"I, who am I, do you know?"

I turned my body and looked hard at those eyes that were still shining in the dim light. I also saw me from inside, a pale and thin shadow, but it always existed like this, like a ray of light that refused to dissipate.

Ghost.

"I don't need to know."

He took a heavy breath, and it seemed that even the temperature in his palms became a little hotter.

"What I see is the real you."

"..."

At this moment, I suddenly opened my eyes wide and looked at him, looking at those firm eyes that seemed to be unchanging.

What he sees is the real me?

I completely lost my reaction and just looked at him like this. The figure in my eyes slowly approached with incomparable determination, and the shadow cast by his tall body continued to grow bigger and bigger.

It was so dark that there was almost no gap between him and me. His breathing was already entwined with mine, and our breaths were full of each other's scent.

And his shadow has completely enveloped me.

I don’t know why, but I didn’t hide or push him away in fear, I just stared with my eyes wide open.

Maybe it's because I opened my eyes so wide. It was the first time I could see clearly at such a close distance that his eyes were full of obsession. The tenderness that could almost drown people overflowed in those eyes. His hands were already moving along the

The round curve of my cheek slowly slid down, pinching my chin.

There was only such a small distance between the two of us, but he was not in a hurry to get closer, nor did he immediately pull away because of my trembling. Instead, he just looked down at me. Because the distance was too close, he couldn't see his face clearly.

The only thing that caught my eye was my shadow reflected in his dark eyes, and the warm and gentle breath blowing on his face.

He spoke, and even his voice was so soft, but it was different from his eyes, with incomparable determination——

"What I love is the real you!"

This sentence was like a heavy blow, hitting my heart hard. Even my heartbeat was in chaos at this moment. I saw a flash of unbearable, almost violent desire in his eyes.

The child touched my lips.

"Uh--!"

There was no time to escape, and there was nowhere to escape. In an instant, I had fallen.

【……】

Finally finding my voice in the gap between his violent attacks, I gasped and whispered: "No, don't..."

"..."

"Let me go!"

"I won't let go!"

He said these words clearly, and I was suddenly startled. I looked up at him. Although the layers of gauze had made the flickering candlelight more and more misty, his eyes had never looked like this before.

With the clarity of mind, there is no longer any hesitation or hesitation.

"As long as I let you go, you will escape."

"..."

"Qingying, I can't let you escape again."

"..."

"I want you to stay here."

"..."

"I want you to be the mistress of Jiangnan."

"..."

"I want you to be my woman!"

"..."

"I - want - you!"

He said the last three words very seriously, each word was like a thousand pieces of gold, and it also fell heavily on my heart. Although I already knew about his intentions, and I got it from him more than once, either vaguely or implicitly.

A straightforward confession, but these three words, I never thought they would come out of Pei Yuanxiu's mouth. The gentle tone, but the irresistible eyes, made me even more unable to escape.

It's like being entangled by this curtain with thousands of twists and turns.

I suddenly understood because at the banquet today, I said that I was just a guest here. This sentence brought the relationship between me and him to the weakest position, and also expressed my feelings to Pei Yuanfeng and even the Han sisters.

From my standpoint, I am a guest here. Since I am a guest, I will leave one day. Maybe this made him scared and lost control.

He felt it, and I wanted to escape.

Thinking of this, I struggled to say anything more, but at this moment, the kind of tenderness that would make people drown came like a tide. His hands surrounding me were obviously so strong, but they didn't hurt me, and even the original injury was not hurt.

Everything was ironed until it was numb and smooth.

I really felt suffocated. I wanted to push him away with my hands, but I couldn't find the strength. Instead, my fingertips were entangled between his shoulders and the curtain, unable to move.

【……】

Breathing becomes more and more chaotic.

It seems that the body no longer belongs to him. Every breath and every breath, rising and falling, are controlled and manipulated by him.

Behind me was the exquisitely carved little bed. Li'er was still sleeping on the bed. Even when I wanted to turn my face away to avoid his kiss, I could see the child's peaceful sleeping face in the corner of my eye, flickering in the candlelight.

It looks so restless.

If you wake up Li'er...

If she saw this scene...

I shivered and felt a cold sweat on my back.

Feeling my stiffness, his hot body pressed against me, as if he was going to use his body temperature to melt away all my uneasiness.

His hot embrace was still in front of me, but behind me was hard and cold carvings, and I was covered in biting cold sweat. It made me feel like I was trapped in a world of ice and fire. No matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't escape. I was scared and anxious, and I couldn't break free no matter what.

In the desperate situation of not opening, he finally gritted his teeth and murmured from the depths of his throat: "No... no..."

You said so!

As you said, as long as I say no——

He heard my voice and raised his eyes to look at me. Under the dim candlelight, his eyes were flickering. I was trembling so much that I couldn't speak and could only make a gurgling sound from my throat.

No...no...

I thought he understood. In fact, he clearly understood, but at this moment he kissed me again.

I was speechless and opened my helpless eyes.

I finally understand.

As long as I say no, he won't do it.

However, now he won't let me say "no" at all!

【……】

"Qingying..."

"..."

"Qingying, I want you!"

"..."

"Qingying..."

"..."

"I've been waiting for too long..."

I opened my eyes wide and listened to his whispers. At this moment, I was like a butterfly caught in a spider's web. Although I was not injured or crucified, I felt helpless that I could not escape.

.

No, I can't stay like this helpless!

I have made up my mind, no matter what the people around me are like, no matter what happens, no matter what their attitude is towards me, or what they want, I will continue to follow my own path. I can no longer be so helpless; such helplessness.

If you don’t help me, it will only make me sink like in the past and be unable to extricate myself.

Thinking of this, I closed my eyes in pain, gritted my teeth and slammed forward.
Chapter completed!