When Le Zhili's tears fell from her cheeks, all the hopes and fantasies in Wen Chenyang's heart were completely shattered. He fell weakly to the ground. The two of them looked at each other, and the room was silent for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Wen Chenyang gathered all his strength and knelt beside the bed, as humble as a beggar. Having lost his last friendship as a friend, he could no longer accept the pain of losing the person he loved most.
He suddenly grabbed Le Zhili's hands tightly. The latter wanted to escape, but he held her tight.
"Sister-in-law...Zhili, I..."
Looking at the other party's red eyes, Wen Chenyang seemed to have made up his mind. Many years ago, he was wrongly imprisoned and was falsely accused of disloyalty and unrighteousness by people in the world. At that time, he also had such a pair of red eyes.
From that time on, Wen Chenyang determined that no matter how the world changed, he would do his best to protect the people in front of him.
At this moment, the entanglement of betraying his friend and the pain of violating chivalry were like a ball of fire, almost roasting his already broken heart into ashes.
Le Zhili was his last salvation, and he had already missed it once. Even if he was cast aside by the world, even if he was infamous for thousands of years, Wen Chenyang was not willing to lose her again this time.
"Zhili, what happened last night..."
Wen Chenyang took a deep breath, looked at the other person affectionately, and turned the love and affection he had hidden for many years into a simple question: "Will you come with me?"
Le Zhili looked at Wen Chenyang in shock. There was pain, regret, reluctance, and embarrassment in her eyes, but she was unwavering.
Le Zhili's tears fell like rain. She used all her strength to break free from Wen Chenyang's imprisonment. In the eyes of the other party's disbelief, she said softly but firmly: "I'm sorry, Wen Chenyang."
Big brother, I have always regarded you as my elder brother..."
Wen Chenyang was stunned.
He imagined countless possibilities. The other party might refuse. It might be because he was worried about the reputation of his husband Shangguan Shaoqin, because he was worried about the future of his son Shangguan Beicang, or because he was worried about living up to the Le family's nurturing grace.
But what he didn't expect was that the other party would choose to reject him because he had no feelings for men and women.
It was not like this in the past. Le Zhili had known him since she was young. At that time, he was a wandering wanderer and the other party was a noble lady from a wealthy family.
Le Zhili, a boudoir girl, showed her yearning for the world. This rebellious look attracted him very much. Wen Chenyang was used to being a libertine and thought he was teasing a canary in a cage.
But as they got along for a long time, he was inevitably attracted to the other person, and he couldn't explain what it felt like.
Until that day, when he was unjustly imprisoned and Le Zhili took a huge risk to see him, crying so hard outside the prison door and vowing to do everything in her power to save him, Wen Chenyang had to admit,
He was completely moved.
Wen Chenyang, who had never seen anyone in person in his life, had already made up his mind at that time. Even if he had to kneel down to be a dog for the Jin Yiwei, he would definitely leave this prison to see Le Zhili. This had left an indelible shadow in his heart.
Girl.
But when he finally managed to see the moonlight after the clouds opened, he heard another news like a bolt from the blue. Le Zhili married into Shangguan's family and became his great benefactor, the wife of Shangguan Shaoqin.
After Wen Chenyang heard the news, his whole body was about to lose energy. In this dark time, the light that saved him was Le Zhili.
Because he was pleasantly surprised to find that the relationship between Le Zhili and Shangguan Shaoqin was very unnatural. In fact, the sincerity with which the other party treated him was completely different from the way she treated her husband.
Wen Chenyang's heart, which was already as gray as ashes, was finally reborn from the ashes. He thought that maybe Le Zhili didn't really want to get married, maybe she just had no choice.
Perhaps because of the family's persecution, perhaps because of the power of the Shangguan family, or perhaps more simply, just to save him, Le Zhili had no choice but to marry Shangguan Shaoqin.
These conjectures were like wildly growing vines, taking root deeply in Wen Chenyang's heart. For many years, he had never thought that Le Zhili's marriage was voluntary.
Therefore, at this moment, when he realized that he had made a big mistake and could no longer repair the only remaining friendship, he did not completely fall into despair.
Because for him, even if he loses his only friend, even if he becomes an ungrateful beast, he still has nothing, and he still has a true love.
Moreover, with the complete destruction of the friendship between him and Shangguan Shaoqin, the last obstacle between him and Le Zhili also disappeared.
He could finally confess his feelings, he could finally explain what he had not been able to say many years ago, and he could finally take the beloved woman in front of him into his arms.
Wen Chenyang thought a lot. He thought about the accusations that would be made against him in the future. He thought about how they would be able to live in seclusion in the world anonymously. He even thought about how to persuade Shangguan Beicang to go with them, just to prevent Le Zhili from suffering.
He originally thought that he and Le Zhili would be like two free-flying birds, with the sky high and the sea wide, Ren Haoxiang.
But he never expected, never expected! Le Zhili actually rejected him!
Even if there was even the slightest wavering in Le Zhili's eyes, Wen Chenyang would take the other person away at all costs, but the other person's eyes were as clear as water.
Le Zhili had no romantic feelings for him. Le Zhili had never thought of betraying everything and running away with him. In Le Zhili's eyes, he was really just a sworn brother.
When the cruel truth was before his eyes, Wen Chenyang's eyes became dizzy and he finally realized what he had done.
He betrayed the friend who had saved his life, took his wife, and like a shameless scum, planned to persuade him to join him in being despised by everyone.
When the hazy beauty of love and love is peeled away, all that is left is the bloody truth, chivalry does not exist, benevolence is nonsense, and the love between brother and sister is just a disguise.
He, Wen Chenyang, is actually just a shameless villain.
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"What did you say? Is Wen Chenyang crazy?" Gongsun Yao was really surprised when he heard the news brought by Gongsun Yi in a hurry.
She did foresee the conflict that might break out between Le Zhili and Wen Chenyang. Maybe a big quarrel would provide another excuse for the Gongsun family, or maybe the two of them would make a tacit understanding and continue to be a couple known to everyone as a couple.
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But the only thing she didn't expect was that Wen Chenyang would actually go crazy. This master of martial arts who had been in the world for many years and was known to be unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and even survived a trip in and out of prison, would actually go crazy like this.
"He is indeed crazy," Gongsun Yi said with a heavy face: "I checked his pulse. It should be caused by qi and blood attacking the heart and causing confusion. Looking at his current appearance, I'm afraid it can't be cured."
"It's so easy to die, but I happen to be crazy here. This is really troublesome." Gongsun Yao shook his head, pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Write a letter to Shangguan's family immediately. It's a matter of great importance. As long as Shangguan Shaoqin can be invited here, everything will be fine."
It will be easier to handle."
Gongsun Yi hesitated and said: "It is said that the head of the Shangguan family values Wen Chenyang very much. I'm afraid he won't let it go easily this time. Miss, if the other party insists on pursuing the case, I...I am willing to bear everything."
"You think too highly of yourself, huh, and you think too highly of the head of the Shangguan family," Gongsun Yao glanced at him and sneered: "How much can a madman be worth? Go ahead and prepare the gifts for Shangguan.