dognovel Chapter 101 Don't Cry
Chapter 101 Don't Cry
Xiao Hengzhi remained silent, but as he left, he slammed the door shut, making Jiang Mian's heart tremble.
Jiang Mian took a step back, but there was nowhere for her to step amidst the mess on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Hengzhi turned around and walked towards her, still panting heavily.
"Jiang Mian." His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of restrained anger at the end. "You were putting on a show the other day, weren't you? If I hadn't come, would you have gone to the palace with him?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely oppressive, and he still carried the sharp edge of the fight from before, forcing her to retreat step by step until she reached a corner and her back was against the wall.
Jiang Wan was still in pain from her neck to her back. The fear of being held at knifepoint had not yet subsided, and now she was trapped in this narrow corner.
He looked down at her, his gaze fixed on her.
Her fingers clenched her sleeves, her heart pounded like a drum, and even her breathing became labored.
Then they heard a familiar, deep, and cold voice from above: "Speak."
After a long pause, she finally spoke softly, "I just... don't want you to kill anyone..."
"Do you not want me to kill anyone, or do you not want me to kill Ning Zhi?" He pressed aggressively, his powerful anger making it hard to breathe.
"If I kill him today, will you die with him?"
"Did you not commit suicide in your past life, so you're rushing to your death in this one?"
"..."
Jiang Mian swallowed hard, feeling a lump in her throat, unable to speak.
The cramped, dark corner reminded her of many unpleasant things.
Every time he bullied me until I was trembling and had nowhere to escape, I would hide in a corner like this.
Sometimes it's the corner of the bed, sometimes the corner of the wardrobe, or even under the table.
She huddled up, trying desperately to keep her breathing low, hoping to avoid him.
But every time, Xiao Hengzhi managed to find her.
Once found, it was followed by endless torment and humiliation.
What I see before me overlaps with my past life, and those past pains resurface...
She was so upset she was about to cry, but she stubbornly bit her lower lip, unwilling to show weakness.
After a long standoff, she used almost all her strength to push him away and try to escape.
But he pulled her back and slammed her against the wall with such force that it felt like her internal organs were about to shatter.
She was already injured, and now with her back pressed against the cold wall, the stinging pain spread from her shoulders throughout her body.
"I'm right here, and you still want to run away?"
"..."
Xiao Hengzhi narrowed his eyes, expecting Jiang Mian to argue as she always had, using her sharp tongue to pierce his heart.
But she remained silent, keeping her head down the whole time.
A strange sense of irritation welled up inside him. He grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up: "Jiang Wan, now you won't even talk to me..."
But the moment she looked up, he suddenly stopped talking.
Jiang Mian stared at him resentfully, tears welling up in her eyes and suddenly spilled out in large drops, running down her cheeks and landing on his hand, burning his fingertips.
Xiao Hengzhi was stunned, unsure of how to react next.
He had seen Jiang Mian cry before.
She used to cry even harder, screaming and cursing, crying all night long. He was afraid she would damage her eyes from crying, so he used various methods to threaten her and forbid her from crying.
But at this moment, she didn't argue or make a sound, and even her crying was as soft as a feather falling, leaving him somewhat at a loss.
"You..." His throat tightened as if something was stuck in it, his voice tinged with panic, "I only snapped at you a few times, why are you crying..."
He awkwardly tried to wipe away her tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears streamed down her face.
Jiang Mian seemed to be thinking of something sad; her nose and eyes were red, tears were streaming down her face, and her shoulders were trembling, as if she had been holding back too many grievances.
Xiao Hengzhi's heart, which had been raging just moments before, was instantly softened by her tears.
"Okay, stop crying..."
Through her tear-blurred vision, Jiang Wan could vaguely see Xiao Hengzhi's deep, dark eyes.
Her lips trembled as if she wanted to speak, but she choked up and couldn't say anything, only letting out a few sobs.
Actually, it would have been better if Xiao Hengzhi hadn't offered any comfort; she felt she could have held back.
But when he comforted her, she found it hard to control herself.
It was as if all the pain that had been weighing on my heart from past and present lives was now pouring out at this moment.
The person in front of her was wiping away her tears while muttering complaints under their breath.
"Is it because I'm going to kill him that I'm so sad?"
Jiang Mian shook her head, trying to push him away, but he held her hand.
"Why are you crying so sadly?" He coaxed her, just as he had been before she entered the palace in their previous life, treating her with utmost gentleness.
This tenderness is so soft; even the hardest heart would soften under its embrace.
Jiang Mian cried irritably, yet she couldn't stop the tears from falling.
She remembered that she hated Xiao Hengzhi; those boundless humiliations were still deeply etched in her memory. She approached him in order to find an opportunity to kill him and completely get rid of his persistent haunting.
But his current humble demeanor, his nervous and clumsy appearance, made her feel like a heinous criminal.
If he continued to torment her as before, or threatened to gouge out her eyes if she cried again, she would not hesitate to do so.
But he was so good to her.
It was so good to her that it caused her some distress...
"Don't cry..." Xiao Hengzhi's voice was low and hoarse, as if he was comforting her, or as if he was begging for mercy.
But she kept crying and biting her lip, refusing to speak.
His heart ached terribly. He stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace, pressing her against his chest: "I was wrong, it was my fault."
He didn't know how to comfort people, so he just admitted his mistake first.
Although he believed he hadn't done anything wrong to Ning Zhi earlier, and that he should have beaten him even harder.
He apologized for hurting Jiang Wan earlier.
It must be because of this incident that she felt wronged and wanted to cry.
The person in his arms trembled slightly. He ran his index finger across her neck and found a small wound. Such a small wound would cause a sudden, sharp pain.
Xiao Hengzhi thought that Jiang Wan was afraid of pain.
In the past, whenever he exerted force, she would cry out in pain. Several times, he couldn't control himself, and she even fainted from the pain.
He slowed down a bit, but she still felt pain and scratched his back until it was covered in blood.
He was extremely unhappy and could only do it himself or have her kneel down in front of him, otherwise he would really suffocate.