After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 225 I Will Always Follow You

Chapter 225 I Will Always Follow You

Bai Li Ce learned of Yi Chen's passing six days later.

He collapsed and died in the hallucination.

Whether in spirit, mind, or body, Wang Qingyan utterly destroyed and shattered them.

He also won an overwhelming victory in the obedience test a few days ago.

Bai Li Ce didn't like it, but she had no choice but to accept it.

She felt that life was meaningless, but she still tried to live.

And she was striving to live for him.

This proves once again that as long as he is strong enough, there is nothing he cannot do.

"Tomorrow is the seventh day after Yichen's death. Do you think I should hold a memorial service for him?" Wang Qingyan asked seriously during lunch.

It's as if Yichen was his longtime friend, and he was also very saddened by Yichen's death.

"..." Bai Li Ce almost broke his chopsticks.

But soon, she lost even the strength to be angry. "He's dead, so let's not bother him."

"But I think we should still express our feelings."

"That's up to you."

"Want to come together?"

"No," Bai Lize answered decisively, without showing any sign of distress on his face.

Until the next day, after he burned everything related to Yichen, including the "sea of ​​flowers" that was no longer of any use, Baili Ce did not show any further dissatisfaction.

In the days that followed, she became even more easygoing.

He never interfered in anything at the manor, got up early and went to bed early every day, exercised moderately, and ate well.

When the weather is sunny, she would sit on a chair in the open space outside the door to bask in the sun; when it rained, she would listen to the rain under the eaves; and when it was cloudy, she would stay inside and work on her origami while Wang Qingyan told her stories.

Or, at Wang Qingyan's request, she would tell her own story.

Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would take her to the pool to skip stones. Her healthy lifestyle and diet made her skin much more rosy.

Such days continued until the end of the year, and another Lunar New Year's Eve was approaching.

He should be happy.

After all, she really managed to stay with him without paying attention to anyone or anything else.

But under the shimmering sunlight, Wang Qingyan finally realized that her gaze never fell on him again.

"What's wrong?" Baili Ce asked, looking in Wang Qingyan's direction. "Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

Although she was asking a question, there was no hint of desire to know the answer on her face.

It's not that I don't look at him, nor that I don't respond when he speaks, it's just...

never mind.

"It's nothing," Wang Qingyan shook his head and continued the previous topic, "Your biggest problem is that you treat everyone as a human being."

"If you hadn't gone to save those insignificant people, I might have already died by your hand."

Such mockery would have shocked her and caused her to break down in anger and curse back in the past.

But now it really feels like listening to someone else's story, "This is my nature, I can't change it."

"But according to you, the old patriarch Wang has always been obedient to you. Does that mean you still can't let him go?"

“If it weren’t for me, what would he be? Of course I wouldn’t let him take advantage of me without saying a word.”

"In other words, in your eyes, the old patriarch Wang is just a puppet."

"From beginning to end."

"What about his son?"

"Drink this," he said, replacing the plain water in her hand with honey wine.

Wang Qingyan said nonchalantly, "You'll meet him when you have the chance, but you probably don't want to see him."

After taking a sip of the bland, pale red liquid, Bai Lize was at a loss for words.

But it wasn't too surprising.

He probably already turned people into Gu guards.

"What wrong did Wang Qingfang do?"

Wang Qingyan immediately became wary. "You're so interested in him?"

"Yes," Baili Ce said without any attempt to hide it.

Seeing that she had no intention of provoking him, Wang Qingyan felt that it was nothing, "It's not that I'm wrong."

"why?"

"He wants to leave the Wang family."

"..." Bai Li Ce's expression finally changed a little.

Although Wang Qingfang's father was a puppet, he had been powerful for decades, so it was normal for him not to want to return power to Wang Qingyan. It was also in line with his nature for him to be killed by Wang Qingyan.

But this Wang Qingfang...

"Just because of this?" Bai Li Ce didn't understand. If the other person only wanted to be a carefree person, why should he care about his coming or going?

"As a member of the Wang clan, one should naturally serve the family."

"But," Baili Ce wanted to say something more.

Wang Qingyan retorted, "Aren't you the same way?"

"..." Knowing that he was using a fallacy to change the subject, Baili Ce had no way to refute him.

I decided to stop arguing.

"you're right."

"Of course I'm right." He knew what Baili Ce wanted to say, but they were both carefully raised by their families and were both required to serve their families, so why should they be divided into good and bad, willing and unwilling?

Has Wang Qingfang never enjoyed the benefits his family brought him?

“All members of the Wang family, including Wang Qingfang, have enjoyed the best of everything in the world since birth.”

"Knowledge, wealth, clothing, connections—I gave them everything."

"Do you think I would let someone I've nurtured like this, who refuses to give back and disdains all of this, go unpunished?"

"What personal will? Without the Wang family, without me, Wang Qingfang and his son are nothing."

In his eyes, Wang Qingfang was naive and foolish for having such thoughts.

"Besides, since he doesn't care about anything from the Wang family, it's perfectly reasonable for me to take it back."

As he spoke, he laughed at himself, "Ha, a carefree life, singing and dancing in the world... who wouldn't want that?"

"I've thought about it too, but unfortunately my life is not happy at all."

"Then why should others be happy?"

Wang Qingyan was so angry that he crushed the cup.

"..." Bai Li Ce silently finished the cup of the "tasteless" and slightly sticky light red liquid.

Looking at her without offering any words of comfort, Wang Qingyan felt a sudden surge of helplessness overwhelm him.

But the person in front of him was his wife, whom he knew all too well.

"Ah Zhu, to you, am I just a two-dimensional character?" he asked subconsciously.

After drinking two glasses of water, Baili Ce's speech became bland and dull. "You've already asked this question."

But you didn't give me an answer.

Didn't you give it to me? Okay, let's get started with the dramatic presentation!

“You’re not. You’re a living, breathing person. You have flesh and blood, feelings and loyalty, and you’re so good to me. You’re hard to find even with a lantern. How could you be a two-dimensional character?”

"So, can the ship dock now? I have a headache and want to go back to rest."

Even Wang Qingyan was eventually sullen.

But because they returned early, they were not affected much when the storm hit.

But the flowers that were just planted in the manor were not so lucky.

Originally, after Wang Qingyan set the fire, the soil mixed with wood ash was the perfect place to plant flowers and trees.

The people of "Peach Blossom Spring" truly had a rare opportunity to serve their "faith." When planting flowers, everyone worked very hard, and in just two days, they replanted an even larger sea of ​​flowers.

But after one night, all that remained was a mess in the garden.

And the storm did not stop after destroying the newly planted flower field.

One day, one night, two days...

As the water in the pond rose visibly, the entire manor was shrouded in a gloomy rain and mist. Wang Qingyan began to suspect that he had fallen into Lu Jian's trap.

"Perhaps you shouldn't have killed Yichen." Late at night, unable to sleep at all, Baili Ce played chess while worrying about the fate of the entire "Peach Blossom Spring".

The rain has been falling for five days. Except for a little less around 3 PM, it seems to be washing something away, and the whole manor is slowly developing a fishy smell from the ground.

Wang Qingyan emphasized, "He committed suicide."

After Baili Ce made his last move, he lost the entire game.

"I'm not going to stop."

"Let's chat for a while." He already doesn't sleep much, and he hasn't been able to go out for the past few days, so lying down would just be boring.

Bai Lize, who also couldn't sleep, asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

“…” Wang Qingyan just stared at her.

After a long silence, he finally asked, "Has Yichen had any private contact with you?"

"You didn't give me that chance."

She didn't know why Wang Qingyan would suspect her, but there was one thing she had to make clear.

"Ninety percent of my understanding of Yichen and Zhaixing Temple comes from you. If you don't even know why this storm came about, or whether it's a setup, then I certainly have no power to control it."

I carefully recalled the two meetings in which all three of them were present...

What Wang Qingyan was certain of was that Baili Ce truly had no opportunity to discuss anything with Yichen.

But that doesn't mean Yichen didn't hint at anything to her.

"When do you think this storm will end?"

"This may be the last resort of the Star-Picking Temple."

Wang Qingyan frowned slightly as he listened quietly to her explanation.

"Aren't there several historical legends about torrential rains that lasted for months on end?"

After she said that, Wang Qingyan did recall some myths about heaven sending floods to cleanse the earth. "You mean, this rain won't stop."

"do not know."

"But whether you stop or not, you won't lose your life over it, so you really have nothing to worry about."

Even if everyone in "Peach Blossom Spring" died, he wouldn't shed a single tear. If the day ever came when he had to leave, he would surely find another place to go.

"I'm worried about you" may seem like she's trying to reassure him, but in reality, not a single word of it shows any genuine concern.

With a light, breezy smile, Baili Ce was unusually happy. "I'll always be with you, won't I?"

"..." Wang Qingyan was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Baili Ce would speak so frankly, even more so than he had.