had softened her heart. He was about to rush in to stop her when he heard Shangguan Wanning's choked words.
"Brother Yao, as long as you get better, I will marry you..."
"Really?" Sun Jinyao's consciousness was a little fuzzy, but a clear light flashed in his eyes.
"real."
Shangguan Wanning saw from the corner of her eye that Mu Jingrui stopped moving forward.
She knew that from now on, she and he would be separated by thousands of miles and there would be no possibility for them to become husband and wife again.
"Brother Yao, you have to get better... You must get better soon..."
Mu Jingrui stood there in a daze.
He never thought that one day, he would make Shangguan Wanning promise to marry another man in front of him.
But he was powerless to stop it, nor was he qualified to stop it.
Mu Jingrui didn't know when he left the room. His mind was confused and his body seemed to be drained of energy.
He wandered in unfamiliar streets, got himself drunk, and collapsed in a dirty alley like a puddle of mud.
"Go back."
Chu Xiaolian had been following Mu Jingrui. It was the first time she saw the calm and wise Mu Jingrui completely collapse.
She squatted down and tried to help Mu Jingrui up, but Mu Jingrui grabbed her wrist and held her tightly in his arms.
Chu Xiaolian was stunned.
She seemed to feel Mu Jingrui, who was lying on her shoulder, trembling all over.
"Ning'er, I'm sorry... I really had no choice but to marry Yin Yuqing. Believe me, I will handle these things... Please give me some more time and don't marry Sun Jinyao, okay? Don't marry..."
Chu Xiaolian hesitated for a long time, then opened her arms and hugged Mu Jingrui, patting his back gently and saying softly: "I won't leave you. Even if it takes forever, I will be by your side. You are the one I love the most, how can I bear to..."
Mu Jingrui gradually calmed down and fell asleep leaning on Chu Xiaolian's shoulder.
Chu Xiaolian carried Mu Jingrui on her back and walked towards the county government office. She looked at the two of them, their voices stretched out by the moonlight, and said softly, "I will let you get her..."
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