"Okay! Please remember what you said today. No matter who is gone, you must live well. Don't take your life lightly. No matter how bitter it is, you must live. Just living is enough... just living is enough..." He murmured to himself as if he had lost his soul.
Shu Yao was somewhat stunned. Judging from his tone, he was no longer as cold towards her as he had been at the Huo residence. Instead, it seemed as if he was genuinely afraid that she would die, which stirred up her heart once again.
"Huo Jingsha, are you worried about me? Don't tell me you're only now realizing your mistake. Tell me, did Yuefang send you, or did you come here on your own?" Given her previous relationship with Yuefang, they could at most be considered to have been on good terms. Moreover, Yuefang probably wished she would die quickly so she could completely take her place. Why would she be so kind as to send "her own husband" to show concern for her? This made her deeply suspicious.
Shu Yao stared straight into Huo Jingsha's panicked eyes, trying to figure out what he was thinking.
But he was secretly startled, realizing he had lost control again. Yet, when he heard her nonchalantly say that she could live well without him, how could he bear it? Although he had paid a great price to save her life, seeing her trying to drive him out and acting as if she wanted to get as far away from him as possible made him really want to just die.
"...Of course it's Yuefang. My 'wife' has always been kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer. Besides, your situation is indeed very worthy of sympathy, so naturally she will care more about you." He said in a calm voice, emphasizing that Yuefang was his wife.
She held her breath, chilled to the bone, and endured for a moment before managing not to pounce on him like a madwoman, punching and kicking him. "Thank you. Now you can see with your own eyes that I am alive and well. Lord Huo can go back and tell your 'wife' that I have more important goals and will not be looking for the dagger for the time being."
Huo Jingsha deliberately ignored her feigned strength as she raised her small face and stepped into the room.
Shu Yao glared at him fiercely, "Who let you in? Get out!"
He wouldn't allow her to stay on his turf, and she wouldn't allow him to easily step into her territory either!
"I just wanted to do you a favor and see if there's anything else you need, so Yuefang won't make me run around a second time!" He looked around every corner as if it were his own home, then sighed and made his final decision, "This place is too rudimentary. There are only two chairs and a table, not even a bed. Where are you going to sleep tonight? Although it's almost summer, the temperature at night is still very low. There's no firewood or charcoal here. How are you going to keep warm? Do you want to freeze to death here? Here's what we'll do: I'll find you a decent inn to stay in first. Tomorrow, I'll send someone to replenish everything that's missing, buy the furniture that needs to be bought, and repair the roof and walls. Then you can come back to stay here."
Shu Yao refused without hesitation...
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it. I'll go out and buy whatever I need tomorrow. Aren't you worried that getting too close to me will cause gossip? Aren't you worried that I'll affect your relationship with your husband? Why did you take me to the inn again? You, Lord Huo, are a prominent figure in the capital. If you bring bad reputation upon yourself for the sake of a widow like me, wouldn't I deserve to die? So please leave as soon as possible, Lord Huo. You don't need to come again. Let's pretend we've never met and let's not disturb each other's lives anymore."
Shu Yao calmly and composedly delivered her long speech, using every word he had once said to shut him down. She had said that she was not the type to cling on relentlessly, and once the relationship was severed, there was no need for further contact.
“You Shuyao…you…” Huo Jingsha’s chest blazed with fury, all because she would rather suffer herself than accept his kindness. An impulse made him almost rush forward to hug her, then ravage her and possess her, just like before, writhing and begging beneath him…
Realizing what he was about to do, he quickly turned around, his back to her, so she wouldn't see the madness on his face caused by desire. But as soon as he stopped, he caught sight of something on the table, and suddenly his expression changed drastically!
Shu Yao caught a glimpse of his stiff back, and then followed his gaze, immediately gasping.
She hadn't expected him to suddenly appear, so she didn't have time to pack her things away... On the table was a cloth she had found on the grass in the backyard to make a cradle for Xiao Bao. This was the proof that Xiao Bao existed, and that she wasn't crazy.
Upon seeing this, he probably understood that she was feigning compromise.
"Did you hide Xiaobao on purpose?" Since the pretense can no longer be maintained, it's better to ask clearly once and for all.
She boldly guessed that he wanted her to leave alone, which was why he went to the trouble of hiding the child. Xiao Bao was his son, and he could remarry, but the child carried the blood of the Huo family.
From her calm and sharp eyes, Huo Jingsha could tell that she had not been brainwashed by their lies, which relieved him but also saddened him, as he would continue to be entangled with her, in a painful yet joyful love-hate relationship.
"If I say yes, what can you do to me?"
"Ha... You are a high-ranking official of the first rank, the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what can I do to you? But don't forget, no matter where you hide Xiao Bao, it won't change the fact that he is my son!" She was furious, furious at Huo Jingsha's shamelessness.
"Then why ask? It's better to continue pretending to be stupid!" he said with a bitter smile.
"Unfortunately, I'm not stupid, so I can't pretend to be stupid. I need to know why you did this? Why did you make up such a huge lie to confuse and deceive me? Do you feel happy seeing me suffer? Tell me, why?!" she roared uncontrollably.
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