Chapter 724: My Salvation
Lu Yizhou glanced down at Zeke who was clearly distressed for him and the corner of his lips ticked upward. His smile stretched wider and wider as if the first ray of sunshine had finally pierced through the dark clouds after a prolonged winter. He knew that he was a sinner, he had a lot of innocent lives in his hands and he had no way to change his past. He was more than willing to pay for this sin in the afterlife.
But now... he was done with staying in the shadows. He wanted to embrace this star and own it for himself. And as long as he was still breathing, he would protect its radiance so that it would become the brightest in the entire galaxy.
"I love you..." he mumbled, his voice muffled as it was said into Zeke’s hair.
Zeke abruptly froze. He had just been mulling over how Lu Yizhou was severely downplaying the event from back then and wanted to find some way to peel the full answer from his mouth, when he suddenly heard Lu Yizhou say this. In an instant, his line of thought broke and he could not remember what he was brooding over anymore. Still stunned, he drew back and saw Lu Yizhou staring down at him with a gaze so gentle and emotional that it struck a chord in his heart. Zeke had never seen this kind of look on him before – a perfectly serene and tranquil look as if he had totally put down the burden on his shoulders. As if he had been set free...
"I love you..." he uttered again, softer this time as he brought Zeke’s hand to his lips and kissed his ring. "I don’t care where you come from nor what your identity is. For me, Zeke, you are my salvation..."
A beautiful smile bloomed on Zeke’s lips as tears pooled on his eyes, making his golden eyes look especially dazzling. He, too, repeated what Lu Yizhou had just said. "I love you..." he gazed into Lu Yizhou’s eyes and poured out all the tender feelings in his heart. "I don’t care where you come from nor what your identity is. For me, Lu Yizhou, you are my salvation..."
In that freezing winter, if not for Lu Yizhou, Zeke would have died in the little kitten’s body and he would have no chance of waking up again in reality.
In that freezing winter, if not for Zeke, if not for his warmth that sustained him, Lu Yizhou would have given up on everything – his heart, his life, his soul.
Throughout their entire life, they had been a villain in other people’s eyes. One was a replacement that was not supposed to exist, whereas the other was a cold-blooded assassin who had reaped countless lives. Perhaps it might be better for this world if they did not exist. Yet they became each other’s saving grace, an indispensable and unique existence that could not be replaced by anything in this world.