“That’s right, that’s the line.” Xiao Heye shifted his feet slightly, deliberately blocking Su Tiyue’s view with his body, trying his best not to let her see what was about to happen.
"To live and die together, to share both fortune and misfortune."
Xiao Heye spoke in a leisurely tone, coldly glancing at Han Zhou who was sitting there, and tightened his grip on the short knife in his hand.
Then……
He placed his left hand on the table, just like Han Zhou had done earlier... with the back of his hand facing up and his palm pressed firmly against the table.
Han Zhou seemed to realize what he was about to do.
"Brother! No...!"
Han Zhou shouted loudly, then disregarded everything else. He hurriedly reached out with both hands to grab the blade that was about to pierce Xiao Heye's palm.
The sharp, cold tip of the knife had already pierced the flesh on the back of Xiao Heye's hand, but the knife did not go any further...
Because Han Zhou gripped the blade with his bare hands, preventing Xiao Heye from making any further moves.
Although Su Tiyue could only see Xiao Heye's back, she could already imagine the scene from Han Zhou's movements.
She frowned, opened her mouth as if to rush over and see Xiao Heye...
But as soon as she stood up, Wen Yan, who was standing to the side, gently pressed her back into her seat.
Wen Yan shook her head at her and said softly, "If this matter doesn't come to a conclusion, it will be torture for all three of you."
“But…” Su Tiyue only got halfway through her sentence before she couldn’t finish.
Because she knew that Wen Yan was right.
Moreover, Su Tiyue's purpose in coming to Qiushui Residence was to injure her shoulder...
Isn't that what it's all for?
She wanted Xiao Heye to make a choice, and she also wanted Hanzhou to see what his brother would choose.
Su Tiyue was never a ruthless person. Although it was shameless and despicable to do this, she had no other choice.
It was Han Zhou who was being aggressive. He had hurt her time and time again, and now he was even targeting Su Tiyue's family.
How could she possibly tolerate this?
Just now in Xiao Heye's room, he said that he would handle this matter.
Can……
She had no idea that Xiao Heye would handle things this way.
Su Tiyue had never known that there was such a vow between the brothers.
...
Blood, bright red blood... dripped down Han Zhou's fingers, landing on Xiao He Ye's hand.
"Let go." Xiao Heye's eyes were bloodshot. "Hanzhou, I'm telling you to let go!"
"I won't let go!" Han Zhou gripped the blade tightly again, feeling as if the sharp blade was about to sever the flesh in his palm, the skin and blood vessels in his fingertips.
This pain is much worse than the one before.
Xiao Heye exerted force with his right hand, embedding the short knife slightly into the back of his hand...
He said to Hanzhou, "We agreed to live and die together, Hanzhou... If you lose these hands, then I won't be able to save them either. Let go!"
Han Zhou was almost in despair. He shook his head, a firm shake: "Brother, don't be like this! I was wrong..."
“I did something wrong, you can punish me however you want, but you can’t do this…”
Han Zhou lowered his head, his eyes fixed on Xiao Heye's injured hand. "Brother, you might as well kill me! Just kill me..."
Xiao Heye nodded, his voice low and deep: "Alright... then I'll kill you first, and then I'll die with you."
They're brothers, so it doesn't matter who dies first or last.
"No, we still have so many things to do, we can't die... Brother, I'll listen to you from now on, okay?"
Han Zhou is not afraid of anything except Xiao Heye going crazy.
When he goes berserk, he doesn't even spare himself.
Seeing that Xiao Heye did not react, his resolute expression seemed to indicate that he had made up his mind to destroy himself.
With nowhere else to turn, Han Zhou could only turn to Su Tiyue and plead, "Your Majesty, please persuade my brother. I swear, I will never harm the Su family again..."
Su Tiyue's mind went blank; she was clearly terrified.
If Han Zhou hadn't spoken to her, she probably still wouldn't be able to process what had happened.
...
She stood up, walked quickly towards Xiao Heye, and cautiously tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Master Xiao, what are you doing?"
Seeing that Xiao Heye didn't react, Su Tiyue frowned and reached out to pry his fingers off the knife handle one by one. She looked at him with heartache and her eyes were full of pleading: "That's enough, Xiao Heye, please let go..."
Han Zhou still gripped the blade, and Xiao Heye showed no sign of wanting to let it go. Seeing the two people in front of her, Su Tiyue felt a deep sense of guilt.
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably: "Why did you do this? I'm the victim here, I'm the innocent one..."
"The way you're acting makes it seem like I'm the bad guy."
She looked at Xiao Heye, her voice soft, sobbing so hard she could barely speak: "Okay...it was my fault, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have forced you to make a choice, Xiao Heye...I don't blame anyone anymore, I don't hate anyone anymore, okay?"
"Yue'er..." Xiao Heye called her name in a hoarse voice, feeling helpless and heartbroken.
Seeing her cry shattered Xiao He's ambition.
In fact, it wasn't just Su Tiyue who made him sad and heartbroken.
Hanzhou was also his most beloved younger brother.
He was caught in the middle, torn between the two, with neither a clear choice to advance nor retreat.
"Hanzhou, let go..."
Xiao Heye slowly released his right hand, looking down at him: "I'll say it again, whether in life or death, I will walk with you."
Han Zhou nodded, glanced at Su Tiyue, and couldn't help but speak his mind: "Brother, the Prince of Huainan is returning to Yong'an. Do you know what that means?"
Xiao Heye: "I know."
Han Zhou: "If he really joins forces with the Emperor, our situation will be dire. At such a critical moment, I don't want you to affect our plans because of her."
Han Zhou paused for a moment, then continued, "I don't want to see her become your weakness one day."
Su Tiyue pursed her lips, staring at Xiao Heye with a look of desolation in her eyes.
turn out to be……
Han Zhou was afraid that Xiao Heye would be controlled by others because of her, which is why she targeted him at every turn.
Xiao Heye chuckled and shook his head at Han Zhou, saying, "You're wrong. She won't be my weakness. She'll only make me stronger and more fearless... Han Zhou, your brother is different from others."
Xiao Heye glanced at Su Tiyue, his eyes gentle and his voice warm and gentle: "Only by becoming stronger and more ruthless can I protect her... Therefore, Yue'er has never been my weakness or my Achilles' heel. She is the only ray of light that can support me to keep going."
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