I alone am the Honoured One!-Chapter 749: Realization [1]

Appearing inside the artifact, Zhao Tian walked into his mansion and glanced at Fei Lingxi, Li Jia and Xia Shenyi who were sitting on the couch.

Looking at him, the three of them immediately stood up.

"Tian…" Xia Shenyi's voice was the first to break the silence.

"Husband…" Fei Lingxi's tone was softer, almost hesitant.

Li Jia simply clenched her fists at her sides, her lips parting as if she wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words.

With a nod, Zhao Tian spoke "I already had dinner... so, you guys eat too and I am going to rest."

Xia Shenyi opened her lips to speak but before that, he teleported from there reaching his room.

Seeing this, Xia Shenyi lowered her gaze and Li Jia stumbled back on the couch "See... Sister Shenyi."

"If he is like this, what can we do?"

Taking a deep breath, Li Jia hurriedly stood up "I can't take this anymore."

She quickly walked upstairs...

...

Meanwhile, Zhao Tian appeared in his room and sat on his bed with a soft sigh.

A purple lantern appeared in his palm and his gaze quivered "Jing'er."

His fingers gently traced the artifact's surface and his palm tightened slightly.

This was all that remained of Yao Jing.

The only piece of her he still had.

A fragile, irreplaceable existence sealed within an artifact.

As he was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly felt someone walking toward his room and retracted the lantern back into his storage ring.

A bit later, the door creaked open and Li Jia entered inside.

Hm? His eyes squinted slightly as she was fully naked with no clothes on her body.

"Jia?"

With a seductive smile, she walked over to him and sat on his lap, wrapping both of her hands around his neck.

His hands instinctively went to her waist, steadying her but his eyes refused to meet her eyes.

"Jia, what are you doing?"

She tilted her head playfully "What do you mean by that? You are my Husband... so is it wrong to think that I want to be intimate with my Husband?"

Li Jia's fingers played with the strands of his hair as she leaned in closer, her breath warm against his cheek.

She placed a kiss on his cheek and nuzzled her face on his neck.

Zhao Tian closed his eyes for a moment before speaking "Jia... I am not in the mood right now."

Hearing this, Li Jia just giggled "Don't worry.. I can create that mood."

She shifted slightly, pressing herself closer, and her lips brushed lightly over his collarbone.

His grip on her waist tightened as he slowly pushed her back "Jia, please understand... I am tired right now and I want some rest."

Li Jia's eyes trembled before she quickly masked it with a soft chuckle.

Slowly, she slid off his lap, her bare feet touching the cold floor.

"O-Okay..."

She took a small step back and crossed her arms over herself.

For the first time since she had entered the room, she looked… vulnerable.

Zhao Tian's brows furrowed slightly.

He didn't mean to hurt her.

He knew she wasn't just here for physical closeness...

And yet…

He couldn't give her what she wanted.

Not tonight.

Li Jia stood there for a moment before she gave him a small smile "Then… I'll go."

She didn't meet his eyes again and turned toward the door.

A quiet sigh left his lips. "Jia—"

"It's fine," she interrupted, shaking her head slightly. "You should rest."

She took slow steps toward the door, her hand pausing briefly on the handle before she spoke again...

"You're not the only one who lost someone, Tian," she whispered.

Then, without waiting for a response, she stepped out of the room, leaving him alone.

Zhao Tian exhaled, running a hand down his face.

He hadn't meant to push her away.

A few moments later...

*thud* The room's door snapped open and Zhao Tian raised his head to see Xia Shenyi walking in.

As she reached him, she raised her hand and gave a sharp slap across his face.

*pla*

Zhao Tian's head snapped to the right and he felt a stinging sensation on his cheek.

His breath hitched in his throat, not because of pain; he was just shocked...

He slowly turned his head toward her and opened his lips to speak "Shen-"

*pla* She gave another slap on his cheek, silencing him.

Xia Shenyi's chest rose up and down in heavy breaths as she clenched her trembling fingers.

Seeing his reddening cheek, her eyes quivered...

Yet, despite that, she raised her hand once more.

Zhao Tian saw it coming and he didn't move.

*Pla!*

"Sh-" As he tried to speak again, she gritted her teeth and gave another strong slap across his face.

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"Shut up, bastard."

She hated that it had come to this.

But she knew it had to be done.

She clenched her fists even tighter as her nails dug into her palms.

"What the hell are you doing, Tian?" she yelled at him, her voice shaking.

"Why are you acting like you also died alongside her?"

"You push us away. You isolate yourself. You bury yourself in work like a coward... like a damn ghost!"

She gave another slap to his face "You fucker! Are you a coward? Are you a fucking coward? Did I fall in love with a coward?"

Zhao Tian just lowered his gaze "Shenyi... you won't understand."

*pla*

Slapping his face, she replied "What will I not understand, huh? Losing someone close to me?"

"I also lost my mother. Do you think you are the only one suffering?"

Zhao Tian remained silent.

"Yao Jing... You think you're the only one who loved her? The only one grieving?" Her voice was hoarse now and her body shook from the sheer intensity of emotions.

"You idiot."

"You selfish, stubborn idiot."

Zhao Tian didn't know what to say.

He had spent so long carrying his grief alone, believing it was his burden to bear.

He convinced himself that keeping his distance would spare them from the weight pressing down on his soul.

But in doing so...

He hurt them too.

"Huff... Huff..." Xia Shenyi took a deep breath to steady herself and she gently lowered herself, leaning on the floor.

Tears moistened her eyes as she lowered her head on his lap "She is gone, Tian.. and nothing can change that."

"But we? We are still here... we love you. What about us?"

"Why do we have to suffer?"