C58 (1/2)

Sun Jinzi laid on the bed, her body wrapped in silk unable to warm up. It was already past midnight, and she did not want to torment Mu Tan anymore. It would be better if she fell asleep.

The fire in the brazier flickered and crackled.

He pulled the blanket tighter and tried to close his eyes, but the more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't sleep.

She intentionally looked under the green pine tree where the voice came from. There was indeed a space on top of the tree, and there was even a tree branch that had been broken off by someone. She could not think of anyone else who would sneak into her Sun Mansion, and even did not intend to assassinate her.

Without seeing Jin Chupei's shadow, Sun Jinzi's heart was at a loss. Even Mu Tan felt bad following her. However, she couldn't let Qian's disease see that for fear that her mother would be worried for her.

Now that she thought about it, she felt like laughing. She wondered if he had been pricked by a pine needle. The water loss of these pine needle leaves in winter would cause the body to feel a little less tenacious. Only then would it feel more painful.

Thinking about it, Sun Jinzi could not help but feel her heart ache. Then she thought, ”What does he have to do with me? She hasn't appeared for so many days, there shouldn't be any relation between the two of them, right?”

If she didn't marry him, perhaps everything would be different, different from her previous life.

Suddenly, Sun Jinzi felt the cold, and pulled on her blanket even more tightly. When she heard the soft sound and opened her eyes, she found that there was an extra person in her room.

He covered his mouth, afraid that he would scream.

Jin Chupei was secretly annoyed in his heart, he did not expect that she had not fallen asleep yet. He covered his mouth with his slender fingers, but his almond eyes were filled with surprise. His thin wrist was even whiter than before.

Feeling Jin Chupei's gaze on her, Sun Jinzi looked down, and then pulled herself up under the blanket, covering herself up tightly.

While she was lying on the bed, she felt that something was wrong, so she wrapped herself in a blanket and sat up to look him in the eye.

”You …” Feeling that her voice was a little too loud, Sun Jinzi nervously looked outside. After confirming that there was no sound, he looked back at Jin Chupei.

After not seeing him for a few days, there were no changes to his expression. His entire face was calm, and no emotions could be seen.

”How did you get in?”

Jin Chupei found a seat and sat on the low stool in front of the screen. He was not too far away from Sun Jinzi, nor was he too close. The way she spoke in a low voice was very cute, like a rabbit who was afraid of being discovered by a hunter.

Pointing at the window, he had used a dagger to remove the window latch, so he had taken care of it when he landed. Every night a light was lit in her room, and at first he thought she was awake. Once, after bitterly waiting until daylight before he saw the oil lamp was extinguished, Jin Chupei found out that Sun Jinzi had the habit of lighting the lamp to sleep.

That day, when Queen Mother pulled him down to the backyard, it was not to advise him to give up on Sun Jinzi. She was only telling himself that if he insisted on sticking to it, she wasn't sure if Sun Jinzi would be able to marry him. The only thing she was sure of was that Sun Jinzi would definitely be killed by him.

A girl that a man would fight over like a madman was a beauty disaster. Jin Chuao was like this, and so was he. His son was born to the royal family, so he was jealous. If a girl caused a fight within the royal family, the final result would be the woman's death.

Jin Chupei was not afraid of death, but he did not dare to bet Sun Jinzi's life.

It was a good thing that he did not reappear in the end of First Prince's wedding and that the poisoning Sun Jinzi had caused him to think that the royal father loved him and did not want to harm him, so the royal father did not investigate further.

Men should be like this. If they could not love, then they should be destroyed.

On the other hand, he had avoided a calamity and allowed Sun Jinzi to fade away from his line of sight.

However, his Queen Mother was still trapped inside, and he was also locked inside. It wasn't easy to sneak out in the open and see her and First Prince exchanging glances today.

”What? You don't want to see me?”

”I …”

Sun Jinzi wanted to tell him that it wasn't like that, but no matter what, he couldn't open his mouth. Jin Chupei was still the same as in her memories, but he was a little different.

It was as if he had only been dreaming in his previous life. He had never existed, never protected her with his life.

His heart was bitter, but he didn't dare reveal it on the surface. Jin Chupei wasn't able to reveal a single bit of his intentions, but this woman didn't understand either. If Jin Chuao was her choice, why would she bother bothering him?

It was not a happy day. There were no lanterns lit on the corridor outside. The moonlight shone through the window, making the tree branches slightly tremble. It made the place seem exceptionally quiet.

”Alright, I understand. If this is your choice, then I won't come back in the future.”

Jin Chupei stood up. The oil lamp on the table cast a long shadow of him, which extended to his feet in front of the bed.

Sun Jinzi lowered her head and looked at the figure. She didn't dare to look at his face, because that expressionless face would always make her feel guilty. He remembered that after the two of them got married, he would wake up many times. He was also standing by the bed looking at him, and he even jumped at the start.

At that time, because he had loved someone else and had never cared about his feelings, he had never cared about his sadness. Now that he thought about it, he probably suffered a lot too. To be able to put forth all of his strength and protect himself even if he lost his life, he probably loved himself. However, to love a woman who didn't love him, he should be feeling helpless in his heart.