Chapter 225 - 223: How Did You Get Injured?

Chapter 225: Chapter 223: How Did You Get Injured?

He knew Xiao Ya would see from behind that pillar, but he didn’t care in the slightest. If he had to choose between his clan and Shen Yue...

...he would definitely choose Shen Yue.

So he couldn’t worry about anything else.

But when he saw how well she and Huang Ziyue worked together, joining forces to drag out the person hiding in the shadows, he realized his worries had been for nothing.

That man protected her so well.

They had such perfect chemistry.

In that moment, he was both happy she was alright and a little dejected.

Dejected that he was like an outsider, only able to stand aside and watch them silently, unable to interfere or help.

He didn’t want to be shut out by her like that.

So...

...after the incident, he immediately began investigating the whole affair.

After all, the person in the shadows was targeting Shen Yue. He would never let anyone who wanted to harm Shen Yue get away with it.

But unexpectedly, when he went to her courtyard last night, wanting to tell her about the clues and leads he had found...

...what he saw was Huang Ziyue and her in a moment of tender affection.

Seeing the blissful look on her face as Huang Ziyue held her, he found the sight incredibly jarring.

He had waited in the courtyard for so long, only to be met with such a scene!

Rage rushed to his head.

It made him forget to even mention his important findings and just start a fight with Huang Ziyue...

At the time, he didn’t actually want to fight with Huang Ziyue out of jealousy, but he just couldn’t control himself.

After he left, he was torn between regret and anger...

But he also knew Shen Yue would surely realize there was something wrong with that pool of blood, so he rushed to the main hall first.

He waited there, and sure enough, the two of them arrived together half an hour later.

He just wanted to find a way to spend a little more time with her, to see her for a bit longer, to be a little closer to her.

But he never expected her to be so annoyed by him, to the point where the sight of him made her want to drive him away.

She even told him to go back early and sleep with Xiao Ya.

Even though he knew she was only saying it to deliberately provoke him because she was angry...

...how could he not feel hurt hearing those words?

He had never thought of being with any woman other than her.

Yet he had let her misunderstand him so deeply.

’She even knows I’m faking my amnesia, yet she insists I keep up the act. Does she really not care at all?’

But now, his only regret was that he hadn’t stopped her last night out of anger.

He had let her get together with Huang Ziyue completely.

He had let that man possess her completely.

He couldn’t accept it. He simply couldn’t.

He knew she could never belong to him alone.

But at a time like this, when there was a rift between them, she had given herself to another man.

She had given her love to another man.

How was he supposed to get over that? How was he supposed to convince himself it was okay?

He shouldn’t have lost!

She used to care for him, to love him.

If, if he hadn’t made that choice, would he have been the one to become one with her in body and soul last night?

If Xiao Ya hadn’t appeared, would he have been her first choice to entrust her body and soul to, instead of Huang Ziyue?

All this time, what had they been fighting for?

It was for the position of her number one Beast Husband.

It was to decide who was the most important person in her heart.

Now, that position belonged to Huang Ziyue.

How could he not be in pain, not feel regret?

He hadn’t just lost her willingly given first night; he had lost her love.

He had lost his place as the one she loved most, the one who occupied the largest space in her heart.

Last night was too painful for him, a night he would likely never forget for the rest of his life.

At this thought, he clutched his chest and looked at Shen Yue, the crimson in his eyes turning into the glimmer of tears.

"Yes, I’m pathetic. I deserve this. It’s my own fault, I’ve dug my own grave. It’s all my fault..."

His voice was choked, every word like a knife to the heart.

He paused.

"But, I just want to ask you one thing. Do you still want me?"

’Does she really not want me anymore?’

It seemed to take all his strength to ask that question.

As if in the next second, he would be so overcome with grief that he would start to cry.

Shen Yue stood opposite him, slightly stunned as she saw the tears welling in his eyes.

’Does Bai Chaosi think that just by admitting his mistakes, he can make me focus on him again?’

’That he can make me go soft and forgive him?’

Huang Ziyue also narrowed his eyes, watching Bai Chaosi with his tear-filled gaze.

His expression grew colder, and a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.

"What, trying a new tactic?" ℴℴ𝘮

’The hard approach didn’t work, so now you’re trying the soft one?’

’A grown man, crying in public?’

To be honest, he was finding it harder and harder to understand Bai Chaosi.

You could say he loved Shen Yue, but he always ended up doing such self-righteous, foolish things.

But if you said he didn’t love her, he was willing to risk his life for her.

But no matter what, hurting Shen Yue was unacceptable.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ya, who was sitting on the ground, vaguely heard Bai Chaosi’s question. Though she was some distance away and couldn’t hear clearly...

...her heart instantly seized.

Her gaze toward Shen Yue was filled with thick killing intent.

’On what grounds?’

’On what grounds does this woman deserve so much of Bai Chaosi’s attention?’

’And even though I’m injured, Bai Chaosi hasn’t even spared me a glance. Why is that?’

She was the one who had gone through hell and high water to bring him to Li City, the one who had saved his life.

’And that ugly woman did nothing, so on what grounds does she deserve Bai Chaosi’s protection?’

How could she not see that these two men were clearly fighting over that woman?

How could she not be jealous...

Just then, before Shen Yue could speak...

"Oh my, what’s happened here?"

Hu Tu’s voice preceded him as he rushed in.

It was as if he had been startled by the commotion in the courtyard.

Coming to a stop and seeing the mess in the courtyard, his face filled with shock.

"Protector, Miss A Yue, Mr. Bai... wh-what happened?"

"Why are you all fighting?"

He stood between Bai Chaosi and Huang Ziyue, looking from one to the other as he hastily tried to mediate.

"Gentlemen, please, talk things out calmly. You can’t resort to violence..."

"If either of you were to get hurt, I, Hu, wouldn’t be able to compensate for it even if I had several lives!"

When he said this, something suddenly flashed through Shen Yue’s mind as she stood there.

But when she tried to grasp it, she couldn’t catch any useful information.

Just then, after he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed Xiao Ya sitting not far away, her arm stained red with blood.

His expression changed in an instant.

"How did you get hurt?"

His worried, urgent tone made Shen Yue and the two men turn to look at him in unison.

Hu Tu instinctively started to rush over.

But he had only taken one step before he met Xiao Ya’s warning gaze.

He froze mid-stride, realized his mistake, and stood there awkwardly.

But when he turned his head, he found that Shen Yue, Huang Ziyue, and Bai Chaosi were all staring intently at him.

Their eyes were filled with confusion.

He quickly composed himself and said, feigning a calm demeanor:

"Uh, isn’t that Miss Xiao Ya?"

"What happened to her? How did she get injured?"

His voice was slightly unnatural...

Shen Yue’s eyes flickered as she collected her thoughts, and she said calmly:

"Miss Xiao Ya was injured by a flying splinter. Hu City Lord, you’ve arrived at just the right time. Could we trouble you to find a physician to treat Miss Xiao Ya’s wound and stop the bleeding?"

Hearing this, Hu Tu seemed to relax as if he’d had a false alarm.

"Oh, so that’s what happened. I saw all the blood on Miss Xiao Ya and nearly jumped out of my skin! You know me, I don’t have many skills, but I’m certainly a coward when it comes to the sight of blood."

With that, he looked at Bai Chaosi.

"Um, the physician is in the front courtyard’s guest rooms. Since Miss Xiao Ya is with Mr. Bai, why don’t you, Mr. Bai, take her to the front courtyard and have the physician take a look at both of you!"

Hu Tu was a smart man. He had, of course, seen the trace of blood still at the corner of Bai Chaosi’s mouth.

He was clearly injured as well.

So, pushing Xiao Ya onto Bai Chaosi and having them both go for treatment was the perfect solution.

It could also resolve the conflict.

Then he looked at Huang Ziyue.

"Lord Guardian, what do you think?"

Huang Ziyue had already retracted his oppressive aura the moment Hu Tu entered.

He said flatly:

"No objections."

He couldn’t wait for Bai Chaosi to get lost.