Chapter 345 - Cai Luli (2/2)

”How long do you plan on flying?”

”As long as I have energy to do so.”

Gritting her teeth since that might as well mean forever, Luli who didn't want her waist to be held by Jian Shen indefinitely said, ”Then fly by yourself! Put me down!”

Chuckling and shaking his head, Jian Shen said, ”I didn't risk my life and save you just to let you go, you know.”

”Risked your life?! So shameless!”

Not embarrassed from being called out, Jian Shen with his thick skin continued flying around aimlessly until she finally gave in and asked, ”What do you want?!”

”Huh? Whatever do you mean?”

Almost throwing up blood from looking at the naive and wronged expression Jian Shen had, Luli said, ”Cut the act! There's something you want from me, and you won't let me go before I agree! So just tell me what you want.”

Looking towards the woman on whom rage was also a good colour, Jian Shen asked, ”Why haven't you thanked me yet?”

”What?!

”What what? Didn't I save you from the hands of a monster that was forcing you into marrying him?”

”Humph! A pot that's calling the kettle black. Even though you've saved me from him, have I not fallen in your hands now?! In that case why would I thank you?! You're just as much of a monster as he is!”

Speaking with tears filling her eyes, Luli wiped them away and turned expressionless showing that she wouldn't care if he continued to fly around for all eternity either.

...

Beauty was both a gift and a curse.

A gift to the women who have a strong family, and a curse to women like Luli whose family was weak.

Still, even though they were weak, Luli's father always made sure to never let anything happen to her by going as far as staking his own life to protect her against all those greedy men who wanted her body.

Unfortunately, when someone they couldn't resist laid his eyes on Luli, not only was the woman taken away, she had even been forced to watch the slaughter of her entire family by Dong Xiu so that she'd never have any thoughts of escaping.

At the same time she had even been forced to consume a pill which would never let her commit suicide.

Due to all of this, Luli who once always smiled like the brightest flower felt her heart ache from thinking about how she caused the death of everyone in her family.

It was also this guilt which made her think she didn't deserve to be happy which caused her to turn completely expressionless and immune to almost everything.