Shen Sanruo looked at Lu Shiqing, who was kneeling in front of her, wailing and begging for her forgiveness, without expression.
She let Lu Shiqing throw out the Gu worm used to test whether her emotions had been recovered, and it sank into her flesh. Apart from the deep red mark that appeared on the back of her hand due to the successful test, she did not have any other reaction.
Lu Shiqing, of course, saw the deep red mark. In that instant, excitement and joy even overwhelmed the excruciating pain throughout his body.
He chuckled foolishly, "Ha, you've found it, Sang Ruo! You've found your feelings again! Haha!"
Lu Shiqing could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, curling up into a ball.
The face, contorted with pain, still managed a smile, making the scene exceptionally eerie.
Whether from pain or excitement, his eyes were red and tears streamed down his face, and saliva flowed uncontrollably with the opening and closing of his lips.
The liquid choked him, and the entire cave was filled with Lu Shiqing's coughing. His face had turned a deep, liver-colored red.
His gaze remained fixed on Shen Sangruo; it seemed as if she was the only person in his world. He cared about nothing but her, including himself.
Shen Sanruo slowly squatted down, and smiled at the disheveled object in front of her that could not be clearly defined. "Yes, it has been found."
Lu Shiqing was trembling all over, immersed in the fantasy that the person he had been longing for had finally regained their feelings and could love him again.
He knew that after regaining her feelings, Shen Sanruo couldn't possibly be indifferent to him. She smiled at him, so she must love him too!
The more excited he became, the more intense the pain brought on by the Seven Emotions Gu became.
Even when the pain was so intense that he couldn't control the spasms all over his body, he refused to suppress the surging emotions within him.
Instead, he allowed his emotions to escalate, fighting against the Seven Emotions Gu to the very end.
It seems he wanted to use the pain inflicted by the Seven Emotions Gu to prove how much he loved her.
Sang Ruo, look, even the Seven Emotions Gu can't suppress my love for you. I truly love you.
But what they didn't see was that Shen Sangruo's smile didn't reach her eyes at all; her eyes were filled with coldness.
Lu Shiqing was right; after regaining her feelings, she would indeed not be indifferent to him.
However, the extra emotion was not what he called love, but hate, and the hatred he felt for her after using the Seven Emotions Gu twice erupted completely.
The Lu Shiqing before her was more disgusting than ever before, and she hated him more than ever.
“I love you, Sang Ruo, I love you, Sang Ruo…” Lu Shiqing said, looking at her with pleading eyes.
He wanted her to personally use the antidote worm to "reduce" his pain.
But all he saw was the smile on her face gradually fade away, and her eyes, as cold as ever, looked at him—no, even colder than before.
When they met her gaze, the light in Lu Shiqing's eyes was gradually extinguished, and his heart seemed to be frozen.
"W-What do you mean?" Ignoring the excruciating pain in his body, Lu Shiqing staggered to his feet.
Every movement felt like rolling over countless blades; it was almost a desperate struggle to stay upright.
He couldn't help but roar at Chen Sangruo, "What do you mean? Explain yourself! What do you mean?!"
Then she immediately softened her tone, her voice trembling with tears, "Sang Ruo, you're deliberately trying to anger me, aren't you? You're still angry with me and want to punish me."
"I'll let you punish me however you want, please, don't do this, don't look at me like that."
"Tell me, you're just still angry with me, aren't you!"
But the meaning in her expression was so clear; how could Lu Shiqing not understand now that things had come to this?
His response was silence from Shen Sangruo.
Lu Shiqing seemed to have been struck by something heavy, and could no longer hold on. He fell to the ground, and the sound of his body hitting the ground was sickening.
His mouth was wide open, and he was breathing rapidly, like a fish out of water.
The Seven Emotions Gu was raging inside his body. At this moment, the pain seemed to become tangible, tightly binding him, and he could not break free no matter what.
“Sang Ruo, Sang Ruo…you can’t do this to me…you can’t do this…” Lu Shiqing was already in tears, filled with vulnerability and helplessness.
He did so much, tried so hard to win her back, longed for the moment when she would regain her feelings, and even imagined the days they would spend together for the rest of their lives.
How could he possibly accept such an outcome!
"No, I can't accept... Sang Ruo..."
Lu Shiqing, tears streaming down his face, crawled toward her, trying to grab her.
Chen Sangruo kicked him away without any mercy, not even touching the hem of her skirt.
He looked up and saw the antidote worm in her hand. She tightened her grip, and the worm turned to dust.
"You'll just have to endure the pain of the Seven Emotions Gu." She gently patted the dust off her hands. "The Seven Emotions Gu will remain in your body until you die."
She didn't know where Lu Shiqing got his confidence from, daring to hand over the antidote worm to her.
Since he was determined to endure this pain, she naturally wouldn't let him down.
It's too easy for him to accept just one Seven Emotions Gu.
Lu Shiqing was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with an even deeper sorrow. "No, you can't do this to me, Sang Ruo..."
The combined pain of the Seven Emotions Gu and Shen Sangruo's regaining of her emotions overwhelmed Lu Shiqing, causing him to break down emotionally.
"Is this the result you went through all this trouble to achieve? Are you satisfied?"
"You knew this would be the outcome all along, but you kept numbing yourself, only waking up when I slapped you across the face?"
"What excuse can you use to numb yourself now?"
"It's time to wake up from your self-deceiving dream, Lu Shiqing."
She didn't give Lu Shiqing a second glance; her words were as cold as ice picks, piercing Lu Shiqing's heart and drawing blood instantly.
Lu Shiqing was in so much pain that he curled up on his back, his body facing down, and kept whimpering in agony.
Tears fell, pooling into a small puddle on the ground where his forehead rested.
There was no more reason; he could find no other excuse to numb himself.
The moment he first used the Seven Emotions Gu on her, she was destined to disappear from his world, beyond redemption.
Just as Shen Sangruo said, he was constantly numbing himself, using his cowardice to wrap up the outcome he had already guessed layer by layer.
Now that the results are truly before him, all the layers of concealment have been ruthlessly torn away.
Lu Shiqing's true nature was exposed without any concealment, revealing his cowardice and ridiculousness.
The sobbing continued for a long time. Shen Sangruo had no idea what Lu Shiqing was thinking during this time. Then, the sobbing was mixed with Lu Shiqing's crazy words.
“Sang Ruo, I love you… I’m sorry, I was wrong… I really love you…”
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