He picked me up from the ground and placed me on the bed, covering me with blankets. “I told you long ago that you have no choice.” “You lied,” I gasped. “You said you didn’t read the secret letter.”
A fearsome smile appeared on his expressionless face. “Not reading it doesn’t mean I didn’t have others read it. You’re too naive. You can’t escape my grasp. Give up.” I nodded, smiling self-deprecatingly. Yes, there was no way to escape now.
“I only ask you one thing.”
“Say it. Whatever I can do, I will definitely do,” he readily agreed. I didn’t try to guess his intentions. “Let Shang go.”
It has nothing to do with him. Let him go, help him detoxify, save him.”
Xiao Chen Yue nodded, “I will let him go, just not right now. But as a condition, you must stay by my side and obediently get engaged to me.” “I have no other choice, right?” I laughed desperately. “That’s right, baby. You understand. You’re tired, sleep now.”
When I closed my eyes, Xiao Chen Yue left. A transaction that brought happiness, but as long as Shang was fine, I would do anything…
The next day, Xiao Chen Yue announced our engagement in front of all the members of the Demon Cult, and I accepted it.
Perhaps because we were already engaged, Xiao Chen Yue no longer kept me confined to the courtyard. I could move freely within the Demon Cult, as long as I didn’t step outside. I kicked small stones along the way, walking carelessly on the small path. “Bai Chi Han! Are you crazy?!” Ling Yan’s angry shout came from behind me.
I turned around, smiling at the furious Ling Yan and the worried Ling Shuang. “I’m not crazy; it’s because I’m not crazy that I’m doing this. I have no choice left. If I don’t do this, Shang will die! Do you know what death means? It means I will lose him forever!” I still smiled, but tears flowed down, utterly desolate.
Ling Shuang walked up, gently wiping away my tears and embracing me lovingly.
