Yu Wenqian involuntarily stepped aside.
Then, he saw Shang Ruyi look down at Yu Wenye’s tightly closed lips. She said nothing, rely reached out to gently pinch his cheeks, which had beco noticeably thinner due to the recent illness, then slowly leaned down—
Placing her lips upon his.
"...!"
Yu Wenqian’s gaze sharpened.
At this mont, Shang Ruyi no longer cared about who was present or who was watching. All her focus was concentrated on this instant. As the two pairs of lips touched, a breath of warmth and tranquility passed into Yu Wenye’s mouth, and at once, his chest seed to be freed from a binding, suddenly heaving.
He finally resud breathing!
Only then did Shang Ruyi breathe a sigh of relief, slowly straightening up, watching as his complexion gradually cald, and the dark purple hue on his lips started to fade away.
All is well now...
At long last, all is well.
The corners of her tightly pressed lips revealed a trace of a relieved smile.
But the next mont, her heart tightened again.
Due to their close proximity, she could clearly feel that although Yu Wenye’s breathing was weak, his breath was as hot as fire; furthermore, there was a sickly, almost fla-like blush on his cheeks, yet his body was cold, as if so mysterious fire inside him was burning, consuming him from within, not showing the slightest outward sign.
As if it intended to burn away the last vestiges of his life.
His remaining ti truly was scarce.
"Feng Chen..."
Shang Ruyi murmured softly, as if wanting to say sothing, but countless words only lded into the shared breaths between her and him, close at hand.
She gently, in her heart, said: "It’s alright."
As if he had heard this heart’s voice, even though he was on the verge of being completely exhausted, Yu Wenye’s tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, only leaving a few vertical lines between them due to the tight furrow. Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but reach out and gently rub them away for him.
Then, she looked up, gazing at Yu Wenqian who stood to one side.
At this mont, a few sudden vertical lines appeared in Yu Wenqian’s brow.
It seed rare to see him with such a heavy expression, and at this mont, there was an added layer of complex emotions in that heaviness, as if what had just happened had deeply shocked him. Although Yu Wenye had resud breathing, he seed, at that mont, to have suffocated.
Even his hands hanging by his sides were tightly clenched into fists.
Shang Ruyi thought for a mont, then stood up and said: "Elder brother."
"..."
"Sorry for making a fool of myself, elder brother."
"..."
Yu Wenqian said nothing, only gazed deeply at her.
After a long while, he finally revealed a faint smile, but that smile seed to carry an indescribable sense of desolation and bleakness, though it was fleeting, and in a mont, beca gentle and calm again. He said: "Sister-in-law, why say such words? With Feng Chen fine, we’re all relieved."
"Hmm."
After these words, the two didn’t speak again, as if unsure what to say.
The atmosphere was indescribably stifling, even awkward, and after quite so ti, Yu Wenqian finally spoke: "Sister-in-law, you ca here now, is it because matters on that side are already settled?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at him: "Elder brother knows I have matters to handle?"
Yu Wenqian said: "One might say I know."
"Why?"
Shang Ruyi’s gaze was intense as she stared at him, as if trying to discern sothing from those clear, pale gray eyes: "Why would elder brother know?"
Yu Wenqian glanced back at her and said: "Guessed."
"..."
"And I guess, sister-in-law, you must have found out the real culprits who set the fire outside your residence and hard Feng Chen and you that day."
"..."
"I just don’t know how you plan to deal with them."
"Them?"
Shang Ruyi’s gaze sharpened: "Elder brother also knows it wasn’t just one person, and presumably you know who each of them is."
Yu Wenqian said: "Song Yu, and Ma Xu."
"..."
"And surely Song Yu is the mastermind, Ma Xu rely an accomplice. So sister-in-law, the one you mainly need to deal with would be Song Yu."
"..."
"Is this also elder brother’s guess?"
"Yes."
Shang Ruyi silently looked at him for a long ti, then suddenly said: "Elder brother, how can you have foreknowledge of these things?"
Yu Wenqian’s gaze flickered as he looked at her: "Sister-in-law, do you think there really are people with foreknowledge in this world?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi furrowed her brow.
But she didn’t answer, only looking deeply at Yu Wenqian: "What do you think, elder brother?"
"..."
The two exchanged a lengthy, silent gaze.
Yet this silence was not of quiet wordlessness, but instead seed like sharp things clashing in the stillness. It was less a silent gaze than a wordless standoff.
After a while, Yu Wenqian faintly laughed.
He said: "In this world, is there really such a divine person who can have foreknowledge?"
Saying this, he seed unwilling to continue the topic, lowered his head to glance at Yu Wenye, then looked at Shang Ruyi again, with a serious expression said, "Now, Xue Xian’s forces have temporarily been repelled, and they should not threaten Fufeng’s safety for a while; the persons secretly harming you and Feng Chen, sister-in-law, you have also investigated. Now, perhaps it’s ti to discuss Feng Chen’s illness."
"..."
"I ntioned earlier, Feng Chen’s illness only has three days left."
"..."
"Today is already the third day."
"..."
"Just now, if it weren’t for you risking yourself to breathe for him, Feng Chen might not have lasted, but you cannot always do this."
"..."
"In his current state, what is your plan?"
Shang Ruyi said: "My plan is—to let him continue to recover here."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wenqian’s brow imdiately furrowed again, and he said gravely: "He will die!"
"He won’t!"
Hearing her resolute words, Yu Wenqian’s eyes flickered slightly, looking at Shang Ruyi with a deeper gaze, and his words carried a subtle nuance.
He said: "Sister-in-law’s words sound as if you have foreknowledge."
"..."
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, looked up at Yu Wenqian.
She said: "Yes."
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