Chapter 257:
He smiled gently, held her hand, kissed it lightly at his lip, then said: “I only want to know if Jin Wuji bullied or humiliated you, and on the way escaping from the Northern Region, did you encounter any other dangers.”
As for Lu Ziyan?
That man was arrogant, but his affection for her was not the least bit fake.
He would not hurt her.
In other words, during the time she spent by Lu Ziyan’s side, she would be properly protected, so he did not need to worry about anything.
As for… other things.
After experiencing the shock of her death, they were no longer important.
Xie Wanning understood his meaning.
But she could not bear this.
Compared to his gentle care and patient soothing.
She would rather be harshly scolded by him than feel this way now.
Xie Wanning held back her tears and detailed bit by bit the experiences of these past few months.
Because she had cried for so long, she could not say a few words without letting out a small sob.
Pei Yuqing listened intently, but did not forget to gently pat her shoulder and carefully wipe her tears with a cotton cloth.
After quietly listening to everything, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: “Wanwan, you are blessed with good fortune and can turn danger into safety no matter what happens.”
As he spoke, seeing her about to shed tears again, he could not help but smile: “…You’re about to become a mother, how are you still acting like a young lady.”
“…You, you…” Xie Wanning sniffed, moved a bit farther from him, wiped her face messily, and said: “Pei Changqing, I am no longer your wife now, so do not be so good to me anymore.”
“Is that so…” Pei Yuqing was still squatting, looking at her tear-streaked face, and suddenly said: “Do you know what I was thinking during those days when you had your accident?”
Xie Wanning was stunned, looking into his eyes, her heart suddenly tightening, inexplicably unable to ask that word, ‘what’.
Pei Yuqing smiled faintly at her, “The pain of losing a loved one really feels worse than death; it would be better to go with you.”
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Xie Wanning’s pupils suddenly widened in shock, instinctively trying to stand up, but her wrist was tightly gripped by the squatting man.
“Let me finish,” he said with a rare show of dominance, “Wanwan, let me finish!”
“No, no…” Xie Wanning stared at him in a daze, “You are many years older than me, with a calm temperament, steady in character, always thinking three steps ahead, never acting on impulse—how could you have such thoughts.”
“Aside from being many years older than you, which is an unchangeable fact, what do the rest count for…” Pei Yuqing smiled and said: “Wanwan, this is also my first time loving someone; losing you, I would also be in unbearable pain.”
He was nearing thirty, eleven years older than her, so of course he was calm and steady in front of her.
After marrying her, he naturally held her in his heart, cherishing and protecting her.
Even if bitten by Lu Ziyan like a mad dog, causing endless annoyance, he absolutely could not show it in front of her.
Even if jealousy drove him mad, he had to show a calm and composed demeanor, not making things difficult for her.
He could indeed endure, but that did not mean he could endure losing her.
Especially in such a tragic way.
Escaping from Lu Ziyan’s side for his sake, encountering a villain, forced to jump into the lake…
Pei Yuqing’s breathing trembled, and the gentle expression he had maintained since reuniting finally cracked, revealing a hint of panic.
“Wanwan,” he parted his lips, “If not for discovering the iron chain under the window and speculating that you might have a slim chance of survival, I would probably have gone with you.”
For so long, he had kept in mind that he was many years older than her.
All his bitterness, jealousy and hatred, and insecurity—he swallowed them all silently by himself.
This was the first time he completely revealed his fragile side in front of her.
