Chapter 35 Silver Shackles "I will never let you go even if I die."
The following days were a nightmare for Zhui Lian.
She knew Pei Zhiyu was here, on this small island.
Sooner or later he would find her, find her...
She didn't dare go back to the small attic she had rented before, and could only look for places to hide everywhere, such as sheds where old fishing nets were piled up, the bottom of anchored fishing boats, and the crowded clothing market... But there was always a wet and sticky gaze following her, following her like a shadow.
But he never showed up.
Now, the sky gradually darkened and the sea fog spread again, swallowing up the distant horizon.
The dark-colored printed wrap that she had worn for several days was a little wet and sticky on Zhui Lian, just like the sticky gaze that appeared on her back again and could not be shaken off.
Hungry, cold, exhausted.
The headscarf was blown by the wind, revealing a pair of tired eyes on the pale cheeks.
She sat on the black rocks of a deserted beach, gazing at the gray sea in the distance.
The sea seems to have no end.
Her escape seemed to have no end.
Where to go next? Pei Zhiyu's men guarded the ferry day and night. The ferries that came in the past few days were all Pei family cruise ships.
The islanders had some things they welcomed, some they did not care about, but no one felt they needed to oppose.
Newer ships, more routes, greater capacity—
It's good for everyone.
Except her.
Except her.
The cold feeling of despair finally completely overwhelmed Zhui Lian.
She gave up.
Zhui Lian said hoarsely to the deserted beach, exhausted with exhaustion, "Pei Zhiyu, come out."
"I'm tired."
No one answered.
"How long are you going to play?" she continued to ask calmly.
Still no one answered.
Zhui Lian jumped off the reef and looked at the sea with a deeper, farther and longer gaze.
The sea, the sea is boundless. Can you throw everything into the boundless if you jump in? Even if the price is eternal silence?
Once such a thought arises, it can seize a person madly.
Make a person's eyes empty and resolute.
It grabs the speed of a person running towards the sea without fear.
But almost at the moment Zhui Lian jumped into the sea——
Behind a huge reef on the side, a figure rushed out without any hesitation and jumped into the surging waves.
The sea water was freezing and instantly submerged my mouth and nose.
Zhui Lian had no intention of struggling and just wanted to watch herself sink to the bottom.
But a powerful force suddenly hit.
Pei Zhiyu's arms suddenly wrapped around her waist from behind, holding her tightly in his arms, and forcefully dragged her to the shore.
The struggle and pulling in the sea water were more intense than ever before.
Zhui Lian wanted to push him away and turned around to sink back to the bottom of the sea.
The bottom escaped him.
He wanted to pull her out, pull her back from the sea.
Pulling her back to him.
In the end, Pei Zhiyu won.
With his absolute strength, he dragged the almost exhausted Zhui Lian back into the waist-deep sea water, forcing her to stand firmly and face him.
Both of them were soaked, with sea water dripping from their hair and clothes.
In the dim light, pale skin and red lips.
They all look like two miserable water ghosts.
The two water ghosts just stared at each other.
Staring at each other, confronting each other.
The sounds of breathing and waves continued in unison.
Finally, Zhui Lian spoke. She looked at him and asked, "Pei Zhiyu, when did you discover me?"
"I forgot."
Pei Zhiyu took a step forward, closer to Zhui Lian, and gently raised his hand to push the hair stuck to her pale cheek behind her ear.
He smiled, as if genuinely considering it. "Maybe in the fish market? Or on a fishing boat? Or maybe just on this beach?"
"Is this fun?" Zhui Lian raised her hand and suddenly slapped away the hand he extended.
She thought of those "lucky" hiding places -
The sudden busyness of the fish market owner, the unusually talkative female owner of the clothing store, the unused fishing boats...it turns out that none of this is just luck!
"Fun? Lianlian misunderstood me."
Pei Zhiyu showed an innocent expression as if he was misunderstood. "I thought my Lianlian wanted some time to herself to relax, so I didn't bother you."
What high-sounding words!
Something was clamoring in my head, clamoring to tear apart this hypocritical calm.
Zhui Lian closed her eyes.
"Aren't you angry that I ran away?" She suddenly opened her eyes the next second and stared at him straight.
"Angry."
Pei Zhiyu answered quickly, raising his cold hands without warning, "Of course I'm angry. I'm going crazy."
It coiled around her like a water snake, and its cold, slippery fingers touched her neck.
Circle.
Then slowly, slowly close it.
The coldness of the sea water and the chill of his fingertips stimulated Zhui Lian's skin, causing her to shiver.
He said in a very, very soft voice, "I'm so angry... I want to strangle you to death."
That was a real murderous intent.
A sharp, terrifying, and horrific murderous intent.
When he pounced, Zhui Lian unconsciously wanted to retreat.
Pei Zhiyu did not give her this opportunity.
"I have been thinking about it for a long, long time..."
He continued to whisper, his fingers rubbing dangerously over the most vulnerable part of her neck, feeling the frantic and frantic beating beneath it, "Will a dead person be more obedient?"
"If you're dead, you won't lie to me again, right?"
"If you were dead, you wouldn't want to escape from me like this anymore, right?"
"Now that you're dead, you won't be obsessed with that short-lived ghost forever, right?"
Three consecutive questions exploded in Zhui Lian's ears.
The last sentence suddenly reminded Zhui Lian.
During those brief periods of hiding, she was not completely unsuccessful.
In the dim bottom of the fishing boat, two old fishermen who had just finished drinking and were drunk seemed to pass by.
She vaguely heard them mention the imposing young man they met at the alley entrance that day, and wondered if he had also been here a few years ago.
"They look very similar, but I always feel like there's something different about them!"
"Elegance!" another old fisherman shouted back, "He has the same temperament now as when I was with him... Hey, hey, don't steal my wine, you old Yu!"
…
The words of the two old fishermen gradually broke apart amid the scramble for wine, and even louder noises rose.
flooded.
At that time, she thought, that imposing young man at the alley that day, was it Pei Zhiyu? Had he been here a few years ago?
No...no...that's not right.
Now she realized—
Pei Zhiyu's current face was modeled after Xunli's skin.
so--
The person who came here a few years ago should be... Xunli... ?
Why did Xunli come here?
Could this have anything to do with his death?
The words that the white eyepatch had reminded her of once again echoed in her mind: "Is it really true that the only thing you need to check is who your husband is?"
Zhui Lian felt that the fog in his brain was cleared a little, but it quickly closed again, and a little bit of desire for life emerged from the fog.
She can't die yet.
Not yet.
"Ah... by the way, where's Lianlian? Why did she jump into the sea?"
At this moment, Pei Zhiyu moved even closer to her, so close that their bodies were almost touching.
The touching skin felt so hot that it seemed to be burning due to the double wetness and stickiness.
His voice, hoarse from choking on water, sounded genuinely confused: "Lianlian, do you really want to die?"
"In no mood."
Zhui Lian looked back at him calmly and straight.
She ignored it, her tone weak and sharp: "But living next to you makes me more disgusted than dying."
The sea mist lingered around Pei Zhiyu's hair and eyebrows.
And his eyes were so dark and scary.
The terrifyingly black eyes were shrouded in a hazy sea mist.
In her anger, she couldn't see his deepest emotions.
Finally, Pei Zhiyu tilted his head and spoke: "Zhui Lian."
He was calling her by her first name.
He is very angry.
Zhui Lian knew.
"Ah...is it disgusting?" After a moment, a very light laugh suddenly escaped from Pei Zhiyu's throat.
A murderous intent even stronger and more terrifying than before came over him.
A substantial, crazy and paranoid murderous intent.
She was almost completely frozen in the icy sea water.
This time, Zhui Lian no longer felt that fear.
"Are you going to kill me?" she asked calmly.
After these words, the terrifying murderous intent miraculously faded away.
Full of dramatic changes.
It’s just the same as Pei Zhiyu’s mood.
"Of course not."
His tone became strangely light, and his slender fingertips brushed her clammy cheek. "Disgusting? So what?"
"I will never let you go even if I die." A faint voice came close to her ear.
Zhui Lian felt a huge sense of powerlessness.
She asked, “What if I die?”
"Ah... Is Lianlian dead?"
Pei Zhiyu let out a breath, his fingertips already touching her wet lips, pressing against them, "Then I'll die too. Even as a ghost I'll haunt you, and we'll be inseparable for the rest of our lives."
The mask of gentleness was put back on his handsome face.
But the lingering murderous aura swirled around, revealing a kind of cold and eerie ghost-like beauty.
"Come on, honey, let's go home."
Pei Zhiyu reached out and first grasped Zhui Lian's wrist, but he saw the person in front of him suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him steadily.
"Pei, Zhi, Yu."
Zhui Lian looked at the man in front of her and said word by word: "You will go to hell."
"Um."
Pei Zhiyu responded in a low but clear voice. He reached up and pinched her ring finger, "Then go to hell with me."
A cold object was placed on the ring finger.
It was the ring she pawned to the old boatman.
The silver light of the ring reflected into Zhui Lian's pupils, and she was stunned for a moment.
Pei Zhiyu in front of her raised his hand, forcefully picked her up and carried her sideways, step by step walking out of the sea that swallowed up all hope.
"Home, baby."
"Besides this, I've also prepared a gift for you...that you're sure to like."
The word "gift" was emphasized very strongly. Zhui Lian was held in the other person's arms, and darkness was everywhere in her sight.
I don’t know how long the bumpy journey lasted, or how many times I changed transportation, but the heavy black iron door of the villa finally appeared before my eyes again and suddenly opened.
Pei Zhiyu carried the still wet Zhui Lian into the last room on the third floor.
Snap——
The ceiling light suddenly came on.
Zhui Lian was placed on a chair by Pei Zhiyu and was forced to see the scene in front of him clearly.
The walls, ceiling, and even the floor were all mirrors that reflected everything.
Layer upon layer, extending to the end of the sight.
This is a mirror house that is even larger than the basement in City X.
Countless of her pale faces were reflected, her long chestnut hair and light yellow sweater overlapped in the mirror, leaving the same wet marks.
On the wall, there are a lot of props displayed.
The luster is dark and lewd.
This place seems like a twisted, endless mirror dream cage.
Zhui Lian looked at the props and felt dizzy and could hardly hold on.
"Baby."
Immediately, Pei Zhiyu's gentle voice sounded again. He held a black velvet box, walked slowly to Zhui Lian, and half squatted down.
"This is a gift I prepared for you—" He looked up at her, his voice sounding persuasive. "Open it and take a look?"
The words were questions, but his hand had already grabbed Zhui Lian's hand without question and placed it on the switch of the black velvet box.
Pressed it down firmly.
Snap. —It was a pair of silver shackles with intricate patterns.
A thin chain of neither too long nor too short was connected to the handcuffs, and there seemed to be words engraved on the inside.
"Do you like it?" Pei Zhiyu's voice with a joyful smile still rang in his ears.
Shackles...shackles...those three years in England...restricted movements in every way...
Under extreme fear and shock, Zhui Lian's eyes went dark, the last bit of his strength was drained away, and he fainted completely.
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The author has something to say: This chapter is not particularly well written, let me think about how to fix it TAT
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