Chapter 233 Love is Restraint
Emerging from the cold, damp environment of the prison, Shen Qingci felt icy cold despite the warm sunlight shining on her.
Chu Jichen maneuvered his wheelchair to her side and asked softly, "Next, what should we do with Huo Yunzhan?"
"Should we find a stand-in to impersonate him and go to see Old Madam Huo, so that she thinks Huo Yunzhan has been rescued by Emperor Yongming's men?"
Shen Qingci slowly shook her head, rejecting the suggestion.
"Madam Huo," she paused before continuing, "is, after all, Huo Yunzhan's biological mother."
"Back then, even when Huo Yunzhan impersonated Huo Yunting, he couldn't fool her."
"Now, finding a stand-in who has nothing to do with Huo Yunzhan to impersonate him is definitely... not an option. If she exposes him, it could easily cause unforeseen complications."
A cold smile slowly curved Shen Qingci's lips: "However, I do have a way."
“It’s a bit insidious,” a chilling glint flashed in her eyes, “but…it works.”
Chu Jichen raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her with interest.
Shen Qingci slowly said, "We can continue to arrange for people to impersonate Emperor Yongming's men, using the same excuse we used to deceive Old Madam Huo, to rescue Huo Yunzhan...
"Just say that the decree was issued to cover up the secrets of Chu Jichen and me."
"He said that he had made up his mind long ago that he would definitely rescue him after the decree was issued and before the execution."
"Then, replace Huo Yunzhan in the prison with a substitute."
"Then bring out the real Huo Yunzhan to see Old Madam Huo."
“The person is real, and Old Madam Huo... surely believes it without a doubt.”
“Finally,” her voice turned cold and cruel, “we will take the real Huo Yunzhan, administer a drug to make him mute before the execution, and then switch him back.”
"At that time, the one who will actually be beheaded will still be... Huo Yunzhan."
Upon hearing this, Chu Jichen couldn't help but chuckle softly.
“Indeed,” he looked at her, his deep phoenix eyes filled with undisguised admiration and doting, “it is somewhat insidious.”
“However…” A wicked glint flashed in his eyes, “This king likes it too much.”
“Give them, mother and son, hope, and then...at the height of their triumph, suddenly...plunge into the abyss of despair.”
Shen Qingci nodded, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.
Since she has been reborn to seek revenge, naturally... she must torture Huo Yunzhan to death!
Shen Qingci was lost in thought when she was suddenly pulled away by an irresistible force!
In the blink of an eye, she was already firmly held in Chu Jichen's arms!
Shen Qingci looked bewildered, but Chu Jichen had already lowered his head and kissed her directly!
This kiss was completely different from the tender and lingering ones of the past.
It was aggressive, with a hint of insane possessiveness, as if it wanted to devour her completely!
Although he had already married her, and she was completely his.
However, a lingering worry remained in his heart.
Huo Yunzhan... after all, he was someone she once loved.
Although he knew after learning that Huo Yunzhan was inextricably linked to the Shen family that there was no possibility between Huo Yunzhan and her, he still couldn't help himself.
Shen Qingci's dealings with the Huo family were actually... something he never really interfered with much.
It is precisely because of this concern...
He wanted to see if Shen Qingci still harbored any feelings for Huo Yunzhan.
Now, seeing the almost calm and ruthless look in her eyes as she looked at Huo Yunzhan, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally... calmed down a little.
Chu Jichen's kiss was rather fierce, making Shen Qingci almost breathless.
She managed to push him away slightly with great difficulty, and quickly asked, "Chu Jichen! What's wrong?!"
Chu Jichen's eyes were dark, and within them burned a flame.
“I suddenly…” his voice was hoarse, filled with suppressed desire, “I… couldn’t hold back anymore.”
Shen Qingci heard Chu Jichen's hoarse voice and clearly felt the reaction below him!
She stared in astonishment, but when she met his eyes, which were filled with aggression and possessiveness, she suddenly understood something.
She bit her lower lip tightly, lowering her voice with a hint of helplessness and reassurance: "Chu Jichen... this... this is in the car."
"Shall we go back to the manor?"
“Once we’re back at the manor,” her voice was barely audible, “you…you can do whatever you want.”
Chu Jichen took a deep breath, his dark eyes filled with struggle and forbearance.
His voice was hoarse, and though it was filled with reluctance, he still agreed.
He simply held her tighter in his arms, as if only in this way could he slightly calm the surging emotions in his heart that had long since spiraled out of control.
Looking at Chu Jichen's attempts to restrain himself, Shen Qingci suddenly found herself caught up in a very old saying—
Liking is indulgence, while love... is restraint.
Her heart skipped a beat, uncontrollably.
After a long silence, she lowered her head and gently kissed his smooth forehead.
Chu Jichen's body suddenly stiffened!
He raised his head, his phoenix eyes, already tinged with lust, filled with a dangerous warning, his voice hoarse and almost incoherent: "I'm holding back... don't provoke me."
“Otherwise…” he closed his eyes, as if using up all his strength, “I’m afraid… I really won’t be able to wait to go back home.”
The carriage finally entered the Regent's Palace and stopped at the main gate.
As soon as Chu Jichen got off the carriage, he immediately pulled Shen Qingci into the house.
Yuanbao looked at his lord's impatient appearance, and touched his chin in surprise, muttering to himself, "What's wrong with Your Highness?"
"Could it be... that he couldn't hold it in any longer due to the three urgent needs?"
Ye Lan's lips twitched uncontrollably, but she ignored him.
After more than two hours, Chu Jichen finally managed to slowly emerge from the bedroom in his wheelchair.
He instructed the servants waiting outside the door, "Bring in hot water and dinner."
Then he called Yuanbao and Yelan in.
"You two," his voice held no trace of the previous emotion or languor, only cold decisiveness, "tonight, disguise yourselves as Emperor Yongming's men and go... to break you out of the Heavenly Prison!"
“Although there are still ten days until the execution,,” a chilling glint flashed in his eyes, “there are probably quite a few people watching Huo Yunzhan.”
"Whether it's someone who wants to kill him first, or someone who wants to rescue him."
"I will absolutely not allow it."
"I absolutely cannot let Huo Yunzhan escape my control!"
His voice suddenly turned stern, filled with an undeniable authority:
"Huo Yunzhan's life or death must... and can only be decided by Qingqing!"
We must strike first!
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