"Won't you refuse?"
Su Wanwan's pupils contracted slightly.
I don't know what he was talking about.
Should I refuse Gu Ziyu's help?
Lu Xingjian's expression grew increasingly cold and grim:
"The Eastern Palace is heavily guarded. If you don't leave, what can the Empress do to you?"
Su Wanwan felt a chill run through her body, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Admittedly, she was using a self-inflicted injury to gain his pity and to scheme against Empress Xia.
But from what standpoint did he question her?
Her heart felt frozen in ice and snow, and her voice sounded even colder:
"What crime have I committed to be imprisoned in the Eastern Palace?"
"Don't you know why the Empress is torturing me?"
"Isn't it you who's tormenting me?"
"You'll only feel better if I die, won't you?"
Her pent-up negative emotions reached their peak, and in a fit of pique, she pushed the small kang table in front of her to the ground with a loud "bang".
I've endured it for so many years.
The more you endure, the more frustrated you become.
She couldn't take it anymore!
Lu Xingjian stared at the small kang table on the floor, his anger ignited completely. He grabbed her wrist, his voice cold and low:
What's wrong with you?
Su Wanwan vehemently resisted his approach and screamed loudly:
"Let me go!"
"I hate you, Lu Xingjian, I hate you!"
She screamed and pounded on his chest, completely on the verge of a breakdown.
"Haven't you done enough to me?!"
His face was extremely pale, and tears streamed down his face like broken beads.
"I just want to go home, I just want to get away from the capital and live a peaceful life, why won't you let me go?!"
Hearing her hysterical words and enduring her beatings, Lu Xingjian's usually stern face showed a hint of emotion.
The anger that had gripped him slowly crumbled.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
