In the wild joy of escaping death, she thought she was saved, but unexpectedly, after a few dry words, he was about to leave, as if he had no intention of saving her at all.
“Changwei!”
Zhu Linya was about to go crazy, shrilly calling out to Xia Changwei. When he turned his head, she fell to her knees with a “thud”.
Xia Changwei frowned. “What are you doing?”
Zhu Linya’s eyes were filled with tears as she pleaded, “Changwei, I’ve been with you all this time. I was wrong to deceive you. Please, save me! I really don’t want to die!”
Xia Changwei raised an eyebrow, adding a touch of mockery to his face.
Zhu Linya recalled feeling utterly miserable. Crying, she said, “The fact that you came to see me shows you still remember our past. I’m still your wife, Changwei. Don’t abandon me. I know I was wrong, I truly understand now! Please don’t be so heartless!”
She looked up, her tearful eyes pleading with Xia Changwei, hoping to win his sympathy. But to her surprise, after she spoke, the slight compassion in his expression completely vanished. He stood with his hands behind his back, sneering slightly at her state.
Zhu Linya looked at him nervously.
Xia Changwei said, “Do you think that because I came to see you, you can take a mile?”
Zhu Linya was stunned, quickly saying, “I, I didn’t mean that.”
Xia Changwei continued, “Paying for murder with one’s life is natural. Yet you still don’t understand your guilt. I have the ability to get you out, but why should I?”
Zhu Linya anxiously said, “I did everything for you. I’ve devoted years to you…”
Xia Changwei gestured to stop her, saying with a half-smile, “Enough. I, Xia Changwei, enjoy women, am not a good person, but that doesn’t mean you can use this to make me feel guilty. When you were with me, were you really interested in me?”
Zhu Linya said, “I…”
They both knew her true motivations, and Xia Changwei’s question left her unable to respond.
