Chapter 307 Changing Fate
Lin Zhiyi turned her gaze away with a cold expression. Her thin lips, which were pressed tightly together, were somewhat pale and dry. She subconsciously moved her feet, and the iron chains locked to her ankles made a series of soft, clattering sounds.
Seeing this, Pei Yunche couldn't help but worry, "Zhiyi, I know you've been wronged, but you can't punish yourself with your body. Even if you want to escape, you need to eat well to have the strength to run, right?"
Lin Zhiyi raised her hand and slapped him, but Pei Yunche had anticipated her reaction. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her forcefully into his arms.
His movements were forceful and ruthless, leaving her with no chance to fight back.
"Pei Yunche, what exactly do you want?"
Lin Zhiyi's chest heaved, her breath was unsteady, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Didn't you say you'd stay with me?" Pei Yunche leaned very close, his heavy breath spraying against her ear.
His deep gaze was lowered, and his fingertips traced her lips inch by inch, grinding them gently, as if he wouldn't be satisfied until he had crushed her.
Lin Zhiyi trembled all over, "I also said that we should have broken up a long time ago!"
Pei Yunche raised an eyebrow, his tender gaze gradually turning cold. "Your lips are dry, what a pity? Still trying to escape? You're a woman who voluntarily 'eloped' with me, and even the upright Lord Lin can only expel you from the Lin family. Without me, do you have any way to survive?"
He had seemingly torn off all pretense; where was even a trace of the gentle and refined demeanor of a noble young man?
It is clearly a venomous snake that could kill people at any moment.
The fear in Lin Zhiyi's heart far outweighed the pain in her wrists. She struggled even more fiercely, and tears welled up in her eyes, sliding down her cheeks like beads from a broken string.
His pitiful appearance would have moved any man to pity, but Pei Yunche felt no ripples in his heart; instead, it ignited his anger.
"What are you crying for? Do you look down on me too?"
He suddenly lowered his head and forcefully sealed her lips with his, his kiss urgent and fierce, haphazard and chaotic, as if he were devouring her...
Lin Zhiyi helplessly endured all of this, tears flowing silently. Suddenly, she bit his lip hard, and the taste of blood began to spread.
Pei Yunche winced in pain and abruptly released her. Lin Zhiyi clenched her fists and pounded her fists on his chest like a madwoman. He seemed oblivious, letting her continue to beat him.
She had actually taken Dou Wenyi's words to heart. After returning home, she wrote a letter to Pei Yunche, indicating that the engagement would be postponed to give them more time. In the following days, Pei Yunche made no move, and she naively thought that he had already let go of her.
It was a deep and unforgettable feeling. Although she was suddenly relieved, she still felt a deep sense of unease and asked to stay at her aunt's house for a while to clear her mind. Her parents did not notice anything unusual about her and readily agreed.
But on the way, she was kidnapped by Pei Yunche's men.
He even used their correspondence to forge a letter of 'elopement' and hid it in her boudoir. With his scheme, the Lin family would only be disgraced because of a girl who 'elopeed'!
Has Pei Yunche gone mad?
Or do you want to drag her down to hell?
Lin Zhiyi felt a sharp, throbbing pain in her chest, her eyes filled with resentment. "Pei Yunche, when you were relaxing in Pengcheng, you deliberately came looking for me, didn't you? It wasn't a chance encounter at all. No, back then, you had ulterior motives and deliberately approached me at the hunting grounds, didn't you?"
"Why? Why me?"
Pei Yunche's expression darkened. He wiped the blood from his lips and smiled maliciously, "Yes, for no reason other than that I think you're easy to bully!"
Back at the hunting grounds, he was ambushed and poisoned by Pei Shaoqin. If it weren't for Dou Wenyi bringing him a miraculous medicine, his leg would probably be crippled. This woman, so unknown and unremarkable, was personally brought here by Pei Siyan.
His injury even attracted the attention of Emperor Muzong, which was naturally driven by the Crown Prince.
At that time, he guessed that Dou Wenyi would be the Crown Princess, and coincidentally, Lin Zhiyi happened to be her close friend, and also someone he could use...
He didn't have Pei Siyan's status as the eldest son of the legitimate wife, nor did he have a favored mother like Pei Shaoqin. Between the Crown Prince and Prince Rui, he was an insignificant person with no presence. His desire to seize the throne was simply a pipe dream!
He could only endure, restrain himself, and bide his time like a coward, watching the tigers fight from the sidelines, thus surviving until now, finally witnessing the defeat of Prince Rui and the arrogance of the Crown Prince.
Pei Yunche knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived, but he was betrayed by his 'good father'...
Pei Yunche glanced at the sky outside the window, his patience with her completely exhausted, and spoke with a mocking tone.
"Looking like this, who do you think you can marry? Just relax and stay as the Princess Consort of Duan. No one will come to save a woman who 'eloped'!"
Lin Zhiyi's hands and feet were ice-cold, her fingertips curled up, filled with regret. If she had known his wolfish ambitions earlier, how could she have dared to provoke him?
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Zhang Chengxian led a group of men out of the city quickly, and Dou Wenyi boarded the carriage.
Even though she knew that he had grown into a reliable person after going through many hardships, her heart was still in turmoil and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Lin Zhiyi was kidnapped by Prince Duan for several days and no one knew what she would encounter. It would be a blessing if she could return unharmed. Even if her innocence was intact, if this matter were to be brought up again in the future, it would become a topic of conversation for others for the rest of their lives.
Just like myself in my past life, I suffered terribly and was troubled by empty fame my whole life!
She could have had a much brighter future.
She thought that her fate had already been changed because Lin Zhiyi did not marry Prince Rui as a concubine.
But right now, she has become a victim of politics, as if no matter how hard she tries, she cannot escape the trajectory of fate.
She shouldn't have taken it upon herself to save Prince Duan. Changing his fate led to the disastrous consequences she has today, catching her completely off guard.
A profound and inexplicable sorrow enveloped her. She had also altered the course of her own and Pei Siyan's destinies. She was afraid that everything she possessed now was nothing but a mirage.
Even after returning to the Eastern Palace, she was still filled with mixed thoughts and unease.
When Pei Siyan returned, he saw that she looked absent-minded and did not even notice him entering the hall.
He leaned down and enveloped her, easily snatching the book from her hand that she hadn't opened for so long. "What's wrong? What happened? Why are you hesitating? What are you afraid of?"
She rarely hesitated like this, and even when faced with deadly danger, she faced it bravely.
Dou Wenyi came to her senses. "Your Highness, can we really change our fate?"
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