Chapter 284 – Satisfy Both Sides (2/2)

“Lin Xiao, I really want to do something for you! I want to compensate you, to answer your expectations, I also want to bicker with you like Elena does, even if just scolding you, I can wait for you to come back to comfort me with peace of mind… but I can’t, I can’t do anything, I can only stand by like an idiot, smiling and feeling envious… Lin Xiao, I’ve had enough of how powerless I am!”

Perhaps it was because she was drunk, or she wanted to reveal what she had been accumulating deep inside her with the help of alcohol. ShenDai Ying, someone who’s usually charming, generous and never gets depressed showed her weak side to Lin Xiao for the first time. She was like a little puppy leaning into him, speaking of sorrowful things with a sobbing tone.

“Lin Xiao, I’m going to get married in half a year, that was the Empress’s orders, and also the household’s arrangement. I’m a princess of the Great Qin Empire, the daughter of the ShenDai household, I can’t oppose them… damn, why? Why is it so unfair? I kill for them, staining my hand with the blood of innocent people, and they’re still forcing me to get married to a man for them and live my life with someone I don’t love… Hey, Lin Xiao, I don’t understand! Tell me, what am I still living for?”

“Sister Ying… stop.”

Perhaps it was suppressing her feelings for too long, wearing a mask for too long, she was finally able to say what she was struggling with and didn’t cover anything up anymore. She didn’t act tough and let the tears flow out as her voice cracked.

Only with Lin Xiao, only in his arms could she freely vent her feelings like this without worrying about being ridiculed, rebuked or taken advantage of…

“Lin Xiao, hurry up and give me an answer! Even if it’s just lies… tell me you’re willing to give up everything for me, tell me that even if you know I’m going to marry someone else, you’ll still stay with me until the end… tell me, Lin Xiao! Please, stop thinking about Elena, where do I not compare to her? You said that you only liked me, but now… you liar! You big fat liar!”

The tears soaked her clothes and her body trembled nonstop. Lin Xiao just silently held her.

He suddenly realized something…

Regardless of whether it’s Elena or ShenDai Ying, neither of them will stay in one spot and wait for him.

If he wanted something, he would have to pay for it, wasn’t that a basic principle?

Lin Xiao keeps saying that he wants a normal life, but that doesn’t mean unchanging, or give up trying, or begging the gods for mercy.

Since he chose to be greedy and not give up either of the two people that were important to him, why didn’t he just go and do it?

He has the power to do satisfy both sides, so why is he stagnating and stopping himself?

Perhaps he just needed a tiny change.

Now, it was the time to make a change.

“Huu…”

He didn’t try to lie, or bravely help ShenDai Ying wipe away her tears. He took a deep break and made a simple and heavy promise.

“Don’t worry Sister Ying, I won’t let you marry someone else.”

“Eh?”

ShenDai Ying’s body stiffened when she heard that. She looked up in disbelief and when she saw his slight smile, she still thought he was just comforting and couldn’t help but bitterly laugh.

“Lin Xiao, you really don’t know how to coax girls, you shouldn’t lie about something like that, I’ll get angry!”

“Sister Ying, I’m not lying, I have a way to stop the engagement.” Lin Xiao spoke with certainty.

“Really?”

“Really. Although it may be a bit dumb, but as long as you’re willing, then I’ll do it.”

“Lin Xiao? You…”

His tone was as calm as usual, ShenDai Ying stopped and realized that he wasn’t joking, but seriously making a promise. It gripped her heart and she worriedly asked.

“Stop talking big, w-what way could you possibly have?”

“Don’t worry about that, I just have one.”

“Un… i-is it very dangerous?” ShenDai Ying’s voice trembled as she saw Lin Xiao’s grave voice.

“Dangerous? Heh, just a bit.”

Just a bit?

No, facing a country alone, even a hero, can’t get away unscathed.

But it didn’t matter to him.

“Really? You’re not lying?”

“Really, I’m not.”

His method? Of course it was the most effective and most rough way.

That was…

To steal the fucking wife!