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Chapter 109 I Don’t Want to Lie to Him Anymore

"Secret? About whom?"

"Whose do you want to know?"

Their eyes met, and Mu Lianzhi raised her eyebrows unconsciously:

She is still relying on his guilt as a talisman. She won't change her little secret!

With one hand hooked around her slender waist and the other hand holding her small hand and playing with it, Beitang Yi leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.

Her almond eyes widened, and Mu Lianzhi's mouth finally formed an O shape:

"Are you serious? Are you sure?"

After scratching her nose, Beitang Yi nodded lovingly:

"I knew you were interested. How could our information be wrong?"

Mu Lianzhi opened and closed her mouth, still unable to accept it:

"I didn't realize he was that kind of person."

"How can you thank me?"

With his fingertips passing through her soft hair and supporting the back of her head, Beitang Yi's lips slowly touched her soft lips. The faint smell of medicine mixed with the sweetness of candied fruit and her delicate fragrance, but he seemed to be touching but not quite, and only tasted it briefly.

He wanted more than just this.

Just as Beitang Yi increased the strength of his hands on her waist, his chest was pressed by a small hand, and then a seductive and soft breath was breathed into his lips:

"My lord, I am still sick, ahem~"

After pretending to cough twice, Mu Lianzhi's eyes sparkled without dodging:

"I can't stand your strength now."

Yi Mu Lianzhi uttered the last few words almost word by word, between her teeth, close to his ear. Not only was there a double entendre, her soft little hand slid down and happened to stop at a certain point in front of his strong chest. Her fiery eyes moved down meaningfully and deliberately stopped at a certain point for a few seconds.

Beitang Yi was already itching to the point of being impatient, so he couldn't stand her teasing. His body stiffened, and his breathing instantly became dry and boiling:

"You woman—"

Capturing her rosy little mouth, Beitang Yi kissed her passionately. Just when he couldn't control himself and the two of them accidentally shot each other, Mu Lianzhi's muffled groan interrupted their passionate embrace.

"what happened?"

Seeing her frowning, breathing heavily, her hand on her chest, and beads of sweat on her forehead, Beitang Yi's desires disappeared almost instantly, and his face turned pale:

"I'll go call Si Chao."

Just as he was about to turn around, his arm was grabbed by someone, and then, pulling the clothes that had slipped off his shoulders, Mu Lianzhi quickly sat up and glared at him fiercely:

"Aren't you ashamed? It's okay. Maybe I just bumped into it accidentally and it hurts a little."

He carefully checked her wound and saw that there was no blood seeping out of the gauze. He took a pillow and placed it behind her. Beitang Yi didn't say anything else, but he didn't dare to touch her again.

The atmosphere was a bit down.

"Why are you angry? I'm leaving now."

When she thought that he might have come to her just for that matter, Mu Lianzhi felt uncomfortable. She pouted and was about to lift the quilt, but someone held her back:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

After hugging her, as if he had made some important decision, Beitang Yi spoke again carefully:

"That gourd amulet... was accidentally broken. I went to Lu Qian and he said that the only way to restore it is to melt it and recast it. If it is not melted, there will be marks because the corners accidentally hit the Braille characters."

"No matter how you fix it, the rope will be cut, and it will no longer be the one you gave me."

"Zhizhi, I didn't take good care of your gift."

Originally thinking that she would be angry and make a scene, Beitang Yi's men unconsciously increased their strength and prepared themselves to be beaten. Little did they know that Mu Lianzhi was more guilty than him at this moment.

Because she broke the things on purpose.

She had originally intended to have this effect, but at the moment her wish came true and she saw him so serious and depressed, she regretted it.

"Peace in every moment, peace every year, isn't that the meaning of its existence? It was originally designed for you in case of emergency."

To comfort him, Mu Lianzhi stroked his cheek with her backhand:

"It'll be good if you're back."

"Aren't you angry?"

Shaking her head, Mu Lianzhi smiled faintly and rubbed her nose. Beitang Yi seemed to come back to life in an instant:

"Then give me another one, and I will keep it well this time."

Beitang Yi just said it casually, but he didn't expect the atmosphere to become cold again with just one sentence. This time, Mu Lianzhi didn't respond and slowly backed away.

"Zhizhi?"

"Things that are worthless will never be lacking for you, my Lord."

Is she refusing?

I thought I had already moved on from this, but seeing her suddenly evasive look, Beitang Yi knew that she had not gotten over it at all:

"I just want what you give me."

"How old is your lord this year?"

"Why are you asking that? Don't talk about other things."

Beitang Yi became anxious.

"I'm just answering your question."

"Uh?"

Beitang Yi was unable to react at all, but he replied as she said:

"Twenty-eight."

"You are eight years older than me. In my hometown, old men are used to marrying young women. You are already old enough to get married, and now you are very popular. It is only a matter of time before you get married. You will not lack these things in the future."

After a pause, Mu Lianzhi caressed his cheek again greedily:

"Some things, if they don't break, won't last long. My Lord, don't be too fussy about it."

Just like her, just like the pendant, they were just passers-by in his life and would be thrown away sooner or later.

Feelings are the most hurtful.

Mu Lianzhi suddenly thought of the jade pendant she had carefully prepared. She had really put a lot of effort into it and wanted to give it to him with joy, but in the end it was destroyed by her own hands.

That was the first time in her two lives that she prepared a gift for a man with great care.

Thinking back to the complicated patterns she learned to knit, she didn't know how she managed to persist despite failing so many times.

Some impulses may only happen once in a lifetime.

I won't think about it anymore after it's over.

At this moment, the clearest thought in her mind was that the two of them had no future, and even if there was some affection, it was based on passion.

Suddenly, Mu Lianzhi didn't want to lie to him anymore. It made her feel that she was almost the same as that scumbag Ling Wenzhan. Both of them were taking advantage of an innocent person's emotions to achieve their own ulterior motives.

The only difference between the two is that even though she has the intention to take advantage of him, she has no intention to harm him.

"..."

Pursing his lips, Beitang Yi said nothing, his eyes darkened. He didn't hear the deep meaning in her words, but he clearly felt that she was very different.

How deeply had he hurt her that she wouldn't even give him a perfunctory response?

He lost her after all.

This time, he did not force her, but just held her in his arms tightly. For the first time in many years, he felt the real fear of losing her.

That night, Mu Lianzhi did not stay. After they spent some time together, she found an excuse to leave. Beitang Yi did not try to keep her and personally sent her back. When he came back, he went straight to Si Chao's room.

When I entered the room, I saw him gesticulating with a knife.