Chapter 187 Together
Xie Qi didn't reply, and Shen Yuanzhu didn't go to sleep after washing up.
She only washed up, changed her clothes, and prepared to go to bed after hearing Wei Hu return and say that Xie Qi was alright.
Just as I sat down on the edge of the bed to braid my hair, Xie Qi walked in.
Upon seeing his appearance, Shen Yuanzhu frowned.
What have you been doing?
Xie Qi walked silently to Shen Yuanzhu and squatted down.
She sat on the edge of the bed, and just as she was about to get up, Xie Qi wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his face against her legs.
Although it was summer, Xie Qi's body was wet and cold, feeling like ice to the touch.
"Why are you wearing only your underwear and still so wet? Did Xie Xuchuan push you into the water?"
She frowned slightly, touched his cold body, and pulled a soft blanket off the bed to cover Xie Qi.
Xie Qi buried his face in her chest, and after a long while, he murmured, "Yuanzhu..."
"Um?"
"Could you make me a dress by hand... and embroider a sachet for me?"
Shen Yuanzhu was slightly taken aback.
Xie Qi asked, "Is that alright?"
The fact that he suddenly came back and asked her to embroider a sachet must mean that Xie Xuchuan had said something to him.
Just as she was hesitating about how to answer, Xie Qi asked again, "Yuanzhu, have you ever lied to me?"
He trusted her and never doubted her.
Xie Qi believed every word that Shen Yuanzhu said without question.
Therefore, he never doubted why Shen Yuanzhu, who came from a family of weavers and dyers, did not know needlework.
When she said that her mother had never taught her these things, he only felt sorry for her. He felt sorry that she hadn't received her mother's love when she was young.
She said she loved him and would always be with him, and Xie Qi believed her without a doubt.
But now, all of this may be fake.
Xie Qi's face was very cold, pressed tightly against Shen Yuanzhu's leg, so cold that she felt as if she had lost all feeling. But then, Shen Yuanzhu felt something scalding hot dripping onto it.
She thought for a moment, then placed her hand on Xie Qi's head.
"If you don't speak..."
Xie Qi chuckled, but his hand gripped her hem tighter and tighter.
"Was it a lie when you said you loved me?"
"Xie Qi..."
Shen Yuanzhu looked at the bloodstains on his body and said softly, "You're injured."
"Does it hurt your heart?"
He looked up at Shen Yuanzhu, his eyes filled with hope: "Yuanzhu, will you feel sorry for me if I get hurt?"
He brushed aside the hem of his clothes, revealing sharp and fine wounds on his body and legs.
"Yuanzhu, it hurts so much..."
Xie Qi gently rubbed his face against Shen Yuanzhu's lower abdomen, his voice soft: "Yuanzhu, will you apply medicine for me? Can you... feel sorry for me? And love me too?"
"Just like you loved Xie Xuchuan before, you love me too."
He tilted his head back and tried to kiss Shen Yuanzhu with his cool lips, but she pushed him away.
Shen Yuanzhu tilted her head and dodged it.
Upon seeing this, Xie Qi's eyes turned red, and his damp hair clung to his cheeks, making his usually aloof features appear vulnerable.
He stepped back for a moment, then pressed himself against her again.
This time, he finally felt the warmth of Shen Yuanzhu, just as he had wished.
Her lips were so hot that Xie Qi trembled slightly.
His suppressed breathing was mixed with soft sobs, and the moisture on his body made Chen Yuanzhu's arms damp as well.
Her icy body warmed from the violent movements, and Shen Yuanzhu pressed herself down as Xie Qi's hand hooked onto her clothes.
The light in Xie Qi's eyes gradually faded. He pulled away from her and lay down on her lap again.
"Is it not allowed?"
His hand gripped Shen Yuanzhu's ankle, stroking upwards inch by inch. Shen Yuanzhu felt a surge of anger, unsure whether it was directed at Xie Xuchuan or Xie Qi.
Xie Qi's cold fingers climbed up her body. He didn't use much force, but the wet, cold, and smooth touch felt like being wrapped by a cold snake, making her quite uncomfortable.
"Thank you, Qi."
Shen Yuanzhu said, "The marriage between the Xie and Shen families was arranged very early on. Xie Xuchuan and I did have some affection for each other when we were young..."
His hand stopped, but he didn't look up; he remained lying on her lap.
"But that's all in the past. Whatever Xie Xuchuan said to you, it was all wishful thinking on his part."
"The feelings he had as a boy were completely gone the moment he returned from Huizhou."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qi began to move his hand, but this time he gently, as if he dared not exert any force, as he gently rubbed her ankle.
"As for what you said, that you make me feel sorry for you..."
Xie Qi tilted his head back: "Is that alright?"
Shen Yuanzhu looked at him, her little face scrunched up tightly.
She had always felt that Xie Qi wasn't very bright, but he didn't have many episodes of his illness.
That day, when Xie San Niang and Xie Shan had a big fight and Xie Qi's background was revealed, she thought Xie Qi would probably go crazy for a couple of days.
Unexpectedly, after a long period of quiet, Xie Xuchuan triggered her illness.
Shen Yuanzhu looked down at his wounds, which had turned white from being soaked in water, and asked in confusion, "If I said I felt sorry for you, would you keep hurting yourself like this?"
Xie Qi was taken aback. Before he could reply, she said again, "If that's the case, then I won't feel sorry for you."
"You won't feel sorry for the wounds you inflicted on yourself, because it was your own choice."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qi's face turned deathly pale, and his lips were ashen, whether from the cold or from blood loss.
Shen Yuanzhu tilted her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
She was young, and her actions seemed innocent and naive. But the words she spoke made Xie Qi tremble slightly.
She said, "Xie Qi, why is there love between husband and wife?"
What is love?
How can you prove that two people love each other?
Shen Yuanzhu's brows furrowed slightly, her face full of inexplicable confusion: "Wouldn't it be better if we just continued living like before?"
"Didn't you get along well as husband and wife before?"
She didn't understand what Xie Qi was so persistent about.
"How can this be done?"
Xie Qi's eyes were red and filled with despair: "If you don't love me, how could you stay with me for all eternity?"
Shen Yuanzhu said, "Even if we love each other, we can't be together for eternity..."
If we can't even love each other, then what's the point of having no love at all?
Xie Qi gripped Shen Yuanzhu's ankle, persistently asking, "Yuanzhu, will you stay with me forever?"
Shen Yuanzhu tilted her head, then nodded: "I think so."
The way she said this was just like when she said she would love him.
But all those words were false.
Xie Qi tightened his grip slightly and slowly closed his eyes.
He looked up again, stood up, took off his damp inner shirt, and wrapped the Shenyuan Pearl around his body.
He touched Shen Yuanzhu's ear with the tip of his cool nose, and as his breath surrounded her, he couldn't help but say, "It's alright, Yuanzhu."
He gently bit her earlobe, panting and murmuring, "It's okay if you don't love me, because you promised me you'd be with me forever."
"I won't... let you go..."
After saying that, he took Shen Yuanzhu's hand and gently placed it on his heart.
He wanted to be entwined with Shen Yuanzhu for all eternity, never to be separated...
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