Chapter 1750: Original Intention Remains
As he spoke, he turned to Wu Lun, who was sitting directly above him, also enjoying the wine and meat, and said, "Boss, now that victory has been achieved, the Emperor and his men have fallen into our trap. Shouldn't we follow through on our previous agreement and release that man?"
"Hmm?"
When Wu Lun heard this, he turned around.
Hu Saihei also heard these words, and his thick black eyebrows immediately frowned.
He immediately said, "Boss, no!"
Long Tingyun turned and looked at him.
Hu Saihei said, "Boss, don't forget. That man has a treacherous heart, and his subordinates also have rebellious intentions. If we hadn't locked him up, and his subordinates as well, this Thermidor Crescent would be in such a bad state now—humph, I'm afraid I don't know what it would be like."
“…”
"What is the military advisor's intention in letting him out?"
Long Tingyun ignored him and said to Wu Lun, "Boss, we have an agreement with someone."
Hu Saihei said: "You have an agreement with others, not us."
Long Tingyun's expression suddenly turned ugly.
Seeing the two about to argue again, Wu Lun hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Military Advisor, tonight is a time to celebrate. Let's not talk about this anymore. How about releasing the people after this matter is completely resolved?"
"When will it be completely resolved?"
"Hey, Military Advisor, why don't you trust me? The people we sent over there are already... This matter is a natural outcome and won't take long."
As he spoke, he raised his glass again and started drinking with everyone.
Long Tingyun looked at him with a frown.
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"You are a member of the Sand Bandits. What do you want to do now?"
Listening to Chu Xin's cold words, Li Lai looked at the candlelight with a cold light in his eyes.
However, the blind girl opposite could not see it.
Even when facing the blind girl, the cold light in his eyes only flashed for a moment, and was immediately dyed by the orange, warm candlelight, and his eyes and facial expression became gentle.
He said, "Did you come to me tonight just to tell me this?"
“…”
"I thought you were here to tell me about that—"
"Back then...what?"
"Have you forgotten the affection we had back then?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xin laughed out of anger.
"Affection? You still dare to mention affection to me? The affection you showed me was that on our wedding night, you dug out my eyes, leaving me all these years alone and miserable. Is this your 'affection' for me?!"
“…”
"My feelings for you vanished completely when I lost these eyes and shed all my tears and blood."
But as she said this, a tear fell from her dry eye sockets.
I can’t express all the grievances I’ve suffered over the years in just one sentence.
So, she never said a word.
At this moment, just saying this made the tears that she had not shed in all these years burst out all of a sudden.
Seeing her like this, Li Lai seemed to sigh deeply and said, "You said it's gone, but what is this?"
Hearing his words, I reached out and wiped my hands, which became wet.
At the same time, a big, warm hand reached out, gently stroked her face, and wiped away her tears.
The familiar touch and familiar body temperature made her tears flow even more violently.
Li Lai said, "I know that your feelings for me are still there."
“…”
"Otherwise, you wouldn't be called this name—Chu Xin."
“…”
"Isn't that right, Chu Xin?"
Hearing these words, Chu Xin trembled suddenly and raised her head, but no matter how wide her eyes opened, she could not see the person in front of her, the person whom she hated countless times in her heart, but also thought about countless times.
Li Lai said: "Chu Xin, Chu Xin, you still have the same original intention."
“…”
"You still have me in your heart."
Hearing this, Chu Xin felt as if a knife was stabbing her heart. She forcefully opened his hand and wanted to leave, but she didn't know where to go. She could only stand up and turn her back to him, so as not to reveal her appearance.
"Don't tell me that!"
“…”
"I don't want to hear it."
"So, what do you want to hear?"
Li Lai's question seemed to come at the perfect time, as if it had opened up a gap in Chu Xin's heart, all the pain and grievances. She gritted her teeth, turned back to him, and sneered, "What do I want to hear? Do I even need to ask?"
“…”
"For the past ten years, I've been blind and followed you all over the world. What was the purpose?"
“…”
"Do you even need to ask?"
Li Lai took a deep breath, and when he spoke, his tone became heavier than before. He said, "You want to ask why I did that."
"right!"
“…”
Li Lai was silent for a while, then said, "I, I have my reasons."
“…”
"But now, I can't tell you."
"What did you say?"
Chu Xin couldn't believe he would treat her like this. She was about to fly into a rage, but Li Lai had already taken the lead and said, "You must believe me. I did this to you for a reason. Otherwise, how could I treat you like that?"
“…”
"You should still remember how happy we were when we were together..."
Chu Xin's mind was dazed again.
But the pain in her heart brought her back to her senses. She gritted her teeth and said, "Do you think I will believe you?"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you."
“…”
"Anyway, my life is in your hands now."
“…”
"You can go tell the people outside, tell them that I am Jiang Qu, the 'heartless man' who abandoned you. You can also tell them that I am a member of the Sand Bandits."
“…”
"This way, you can get your revenge without even getting your hands dirty."
“…”
"And they will naturally use severe torture on me, dismembering me, or even cutting me into pieces."
Hearing this, Chu Xin trembled violently.
Although she tried her best to restrain her expression of panic, her fragility and reluctance were clearly visible in the candlelight.
Li Lai continued, "By that time, between you and me, maybe it will really be—"
Chu Xin's voice became hoarse as he asked, "Just what?"
"It's completely cleaned up."
“…”
"I don't owe you anything."
“……!”
For some reason, when Chu Xin heard these words, he felt as if his heart was being stabbed by a knife. All the tortures that Li Lai had said would befall him seemed to happen to him all at once.
And the heartache at this moment seemed to be clearly reminding her——
She still cares about him.
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