"How could this be... Before, weren’t you... often with her, and on good terms?" Shi i looked at him, full of skepticism, "I clearly rember..."
"After that, I was indeed fooled by her," Shi Lingyan slightly lowered his eyes, seeming sowhat annoyed, "Uncle Bai and Aunt Wen are very kind people, truly benevolent. After eting you, my renewed contact with Bai Yuejie, just superficial interactions and understanding of her, added to her shutting herself away after being diagnosed with heart disease, led to believe that the incident back then was just a mistake made due to her youthful ignorance."
Shi i fell silent.
Indeed, what could a child not even four years old understand?
Perhaps Bai Yuejie had long forgotten that childhood incident.
But Shi Lingyan, who had rembered things from an unusually early age for a child, had an indelible mory of the incident.
"The successive revelations of the truth then made realize that maybe she wasn’t as innocent as we thought," Shi Lingyan looked down at her, "Your death was part of her scheming, and the fate of your heart after you died was also within her expectations. She was certain that your family would donate your heart to her, so all she needed to do was to play the part of the pure and kind-hearted girl. Just like before."
Shi i was held quietly in his arms, her mind beginning to process his words, "So, you didn’t have a part in what happened back then?"
"If I had known, I would never have let any of this happen," Shi Lingyan looked straight into her eyes, enunciating each word, "Tang Wu, she doesn’t deserve to be ntioned in the sa breath as you."
"I missed one opportunity to protect you back then, now, such a thing will absolutely not happen a second ti. I won’t let her get another chance to hurt you. I will make her and the organization behind her pay for their actions, and bring the truth to light."
Shi i was moved by the resolve in his eyes. She paused a second, then another, and quickly turned her head away, "Why should I believe you?"
There was disgust in her tone, but the repulsion and resistance had undoubtedly softened considerably.
Sensing the change, Shi Lingyan was touched and couldn’t help but grasp her hand, stroking over her heart, a smile he couldn’t suppress playing on his lips as he whispered, "Because you love ."
Shi i glared at him, "Can’t you have so sha?"
"Isn’t it true?" Shi Lingyan couldn’t help but wrap his arms around her waist, pulling her close, and murmured into her ear, "You love , you’ve always loved . Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had the chance to kill every ti, yet always spared my life. If it wasn’t for love, that day you wouldn’t have risked your life to save , staining your hands with blood."
Shi Lingyan took her hand and gently kissed it, "Even now, because you love , that’s why you choose to believe . What I say, in your heart, you believe it, don’t you?"
Shi i’s thoughts were completely transparent to him. For so reason, her cheeks felt hot, and she turned away, pushing him slightly, "I do not."
The smile on Shi Lingyan’s lips was irrepressible as he leaned in, "Okay, you don’t."
His lips brushed her ear, leaving a light kiss.
Shi i shivered, wanting to pull away, and then she heard Shi Lingyan’s low chuckle.
Her cheeks flushed involuntarily as she turned to feign anger, about to speak, but was caught off guard by another kiss from him.
Shi i’s face blushed as she bounced up, clutching her fists and shouting, "Don’t go too far!"
Shi Lingyan’s smile was unstoppable as he raised his eyebrows, "You used to be much worse than this, rember?"
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