novelraw Chapter 224 This King Will Not Die
Chapter 224 This King Will Not Die
She stood in the doorway, her hand still on the doorknob.
Her heart pounded in her chest, making it ache.
he's gone.
Su Wuli didn't know what she was thinking.
She's always alone when she comes home, and she lives like this even when he's not around.
But as she stood at the doorway looking into the darkness inside, she suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.
It felt like something had been ripped out of my heart, leaving a hole.
The wind blew in from the cave, and it felt cool.
She reached out and touched the light switch on the wall.
The lights came on.
As I walked in, I caught a glimpse of someone on the balcony.
Su Wuli's heart skipped a beat, and the loneliness she had felt just moments before seemed to be gradually filled in.
Taking a few steps closer, I finally saw it clearly.
Yu Chen was sitting on a rattan chair on the balcony, with his back to her and facing the window.
The balcony door wasn't closed properly; there was a crack.
A night breeze blew in through the cracks, causing the curtains to billow slightly.
Su Wuli stood in the middle of the living room, watching his back.
He had broad shoulders and leaned back in the wicker chair.
His head was tilted slightly back, as if he were looking at something in the sky.
She walked over and pushed open the balcony door.
The night wind brushed against her face, and she paused for a moment.
Then I walked over to him.
Yu Chen turned to look at her, his eyes dark and deep.
Su Wuli had no idea how long he had been sitting there.
I didn't ask him why he was sitting there, nor did I ask him if he had finished reading the book.
She slowly bent down and hugged him from behind, her face pressed against his neck.
His skin was cool, carrying the scent of the night breeze.
Yu Chen placed his hand on the back of her hand. "You're back?"
"Mmm." She didn't let go, and he didn't loosen his grip either.
The night wind blew in from outside the balcony, making her hair fly wildly and stick to her face and his neck.
Su Wuli didn't try to remove it, but instead buried her face in the crook of his neck.
A car was passing by in the distance, and the sound of its engine could be heard coming up from downstairs.
Yu Chen released her hand, stood up, turned around, and pulled her into his arms.
Her face was pressed against his chest, and his body heat, transmitted through her clothes, slowly warmed her up.
Su Wuli closed her eyes, buried her face in his chest, and absorbed his scent; only in this way could she feel at ease.
The living room lights fell on the two of them.
The shadows are cast on the ground and overlapped, making it impossible to tell whose shadow it is.
Yu Chen's hand slid down to her waist, tightening slightly. "Let's go inside first."
She heard it clearly, but didn't move.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly.
"It's cold outside," Yu Chen said again.
Su Wuli shook her head and rubbed her face against his chest.
The night wind blew in again, making the curtains billow.
She shivered, and Yu Chen immediately picked her up.
Su Wuli let out a soft cry and hugged his neck tightly, clinging to him.
He turned and walked into the living room, then closed the balcony door.
The wind was kept out, and the curtains slowly fell, hanging motionless on the ground.
Yu Chen carried her straight to the sofa and sat down.
Su Wuli straddled his lap, facing him.
The living room light shone down from above, falling on the two of them. Su Wuli's face appeared pale in the light, and her eyes were red.
I don't know if it was from the wind on the balcony just now, or something else.
Yu Chen pressed his thumb against the corner of her eye and rubbed it gently. She subconsciously rubbed her face against the man's warm palm.
"I've read them all," the man said slowly.
Upon hearing this, she paused slightly.
"You..." Su Wuli began, but couldn't finish her sentence, unsure of what to ask.
Ask him if he saw the ending? Ask him if he saw himself being slowly sliced to death...
She couldn't bring herself to ask.
Her fingers gripped the fabric of his shirt tightly.
The man's fingers slid down from the corner of her eye and stopped at the corner of her mouth.
"As a villain, my fate was not unjust."
Upon hearing this, Su Wuli, who had been suppressing her emotions all afternoon, could no longer hold back.
Her slightly red eyes were tinged with a rosy hue, and the corners of her eyes were moist.
The tears that welled up didn't fall, but they were already teetering on the brink of collapse.
"Why are you crying?" The man frowned.
Su Wuli shook her head, wanting to say that she hadn't cried, but when she opened her lips, her throat ached even more, and she couldn't utter a single word.
She dared not imagine how she would feel if she knew she was just a character in a book, and that she would meet a tragic end.
Will I still have the courage to make changes...?
"Don't cry." Yu Chen's tone softened as he comforted her.
After saying that, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
Yu Chen said in a low voice, "My ending was not unjust..."
Hearing this while leaning against her, Su Wuli felt a pang of pain in her heart and hugged herself tighter.
Then he spoke again, "But I will not die."
Upon hearing this, Su Wuli lifted her head from his embrace.
"Since fate has arranged for you to appear in my life, it has made me aware of my own fate."
He raised his hand and gently traced her eyebrows. "I will definitely change the outcome."
Su Wuli's voice was a little muffled, "Really?"
"Do you trust me?" he asked in return.
She looked at him for a second, then buried her face in his neck.
"I believe you," she said softly, her voice close to his neck, "but you have to promise me..."
"What?"
"No matter what happens, you must live."
She didn't receive an immediate reply from Yu Chen after speaking, so Su Wuli looked up at him.
He waited for a while but still didn't say anything.
Her eyes welled up with tears again. "Promise me."
The man's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
Having received an answer, Su Wuli felt a little relieved and leaned against him again.
……
When the takeout arrived, Su Wuli had already finished showering.
She picked up a mouthful of rice and ate it slowly, her eyelids drooping, and her chopsticks poked a hole in the rice.
Yu Chen picked up some food and put it in her bowl.
She ate it in a daze.
He picked up another piece, and she ate it.
She didn't know what she was eating; she only felt her mouth moving.
After finishing her meal, she leaned back on the sofa with her eyes half-closed, not wanting to move.
"Are you sleepy?" Yu Chen asked.
Su Wuli forced her eyelids open to look at him and shook her head.
However, the next second the man picked her up from the sofa.
She clung to his neck, her face pressed against the crook of his neck.
He still smelled of shower gel, just like she did.
He carried her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed.
The blanket was pulled up to cover her shoulders.
She lay on her side with her face buried in the pillow, her eyes still open.
He saw Yu Chen standing by the bed.
He was wearing a white T-shirt and gray trousers.
The T-shirt fits perfectly, with the shoulder line just hitting the edge of the shoulder.
He lifted the covers, lay down, and reached out to pull her into his arms.
Su Wuli's face was pressed against his chest, the soft cotton fabric of his T-shirt brushing against her cheek.
It smells of laundry detergent and sunshine.
She snuggled closer to the man, and his arms tightened a little.
Yu Chen reached out and brushed the stray hairs from her forehead. "Go to sleep."
"Mmm." Su Wuli nodded subconsciously, and then fell asleep the next second.
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