Chapter 1542: Chapter 1543: He Shouldn’t Have Harbored Even a Hint of Goodwill
Ye Zhi didn’t notice Gong Juechen’s expression, nor did she detect anything strange about what he said. She simply thought Gong Juechen was joking and laughingly gave him a soft punch, “Stop joking around. How could you just take this world as you please? Even if you could, I don’t want it. I’ve told you, I just want to live well together with you, I’m not joking.”
Gong Juechen thought to himself: I’m not joking either.
He genuinely didn’t want to let her suffer. Her situation was truly too unfair. Su Chengyu was definitely too much.
Xiao Changyi and An Jing too. They only wished for him and Su Chengyu to coexist peacefully, but they never considered, does Su Chengyu have any intention of peaceful coexistence with him? Su Chengyu was just afraid of him! Guarded against him everywhere! Always worrying that he wouldn’t be content!
If Gong Juechen wanted Xiyun, he would have taken it already. Why wait until now? Moreover, Xiyun is just a small entity. If Gong Juechen wanted to take it, he wouldn’t just want Xiyun, but the entire world.
Before meeting Ye Zhi, he just wanted his sister to live well, never contending for anything. As for how his own life was, he didn’t care.
But after meeting Ye Zhi, he wanted to fight, but only for Ye Zhi alone. Yet how did Su Chengyu treat his Zhizhi, who had rendered meritorious service? The more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for his Zhizhi.
Especially when he remembered the landslide incident where his Zhizhi was buried under soil, almost suffocating.
Why did his Zhizhi encounter the landslide? Wasn’t it all for Xiyun, for Su Chengyu’s empire!
Though the landslide incident happened long ago, he hadn’t forgotten that heart-wrenching feeling one bit, still remembering it clearly. He’d even dream about it several times while sleeping, then wake up in fear, covered in cold sweat, only to secretly check on his Zhizhi. Only when he sees that his Zhizhi is truly alive, can he be at ease.
But now, the one person he cherishes most is suffering tremendously…
In this moment, he regretted. He truly regretted it, regretting risking his life during the plague to save Su Chengyu, and actually managed to save him.
Clearly he was one to do evil, yet the good thoughts in his heart wouldn’t completely perish. Back then, Xiao Changyi moved him for the sake of the common people, for all living things. Fine, he tested the medicine on himself, just to save Su Chengyu, so Su Chengyu could inherit the throne of Xiyun and bring welfare to the people.
The people now have blessings, but what about his Zhizhi? She was implicated by him, and feared by Su Chengyu…
He should have let Su Chengyu die during the plague! What did the people have to do with him? His hands were clearly covered in blood! Wasn’t he the demon king who kills people! He should have listened to his master’s words and not harbored even a trace of good intentions! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
Though his heart was resentful of Su Chengyu, Gong Juechen didn’t show a hint of it outwardly. In fact, his peach blossom eyes were no longer squinted in threat but filled entirely with laughter instead.
“Hmm, let’s live well together,” he whispered softly into Ye Zhi’s ear, with a smile enveloping his lips. His tone was also full of cheer. And a happiness that couldn’t be hidden.
This person, whom he once sought but couldn’t attain, he now had, and he vowed to cherish her with all his might.
Unconsciously, Gong Juechen spoke in his heart again: “Su Chengyu, this time, considering the venomous oath you made back then, I won’t hold it against you. But in the future… whoever dares to make my wife suffer a bit, I will destroy them!”
Ye Zhi had no idea what Gong Juechen was thinking. She just heard him say to live well together, and she nodded too, her smile growing wider.
She was finally going to have a home.