Chapter 2909 We're even
"Ruolan..."
Just as Qin Ruolan's roar was still echoing in his ears, and just as the strong wind, thunder and lightning outside the house intertwined into a vast wilderness, Zhu Feng's low and hoarse voice sounded in the dark house.
Qin Ruolan's breath suddenly choked.
She could hardly believe her ears, but amidst her own rapid breathing, her thundering heartbeat, and the incessant thunder outside, she clearly heard his voice.
He called her "Ruolan".
As I recall, it was many years ago, as if it was in my previous life, Zhu Feng was just a willful and stubborn boy who would act tough in front of the girl he liked and would blush when he got close to her.
That boy would call her that.
However, ever since that night, ever since her true purpose became known to the world.
The innocent and reckless smile on his face was gone, and his eyes were no longer as clear and bright as before. He became sinister and cold, showing no extra warmth even to his own flesh and blood.
It was she who ruined the boy back then.
She had no right to ask him to come back, nor did she have the right to beg for his tenderness.
But now, the word "Ruolan" seemed to bring her back to the past, when they were still in love and even their years were peaceful.
Qin Ruolan staggered a step and fell to the ground dejectedly.
The lightning and thunder outside the house made this moment look particularly pale and miserable.
In the darkness, Zhu Feng's tall figure was still sitting there, as if he had merged into the night. Only in his eyes, there seemed to be a little light flickering. It was a gentle look that she had not seen before, and she even thought that she would never see it again in her life.
Qin Ruolan's voice, with a hint of crying, rang out in the night.
"Your Majesty, are you calling me?"
“…”
"You're calling me, aren't you?"
“…”
"You still remember me, and what we did back then, right?"
Zhu Feng was silent, then slowly said, "Yes."
“…”
"I remember everything now. I remember everything between you and me, when we were in love, and I also remember how you lied to me."
Hearing the last sentence, Qin Ruolan trembled violently again.
But Zhu Feng, from his figure to his voice, did not change at all.
He was so quiet, as if he was talking about his past life.
"But, if I remember it, what does it matter?"
“…”
"I even remembered the battle at the Great Wall. I remember the wounds I suffered at that time, but I no longer feel any pain."
“……!”
Qin Ruolan's heartbeat almost stopped.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng said: "I remembered everything between you and me, but that is already in the past."
“…”
"In comparison, what is even clearer is my indifference towards you over the years."
“…”
"And Chengxuan, you risked your life to give birth to him. When you gave birth to him, I deliberately didn't go to see you. After he was born, I had him taken away."
“…”
"For so many years, my own son cannot recognize me, and I have to watch him regard others as his legal mother and concubine mother."
Qin Ruolan burst into tears.
Zhu Feng looked down at her, seeing her emaciated appearance, and there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes. To Qin Ruolan, that kind of tenderness was almost extinct, a tenderness that she would never see again in her life.
He said, "Thinking back to those days... you might not have been completely deceiving me."
“…”
"Even if I can't see the evil intentions of others, I can still feel whether a person is sincere or not."
“…”
"It's just that I was so deeply hurt by you back then that even when I met you again, all I felt was anger and resentment. I couldn't even listen to your explanations. Now that I think about it, what choice did you have?"
“…”
"Ruolan, you must be in pain too."
"emperor……"
When Qin Ruolan heard this, tears fell like rain.
Just as Zhu Feng said, he had no choice back then. Even though he had fallen in love with that proud and stubborn boy, the outcome of many things was determined from the very beginning.
There is only one outcome between her and him, this one in front of us.
It was as if the heavens also sensed this moment. After a burst of lightning and thunder, heavy rain began to fall from the dark and low-pressure sky.
The sound of rain and thunder obscured everything around. The heavy rain also obscured everything around. This dilapidated house in the cold palace seemed to be isolated from the world in an instant.
And in the entire world, there were only the two of them left.
And the silent tiredness between them.
When Zhu Feng spoke, his voice was filled with the weariness of years of torture and being tortured. He said solemnly, "So I think we're even."
“…”
"Ruolan, you don't owe me anything, and I don't want to owe you anything either."
“…”
"We owe nothing to each other. I only want to consider the people I care about, and you... please also consider your only relative."
Qin Ruolan was crying so hard that she couldn't speak at all.
The house was too old. Although it didn't leak, the thin walls and roof made crackling sounds when raindrops hit them, as if every drop of rain was hitting her, shattering her frail body.
A flash of lightning.
The cold white light illuminated her tear-stained face and Zhu Feng's tired expression.
Qin Ruolan looked at him, looking at him somewhat foolishly.
"Is that all?"
“…”
"Do we really owe each other nothing?"
“…”
"If we don't owe each other anything, where should I go to find you in the next life?"
Zhu Feng looked down at her and said in a deep voice, "Qin Ruolan, have you ever thought about this? Without me, you should have lived a good life."
“…”
"And without you, my life might not be bad either."
“…”
"Since you know it's a mistake, why do you continue? Can't you let go of the torture you've endured over the past decade?"
Qin Ruolan looked at him and asked, "Have you let it go?"
Zhu Feng did not answer her immediately. Instead, he slowly stood up, looked down at her for a long time, then turned around and walked to the door.
As soon as the door was opened, the wind and rain outside rushed in.
Zhu Feng's clothes were soaked in an instant.
His tall figure, at this moment, actually looked a little thin, and trembled slightly in the wind, as if he could not hold on any longer. His former strength and fortitude, like his love and hate for her, seemed to have been worn down by the years, leaving only a deep fatigue.
Even the voice when he spoke was filled with indescribable heaviness and weariness.
He said, "I said we owe each other nothing, but I don't want to see each other again in the next life."
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