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Su Peijiu never imagined that Qi Mo would actually become a commoner so obediently, and that he had bought a house not far from the south of Chang'an City, truly settling down there.
Qi Mo's unusual behavior left her feeling somewhat at a loss. After a few days of restlessness, she received assurance from the Crown Prince. Then, after gradually infiltrating the forces of Nan Xie Tower, she began arranging for Flower Mother and others to recruit soldiers and buy horses. In this chaotic world, everyone needed their own escape route.
Similarly, Qi Mo should have one as well; she just didn’t know where his escape route lay…
"I seem to remember that Nan Xie Tower has a record of those hidden matters regarding the ministers in the court," Su Peijiu said, chewing on a piece of pastry, her words somewhat unclear.
Flower Mother nodded. "That was specifically collected to facilitate Nan Xie Tower's operations. Is it useful for you, Master of the Building?"
"Have Black Crow and Hua Qian take this book to buy off all the ministers of Yuan Cang. If they encounter any who cannot be bought..." A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and Flower Mother understood and withdrew.
"Come here." After finishing the pastry and taking a sip of water, Su Peijiu spoke, and a young boy appeared before her.
"What does Master of the Building need?"
"Is there any movement from Qi Mo?" Qi Mo had always been a thorn in her side. Although she initially wanted to eliminate him completely, considering his performance in front of Zhaoyang Palace made her feel he had some backup plan. Since then, she had been sending people to secretly watch his every move.
"Replying to Master of the Building, there is none."
Su Peijiu slid her finger across the table, producing a sharp sound. Ultimately unable to restrain herself, she decided to see what Qi Mo was up to!
"Take me to that estate."
"Yes." The boy blushed as he wrapped his arms around Su Peijiu's waist and leaped forward, already flying over ten feet away.
The night breeze in June was hot, with cicadas chirping everywhere outside, creating an irritating atmosphere. After finally arriving outside the estate, Su Peijiu noticed a large tree in the yard and instructed the boy to help her climb up.
Through the branches of this tree, she saw Qi Mo sitting at a desk, resting his chin on his hand while reading. Although she couldn’t tell what he was reading, his serious expression caught her off guard for a moment.
"Go wait for me in the distance, and don't let the people from Yard find you," she said to the young man.
The young man nodded and flew away.
Su Peijiu leaned against the tree and stood for a long time without seeing Qi Mo make any moves. Just as she was getting tired, a cicada crawled up her foot and let out a sharp cry.
With one hand on the tree trunk, she tried to swat away the annoying cicada. When it finally flew away and she looked up again, Qi Mo was no longer in sight. Su Peijiu furrowed her brows and glanced around...
"Are you looking for me?"
A warm breath brushed against her ear, and Su Peijiu felt a rush of panic. She immediately turned around but forgot that she was on a tree several dozen meters high, nearly falling off.
The man chuckled lightly and wrapped his arm around her waist, teasingly saying, "You're still as reckless as ever. Am I really that scary? Hiding from me like a Beast of Flood?"
Su Peijiu's face flushed red and white as she reached out to hold onto the tree trunk, signaling for Qi Mo to let go.
However, Qi Mo just smiled at her, his eyes filled with an inexplicable sorrow.
"Qi Mo, let go."
"Yu Chen."
Su Peijiu's expression changed slightly, but she remained silent.
Qi Mo grasped her chin: "Is it so hard to call me Yu Chen?"
"I didn't know you had such a name," she retorted, masking her inner agitation with sarcasm as she turned her chin away from his hand.
Qi Mo casually released his grip but pulled her closer again with the arm still around her waist: "That's my courtesy name. There used to be a girl who liked to call me that."
"I am not familiar with you, so there is no need for this shouting." Su Peijiu reached out a hand to push away the hand on her waist.
Qi Mo looked at her intently: "Do you really want to be so distant with me?"
"May I ask what relationship we have?" She raised her head defiantly, her large eyes filled with hatred.
Qi Mo seemed bitter and helpless as he released his hand: "What are you doing here tonight?"
"This?" Su Peijiu laughed, "With the vastness of Yuan Cang, I can go wherever I want. How could this be yours?"
The corner of Qi Mo's mouth twitched slightly, a strange light flashing in his eyes. He leaned back, and below him was empty space. Su Peijiu watched as he nearly fell, instinctively reaching out to pull him back. When her body lost balance and she lunged toward him, she cursed herself in her mind; even if he died, it had nothing to do with her!
Qi Mo looked at the woman who had fallen into his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness. His voice was low and magnetic: "You truly can't bear to part with me."
As the wind passed, the two were already standing on the ground. Su Peijiu closed her eyes and got off him, suppressing her trembling legs as she turned to walk toward the door.
Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around her waist, holding her tightly enough that she couldn't move an inch.
"...Are you leaving?"
She couldn't see the man's face clearly; she could only hear a voice that seemed familiar from her memories—soft and pleasant, making it hard for her to let go.
She remembered how he used to hold her from behind like this, acting spoiled and not letting her leave. Now that everything had changed, why did he still want to use this method to keep her?
With her icy hands resting on his, she slowly exerted force...
"I waited for you for so long; you never came. I wondered if you had forgotten me..." The man's voice was innocent and pitiful, but her heart felt like it was freezing inch by inch.
"Qi Mo, that's enough!" She bit her lip, nearly breaking it. "Is this fun for you? Don't you know that I hate you? I wish you were dead?!"
A silence came from behind, and the pressure around her waist increased. After a moment, the man spoke.
"… Do you hate me this much?"
"Hate!" She did not hesitate at all.
"It’s fine, I will make you fall in love with me." Before his words fell, Su Peijiu was suddenly lifted off the ground and carried into the room. No amount of kicking and struggling helped.
Upon hearing his master's call, the young man rushed over, only to be blocked by a sword. The sword's owner said coldly, "Stop."
Su Peijiu clung to the door with both hands, refusing to let go, causing Qi Mo to raise an eyebrow.
"Let go."
"No! You let go of me."
"You let go first."
"You let go!"
…
In this stalemate, he finally released her. Freed, Su Peijiu immediately dashed towards the door but was abruptly pulled back by the scruff of her neck.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Su Peijiu turned around fiercely. "I don’t want to stay here."
Qi Mo frowned and forcefully pulled her into his embrace, his large hand holding her face as he leaned in and bit her cherry lips. "I insist that you stay here."
“Qi Mo——!!” She wanted to rush forward and bump his head, but unexpectedly, her head hit his chin, causing her to grimace in pain.
“You never learn,” the man said with a mix of helplessness and indulgence, reaching out his large hand to rub her head.
Su Peijiu felt a sudden pang in her heart and gave up struggling. She leaned against him, feeling quiet for the first time, like a little cat.
“Why aren’t you making a fuss anymore?” Qi Mo held her and sat her down on the soft cushion, looking down at her expression.
“What do you want me to do?” She lowered her head, the strands of hair in front of her forehead blocking her Water Eyes, making it hard for him to see her emotions. Her stubborn and aggrieved words sounded like she was acting spoiled towards a lover in Qi Mo’s ears, causing him to pause slightly before tightening his embrace.
He domineeringly lifted her face, but when he saw the tears welling up in her Water Eyes, he narrowed his dark pupils and said, “Call me Yu Chen.”
“...I can’t.” She didn’t want the boy from her memories to overlap with the devil in front of her. They were not the same person; Yu Chen was Yu Chen, and Qi Mo was Qi Mo. The former was her youth, while the latter was the enemy who destroyed her country!
“Why can’t you?” He stubbornly wanted to hear her call him, just like she did sweetly in his memories.
Tears streamed down her cheeks in large drops as she slowly began to cry out loud for the first time in front of him, crying so heartbreakingly and recklessly.
“...Why do you have to treat me like this! Why do you have to treat me like this alone... What have I done wrong? Qi Mo, you have no conscience, you have no conscience...” Her choked voice echoed in his ears, poking at a soft spot in his heart, making it feel extremely sour.
She kept accusing him of having no conscience... This scene seemed to overlap with two years ago all at once.
In her memory, that woman in white held a sword, blood flowing down her wrist, yet she seemed not to feel any pain as she stared at him.
“I Qin Ge have done many wrong things in my life... cough cough... but—”
“...Saving you is the thing I regret the most!”
He heard her say this to him... These two sentences had been his nightmare for the past two years, something he could never escape from.
She regretted saving him...
He looked at the person in his arms who was crying incessantly, a wave of sorrow surged within him. He turned his body, pressing her down onto the soft cushion, and gazed at her tear-streaked face, finding the right position for her red lips and pressed against them.
Su Peijiu's sobbing resistance only caused more tears to flow uncontrollably.
Why was he doing this to her? What had Qin Ge done wrong? Was it the life-saving grace from over a decade ago?
His kiss was domineering, stubbornly wanting to drag her down with him. Gradually, Su Peijiu lost her will to resist, closed her eyes, and her body softened.
Qi Mo opened his eyes, looking at her who had already succumbed to him, and kissed her more gently...
He softly wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, watching as Su Peijiu actually fell asleep while he was kissing her, feeling both amused and helpless.
He reached out and pulled her into his embrace, letting out a sigh...
If he could go back two years, he would still destroy her country... without a hint of hesitation!
Ge'er... you should hate me, but I just can't let go of your hand, no matter what... I just can't...
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