Chapter 355 - 7.45 My Salvation
"Regret...?" Lu Yizhou’s lips closed around the word as if he had never heard it before. "Me, regretting what we have done? " Lu Yizhou finally lifted his eyes to meet him and Moshe was stunned by the sheer bitterness and derision within. Not directed toward Moshe, but himself. "You’re the sole reason why I am still alive right now... how can I ever regret anything that has to do with you?"
Moshe automatically thought that Lu Yizhou was talking about his difficult time in the gladiator arena. In a way, with Moshe purchasing him out of that place, it was akin to giving Lu Yizhou a second chance in life.
Lu Yizhou’s hand reached out to grasp a lock of Moshe’s hair, twirling it between his fingers before bringing it to his lips. "In my hellish life, you’re my only miracle, my light, my salvation... the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. The one and only."
Moshe’s breath stuttered and his grip on Lu Yizhou’s collar faltered. The solemnity beneath Lu Yizhou’s gaze told him that every single word the man had said was an ultimate truth.
Moshe... Moshe had no idea how to react to that. He had never had someone who put him on such a high pedestal, who worshiped the ground he walked on, who would adore him no matter how twisted he actually was. Not only because of his looks, his wealth or position... but because he was himself — Moshe.
"You talk so big." He averted his eyes, mumbling. "All I did was to buy you from that place. Ten million dollars is just a meager amount in my eyes. But you—"
"Am I a burden?" Nobody had ever interrupted Moshe when he spoke — only Lu Yizhou, again. It was scary how merciful Moshe was when it came to him. If it was any other person, he would have already cut their throat. Moshe had only intended to rebuke him when the sentence finally registered in his mind. In an instant, he was rendered speechless, feeling oddly bare as if Lu Yizhou’s silver eyes had managed to pierce through his walls and see through everything, even the ones he had painstakingly hidden. Lu Yizhou continued in a quiet voice, "My feelings... are they a burden to you?"
"Tell me..." He said, looking intently into Moshe’s eyes. "Tell me what’s on your mind."
Stop, Moshe gritted his teeth, knuckles trembling. Stop looking at him like that. Stop making him feel so untethered, as if he was going to lose every foundation he had set beneath his feet. Stop asking this kind of question.