"You're awake!" The gentle voice was familiar; it was the voice of the person who had tried to kill her a few days ago. Yao Biluo sighed inwardly. Was there no way to escape it after all?
He slowly opened his eyes, and sure enough, the bright red agate stone reflected on his radiant face. His face was full of smiles; the murderous aura he exuded today had dissipated, and he was no longer the cold and aloof man he once was.
"Now that you're back, why didn't you come to find us? You even pretended not to know us!" Anmei's tone was somewhat aggrieved. It was understandable that the Lord was worried about Jiang Yumin and Jun Yilin and went to find them, but why didn't she come to find her? That day she even pretended not to know her, and she actually wanted to marry that scoundrel?
Yao Biluo was surprised. Could it be that she had mistaken someone for someone else again?
"Should I—should I know you?" Yao Biluo couldn't help but voice her inner thoughts.
Anmei's face immediately fell: "Boss, stop messing with me! I'll never fight you for those fun things again! Please forgive me!"
Yao Biluo was even more puzzled, and pursed her lips without saying a word.
"Lord, shouldn't you have married that brat Jun Yilin when you came back? Why are you marrying that bastard Jiang Yumin again! Have you forgotten how you—" Anmei's eyes reddened.
My heart was shattered into pieces that day. Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, that nightmare often haunts me.
I could only watch helplessly as he collapsed to the ground, covered in blood, until he died.
That feeling of helplessness would make Anmei recall it whenever she saw Jiang Yumin. That torment was like being slowly rubbed down on the most tender parts of her body with a dull knife!
"If it weren't for the Lord's dying instructions, how could that brat still be living a carefree life in this world?" Anmei said hatefully.
Fortunately, my persistence was right. I always believed he would come back, and he did!
Yao Biluo listened quietly without saying a word, but her heart was in turmoil, with waves of emotion surging within her.
Seeing that Yao Biluo still didn't speak, Anmei pouted: "Jiang Yumin is your brother, but am I not? You like him that much? Then what am I?"
Seeing such a childlike expression on the face of an assassin who had once tried to kill her, Yao Biluo felt both amused and exasperated. What was going on? Was it now fashionable to mistake one person for another?
"Alright, alright, I won't force you anymore. Do whatever you want! If you want to play around, I'll play along! You know, no matter what you do, I'll support you." Anmei felt a pang of sadness. As long as you're alive, what can't you do?
The door was kicked open again, and Jiang Yumin, exuding a fierce aura, walked in carrying a sword. He glanced at Yao Biluo to make sure she was alright.
Then, pointing his sword at Anmei, he said, "It's you again. Today we'll settle the score. You've been bothering me for the past year, and I've tolerated it all for his sake. Now that you've tried to harm my wife time and time again, if I continue to let it go, would I still be a man?"
The sword energy was sharp and fierce; even Yao Biluo could feel the killing intent.
"Stand up! Today, we're locked in a fight to the death!" Jiang Yumin's cold tone sent chills down one's spine.
Anmei glanced at him disdainfully, not even standing up, laughing until tears streamed down her face: "You still want to lie to me?" She pointed at Yao Biluo, her voice sharp, "She's right here, do you still want to lie to me?"
Jiang Yumin was shocked. Did he know? No, how could he know? Impossible!
"If you're scared, you can admit defeat!" Jiang Yumin ignored her and persisted.
"Hey, aren't you going to stop him? If I kill him, won't you feel bad?" Anmei said slyly to Yao Biluo.
Jiang Yumin staggered, her voice trembling as she asked, "Master? You know?"
Anmei smiled eerily: "How could you fool me? I knew it! So that's why you suddenly changed your ways and married a woman you don't even know! Hmph!"
Yao Biluo's face grew paler and paler, her hands clenched tightly. Could it be...?
Jiang Yumin lowered her hand holding the sword, as if acknowledging Anmei's words.
Yao Biluo suddenly stood up and rushed towards the door. The two men inside were startled and hurriedly chased after her.
"OP, OP..."
"Luo Luo, Luo Luo..."
In the courtyard, Yao Biluo stopped in her tracks, tears streaming down her face. She tried to wipe them away with her sleeve before turning around.
"I am not her, I have said I am not her! Since you love her, why did you come to provoke me? Is it because I look like her!" Tears welled up, and Yao Biluo's heart ached. "You don't need to lie to me anymore. Although I, Yao Biluo, am just a useless woman, I disdain to be someone else's substitute!" The last two sentences were almost shouted out.
The two men were stunned. How could this be!
"Hey, brat, what's going on?" Dark Charm asked in a low voice.
Jiang Yumin's eyes were full of anger: "It's all your fault! This is terrible, she misunderstood me!"
"Luo Luo, don't be like this. I really love you. You have to believe me!" Jiang Yumin slowly approached and reached out to pull Yao Biluo.
Yao Bilu took a step back, dodging Jiang Yumin's hand, her face pale and her eyes filled with contempt.
Jiang Yumin lowered her injured hand, her voice humble: "Luo Luo, it's not what you think, I—" Her voice choked with sobs. What should she do? Should she tell her the truth? If she told her, she wouldn't even have this year left!
Anmei sensed something was wrong and asked hesitantly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Yao Biluo yelled at him, "I'm not the person you're looking for! You want to kill me? Then come and kill me!"
Anmei opened her mouth wide, speechless. Seeing Yao Biluo's heartbroken tears, she was at a loss for what to do. She had never seen him so sad before; it was heartbreaking.
Jiang Yumin was stunned, feeling a pang of self-reproach. It was her fault again for hurting her!
Seeing Jiang Yumin's stunned expression, Yao Biluo assumed that he would no longer explain and had tacitly accepted her accusations, and was heartbroken.
It was such a wonderful thing to fall in love with a man for the first time, and for that man to become my husband!
The happiness I had longed for, the husband I had yearned for, I now realize is nothing but naked deception and hurt beneath the sweet illusion!
Men of this world are all fickle! Isn't the hurt her mother suffered the best example? Yao Biluo smiled through her tears. Why did she still believe in love?
Priceless treasures are easy to find, but a true lover is hard to come by. I should have known!
"Lord Jiang, you hold a high position and wield great power. Finding a woman you desire is as easy as turning your hand. Yao Biluo is of humble appearance and is truly not a suitable match for you. Please, Lord Jiang, spare this humble woman!"
Hearing Yao Biluo's cold words, Jiang Yumin bit her lip desperately, her eyes filled with disbelief, her fists clenched so tightly that she didn't even feel her nails digging into her palms.
With a swift movement, Anmei took advantage of Yao Biluo's inattention and pressed her pressure point to induce sleep. Yao Biluo immediately collapsed into Anmei's arms.
Anmei carefully picked her up, gently carried her into the room, placed her on the bed, carefully covered her with a blanket, turned around and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Jiang Yumin was still in the yard, gazing longingly into the house.
Anmei glared at him, gritting her teeth, and said, "You'd better explain yourself!"
☆、Ten、The Truth
Jiang Yumin looked at An Mei, hesitant to speak.
Anmei said again, "If you don't want to talk about it, I'll go and call them all over. You know Jun Yilin, Ye Zhanqing, and the people from Dark Night Tower. Think about it, how many people's anger can you withstand?"
Jiang Yumin slumped onto the stone bench and said with difficulty, "She is Zijin."
"I already know that. What I want to ask is why she did this, and what about your affairs. Don't play dumb!" Anmei said impatiently.
Jiang Yumin smiled bitterly: "She—she has lost her memory! She doesn't remember anyone."
"What? So that's how it is! No wonder! I was wondering why the host would marry you." Anmei suddenly realized, and looked at Jiang Yumin with disdain.
Jiang Yumin ignored him and muttered to herself, "I just wanted to make it up to her. I love her so much, how could I deceive her? I was the one who met her first this time, so why won't she give me a chance? Not even a year?"
A glint of light flashed in Anmei's eyes. What year?
"Hey, is there something you forgot to tell me?" Dark Enchantress asked, squinting her eyes.
Jiang Yumin held her head in her hands and blankly recounted the whole story.
Dark Charm also fell silent.
After a while,
"What do you decide to do?" Dark Charm asked.
“What can I do? I selfishly wanted to keep her here for a year, just one year! But now it seems like a pipe dream!” Jiang Yumin smiled bitterly. “In order to clear her up, I can only tell her the truth.”
"That kid Jun Yilin got off too easy!" Anmei said, somewhat indignantly. "We've been searching the entire Jun Kingdom for the past few weeks, just to find the Lord of the Pavilion. And he's been living a life of debauchery, marrying women and enjoying his good fortune without lifting a finger. We're practically handing ourselves over to him!"
A casual glance at Jiang Yumin's exhausted appearance made him feel a little soft-hearted.
"Why does it have to be his blood? Isn't other people's blood blood too? Humph!"
What do you think? Do you really think he loves you?
"How do you know it wasn't me if you didn't ask?"
"You look older this past year, but you seem to have regressed in age! How childish!"
...
The two men, neither willing to back down, exchanged barbs.
In my dream, that voice called out again: "Zijin—Zijin—"
"I'm not her! I'm not her! Why are you all mistaking me for someone else? Why are you all bothering me?!"
Seeing Yao Biluo on the bed covered in sweat, muttering to herself, and looking pained, the two men sitting beside her exchanged glances.
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't interfered, she wouldn't have ended up like this!" Jiang Yumin glared at her.
"Why don't you say that you concealed the truth first and had ulterior motives!" Anmei glared back.
"Ah!" Yao Biluo cried out, waking up and sitting up with a start.
"Luo Luo, what's wrong? It's okay, it was just a nightmare, don't be afraid!" Jiang Yumin quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her softly.
Anmei looked at her anxiously and reached out to wipe the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.
Yao Biluo abruptly pulled her hand back, staring wide-eyed at the two of them, her eyes still filled with fear.
Jiang Yumin swallowed hard and said carefully, "Luo Luo, there's something I want to tell you. You have to promise me you won't get excited after you hear it, okay?"
Yao Biluo looked at him, her expression blank.
Jiang Yumin stammered out the truth of the matter.
Yao Biluo first showed a surprised expression, then her face was full of sarcasm. She coldly sneered, "Lord Jiang, such a lie can't even fool a three-year-old child!"
"These are all true, OP!" Dark Enchantress looked at her eagerly.
"Hmph, how much did he pay you for this deal? It can't be more valuable than my life, can it?" Yao Biluo smiled even more sweetly.
Jiang Yumin and Anmei exchanged glances. They had considered her reaction after hearing the whole story: anger, sadness, fear... and they had also thought of countermeasures. The only thing they had missed was her disbelief!
"Uh, hey, Lord Jiang, I told you it wouldn't work, but you insisted on lying to him like that. See, he doesn't believe you at all. Miss Yao, I didn't mean any harm. I just saw that you were too emotional just now and was afraid that you would do something rash, so I cooperated with him to tell a little lie. Hehe, don't mind it!" An Mei laughed dryly.
Jiang Yumin jumped up in a panic: "You—!"