Reborn to Redeem: Their Abusive Love-Chapter 73: Truth

Xu Si finally got a chance to breathe.

But for some reason, his voice suddenly became hoarse, and he could only speak in a breathy whisper, "I don’t want..."

However, the next second, before he could finish his sentence, the man’s misty eyes began to lose focus.

His arm bent, and his massive, strong body could no longer support itself, collapsing like a mountain.

He fell heavily onto the other side of the bed.

Xu Si was the first to realize something was wrong.

Suddenly, Pei Zhen’s silver-white hair spread over her lovely face like a cloud obscuring the sky.

Her heart pounded, her lips quivered, and her entire body went rigid, terrified that her frantic actions had fatally injured his heart. She immediately got up, touched his hand, and her voice trembled as she called out, "Pei Zhen? Pei Zhen?"

Hearing her panic-stricken voice, the man still managed to weakly lift one hand and gently pat her face.

"Don’t panic..." he whispered soundlessly, his tone ethereal and faint. "The drug is taking effect. I’m resilient; I won’t die that easily."

At that moment, he felt he was lucky. He was about to lose consciousness before he could hear her refusal.

Drug? What drug? That blue syringe from just now?

Xu Si seemed not quite convinced.

She pushed aside his hand, got out of bed to pick up the empty vial, turned on the nearest lamp, and urgently and carefully examined the few rows of small print on it.

[Production date: ...]

[How to use: ...]

She scanned the label for a long time before finally finding the explanation for the unconsciousness.

[Side effects: Some time after injection, the user will temporarily lose motor function and experience extreme weakness.]

It was indeed true.

The wind outside was picking up, stirring the heavy grey curtains.

Xu Si breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning back to look at the man lying on the bed, the cold, dim night light shone on his sleeping face, which was breathtakingly handsome even in such a disheveled state.

She suddenly understood why he’d been so reluctant to take the injection. Living in a place like this heightened one’s vigilance; without absolute certainty of safety, who would willingly render themselves unconscious?

But this also revealed something else.

He kept accusing her of abandoning him, of not trusting her, yet when it came to the injection, he had clearly trusted her completely.

Xu Si’s heart softened again.

Sitting by the bedside, she watched over his vulnerable form.

She ran her hand over Pei Zhen’s forehead, arranging his scattered silver hair, then traced his nose, his thin lips, and finally lingered on the tiny red mole.

The downpour from four years ago still roared in her heart, as if it had never stopped.

Looking down, she said in a rare, gentle whisper, "So still. It’s quite rare."

"I said I wanted to talk to you, but why won’t you give me a chance? I never thought about abandoning you."

"You might not be able to hear me, but since I have nothing else to do, I might as well tell you some things you don’t know. Consider it reminiscing about the past. Just don’t suddenly open your eyes; your eyes are too frightening right now..."

"Are you blaming me for not sending you off? Four years ago, I didn’t see you off because I was being targeted. They wanted to kill you. One mishap after another made me believe sending you away was the only safe option. I contacted your teacher, reached out to the shipowner, had Wen Jiaojiao return to the country ahead of schedule, and bought a villa in Germany, all so you could live well somewhere else."

"After you boarded the ship, I was hunted down and lay in the hospital for a long time. When I woke up, I learned about the shipwreck—that no one on the huge vessel survived. Half-believing, I hired many top foreign private detectives, sparing no expense to find you, but they found nothing. I truly thought you were dead. That’s why I went to Germany and visited every country you ever mentioned."

"Azhen, I dared to come because my conscience is clear. It was you who left."

"When you wake up, can you tell me why you left? Why you survived the shipwreck, and why you didn’t come back to find me?"

After a while, Xu Si suddenly covered his handsome face with her hand.

"I’ve always hoped for ’though wealth may make us strangers, let us not forget each other.’ You’ve really disappointed me. You were so well-behaved when you were young."

She waved a finger in front of his face.

"Can you hear me?"

But it seemed he couldn’t.

The Italian-style bedroom was so quiet, only Xu Si’s voice echoed faintly.

Xu Si wasn’t too disappointed; she just quietly sat with him.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Before long, the sound of knocking came from outside.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she stood up.

Picking up the gun that had been thrown on the floor, she went to open the door.

On the bed, he felt her leave. The man’s fingertips, hanging by his side, twitched slightly. He lifted his eyelids, revealing a thin sliver of his eyes. Despite his solid muscle, he couldn’t move. Powerlessly, he could only watch the woman’s graceful back, wanting to memorize her long, earnest words.

The long-missed tender tone and the familiar demeanor. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Like the dense fog of Hong Kong Island seven years ago, it spread to the Underground City.

So.

He hadn’t been abandoned?

「...」

「Outside the door.」

An equally tall man, dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, stood rigidly outside the door. He seemed somewhat surprised to see Xu Si open it, his razor-sharp gaze sweeping into the room, his voice turning hoarse and dry.

"Are you the wife they speak of? Where’s the Boss?"

"He’s asleep. If it’s nothing important, we can talk tomorrow."

Xu Si leaned against the door, not mentioning Pei Zhen’s unconscious state, and didn’t let him in.

Not having been here long, she couldn’t be sure of the Triad Society members’ rules, but she remembered what Pei Zhen had said: "When he dies, someone will quickly take over the Triad Society."

This person clearly had the capability to kill Pei Zhen and take his place.

The man stood there, pondering for a moment. He took off his sunglasses and, disregarding Xu Si’s wariness, tried to force his way in.

"I want to see the Boss. Step aside."

Xu Si’s lips twitched. She kicked the foot he had thrust forward, her face unspeakably grim, exceptionally cold and proud. She stood her ground staunchly, protecting the man inside, her red lips warning, "I’ll say it again. He’s asleep. No matter who you are, get out of here now."

She was never a gentle person; gentleness was reserved for a select few. Four years had softened her edges but not her temper. Having spent years in high positions—as the daughter of a powerful family and a key figure in their corporation—she possessed a formidable presence even when not smiling.

The man in black truly stopped, as if considering the truth in her words. After a while, he compromised, "Wife, I am Hei Ying from the Triad Society, not a stranger. My being allowed up here is proof enough. Let me in to see the Boss. If he’s really fine, I’ll leave immediately."

Xu Si had never been too fond of being referred to as "the wife."

But now she fully adopted the air of the "wife," even resembling the Boss himself in her tone and attitude.

"What, you think I would harm Fei Yi?"

"No, but just to be safe."

Hei Ying didn’t budge. Xu Si, equally resolute, stood her ground, blocking him.

Both of them stood in the cool night air drifting in from the hallway.

After a while, a light, shallow, low, and magnetic voice finally came from the bedroom.

"Hei Ying, if you take one more step inside, I’ll kill you."

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