Chapter 199 Delusion
Even as they grabbed Luo Huayi by the neck and forced her onto the sofa, Luo Huayi's expression remained unchanged.
The thorns growing against the villa walls seemed to be weaving a cage to imprison Xin Que, covering the entire villa completely and making it airtight.
Luo Huayi lay motionless on the sofa, her empty, dim eyes staring unblinkingly at Xin Que, who had died at her hands once again.
After a long while, the man's unfocused pupils gradually focused.
...
Xin Que sat in the chair, the lighter between her thumb and forefinger being fiddled with from time to time, turning it twice in a regular motion.
She didn't even glance at the can that Luo Huayi had placed in front of her.
The man sat on a high stool in front of the island counter not far away, staring blankly at the beer in his hand.
The two stood on either side of each other, separated by a table, their positions clearly defined.
The silence lasted for a long time.
A screeching sound came from the island platform as a stool was being pulled.
Finally, Luo Huayi walked up to Xin Que and took the initiative to break the deadlock, "Shall we talk?"
Xin Que spun the lighter in her hand again.
Do you want to see the regret you feel after being exposed, or do you want to see the growing apprehension you feel as you mature?
Her expression remained unchanged. "Luo Huayi, someone like me never regrets whether or not I should have used someone..."
"I only regret my original plan, which failed to take into account the possibility that you might evade the administrator's cleanup."
Luo Huayi leaned down to meet her gaze, casually placing his large hand on the back of the chair near her ear, without saying a word.
But the man's grip on the back of the chair, his knuckles and fingertips turning white from the force, and the increasingly pronounced rise and fall of his chest, ultimately betrayed the anger in his heart.
"The calmer you are, the more my existence seems like a joke." Luo Huayi stared into her emotionless eyes and spoke each word clearly, "A complete joke."
"Xin Que, I really want to dig out your heart and see what it's made of!!!"
Xin Que's ears twitched, and she turned her head to dodge the thorns that were stabbing at her from behind. Then she grabbed the thorny thorns and slammed her knee into Luo Huayi's abdomen, knocking her to the ground. After that, she used the thorns to strangle Luo Huayi's neck.
Luo Huayi lay on his back on the ground, his gaze fixed on the blood dripping from the woman's palm as it was pierced by thorns.
Soon, the thorns wrapped tightly around my neck, sending waves of excruciating pain through me.
When the man smelled the stench of his own blood, he finally moved.
Luo Huayi raised his hand and grabbed the tip of the knife that Xin Que was about to stab into his chest.
"Forget it," he said, brushing the blade away from Xin Que's hand. "There's no point in talking about this."
His voice gradually shifted from numb to a low, sinister whisper, "Tell me, why were you so protective of the man who was holding you in the alley?"
He pressed the back of her head down towards him, making her forehead touch his, "Say it...aren't you only interested in profit...?"
"Why would he be so good to someone if it's only about profit...?"
"Because he's the new central figure, he can pave the way for you with the same unwavering dedication as I do?"
"Speak..." Luo Huayi's eyes were red-rimmed as he stared intently at the woman so close to him. "Speak!!"
Xin Que gradually loosened the thorns binding his neck.
Luo Huayi reacted quickly, immediately pulling her wrists away to prevent her from committing suicide again. He pressed her forcefully into his arms, gritting his teeth, "Don't even think about faking your death to escape from me again!!!"
Xin Que smelled the strong scent of blood on Luo Huayi's neck and slowly lifted her head from his embrace.
"Say it or not, whether you want to kill me or torture me, whether you want a fight or revenge," Xin Que said coldly, "just say it."
Luo Huayi suddenly tightened his grip on her shoulders; perhaps due to his severe emotional outburst, his fingertips and lips began to tremble again.
"Of course I want revenge!" Luo Huayi screamed in despair, "I wish you could suffer all that I've gone through!!!"
"I fucking want to see what it feels like to be betrayed to death by the person you trust most!!!"
"Why are you so nonchalant?! Why am I being manipulated into looking like a monster, and I'm just a coward who can't bring myself to do it?!"
Suppressing his hatred and forcing himself to compromise with Xin Que who had returned to him, Luo Huayi truly wanted to just let it go.
But Xin Que was unmoved by his words and actions.
She has no place for herself in her eyes.
Luo Huayi is like a clown talking to himself; his out-of-control and distorted behavior is a one-man show in which only he is venting.
He made a complete fool of himself, all in an attempt to stir up even a shred of emotion in Xin Que.
He even suspected that Xin Que might be the predetermined program data.
How can a person be more indifferent than a program?
Luo Huayi suddenly laughed, tears welling up in her eyes and sliding down her cheeks.
He wouldn't have lost control like this if he hadn't witnessed the man and Xin Que embracing at the alley entrance.
I guess so.
Xin Que was about to speak when he pressed the back of her head, silencing her before she could utter a word.
She could smell the strong scent of blood on Luo Huayi's neck again.
Luo Huayi held her tightly, crushing all her coldness and aloofness between his lips and teeth.
"Xin Que, you've ruined people's sincerity and now you want to walk away... There's no such logic in this world."
That's settled then.
This heart is riddled with holes, rotten and infested with maggots, yet it is still full of Xin Que's shadow.
Hatred is hard to quell, and affection is hard to eradicate.
Then let's remain entangled with him forever in the darkness teeming with thorns.
Until death do us part.
A hint of rust lingered on Xin Que's tongue.
“Luo Huayi.” She looked down at the man lying on his back on the floor.
"You're still delusional."
Luo Huayi paused for a moment, then laughed, more and more tears rolling down her cheeks. "Wishful thinking?"
"But it's precisely because of this bit of wishful thinking that I've managed to keep going until now."
...
Luo Huayi temporarily confined the person to the villa.
"I know you're still thinking about how to leave me and go to that man's side..."
Luo Huayi wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin on the woman's neck, greedily inhaling her scent.
"I can't let you leave."
His thorns have already probed the border where the interrogation plan is located.
Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance that Xin Que might escape from him, he can still find her again.
Xin Que is numb.
Luo Huayi clung to her like a parasitic plant, never leaving her side.
All the knives that could be used for suicide were taken away by Jingji, leaving only her and Luo Huayi in the entire villa.
Especially when Luo Huayi was holding her and chatting and laughing about TV programs, Xin Que was absolutely certain that this person was completely insane.
His occasional pleas and groans were merely a pretense to lure her into lowering her guard.
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