latelenovela Chapter 134 A Confession That Isn’t a Confession (Part )
Chapter 134 A Confession That Isn’t a Confession (Part )
Tao Yao never thought that she could really drag Lu Che back from the gates of hell, nor did she expect Chu Huanjun to come to save her.
To be honest, Tao Yao had imagined ten thousand scenarios of Chu Huanjun taking her life, but until today, Chu Huanjun had saved her more than harmed her.
Looking at the worried expression on Chu Huanjun's face, Tao Yao felt an inexplicable surge of sadness in her heart.
Did she misunderstand him too much?
Tao Yao looked at Chu Huanjun steadily, a weak smile appeared on her face, and she gently poked Chu Huanjun's palm with her finger.
"Thank you, Xiao Chu."
Chu Huanjun tightened his grip, grabbed her fingers, and said softly, "Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for saving me."
Tao Yao blinked. She had just woken up from a coma, and her pupils were still dotted with bloodshot, but her eyes were still bright, as if all the pain and fatigue in her body had disappeared.
Chu Huanjun gladly accepted her thanks, a smile on his face, but he still said stubbornly: "I just happened to be passing by. I can't just stand by and watch someone die, right?"
Tao Yao blinked again. Her eyes were so bright that Chu Huanjun couldn't help but look away for a moment, afraid that she would see through his thoughts.
Tao Yao's mind was as clear as a mirror - she actually understood everything.
"Where is Lu Che? Is he okay?" Tao Yao asked.
Chu Huanjun couldn't help but frown at the mention of Lu Che's name. He and Tao Yao finally had some time alone together, and this unromantic man was actually still thinking about another man.
"Why ask him?" Chu Huanjun said in a bad mood, "I saved you. You should be thinking about me now and thinking about how to repay me."
Tao Yao was amused by the sourness in Chu Huanjun's words, so she simply followed his lead and asked, "Well, then, may I ask your honorable Highness Prince Yi, what should I do to repay you for saving my life?"
Chu Huanjun's eyes flashed, and he pretended to think, but his mouth couldn't help but answer quickly.
"Come back to Beijing with me."
Tao Yao's expression froze, and Chu Huanjun instantly retracted his words. He sighed barely audible and said softly, "Forget it, forget it. I don't want to force you to do something you don't like."
He paused, then continued, "This is the backyard of Cheng Tianshui's clinic. It's quiet here, so I told Cheng Tianshui to let you recuperate here. Lu Che is in the bedroom in the front yard, cared for by Cheng Tianshui and Song Zhishou. Although he has scars all over his body, fortunately none of them hit his vital parts. The bleeding has stopped, and he's out of danger. Don't worry."
Tao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Chu Huanjun again: "Thank you for saving me and him."
Chu Huanjun's heart moved, and he said calmly, "I told you not to thank me. Saving you was just a matter of convenience, and saving him was also a matter of convenience, wasn't it?"
Tao Yao smiled and huddled down under the covers. She had just come back from a near-death experience, and now, lying on this small bed with Chu Huanjun guarding her, she felt more at ease than ever before.
If danger could come at any time in this world, no one could be trusted. At least at this moment, Chu Huanjun was the only person she could trust.
Chu Huanjun said nothing and did nothing, just held her hand and accompanied her quietly.
Tao Yao stared at Chu Huanjun's profile, lost in thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Xiao Chu, why don't you ask me what happened?"
Chu Huanjun shook his head, glanced at her tenderly, and said calmly, "Do you know how scary you looked when I saw you? ... You must have been through something terrible, no doubt."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and touched Tao Yao's cheek, leaving a faint pine fragrance that made Tao Yao feel relaxed.
"If you want to tell me, then go ahead. But if you don't want to, then don't. Everything is over. As long as you are healthy and safe, nothing else matters."
For a moment, Tao Yao suspected that she had heard something wrong. It was simply outrageous that Chu Huanjun would say something like "As long as you are healthy and safe, nothing else matters."
Tao Yao nodded somewhat flattered, quickly prepared herself mentally, and said, "It's Zuo Tang, and his son, Zuo Qiu."
Chu Huanjun's expression didn't change much. Tao Yao looked at his face hesitantly and asked, "Do you already know?"
"I can probably guess." Chu Huanjun took a piece of Ruqing porcelain from a nearby table and showed it to Tao Yao. "That area is sparsely populated, but there were wheel tracks on the ground. I guessed something must have happened. So I went to investigate and found this."
Tao Yao took the ceramic fragment, examined it carefully in her hand, and her heart began to beat wildly uncontrollably.
The scene in Zuo Tang's carriage reappeared vividly in her mind, and Tao Yao couldn't help but feel a palpitation in her heart.
Seeing Tao Yao's sudden rapid breathing, Chu Huanjun worriedly put his arm around her shoulders, stroking her back repeatedly with his palms, and said softly, "Okay... If you don't want to recall, don't force yourself to think about it."
Tao Yao clutched the ceramic fragment tightly in her hand, her voice trembling slightly. "I broke this... It was a teacup. They poisoned the tea, and Lu Che and I were caught off guard and drank it. I don't know why Zuo Qiu deliberately put an antidote in my tea, so I narrowly escaped. But they took Lu Che away to that teahouse alone, and even subjected him to such inhumane torture..."
Tao Yao paused, then continued, "When I arrived at the teahouse, the coachman surnamed Zhang was guarding the door. Lu Che and Zuo Qiu were locked up alone in a room on the second floor of the teahouse's attic... I was at the door, arguing with the coachman. Zuo Qiu, perhaps hearing me and wanting to intimidate me, had me taken to the attic, where I witnessed Lu Che's tragic scene..."
Chu Huanjun couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion as he heard her say this. Before today, Chu Huanjun could never have imagined that Tao Yao, who usually avoided everything and stayed away from everything, hoping that no misfortune would touch her, would actually take the initiative to rush through the gates of hell and offend Zuo Tang's people just to save Lu Che.
She was so thin, how much determination and perseverance did she have to snatch Lu Che back from Zuo Qiu and carry him on her back for such a long distance?