Chapter 2304 - 2305: I Have My Limits Too 13

The man before her was naked, his arms splayed on the cross, thin steel wires wrapped around him, digging into his skin, blood unceasingly gushing out, dripping to the ground, leaving a trail of bloodstains that alternately dried and dampened.

His once bronzed, robust chest was now riddled with scars, skin split and flesh torn, a bloody mess, blood congealing into a dark red, then covered anew with fresh blood.

She even saw some crystals on his body, looking like sugar or salt.

Then she noticed beside the cross, there was a barrel of liquid, resembling saline.

Maimai bit her lip, biting fiercely, reaching out her hand, trembling as she tried to touch the whip marks on his body, yet she dared not touch; her heart already ached as if it were dying.

Ultimately, she chose his face, gently stroking, tiptoeing, imprinting a delicate kiss upon his cracked, blood-covered lips.

Sheng Sheng’s head hung powerless, wanting to break free from her kiss, but he had no strength, not a sliver.

Maimai seemed to be performing a sacred ritual, kissing his lips, then withdrawing, covering her own mouth for fear she could no longer control the tears from pouring out.

She turned around, spreading her arms wide, shielding the man behind her, a man who was always her rock, in this moment, she would be his rock.

"I’m here, what exactly do you want to do, what’s your purpose, can you say now?"

"Purpose?"

Only then did Maimai notice a middle-aged man seated on the only single sofa in the room; he was smoking a cigar, his hair was greyed, upon hearing her words, he chuckled, a laugh devoid of much revengeful pleasure, rather full of weariness: "You two killed my Yuan Heng’s only son, leaving my Yuan family without descendants, and now you ask me what my purpose is?"

Yuan Shao?

Maimai’s heart raced, he was Yuan Shao’s father, the one Sheng Sheng had killed a few months ago?

The pain of losing a son, Maimai’s heart sank further.

He might even have the heart to kill the two of them for revenge!

Maimai breathed deeply inside, telling herself: Maimai, don’t panic, Dad will rush here soon to save her, believe in herself, believe in Dad, she will certainly be okay, she just needs to delay time!

Maimai didn’t want to provoke the middle-aged man suffering from the pain of losing a son, otherwise, if she provoked him, what if he tormented Sheng Sheng further?

In Sheng Sheng’s current half-dead state, how could he withstand any more torment?

At this moment, Maimai was incredibly grateful she made it here!

"Regarding Yuan Shao’s matter, Mr. Yuan, I am truly sorry, losing a son in middle-age is a very unfortunate thing." Maimai looked at him, saying, "Your actions today, from your perspective, I understand you."

"But from my perspective, your son attempted to violate me, and as the one who loves me, he injured your son to protect me, I have no guilt whatsoever; and as for his subsequent death, it was because he first tried to eliminate Sheng Sheng, merely he was outmatched, and thus that incident occurred, my condolences to you."

"Haha! Hahaha!" The old man laughed, tears swirling in his eyes: "Some heartfelt condolences! Today I’m taking you two to my son’s grave, let him rest in peace!"