Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 23
Su Li's heart sank violently.
She looked at Cui Jue who was closing in on her, and for a moment her face turned pale with fear.
Cui Jue continued to look at her quietly, his pair of cold phoenix eyes, as icy as an ice blade, piercing straight into Su Li's heart, cutting off her boiling blood and warm flesh inch by inch, until it was completely peeled off.
Su Li felt like she had fallen into an icy cave, and her whole body went cold.
She didn't know how to react.
If Cui Jue was an evil ghost who ate raw meat and drank blood, her fear and timidity would only encourage his murderous nature and interest. She could not let Cui Jue get what he wanted.
The tip of the sword in the man's hand was embedded in the floor tiles, scraping the ground all the way, causing tiny sparks to burst out along the way. The friction between the swords was sharp and piercing, and each sound rang in Su Li's ears, deafening.
"Su, you have lied to me time and time again, but are you happy in your heart?" Cui Jue's voice was filled with a hint of smile, but his eyes were full of sinister intent, and his murderous intention was as strong as ever!
Su Li was shaking like a sieve. She knew that if she continued like this, she would surely die.
Cui Jue was not afraid of killing her. If she really died in the house, Cui Weng would help cover it up in order to protect the reputation of his eldest son who was as gentle as jade.
To the Cui family, Su Li is the outsider!
An insignificant ant, a toy for Cui Jue to play with.
There was no way she would survive.
"Young Master, you misunderstood." Su Li didn't know what to say, but the next moment, the sword that could cut through iron like mud was already across her neck.
"Do you think that I called you here because I need to hear your explanation?"
Cui Jue's pair of phoenix eyes were gloomy and indifferent. He showed no mercy. The tip of the sword approached Su Li's flesh, breaking a scarlet blood line.
Su Li was nervous, and she finally understood Cui Jue's purpose.
He just deliberately gave her a dream of her wish coming true and then killed her.
Su Li's shoulders and back were as stiff as stone, and she could not feel any pain at all. It was the clear sound of blood dripping that woke her up, and she realized that the wound was bleeding profusely.
Su Li was only one step away from death.
"Su Youli, you deceived me. You repeatedly took advantage of my kindness, lying to me, offending me, and rudely teasing me, even to the point of teasing the head of the Cui family. Are you particularly proud of yourself?"
Cui Jue's eyes became increasingly vicious, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He seemed to know that Su Li was just a pawn in his hand. He could easily break her wings and leave her helpless. So he was not in a hurry to kill Su Li.
Su Li's eyes widened, burning with tears. The man's blood-stained hand caressed her cheek. The movement was both gentle and heavy, tinged with intense anger.
"You have a deep affection for Cui Ming. Knowing he has no children, you are still willing to go to such lengths... You're willing to be someone else's wife, willing to compromise, just to help Cui Ming find a child."
Su Li met Cui Jue's sinister eyes. Because of her fear, her eyes were already filled with tears. In the blink of an eye, a heavy tear fell.
"Master, it hurts..." She called out tenderly. She knew she had too few chips in her hand, so she could only do this to try to awaken Cui Jue's sympathy for a moment.
Su Li's mind was racing as she thought about what Cui Jue had just said.
Cui Jue called her Su Youli, and Su Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief... This meant that Cui Jue probably hadn't found out Su Li's true identity yet. He only knew that she was the widow of the second wife and Cui Ming's wife.
Just knowing that Su Li was his brother's wife made him so furious. Su Li didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to her if Cui Jue knew that the Su family dared to replace one thing with another, using her, a wild girl from the countryside, to deceive Mr. Cui, and even made a fool of the entire Lanhe Cui family.
By then, not only Su Li, but perhaps even her grandmother would be cut into pieces and torn apart by Cui Jue!
Su Li didn't dare to gamble on the conscience of this madman. She had deceived Cui Jue many times and had already exhausted his patience.
What to do? How can she survive?
Su Li remained silent, and the sword pressed even closer, digging into the already broken wound. The thin blade pressed against the throbbing meridians in Su Li's neck, feeling cold to the touch, and more warm blood gushed out...
Su Li knew that the human cervical vertebrae had blood vessels supplying blood. If it was accidentally cut by a sword, even the immortals would probably not be able to save it.
She couldn't die here, she couldn't die under Cui Jue's sword.
She wanted to escape, escape from these high walls, escape to the place where she was born.
She wanted to stay away from these noble families and Cui Jue...
Su Li bit her lower lip and forced herself to look up at the ferocious man who looked like a devil.
"Yes, I have been deceiving the eldest young master, but I am at my wit's end. If I don't resort to some trickery, how can I possibly behave in a proper manner with him? My husband once said that my eldest cousin valued filial piety and brotherhood above all else, and was a truly worthy gentleman. He had always greatly admired the eldest young master, and that's why he appeared in my dream, asking me to ask for a favor from him..."
Su Li lied with her eyes open. She was deliberately trying to please Cui Jue. She was only concerned about surviving, so how could the man not hear it?
I don’t know what Cui Jue felt, but he actually threw away his sword.
Looking at the long sword thrown in the corner, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next moment, the man's hand moved down from the soft skin behind her ear to her fragile throat, and Su Li's life was strangled by him.
Su Li's breathing, whether light or heavy, was controlled by Cui Jue.
She felt like a sparrow without a branch to perch on, a homeless puppy, her life and death controlled by Cui Jue. He did whatever he pleased and she couldn't even bark.
Cui Jue knelt on the bed with her. The man half-bent his shoulders, his long black hair hanging down, and strands of hair with a strong orchid fragrance brushed against Su Li's cheek.
Su Li looked at the towering figure like a mountain. She was forced to lie on her back on the bed, allowing Cui Jue to cover her like a cage.
The man's cold fingers were still twisting her neck, but the hard joints exerted force, causing blood to gush out and the pain to come again.
Su Li looked at the approaching beautiful face, and only then did she realize how shocking Cui Jue's beauty was.
How could a living person look like Cui Jue? He is so charming, not like a banished immortal who is isolated from the world. He is clearly a sexy ghost that crawled out of the scorching purgatory!
Su Li didn't understand what she had done wrong again. She could only hold her breath and try her best to reduce her presence.
The girl's cautious look made Cui Jue laugh.
He finally understood where the sense of incongruity he always saw in Su Li came from.
Cui Jue stared at her, his tone sharp and firm: "You are obviously afraid of me, but you want to get close to me."
Su Li suppressed the trembling in her teeth.
She was indeed afraid of these aristocratic families, because her true identity was just a commoner. In Cui Jue's eyes, she was not worthy of being on the stage, and she was a lowly person who could be killed without any guilt.
How dare she risk her life with a genius like Cui Jue?
Her life is worthless.
Su Li didn't dare to recognize him. She suppressed the prey's innate instinctive fear of the hunter.
She said, "Why would I be afraid of the eldest young master? I just remembered that my husband often said when he was alive that he and the eldest young master grew up together, and now they live in two different counties. He misses you very much. When he died, he was still muttering the eldest young master's name. It's a pity that he didn't get to see you before he died..."
Su Li could only bet that Cui Jue was a sentimental person, and that he would show leniency to her for Cui Ming's sake.
Sure enough, the force on Su Li's neck gradually weakened.
But her danger was not over, because Cui Jue still had his hand on her neck.
Then, a familiar knocking sound was heard.
Cui Jue tapped his fingertips subconsciously, as if thinking about the truthfulness of her words.
Su Li's waist tightened.
She was restrained by Cui Jue between her knees, lying stiffly like a corpse.
Su Li smelled the faint orchid fragrance wafting from his robe and didn't dare to say much, for fear of reminding him of something.
Until Cui Jue paused and asked slowly, "What else did your husband say?"
Su Li's heart moved and a look of joy appeared on her face.
Her method worked. Cui Jue was indeed a man who valued love...
In fact, Su Li didn't spend much time with Cui Ming. Before marriage, she visited Cui's house many times, but was always called away by her mother-in-law to be scolded.
Su Li didn't know Cui Ming's private affairs, but she knew how the young men from wealthy families lived, so she could make up a story.
Su Li racked her brains and said, "When Ah Ming was alive, he often said that the eldest son was well-read and knowledgeable. Whenever he encountered something he didn't understand while reading the classics, history books, and collections of literature, he would come to the eldest son for guidance. The eldest son treated him kindly and his repeated requests for advice always made him feel like he was being bathed in spring breeze. The eldest son also cared deeply about Ah Ming's health and often sent him medicinal herbs, warm clothes, and food..."
Su Li deliberately spoke in general terms. Cui Ming had indeed stayed in Jianye for a few years when he was young. The two brothers lived under the same roof. It was common for them to ask questions about articles they didn't understand and get some rewards. It was definitely not a mistake.
I hope I can survive this time, and I hope Cui Jue doesn't find out...
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Cui Jue's hand on her neck suddenly tightened. Su Li raised her head abruptly, her eyes filled with panic. She subconsciously raised her hand to pry open Cui Jue's tiger's mouth and put up a fierce resistance, but soon she dug her nails into her palm, forcing herself to calm down.
Since she has already praised Cui Jue as a gentle gentleman, she shouldn't be afraid of him... otherwise she will be exposed!
Cui Jue admired her stubborn resistance, and the man said coldly, "You're wrong."
Su Li didn't understand. Her face flushed red as she gritted her teeth and explained, "Could it be that the thing the eldest master gave to Ming was wrong? Actually, it was a long time ago and I don't remember it clearly."
Cui Jue laughed inexplicably, his voice was cold, and the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Su Li, you are still lying to me." Cui Jue spoke decisively and affirmatively in a solemn tone.
It turned out that the anger he had been suppressing for a long time had not been extinguished, but had been dormant in his chest, burning his internal organs to the point of being unbearable.
He wanted to break Su Li's neck, but also wanted to see her pitiful face as she lingered on.
Su Li was stunned and muttered to herself: "What's wrong... I didn't lie to you..."
How did Cui Jue know that she was lying to him?
Su Li didn't dare to admit what he said, but the surprise on her face could not be hidden.
Cui Jue saw something, and despite his anger, he felt inexplicably happy.
He loosened his grip a little, giving Su Li a chance to catch her breath.
Cui Jue taught her: "I am quite familiar with my second uncle, but even my grandfather doesn't know that my relationship with my second cousin is not very good..."
Cui Jue was the eldest grandson of the legitimate family and was in good health since birth.
It is said that on the day he was born, the sky was filled with red clouds, hundreds of birds perched on the eaves, and even the God of Heaven congratulated his birth.
The day Cui Ming was born was a day of continuous plum rain. The child was born thin and haggard, his cry was thinner than a kitten's, and he had urinary insufficiency since childhood.
Not only was Cui Ming thin and had yellow hair, he also learned to read later than Cui Jue, and did not begin to learn poetry until he was six years old.
Therefore, there was no way he could ask Cui Jue questions about the article.
Cui Jue has regarded the rise and fall of his family as his own responsibility since he was young, and he treats his cousin with kindness and friendliness.
But one day, when he visited Cui Ming's courtyard, he found a straw puppet pierced with silver needles in Cui Ming's room.
Looking at the note with the name Cui Jue stuck on the puppet, Cui Jue realized that his second cousin had secretly performed witchcraft and wanted to borrow his life span!
Cui Jue didn't know whether to laugh or not for a moment, but he also knew that Cui Ming didn't like his brother.
Cui Ming hated Cui Jue to the core.
Whenever he saw her pure aspirations and noble conduct, Cui Ming felt ashamed of himself.
Cui Ming didn't want to be compared with his gifted brother.
It was as if Cui Jue was always hanging in the sky with a bright moon.
He could only be a puddle of mud on the ground, looking up at the bright moon.
Cui Ming will always be the shadow under the feet of his eldest cousin, and even his father prefers Cui Jue.
…
Su Li didn't know the inside story, so she made many mistakes.
Cui Jue seemed to have found something interesting. He said with great interest, "Su Li, everything you just said was a lie. So, were you deliberately deceiving me, or was it your husband who was deceiving you?"
Cui Jue's palm stroked her neck again, and his movements were so gentle that it almost gave Su Li the illusion of tenderness.
The man lowered his head even lower, and looked at Su Li with his thick-lashed eyes, intending to take in every subtle expression on her face.
His palm was facing upwards, supporting Su Li's neck and forcing her closer, almost with their foreheads touching.
Su Li's whole body was covered in white sweat, and she felt creepy.
Cui Jue's eyes were cold and stern. He asked her in a deep voice, "Su Youli... Oh, I'd better call you Su Li. Do you want to admit that your husband is a hypocrite full of lies, or do you want to admit that you are a smooth-talking liar who still wants to deceive me even when you are about to die?"
Su Lisheng looked up helplessly.
She knew this was a fatal question.
If she admitted that Cui Ming was a scum, she would become a widow who slandered her late husband, and Cui Jue might not let the second wife tolerate her.
If Su Li admitted that she was a liar, she would be killed by Cui Jue before she could even say anything.
Thinking of this, Su Li's scalp tingled. She could only say, "Even though Ah Ming had bad behavior and deceived me when he was alive, I still loved him... Isn't loving someone about tolerating them and accepting everything about them? Besides, they're gone now, so the eldest young master shouldn't mind it."
Cui Jue narrowed his eyes slightly: "You treat your late husband with deep affection and loyalty."
Su Li was speechless. Sweat was forming on the corners of her nose. She didn't know how long she could last with Cui Jue.
If she still had the fantasy of using her beauty to seduce Cui Jue when she entered the room just now, now after the fight, her shoulders and neck were covered in blood, her hair was loose, and her makeup was all smudged. In such an ugly state, it was impossible for her to succeed.
Su Li decided to go all out. She looked straight into Cui Jue's cold eyes and asked him softly, "Master, are you tired of me?"
Cui Jue: "Why do you have the illusion that I don't dislike you?"
"In that case..." Su Li's eyelashes trembled slightly. She closed her eyes and looked forward to death. "My Lord, I know that I have deceived you and my crime is unforgivable... Please kill me. It would be better if I died. I can see Ming as soon as possible, and we can reunite in the underworld as soon as possible..."
What a romantic drama between a man and a concubine.
It's really disgusting.
Cui Jue remained silent, and the tapping of his finger bones began again.
Boom boom boom.
The rhythmic knocks seemed to hit her heart.
Su Li was gambling, gambling that Cui Jue was vengeful and that he didn't want her to have an easy life.
In this way, he would not let her die as she wished!
Only by staying alive can Cui Jue torture Su Li properly...
As expected, Cui Jue loosened his grip and said, "If you want to die, I won't allow you to."
He seemed to have thought of something very interesting, and he stood up and stood motionless in front of the couch.
Su Li survived the disaster and breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Cui Jue standing still, Su Li suddenly thought of another way to make Cui Jue calm down.
As long as she can survive tonight, Su Li will have more opportunities to escape.
Mr. Cui, Mrs. Zhou, and her mother-in-law would not suspect her, so Su Li would have more opportunities to plan her escape.
As long as she endured the humiliation for a period of time, she would be able to take her grandmother away from Jianye... She would be able to leave the aristocratic family and stay away from Cui Jue.
Su Li suppressed her fear and stood up from her knees. Her fingertips touched Cui Jue's belt and she gently pulled it away...
This time, Cui Jue did not stop her.
He had the intention to humiliate her, so how could he stop her?
Su Li's nose felt sore and swollen. She had no feelings for Cui Ming, so she didn't feel ashamed of using her beauty to seduce others. She only hated herself for being a despised commoner, and even regaining her freedom was a luxury.
This was the first time Su Li undressed a man.
She saw that Cui Jue's black clothes were slightly open, and his chest was as cold as jade, and his narrow waist was covered with well-proportioned and strong abdominal muscles.
Even the things below are so majestic.
The outline is majestic.
Su Li couldn't help feeling timid.
She didn't reach out to touch it.
He only glanced at her once and then looked away.
Su Li looked up at Cui Jue's expression and saw that he was still icy. She couldn't help but soften her voice and said delicately, "I know your concerns, Eldest Young Master. It would be a great shame for a bastard's eldest son to be born from a shameless brother-in-law like me. But don't worry, Eldest Young Master. If I get pregnant, I will not reveal the identity of the child's father. I will also tell him that he is my late husband's posthumous child."
Su Li might not get pregnant with Cui Jue's child, but since she wanted to borrow sperm, she could only do this to dispel Cui Jue's concerns.
Cui Jue said coldly, "You are very careful in your actions."
"Of course. If a woman like me, with little influence and little influence, didn't even have this little bit of quick wit, I would have died a thousand times over." Su Li smiled, "Young Master, please come in."
Cui Jue didn't move for a long time. Su Li could only endure the humiliation and carefully took Cui Jue's slender hand, guiding him to wander over her body.
Su Li was fully dressed and it was difficult for her to move. She hesitated for a moment and planned to untie the small bra that covered her chest.
But in the next moment, Cui Jue suddenly brushed her hand away.
Su Li was frightened.
Before she could react, the man forcefully turned her soft body over.
Su Li was bent into a kneeling position, with her back facing Cui Jue, and her cervical vertebrae were lifted up by the man's palm, which was as hot as a branding iron.
The next moment, the hem of her skirt was lifted up, letting in the cold wind.
There was a crisp sound of silk tearing from Su Li's hip bones.
The girl's slender legs were no longer covered with anything.
Cui Jue held Su Li's ankle without any hesitation...
Su Li felt fear at this moment. She subconsciously resisted, but forced herself to suppress the urge to escape.
This was normal and she couldn't be afraid.
Soon, Cui Jue's chilling body covered her, and her lower back shivered as the man's cold robe gradually approached her.
Su Li looked at the depths of the bed in a daze, her eyes empty and her head buzzing.
She has no experience in bed.
The last time they spoke frankly to each other, they were fighting to the death, and it was not happy or beautiful at all.
To be honest, that night, all she felt was pain.
It was extremely painful, bitter, and fierce enough to make her afraid.
Su Li instinctively felt that there wouldn't be much good going on today.
She was very nervous and just knelt there, waiting for Cui Jue to come with a gun.
Fortunately, Cui Jue did not embarrass her too much and agreed to have sex with her.
Su Li was shaking all over and sweating profusely.
The girl's round shoulders trembled with fear, her snow-white skin was pink, and her whole body was like a bitter green peach, the skin of which would break if it was pressed too hard.
The moment Cui Jue approached.
Su Li felt like she was scalded and couldn't help shivering.
She felt as if her whole body was pierced by a blazing blade, and her limbs and bones did not belong to her.
She kept crying. She wanted to pretend to be strong, but her tears kept falling and she couldn't stop them.
Cui Jue refused to give in at all, and threw all the so-called gentlemanly manners out of his mind.
Su Li could only stand in a stalemate with him, taking a step with difficulty, her toes curled up, and she dared not move.
"Su Li, look carefully, I am not your deceased husband, and I will show no mercy to you."
At this moment, Su Li finally understood.
Cui Jue was warning her that since she wanted the child, he would give it to her.
However, Cui Jue had no romantic thoughts at all and just treated it as a task to be completed.
Cui Jue wanted Su Li to see clearly that he was Cui Jue, not Cui Ming.
He was not gentle and affectionate towards her.
He treated her with nothing but pain, disgust, and scorn, and this was a punishment Su Li had brought upon herself.
There were no gentle, lingering kisses, no soft, coaxing words, no caring comforts...
There was no previous experience that could tempt her.
He was clearly punishing her...
It seemed that if she didn't beg for mercy from Cui Jue, she could retain her dignity.
Su Li's plump lips were torn into a line of blood because of the pain she endured, but she still didn't make a sound.
Su Li should have begged for mercy, but the stubbornness in her bones came to the fore at this moment.
She didn't want to admit defeat, she wanted to clearly remember all the suffering... She even thought for the first time, is it really worth paying such a huge price for freedom?
It seemed worth it, only in this way could she truly escape from the abyss.
Su Li's face turned pale from the pain she endured, and her tears fell one by one on the bed.
The endless grievances in her heart burst out at this moment. She covered her face and cried sadly, as if she wanted to cry out all the pain of half her life.
Cui Jue finally stopped whipping her as her crying grew louder.
The oily ointment helped her stop a little pain, and Su Li felt the chill numbly...
Su Li's discomfort was much less, but she still lowered her head and didn't want to look at Cui Jue at all.
The girl's face was buried in the thick blanket.
She no longer cried out loud, she just shed tears silently without saying anything.
This sexual intercourse was a chaotic affair.
When Cui Jue left, he was also a little dazed.
The movements were a bit awkward.
He had never done such a thing before, such a mess... There was a gloomy look between the man's eyebrows.
The room was filled with dampness, no longer the fragrant scent of plants and trees that had lingered between Cui Jue's robes in the past...
Su Li felt as if all the bones in her body were broken apart. She lay on the thick quilt, panting like a dying fish.
Cui Jue finally let her go, but Su Li was reluctant to turn around and was unwilling to talk to Cui Jue.
Cui Jue's expression was very cold, his thin lips slightly pursed. He stared at the blue fingerprints left on Su Li's snow-white skin without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Finally, Su Li felt a robe warmed by the charcoal fire covering her bare back and wrapping her whole body.
The warmth slowly came over, gradually calming Su Li's frightened mood.
The door opened and closed, and Su Li, who was trapped in her robe, understood that this was the sound of Cui Jue leaving.
There was no one in the house who could kill her.
Su Li's distracted almond-shaped eyes finally regained their composure at this moment.
Su Li wrapped herself in her robe and slowly turned over. She curled up in the deepest part of the bed and looked at the messy guest room in confusion.
She was sad, but she didn't know what she was sad about.
This is what Su Li wanted, and she can't blame anyone.
Fortunately, she endured it...
It's okay, everything will be fine.
Su Li will escape. She will never be toyed with by these aristocratic families again, and will never be treated like a lowly cat or dog by Cui Jue, and bullied and treated maliciously.
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