"Zhixing..." Shangguan Wanning hurriedly ran over, helped Zheng Zhixing up and leaned on her arms.
Zheng Zhixing's eyes began to blur, and blood kept spilling from his mouth. He raised his hand with all his strength, trying to touch Shangguan Wan Ning's face.
"Zhixing, cheer up, you'll be fine." Shangguan Wan Ning was frightened, and her voice became trembling.
She held Zheng Zhixing's face, and her palms were covered with the blood he spat out.
"Cousin...I...I want to go home..."
"Okay, I'll take you home, I'll take you home. Zhixing, don't let anything happen to you. I beg you, don't let anything happen."
Shangguan Wan Ning couldn't help but burst into tears.
Why is this happening?
She clearly remembered that Zheng Zhixing died in the last life when his entire family was executed. Why did he die at the hands of Mu Jingrui now?
"Cousin, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hurt you..." Zheng Zhixing's voice became softer and softer, and he finally closed his eyes.
"Zhixing!"
Shangguan Wan Ning's heart was as sharp as a knife, and after her heart-rending roar, she burst into tears. "Zhixing, don't die, wake up, wake up quickly..."
Mu Jingrui's mind went blank, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
He looked at the heartbroken Shangguan Wan Ning and forced himself to calm down.
He slowly walked to Shangguan Wan Ning's side, slowly squatted down, and said softly: "Ning'er, I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
"Snapped!"
Shangguan Wan Ning raised her hand and slapped Mu Jingrui on the face with a crisp slap.
Now, Mu Jingrui also felt the temperature of Zheng Zhixing's blood.
If he had wanted to avoid the slap, it would have been easy, but he didn't.
"Mu Jingrui, I hate you so much." Shangguan Wan Ning was emotional, her chest was heaving violently, and her tears were pouring down unbridled.
Mu Jingrui couldn't argue, and looked at Shangguan Wan Ning's appearance, feeling heartbroken.
"Ning'er, I never wanted to kill him, I just wanted to subdue him. I know you are sad. Let's talk about it after you calm down, okay?"
"No." Shangguan Wan Ning glared at Mu Jingrui fiercely, "You and I have nothing to talk about anymore."
Mu Jingrui was shocked.
What does she mean by this? Do you want to break up with him?
Shangguan Wan Ning ignored Mu Jingrui and tried to pick Zheng Zhixing up and leave the room, but she tried many times without success.
Mu Jingrui wanted to step forward to help, but Shangguan Wan Ning stopped him.
"I don't need your help, Zhixing doesn't want you to touch him." Shangguan Wanning said, gritted her teeth, picked up Zheng Zhixing on her back, and walked forward with difficulty, "Zhixing, don't be afraid, my cousin will take you home."
Mu Jingrui closed his eyes in pain. Now, he was in big trouble.
Because Zheng Zhixing was a repeat offender, even if he died, his family could not collect his body.
Under Mu Jingrui's pressure, Zheng Zhixing was reluctantly settled in Yizhuang.
Shangguan Wan Ning knelt in front of Zheng Zhixing's coffin and burned paper. For two days and two nights, she did not eat or drink, and she lost a lot of weight.
Late at night, the crow of crows was heard outside, and gusts of cold wind blew by, blowing the gold foil, giving people a chilling feeling.
In the past, Shangguan Wan Ning would have been frightened.
But now, she feels nothing at all.
She raised her head and looked at the coffin, and scenes of getting along with Zheng Zhixing seemed to appear in front of her eyes.
Shangguan Wan burst into tears.
"Zhixing, I'm not afraid. I know that no matter when the time comes, you will protect me." Shangguan Wanning lifted it and placed it on the coffin, muttering to herself.
Mu Jingrui walked in under the cover of night, and when he saw the haggard-looking Shangguan Wan Ning, he not only felt sorry for her, but also began to worry about their future.
"Ning'er, you have been here for two days. If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it. Be obedient and come back with me. If anything happens, we will discuss it later."
Mu Jingrui stretched out his hand to Shangguan Wan Ning.
His gentleness once made Shangguan Wan Ning irresistible. She tried her best to resist the thought of putting her hand into his palm.
Shangguan Wan Ning turned sideways, stared at the dark coffin, and said lightly: "No need, I know my own body, so there is no need for General Mu to worry about it."
"Ning'er, can you calm down and listen to my explanation? Things are different from what you think." Mu Jingrui didn't want to lose Shangguan Wan Ning, he wanted to restore this hard-won relationship.
"Does General Mu know what I think?" Shangguan Wan Ning stared at Mu Jingrui with choked sobs, "I didn't think about anything at all. You are the person I trust most, you said you would protect my cousin for me.
Zhou Quan, what was the result? You killed him with your own hands."
Mu Jingrui lowered his eyelids, and he himself felt strange. Why would an accident happen if the force was clearly calculated?
"Why did you want to kill him?" Shangguan Wanning walked up to Mu Jingrui, grabbed his collar and asked, "You are only focused on explaining to those people in front of you. Have you ever thought that Zhixing might really have no choice but to explain to those people?"
The reason is that killing was not his original intention?"
"You have never thought about it. After you killed Zhixing, you offended my grandfather's family. So, how can we be together in the future? Mu Jingrui, why? Why are you so eager to become famous? Why can't you anymore?
What about a moment?"
Mu Jingrui's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
"Ning'er, in your heart, this is who I am?"
Shangguan Wan Ning saw a hint of hurt in Mu Jingrui's eyes. She was slightly startled, wondering if she had wrongly blamed him.
However, as soon as she let go of such thoughts, she quickly thought of the fierce King Zhennan in her previous life.
"It's not important anymore..."
Shangguan Wan Ning let go of Mu Jingrui and turned around again. She felt so distressed that she couldn't breathe.
"You can't listen to anything I say now. I don't want to quarrel with you. I'll come back to you when you want to see me."
Mu Jingrui was a little worried. He had obviously tried his best to love and accommodate her, but in the end...
The person she trusted the most was not him.
Even, in her heart, he might not even be as good as Sun Jinyao.
The moment Mu Jingrui turned around, his hands clenched tightly into fists.
"thump."
There was a strange noise behind him, and Mu Jingrui hurriedly turned around and saw Shangguan Wan Ning falling to the ground.
All his resentment suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Ning'er?"
Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wan Ning and left Yizhuang. He immediately summoned a military doctor to treat her.
"how is she?"
"General Mu, please don't worry. Miss Shangguan fainted only from overexertion. She will be fine after a night's rest." The military doctor simply prescribed some tonics and then left.
Mu Jingrui breathed a sigh of relief. He sat beside Shangguan Wan Ning's bed, held her hand and put it on his chest.
"Silly girl, how on earth do you want me to prove it?"