Huo Wuyou's Adam's apple moved up and down, and his throat seemed to be uncomfortably tight.
"Have you ever thought about how I would live the rest of my life if the person I love died from the poison I gave them?"
The breath in his throat trembled, as if he was trying hard to suppress the myriad emotions in his heart.
Xue Zhiyi herself didn't notice that her fingers were slightly curled.
He exhaled slowly, his eyes reddening as he stared at her. He tried his best to maintain a steady tone, "We need to achieve our goal in this matter. There are other ways. You don't have to take the risk of getting involved."
He paused: "Have you never thought carefully about what I said to you last time?"
He said firmly, "Just tell me what you want me to do."
As he spoke, he suddenly laughed at himself: "Or, have you always thought that my attitude towards you was just like that of a dandy from an aristocratic family, a spur of the moment, just a joke for fun?"
Xue Zhiyi, whose concern was revealed, avoided his burning gaze.
Indeed, that's what she thought from the beginning.
In her previous life in Chunfeng Tower, she had seen many men like him who could easily make vows of love, but would forget them in a matter of days.
She didn't trust Huo Wuyou, or rather, she didn't trust herself.
If she really deserved to be taken seriously, why did the Xue couple in her previous life not have a trace of sincerity towards her?
She knew clearly that all this was the Xue family's fault, but... a person who had never had a full meal could not imagine what it felt like to have a full stomach.
Just as no one had ever loved her recklessly, how could she believe that Huo Wuyou's love for her was completely sincere? Even if the love was true, could it remain unchanged forever?
"But I also said that I'm not a worthy person," she said.
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