Chapter 1751 Give Me an Explanation
And the heartache at this moment seemed to be clearly reminding her——
She still cares about him.
No matter how much suffering she had endured over the years, this man was still the one she loved the most.
When she spoke again, her voice was already filled with tears: "Don't say anymore."
Hearing her crying voice, Li Lai's voice contained a hint of smile.
He smiled and said, "I knew it."
“…”
"I knew you hadn't changed."
“…”
"I know you still have me in your heart."
Chu Xin gritted her teeth and swallowed back her tears, even though at this time, she was already in tears, showing all her vulnerability to others.
She asked, "So, what are you going to do?"
“…”
"How long are you going to wait before telling me the truth?"
Having said that, a cold light flashed in Li Lai's eyes again.
Although he knew that there was no one at the door of this room, he still lowered his voice and said softly: "Wait until this matter is over, wait until they send troops to attack Shazhouwei for the second time, no matter what the result is, I will give you an explanation."
“…”
Chu Xin's brows were slightly furrowed.
It seems a little hesitant, and a little hesitant.
Even though she thought she was trying her best to restrain herself and not show her emotions, in fact, at such a close distance, in front of someone who was once so close to her, all her subtle expressions were completely visible, and her own feelings were also revealed.
Sensing her hesitation, Li Lai continued, "By then, you will understand my difficulties."
“…”
"By that time—"
As he spoke, he walked up to Chu Xin, gently held her cold hands, and said, "Maybe, we can go back to the past."
“…”
"I will make up for all the pain you've suffered over the years and repay you for all the things I owe you over the years."
“…”
"We, we can still—"
Before he could finish his words, Chu Xin pulled her hand out of his palm, turned around and walked out the door.
Although she was blind, the training she had gained over the years had made her movements less difficult. As long as she walked on the side of the road, she could remember the way she came and could walk like a normal person. But this time, she stumbled. She only took a few steps to the door, and she stumbled several times and almost fell.
Li Lai stood in the middle of the room, looking at her back.
I also looked at her ears that were exposed outside her hair, which were slightly red.
But when he reached the door, Chu Xin stopped again.
Li Lai immediately asked, "Chu Xin?"
Chu Xin didn't look back, but gritted his teeth and said something that seemed cold and hard, but in fact, it was already a little soft: "I hope you will do what you said. When all this is over, you have to tell me the truth and give me an explanation."
“…”
"certainly."
"I won't think about anything else, and you shouldn't think about it either!"
After saying that, he walked out without looking back.
When she walked out of the door, she was so flustered that her foot tripped on the threshold and she almost fell down the stone steps.
Li Lai stared at her back motionlessly, as if she was running away.
After a while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He listened to the footsteps outside fading away before he walked forward and closed the door tightly, which Chu Xin had left in a hurry. Then he went back to the table and sat down.
The flickering candlelight illuminated his face, which looked steady and cautious.
However, the look in his eyes was completely different.
There was a hint of contempt in his indifference. Even the flickering candlelight on the table, which was so close to him and illuminated his eyes, could not dispel the coldness in his eyes.
He asked coldly: "The truth?"
"Of course I will tell you the truth."
"It all depends on the truth. Do you want to get it?"
A flash of cold light flashed in his eyes, and slowly, he returned to his usual composure and caution, as if the fangs he had just shown were just an illusion.
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A night of howling winds swept away the dark clouds on the sky above the wasteland, and the next morning was a rare sunny day.
But Duke Wu Yingqiu's expression looked somewhat ugly.
Standing in front of the window, the sun was shining brightly outside, but his expression became gloomy as he listened to his son Wu Ding's report behind him.
"What did you say?"
Wu Ding's face was gloomy and a little panicked. He said, "The people who went there said that they've added more people to Gu Yiyou's side today. No matter if they're delivering soup or medicine, they have to be inspected before they can enter."
“…”
"Father, have we been discovered?"
Wu Yingqiu frowned.
After a long while, he said, "Do you know who gave the order?"
"I heard it's the Imperial Concubine, but how can the Imperial Concubine have the power to dispatch people from the Duwei Mansion?"
“…”
"I'm afraid the Emperor knows about this."
“…”
"Father, have we been discovered what we did before?"
Wu Ding said this, sweating profusely and becoming increasingly panicked. "If we are really discovered, it will be terrible."
Hearing him say this, Wu Yingqiu turned around and said coldly: "What are you panicking about!"
"……Father?"
Wu Ding looked at him with wide eyes.
Wu Yingqiu's wrinkled face was now filled with a solemn expression, yet he remained calm and unmoved. He said, "If we were really discovered, do you think the emperor wouldn't even question us based on what we've done?"
"That's true."
"Besides, our people only gave Gu Yiyou water. He was thirsty and wanted to drink water. Who can we blame?"
“…”
"The Imperial Concubine doesn't even suspect us, why are you panicking?!"
Hearing his father's words, Wu Ding finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Father, you're right. I was the one who lost my composure. I suppose they're sending in more people because they're afraid someone will make the same 'mistake' as yesterday."
“…”
Wu Yingqiu's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "As long as we don't lose our composure, no one can do anything to us."
Wu Ding said, "Father is right."
Wu Yingqiu added, "However, we must pay attention to the Imperial Concubine's movements from now on. I always feel that this woman... is suspicious."
Wu Ding said: "Father suspects her——"
Before he could finish his question, Wu Yingqiu interrupted him and asked, "Did anyone downstairs go see what the imperial concubine is doing today?"
Wu Ding said, "The person who just came back to report said that the imperial concubine went over there to visit her brother early in the morning and then left."
"Where did you go?"
"It seems like he went to the west wing."
"West Wing...? What is she doing there again?"
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