Chapter 390 Just Think I'm Blind

Wu Lie opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he met the sharp eyes of the woman in front of him, he remained silent.

Gu Qingquan ignored him and spoke on his own.

"When I was five years old, I was selected to enter the palace as the eldest princess's study companion. That was also the year I met the seventh prince who was sent by Beichen Country."

"He is said to be the seventh prince of Beichen, but his life in the palace is even worse than that of the palace maids. When I first met him, he was clearly three years older than me, but he looked even thinner than me, and was bullied and insulted by a group of princes who were younger than him."

"When my father sent me to the palace, he told me to be cautious, but as soon as I saw that man, I forgot his instructions. I still remember the look in his eyes when he was ridden by the eleventh prince. It was a look of indifference and unwillingness, but still a stubborn desire to survive."

"I rushed over to argue with the eleventh prince, went to complain to my father, and even went to the emperor to ask him to seek justice. In the end, not only did I fail to help that person, but I caused him to suffer even more bullying."

Wu Lie lowered his eyes and didn't look at her, but when he heard these words, his hands hidden at his sides clenched into fists.

It was not because of the memories of the past, but because of the self-blame in her tone.

But what was wrong with her?

She was no more than five years old.

Even though he did a lot of useless work, it was the first kindness he received in the Great Abyss Palace.

"So I helped him. I secretly brought him food, took him to exercise, and even taught him martial arts. I don't know how he viewed me, but I always regarded him as my brother and good friend."

"But when I was 11, he died in the palace. I didn't even see his body, but everyone said he was dead."

Gu Qingquan paused for a moment, as if he was adjusting his breath. After a while, he continued with some difficulty,

"A person died, but no one in the palace was sad about his death... except me."

"I always thought he was dead." Even though Gu Qingquan tried his best to restrain himself, his voice was still inevitably choked with sobs.

Wu Lie's eyes trembled slightly, and he opened his mouth, but found that his throat was so hoarse that he couldn't make a sound.

His hands were clenched tightly at his sides, but he didn't even have the courage to reach out to her.

Gu Qingquan tried to calm herself down and made her voice sound more decisive. After a long while, she raised her eyes again and looked straight at Wu Lie in front of her.

Throw away all temptations and just be honest with him.

"If you are not that person, then just think that I am missing an old friend and have mistaken you for someone else. I will never do something as ridiculous as I did today again."

"If you are that person, who is alive but treats me like a stranger, or even refuses to recognize me, then no matter what your difficulties are in the future, I will just think that I was blind when I was young and made the wrong friend... From now on, I will just pretend that this person does not exist."

Gu Qingquan almost gritted her teeth when she said the last sentence. The determination and coldness in her tone shocked Wu Lie's eyes, but he still didn't dare to raise his head to meet her gaze.

She could say such a decisive word.

He thought she was really angry.

Just as he knew what she was planning to do in the hot spring palace, she also knew the disguise he had deliberately put on to conceal his identity.

But in fact, even if she didn't admit it, even if she had never personally confirmed the mark on his body, she had already recognized him in her heart.

I did all these just to hear him admit it in person...

But what can I do even if I admit it?

Now he doesn't even have the qualifications to stand behind her openly.

Wu Lie gritted his teeth and said nothing. Gu Qingquan waited for a long while, then smiled as if he was mocking himself. After a long while, he only whispered, "I'm leaving."

I'm leaving and won't come looking for you again.

She said and turned around without any hesitation, just like her, seemingly cold but actually daring to love and hate.

The moment Wu Lie saw her turn around, he felt as if his heart had sunk into the deep sea, pressing him so hard that he could hardly breathe.

At this moment, Wu Lie felt that all his persistence collapsed like a dam bursting when she turned around.

"Qingquan!"

He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, but he called her name directly, just like he did when they were children.

Gu Qingquan paused and turned his head after a while, only to see Wu Lie turned his back and began to untie his belt, one piece at a time, until he had taken off his shirt completely, revealing the green flame-like mark on his extremely thin waist.

Whatever she wanted to see with her own eyes, he would make her see it.

Because he couldn't bear it, she wanted to completely erase him from her memory.

Those memories were the only treasure of his youth.

Gu Qingquan watched with his own eyes as the disguise was taken off and the true marks of his past were revealed before him. At that moment, he was filled with shock.

I wasn't shocked that he was really the Baililie I knew.

But——

The "last trick" that Si Linglong gave her was surprisingly effective!

If she had known earlier, she would have just asked Wu Lie to deal with her from the beginning! Why would she have wasted so much effort...

Tsk!