Gu Qinghuai gave Lin Xihe a deep look, and after a moment, he stood up.
Seeing this, Lin Xihe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the fear from her dream still lingered in her mind and wouldn't go away.
Gu Qinghuai remained silent, then turned and lit another candle.
Holding a candle, he walked to the cabinet next to the bookshelf, took out a small and exquisite brocade box, and then returned with the candle in hand.
When Lin Xihe saw Gu Qinghuai return, her heart jumped again, and she unconsciously tensed up. She felt that he was exuding a chilling sense of oppression and looked particularly frightening.
Gu Qinghuai placed the candle on the table beside him, and the originally dim room became much brighter. The faces of the two people were clearly visible in the interplay of light and shadow.
Gu Qinghuai had noticed the change in Lin Xihe's emotions long ago.
Although I had my doubts and had tried to test him twice without making a sound, the person in front of me was clearly the same as before, only his personality and behavior were completely different from before.
Is there really such a thing as soul-stealing and spirit-capturing in this world?
Otherwise, how could this be?
For two consecutive nights, Gu Qinghuai heard Lin Xihe scream in a trembling, fearful voice that she was not Lin Xihe.
Even if he didn't want to make unfounded suspicions, he couldn't turn a deaf ear at this moment.
Gu Qinghuai gently fiddled with the brocade box in his hand, but his gaze remained fixed on Lin Xihe's face. After a long while, he slowly said, "These are pills used in the army, specifically for interrogating prisoners."
His voice was deep, yet it struck Lin Xihe's heart like a heavy hammer.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xihe instinctively shrank back, her eyes filled with terror, and said in a trembling voice, "What are you going to do? Gu Qinghuai, who am I if I'm not Lin Xihe? How can I remember our past if I'm not Lin Xihe?"
A sharp glint flashed in Gu Qinghuai's eyes. "You should know best how you know all this. After taking this pill, the pain will be unbearable. Those with stronger bodies will eventually become delirious and, naturally, answer any questions. Those with weaker constitutions will probably die on the spot if they don't take the antidote in time."
As he spoke, he slowly opened the brocade box in his hand, and two small, dark pills lay quietly inside.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xihe swallowed hard and asked in horror, "You...you're going to give me this to eat?"
In an instant, the events of the past few days flooded back to her mind. No matter how angry Gu Qinghuai was, even if she made him furious, he never had the thought of hurting her. It must be because he always believed that he was the original owner of this body.
But now, just because she heard her say that she was not Lin Xihe, she was about to take out such a deadly pill. Lin Xihe felt as if a huge rock was blocking her chest, making her feel suffocated, sour and bitter, and full of grievances.
"Or you can confess now, you and Xihe are indeed only the same in appearance." Gu Qinghuai's face was cold and his voice was like a cold wind in the cold night, piercing straight at Lin Xihe.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xihe felt a strange unease and blurted out, "If you think I only look like her, why are you forcing me to stay? If you're convinced I'm not Lin Xihe, why won't you let me leave?"
Faced with Lin Xihe's barrage of questions, Gu Qinghuai remained silent for a moment.
At first, he thought that Lin Xihe had experienced some kind of change, which caused her personality to change.
However, in his interactions with Lin Xihe, he was certain that he liked this person.
"Are you Lin Xihe?"
"Yes," Lin Xihe answered without hesitation, her tone carrying a hint of stubbornness.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qinghuai slowly reached into the brocade box with his long, slender fingers and took out a pill.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xihe subconsciously took a few steps back.
At this moment, Gu Qinghuai was expressionless. Years of fighting on the battlefield had given him a chilling aura even when he was expressionless.
Gu Qinghuai quickly stopped Lin Xihe from stepping back.
He was quick and agile, grabbing Lin Xihe's arm firmly with such force that Lin Xihe couldn't break free.
Lin Xihe was filled with fear and quickly covered her mouth tightly with her other hand, afraid that Gu Qinghuai would force her to swallow that terrible pill.
However, under her horrified gaze, Gu Qinghuai put the pill directly into his mouth without hesitation.
Shouldn't it be stuffed into her mouth?
And you stuffed it into your own mouth?
Lin Xihe's mind went blank for a moment, and she instinctively reached out to stop Gu Qinghuai's actions, but it was too late.
In her panic, she disregarded all decorum and frantically tried to pry open Gu Qinghuai's mouth with both hands. Her actions were extremely unladylike, and she even forced her fingers into Gu Qinghuai's mouth, attempting to pry out the pill.
"Are you sick?" Lin Xihe asked, her voice trembling and on the verge of tears, on the verge of collapse.
Are you an idiot?
She was both angry and anxious, and she was blaming incoherently.
"Don't you know your body can't withstand too much strain?"
Gu Qinghuai grabbed Lin Xihe's hands and pinned them in front of her, his gaze firm: "You know me, I can't bear to hurt you, but I can't be deceived forever."
"Hurry up and spit it out! You can vomit it out by sticking your fingers down your throat." Lin Xihe was extremely anxious and struggled desperately, trying to break free from Gu Qinghuai's restraints and help him vomit up the pills.
"No, once the drug takes effect, my body probably won't be able to withstand the strain. If I die, you'll get what you want." Gu Qinghuai's tone was resolute, as if he were making a final decision.
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