499 Tell Me (2/2)

”You're crazy,” she spat out.

”Then, it's a good thing you love me.” Yu Zhen reached a hand out. He seemingly was going to stroke her chin, but then changed his mind. He tightly gripped her chin. She winced in response, as he yanked her towards him.

”You can divorce me all you want, Li Xueyue, but I will possess you, body and soul. Whether you like it or not, I will have you, and all of you.”

Li Xueyue felt like cold water was poured over her. Who exactly had she fallen in love with?

”I will keep you chained in Hanjian, if I must. You will never leave me, not if I can help it.”

Li Xueyue's heart raced with uncertainty. Suddenly, she feared the man standing in front of her. Suddenly, she wanted to flee from him. He had never shown this side of him to her before.

”Don't be so worried, Sunshine,” he murmured.

Yu Zhen brought an arm around her and gently tugged her close. He was hurt by her expression. Her face was scrunched in dismay, her gaze wavering, much like her love. He did not want her to fear him, but if that must happen for her to stay, then so be it.

”I will never hurt you, Sunshine. You must know that.” Yu Zhen released her jaw, and gently rubbed the sore spots.

”You already have.”

Yu Zhen's chest prickled with guilt. ”And do you think I am not hurt by your words?” he softly demanded, in a cold and irritated voice.

Li Xueyue shoved him away. He was doing it again—turning her own words against herself. ”I don't want to fight with you, Yu Zhen. It would be best if we took the time of day to cool off.”

She turned on her heels and was prepared to walk off. But before she could even take the first step, he tightly gripped her wrist.

”Yu Zhen—” Her eyes widened when he yanked her into the room directly beside them.

”What are you doing?” Li Xueyue demanded as she pulled her hand back from him. But his grip was too strong, and she was always weak against him.

Li Xueyue gasped when the doors were shut behind her. She turned around to see his hand was latched upon the knobs. If she wanted to leave, she'd have to go through him.

Even so, Li Xueyue pressed her back against the door, wishing to create distance between them.

”You never got to throw tantrums as a child, so you love throwing them now,” Yu Zhen deadpanned. ”You're comfortable enough to do that with me, and I do not mind. But running from the problem will never bring any benefits, and you know that.”

Li Xueyue did not want to hear these unpleasant truths. His words wounded her more than any weapon could. She felt like a hypocrite, for she too, had disarmed him with the truth a few weeks ago. But he had accepted it, unlike her, who was not ready to face the music.

”We will talk about this later,” Li Xueyue bit out. How many times did he plan to cross the line? How many times will he choose to ignore her boundaries?

”You're lucky I'm patient of you, Sunshine.”

”And I appreciate that aspect of you, Yu Zhen.”

Yu Zhen scoffed at her words. He yanked the letters out of his sleeves and roughly waved it in front of her face.

”What happened to telling each other what angered us?” Yu Zhen gritted out. ”Each time we argue, it is because we kept something from each other.”

Li Xueyue recoiled at his words. When Li Xueyue was irritated, she could not think properly. Promises were long forgotten, when her emotions were out of control.

”I did not tell you, because you will deny the truth. I don't want to be lied to twice,” she muttered.

Yu Zhen was instantly irked at her words. She had already chosen her side in this argument. She had already made up her mind, that her husband was a monster that tried to poison his own wife. Was this how she viewed him? As a monster?

”Did you think I would deliberately try to kill our future?” Yu Zhen spat out.

”Isn't that what the letter is trying to insinuate?” Li Xueyue cried out. Her chest prickled with guilt at raising her voice at him. She wanted to be calm, but he brought out the worst parts of her.

”Why would you have these letters on your desk, Yu Zhen?” Li Xueyue rushed out. ”Infertility poison? Is that what you have been putting in my food all along? Those bathing oils, did you tell Xu Jiaqi to give it to me?”

Yu Zhen stared at her with astonishment. His brows were wrung together, and his lips were parted. There was a storm brewing over him. Abruptly, his sharp features morphed. A vivacious glare was upon his face.

”Is this how you think of me? You think I would intentionally harm you like this?!”

”Then tell me!” Li Xueyue shrieked. ”Tell me that these letters weren't meant for you! That you did not order Xu Jiaqi to pour poison into my bathing water and poison into my food. Tell me this wasn't your doing!”

”I won't tell you of such a thing.”