roccoschili Chapter 228 is too long
Chapter 228 is too long
Su Fuying seemed to be pushed by an invisible force, and her body turned around quickly involuntarily.
In that instant, she was shocked to find that a man had silently appeared behind her without her noticing!
She subconsciously raised her head, her gaze meeting the sharply defined features of the face so close to hers.
For a moment, time seemed to stand still; she could even clearly feel the other person's warm breath gently brushing against her face.
After taking a deep breath and gathering her thoughts, she began to speak:
"I have something I want to tell you."
However, before she could finish speaking, the man coldly interrupted her, his tone harsh and resolute: "If it concerns anything related to Sima Lan, I have no desire to hear a word about it."
After speaking, he gazed deeply at the woman before him, his eyes filled with a complex and unreadable expression, seemingly containing a trace of barely perceptible pain and helplessness.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around without hesitation, as if to walk away.
Just then, a woman's soft yet firm voice came from behind, like a thunderclap piercing the night sky.
"The emperor was adorned with vermilion robes and jade pendants."
"Brother Aheng".
Those two short sentences, like a spell, instantly froze the man who was about to leave, making him stand there like a statue.
The entire tent fell into a deathly silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Su Fuying stared intently at the man's suddenly frozen back. She knew she had guessed right; he did indeed remember.
So, she composed herself and continued speaking slowly:
"Actually, a long, long time ago, I had a very strange dream. In the dream, I went to an extremely far away and unfamiliar place. There, time flew by, and before I knew it, I had spent dozens of springs, summers, autumns, and winters. During that long period of time, I experienced countless joys and sorrows, partings and reunions. I once thought that I was a part of that world."
“One day I woke up from a dream and found myself here. For so long, I’ve always felt out of place here. But these past few days, I’ve been having the same dream over and over again. In the dream, there’s a little boy who is my childhood sweetheart and also my savior, but I don’t remember him.”
In this endless darkness, the surrounding silence was so profound that it felt oppressive.
The man stood there quietly, his chest rising and falling slightly, and his breathing gradually becoming heavier.
He slowly turned around, lowered his eyes, and stared intently at the woman in front of him, his deep, unfathomable eyes seeming to try to see through her and uncover the secrets hidden in her heart.
At this moment, he was like a silent statue, simply waiting for her to continue.
"Just now, when I went back, memories flooded my mind like a tidal wave. It was all just a bizarre and unbelievable dream I had when I was young and ignorant. Ironically, I believed it wholeheartedly at the time and was even deeply confused and bewildered."
The woman sighed softly, her tone tinged with self-mockery.
“The young man who appeared in my dream told me his name was Aheng. ‘Zhu Fusi Huang, You Cang Cong Heng,’ the moment I heard that name, an indescribable sense of intimacy welled up in my heart. And now, thinking back, that person must be you.” At this point, the woman named Su Fuying raised her head, her gaze passing over the man's shoulder to the distant, blazing furnace. The leaping flames illuminated her beautiful face, making her expression somewhat dreamy, leaving one unable to guess what she was thinking at that moment.
"Oh? So that's how it is... In other words, you just don't remember."
Upon hearing this, the man's lips suddenly curled into a faint smile, and he said in a way that was neither a smile nor a frown.
Immediately afterwards, he leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between himself and the woman, their faces almost touching.
“Yesterday, Sima Lan actually gave us medicine. Since we are already indebted to him, why not return the favor just now?”
At this moment, Su Fuying was facing the intense gaze of the person in front of her, which seemed to be burning with passion. She couldn't help but feel flustered and subconsciously looked away.
However, for some reason, she inexplicably began to explain why she had asked him to let Sima Yu go.
Is that the only reason?
The man's voice was deep and magnetic, seemingly carrying a hint of doubt and inquiry.
Hearing this, Su Fuying nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, actually I originally wanted to come and talk to you about this, but you didn't want to see me then."
As she spoke, she didn't even realize that her tone subtly revealed a hint of reproach.
Just then, the man suddenly let out a low chuckle.
With that laughter, his body involuntarily moved a little closer to Su Fuying.
He leaned down slightly, bringing his lips close to Su Fuying's ear, and said slowly in a deliberately low voice, "I originally thought that my little girl was now on the side of someone else."
As he finished speaking, a warm breath, like a spring breeze, gently brushed against Su Fuying's ear. His cold, deep tone was like a long fishhook tainted with poppy poison, filled with an indescribable allure.
Feeling the man's close contact, Su Fuying's heart raced instantly, and her cheeks turned as red and hot as ripe apples.
She quickly said, "You...you stay away from me! I've just been thinking about what happened today, and if I don't explain it to you, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep all night."
At this moment, Su Fuying secretly felt fortunate that it was pitch black all around, otherwise it would have been really embarrassing if he had seen her in such an awkward and shameful state.
“It was my fault. There were things I should have explained to you clearly, otherwise it almost caused a misunderstanding and I wronged my daughter.”
The man's voice was as melodious as a babbling brook, overflowing with joy, and even the last syllable seemed to carry a hint of laughter.
Like a soft feather, it gently brushed against her heart, causing a tingling, unbearable sensation.
"you……"
Su Fuying felt her once calm heart suddenly ripple with waves, stirred by the voice of the man in front of her. She opened her mouth to say something, but the man suddenly spoke first, abruptly interrupting her before she could utter a word.
“I know that wasn’t you, this is the one.”
As the man spoke, he slowly extended a broad, warm hand and gently stroked her fair and delicate cheek, as if he were touching a priceless, unparalleled treasure.
"I still remember that first night I saw you, I was already certain that you had returned! I have truly waited for this for far too long..."