When Li Xiaoxiao woke up in the early morning, she opened her eyes and saw the man in front of her. She couldn't help but shrink back, not wanting to face him directly.
What a cruel truth it was! Memories flooded back to her, but she remained calm, her mind blank, devoid of any sense of righteous indignation.
The past seemed to have never happened, but she felt isolated far away. Her once sincere heart was now riddled with holes from the pain. She couldn't deny the love, but she couldn't admit it either. If she denied it, she wouldn't even believe herself; if she admitted it, she would seem ridiculous.
For a moment, she didn't know how to handle the situation; everything was in chaos.
Zhang Sheng died, but the control over her body couldn't be broken. Her own father actually wanted to control her and wanted her to destroy the world.
How ridiculous it all is! Li Xiaoxiao originally had nothing, and now she has some so-called happiness, but now that happiness is slipping away from her little by little.
Green Snake is her mother, Green Shadow. In the original book, Green Shadow's life was not easy. She was beaten every time, and her hands and feet were often cut off. She was not treated as a person with dignity at all.
From the moment Ye Linghua captured her and brought her back, her mother had been persecuted. No wonder Ye Linghua wanted to cut off her hand at the beginning; it turned out to be a man's vice. Later, Luying's departure was probably to protect her. Ye Linghua, a man who had lost all reason and principles, would one day be eliminated by her own hands.
Li Xiaoxiao made a decision in her heart.
Qi Yu also woke up. He could clearly feel that the person by his bedside had changed. She seemed less intimate than before, and even more distant. He felt a pang of pain in his heart, but then he quickly recovered and said, "My wife, now that you are awake, shall I help you wash up and get dressed?"
The man tried to distract her, but upon hearing this, Li Xiaoxiao sat up in terror and leaned against the wall next to the bed.
Qi Yu's hands were suddenly empty, and he felt a sense of emptiness. His heart skipped a beat, and pain began to spread.
"Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Qi Yu tried to make his voice as gentle as possible, hoping that Li Xiaoxiao would accept him as before.
But, "Qi Yu, you're not allowed to touch me."
Her eyes were filled with indifference and alienation. Li Xiaoxiao hugged her legs and trembled. How could she bear it? Now, seeing this man, she only felt disgusted. He was just a paranoid pervert. Why did she feel sorry for him in the real world? A man who killed his stepmother and killed all the men around a woman in order to win her love. What was she attracted to him in the first place?
Why does she feel sympathy for him? Why is she so fixated on this character? She must be sick in the head.
Qi Yu knew that if he took another step closer, the woman in front of him would break down, so he had to get up himself and then tidy up the things in the room and prepare the toiletries.
Although his wife disliked him greatly, time will tell. If he persisted, his wife would eventually see his good qualities.
He was truly blind in his past life; he didn't protect his wife properly from the beginning, which led to this tragic ending.
The man didn't bother with a complicated explanation; he simply went to fetch water and prepare clothes, as usual.
Xuanyuan Ying already had his own room, right next to theirs. Li Xiaoxiao came to her senses and realized that there seemed to be no child beside her. Where was the child? Where did the child go?
Li Xiaoxiao began to panic. If even her child was gone, her child, her child, her child... In her haste, she grabbed a poorly fitting dress and hurriedly put it on. "Ying'er, Ying'er," she cried as she got off the bed. Qi Yu had just finished tidying up the bathtub.
When he came out, he saw his wife running off the bed barefoot with her hair down, calling out "Ying'er". He was suddenly happy. Li Xiaoxiao really treated that child as their child.
"My lady, the child is sleeping next door, so please don't worry. If you're still concerned, you can go and check on him." Qi Yu hurriedly replied. He knew that when his wife did something subconsciously, she didn't care about the opinions of those around her. Just like when she was so focused on something, she wouldn't even remember to put on her shoes.
How can we let outsiders take away all this beauty?
Hearing this, Li Xiaoxiao stopped, and Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He continued, "My wife, I have finished washing up. The water and flower petals are laid out. You can go and wash up now."
Qi Yu, dressed in his undergarments, stared intently at her, as if he had a thousand emotions to express but dared not reveal them too much, and could only suppress his true nature.
Li Xiaoxiao only caught a glimpse of that look in the blink of an eye. Her heart stirred for no apparent reason, but she quickly suppressed the thought and went to take a bath alone.
Qi Yu sat alone in a chair, her slender, fair hands resting on the table, tapping the surface repeatedly.
With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, he was unsure what to do. But time was running out; he couldn't stay at the academy for long. He needed to find some treasures and improve his strength as quickly as possible so he could no longer be beaten to a pulp without any chance to fight back.
As Qi Yu was pondering, he suddenly realized that Li Xiaoxiao had neither returned the jade hairpin he had given her nor thrown it away.
He might still have a chance. As long as he can demonstrate his strength and protect them, he will be accepted sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Qi Yu's hands tensed up. Ultimately, it was because he was in pain. Every time he had an attack, his hands would ache terribly and tremble uncontrollably. At this moment, all he had was that handkerchief. Qi Yu reached into a bag, took out the handkerchief, and held it in his hand, his hands trembling.
He clearly feels much better if Li Xiaoxiao is by his side when he has this illness, but he can't get close to her now.
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