Su Zhirou's eyes flickered. She knew that Lin Feng liked Tang Chen. She didn't want to be Tang Chen, she just wanted to be the one he liked. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with that, and she didn't need anyone to point fingers at her. "Shut up!"
Shi Zairong patted Su Zhirou's face with his folding fan and said, "It's time to wake up. Lin Feng doesn't like you. No matter how much you do for him, he might not even notice. Is it really worth it?"
Su Zhirou slapped Shi Zairong's fan away and said viciously, "You don't need to meddle in my affairs!"
Seeing that Su Zhirou didn't seem to like something as gentle as a fan, Shi Zairong grabbed her chin and sneered, "Haha, if you really love him, you should return the formula to me."
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"Did you know that Huangfu Zhong has turned him into a living dead? If we have that medicine, as long as he still has a heartbeat, he can be saved. If you really love him, don't let him become the killing machine he least wants to be." Originally, Shi Zairong planned to tell her this news for some time, but now it seems that if it doesn't hurt her seriously, he really has no way to deal with this stubborn woman.
Su Zhirou had previously heard Lin Feng casually mention his relationship with Shi Zairong. Shi Zairong's tone didn't sound like he was lying, so she suddenly became nervous: "What did you say! Didn't Xiahou Qing tell me that he was just under house arrest?"
As Shi Zairong loosened his grip, Su Zhirou lowered her guard. "House arrest? You believe what this old fox says. If my people hadn't discovered that Lin Zhenzhen had foolishly gone to Zhiyoulin, do you think I would have believed that something had happened to Lin Feng?"
Su Zhirou still couldn't believe it, and she still had a trace of suspicion and wariness towards Shi Zairong in her heart: "Impossible, Lin Feng is also from Nanyue, how could Xiahou Qing treat him like that? Besides, isn't he afraid that the Lin family will seek revenge on him!"
"Humph, Xiahou Qing only has his own eternal future in mind now. Nanyue and Daliang are nothing but pawns in his eyes. Talk about revenge? Since the Lin family sent their son to Liang, they didn't expect him to return alive. Maybe those people even think that Lin Feng's death here now will bring honor to the family."
Su Zhirou's psychological defenses completely collapsed at this moment. She slumped to the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks and falling to the ground, humbled to the dust. "...I've already handed over the formula."
Shi Zairong asked seriously, "Who did they give it to, and when did they give it to them? Do you know where they are taking the formula?"
Su Zhirou seemed to have suddenly lost her soul and answered dully, "The day after Tang Chen and the others left, they should have reached Qinghe County by now."
Shi Zairong couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw Su Zhirou's extreme joy and sorrow. Although Tang Chen said he no longer trusted her, he also warned him not to hurt her without reason. That little woman was very petty, and he didn't want Tang Chen to have a bad impression of him because of Su Zhirou.
After all, it is very important to please your sweetheart's good friends: "Come here, keep an eye on her."
"yes."
As the sun rose and set, Su Zhirou was at a loss in the house. After sitting on the ground for a whole day without eating or drinking, she was probably too tired, so she slowly stood up with the help of the wall, stretched her stiff muscles, and staggered towards the dressing table.
Looking at her haggard self in the mirror, Su Zhirou couldn't help but smile. She herself didn't know what she was laughing at, whether it was because she had brought it upon herself, or because she felt relieved that this unbearable life was finally coming to an end.
After combing her messy hair, Su Zhirou picked up the comb and began to comb it carefully. Every time she combed her hair, it was as if a past flashed in the mirror.
In the mirror, she saw the familiar, magnificent Su family mansion, her loving parents, and also saw that behind this love, they slaughtered the entire Li family with blood on their hands, just to snatch a jade cicada; after her hair was combed, this past where she had everything disappeared.
While washing her face and putting on makeup, Su Zhirou seemed to hear the sound of firecrackers and music, and recalled her very unhappy marriage, which finally ended in the fire in the Zhao family compound.
Her life had been truly tiring. She believed she had never harmed anyone before the Su family fell; after the Su family was gone, all she did was to find the truth, to live on as she had before. Why did the heavens seem to be blind to her efforts and unable to hear her prayers?
Seeing everything she cherished being taken away bit by bit, even the last bit of hope that kept her alive was gone, what was the point of living? Yes, she felt sorry for Tang Chen, but she didn't feel that she owed him much. She just wanted to survive.
By the time Su Zhirou was ready, it was already pitch black outside the window. The food that Shi Zairong had sent had already gone cold by the wind at the door. Su Zhirou carefully adjusted her appearance in the mirror, then slowly stood up, poured herself some tea, and gently let go of her hand.
At the moment the teacup shattered to the ground, Su Zhirou seemed to see the figure she had been chasing after, and it seemed that he had finally stopped for her...
Huangfu Xiong and the others had mentioned earlier, when they were next door, that the antidote they had developed was potent. While it had proven effective on themselves, it only worked on those who had just been infected with the Gu poison and hadn't fully erupted. So much time had passed, there was no chance of recovery.
Without him, it was meaningless for her to fight with Tang Chen anymore. As a little bit of bright red flowed out from her neck and fell to the ground, drawing a bunch of gorgeous blood-red petals, Su Zhirou's life came to an end at this moment. She was tired, really tired...
When Shi Zairong tiredly got up from the desk, it was already bright outside. Just as he was about to blow out the candle that had been lit all night, the door suddenly opened and a gust of wind blew past, saving him some energy.
However, this sobering wind did not bring any good news: "Grand Master, it's bad, Su Zhirou has committed suicide!"
Shi Zairong was shocked. How would she explain this to Tang Chen? Would she say something she shouldn't to Hong Yu? "What? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her?"
After saying that, Shi Zairong rushed to the northwest courtyard in a hurry. When he arrived, Huangfu Xiong and his son, as well as the doctor, had already arrived. But judging from their expressions, Su Zhirou was probably beyond saving.
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