The thought of confessing everything to Mu Ruoyan flashed through her mind, but when she thought of Mu Ruoyan's ruthlessness and decisiveness just now, she was afraid that if she confessed, Mu Ruoyan would not hesitate to let her die here as well.
Thinking of this, Lin Xihe felt as if the blood in her body had frozen.
She unconsciously swallowed again, her face growing even paler.
She weighed the options in her mind for a long time and guessed that no matter what, Mu Ruoyan would not let her off easily.
The problems between her and Mu Ruoyan really didn't need to cost Xu Qi his life.
After struggling for a moment, she turned to Mu Ruoyan, took two steps forward, and said with a hint of determination in her voice, "Xu Qi was not mistaken. It was I who failed to keep my promise to you."
Mu Ruoyan slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and exhaled heavily, trying her best to suppress the anger that was about to erupt in her heart. Then she squeezed out two words through her teeth: "Step back."
Lin Xihe was already struggling to breathe in this oppressive, almost suffocating atmosphere.
Upon suddenly hearing Mu Ruoyan's words "Step back," he didn't even think twice before turning to run outside.
He told her to step back, but didn't specify who it was, so she took it as a sign that she was being asked to leave. Clutching the dagger, she retreated hastily.
However, as soon as she made a move, Mu Ruoyan suddenly opened his eyes. He stretched out his long arm, and his powerful hand gripped Lin Xihe's arm tightly like an iron clamp, with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to crush her bones.
At the same time, Xu Qi silently turned around and left, closing the door behind him.
With a click, the door closed, and Lin Xihe subconsciously turned around, looking at the closed door, feeling that her last glimmer of hope had been shut out.
She stared at him expectantly, her heart leaping into her throat, her voice already trembling with tears: "What... what do you want to do?"
At that moment, she felt that she was probably doomed today.
"Lin Xihe, look at me," Mu Ruoyan commanded.
"I don't want to see it, okay? What do you want?" She struggled desperately for a moment, but found that she couldn't move at all under Mu Ruoyan's strong restraint.
Seeing that Lin Xihe refused to look at him no matter what, Mu Ruoyan's anger suddenly surged up. At this moment, he felt a tightness in his chest, and his anger almost made him explode.
"You dared to betray me, didn't you ever think about how you would face me today?"
Mu Ruoyan could no longer bear it. She forcefully turned Lin Xihe's body around, forcing her to look directly at her. Her eyes were filled with a fierce determination, not allowing her to back down in the slightest.
Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Lin Xihe had no choice but to bravely face it.
She tried her best to appear sincere, looking directly back at Mu Ruoyan with tears in her eyes and a hint of pleading: "It was only once, could you please not hold it against me?"
Mu Ruoyan almost gritted her teeth as she questioned again, "If you can't do it, why did you agree?"
Lin Xihe had agreed because she thought she could keep her promise, but now, faced with Mu Ruoyan's questioning, she was speechless and didn't know how to defend herself.
In her panic, she could only hastily come up with a reason.
"I was drunk, and that's when it happened by accident."
Lin Xihe lowered her head, her voice growing softer and softer, even she herself felt that the reason was somewhat far-fetched.
"You can sleep with other people just because you're drunk? Fine."
Mu Ruoyan didn't believe her explanation at all; instead, he felt even angrier. To him, her explanation was nothing more than a perfunctory excuse and sophistry.
He then shouted loudly outside, "Xu Qi, go get the wine."
"Yes." Xu Qi's response came quickly from outside.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xihe froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.
She thought about how she was about to get married, and how she had finally managed to force herself not to think about what had happened in Nanzhao, but now, everything seemed to be getting out of control again.
She can no longer have any relationship with Mu Ruoyan.
"Mu Ruoyan, please don't do this. I'm about to get married. Please let me go, okay?" Lin Xihe's voice was full of pleading. She softened her attitude and begged Mu Ruoyan to be merciful.
"Let you go? Do you still care who you sleep with? I underestimated you in the past."
Mu Ruo's words were full of sarcasm.
He tightened his grip on Lin Xihe's hand, as if to etch her betrayal onto her forever.
"I used to think that someone as innocent as you, even if you were entangled with two people in the past, had your reasons. But what happened? You just belittled yourself."
Mu Ruoyan became more and more agitated as he spoke, his anger almost uncontrollable, his eyes bloodshot as if they were about to spit fire.
Lin Xihe was speechless, tears welling up in her eyes, but she dared not let them fall. She could only stand there blankly, enduring Mu Ruoyan's accusations.
"I was actually worried that the useless Gu Qinghuai wouldn't be able to protect you or plan for your future, but what have you done?!"
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