Chapter 229 - 228: Lets Go To My Room
The expression on his unparalleled, handsome face was heartbreaking. Any woman, no matter how cold they are, would have been moved by such a sight, how much more so for Luo Guxie, who was completely enamored with him? Seeing him like this made her heart tighten, as though a hand were gripping it painfully.
Guilt gnawed at her again, and she could feel it eating away at her very soul. She had made her beloved Yang'er suffer once more, all because of her own foolishness and selfishness.
She knew exactly how it felt to have your heart torn apart by love; she had lived through it, endured it for over a thousand years.
"Yang'er..." She wanted to hold him in her arms, but as her hand reached out, it froze mid-air, as if she didn't dare to touch him.
From the corner of his eye, Yun Wuji watched her reaction. As expected, his acting skills were his true forte. Cultivation and other bullshit can only came second. Compared to using his strength to 'borrow' resources, his acting had earned him countless times more influence and advantages.
Yun Wuji stretched out his hand and took hers, his red eyes filled with endless pain and regret. His voice was hoarse as he spoke, "I knew I shouldn't have gotten attached. I tried to build a good relationship with Luo Changsheng for your sake, even though I knew he hated me and always tried to get rid of me."
"..." Luo Guxie listened to his words, gripping his hand tightly as if fearing that if she let go, she would lose him forever. The more she listened, the more guilt and sadness weighed on her heart. She had thought that her son and Yang'er were getting along well after their initial clash, but it was only after what happened that day that she realized how foolish her thoughts had been.
Her son was more like his grandfather than he was like her. He was narrow-minded and looked down on anyone beneath him. The mere thought that he could get along with Yang'er, someone who had suddenly appeared, taking the resources and attention of his master, was nothing but a huge joke.
"I even thought about telling you the truth about my multiple bodies, but time was short. Before I could, Qianye Ying'er appeared." He let go of her hand, but before he could fully retract it, she gripped it tightly. He shook his head, his hoarse voice softening. "At that moment, I thought of something. Instead of telling you the truth, I decided to make you suffer. I wanted to see if you truly felt the same way."
"I wanted to know if it was just my wishful thinking, or if, somehow, a miracle could happen. I wanted to see if I could finally become your lover, not as a substitute for some dead guy, but as me, Yun Wuji!" His red eyes fixed on her with intensity, his voice hardening like steel.
"Fuck! This guy's acting skills have gotten better," the Evil Infant, who was watching the scene unfold from the Sky Poison Realm, muttered in astonishment as she ate her popcorn. "How can someone twist the truth like this?!"