Chapter 535: 'Why?'
"HAHAHA!!! What's the point of all this drama, Xin Yan?"
Long Xiang's laughter echoed through the clearing, his arrogance swelling as he looked at Xin Yan's back. His twisted mind perceived her actions as a sign of lingering affection for him. 'She said she wouldn't kill me. She must still have feelings for me,' he thought, a sneer curling his lips.
He turned his gaze to Noah, his eyes filled with contempt. 'So what if you're a little more handsome? The first always wins! HAHA!' The confidence in his thoughts was palpable, as if he believed Xin Yan would come running back to him at any moment.
Noah, however, could see right through Long Xiang's delusions. He remained silent, his expression calm, but inwardly he pitied the man.
'He keeps pushing her, testing her limits. He really doesn't know when to stop,' Noah mused, his gaze shifting to Xin Yan, curious to see how she would respond.
"Do you think I don't know how long you've been living under the same roof as an unknown man? You still dare to claim innocence. If you acknowledge your mistakes and come back to me, we can start a new family." Long Xiang's voice dripped with condescension, his words fueled by his delusional sense of superiority.
With Xin Yan's back to him, he couldn't see the storm brewing on her face.
But the atmosphere around her told a different story.
The ground beneath Xin Yan's feet began to crack, the temperature plummeting as her anger manifested in a chilling aura.
Slowly, she turned to face Long Xiang, her light blue eyes now darkened to a shade resembling the abyss.
Before the armless man could even react, she vanished and reappeared before him like a ghost, causing his words to get stuck in his throat.
Xin Yan's eyes had changed, forming vertical slits akin to a beast's, boring down at Long Xiang. "Do you really think I cannot make your life miserable without killing you?"
Xin Yan spoke, her voice colder than the ice on the ground.
"Today I will shatter all the illusions you have." As she spoke, Xin Yan waved her hand at such a speed that Long Xiang only saw a blur.
Huh?
'What's happening? Why is the world suddenly tilted?' Long Xiang could not help but wonder as he saw the world in his eyes spinning, 'Wait, I am falling—'
Before he knew it, darkness shrouded his eyes. Long Xiang died!
His head rolled on the ground towards Xin Yan's feet. Without giving it a second glance, she turned to look at Noah. As if understanding her intentions, Noah nodded.
The headless neck wriggled before a brand new head appeared on it.
"Huh?! Huff… Huff..." The revived Long Xiang gasped for breath as soon as he opened his eyes. "What happened?"
He looked around in shock, not understanding why he suddenly drifted into darkness, but when his eyes landed on a familiar head on the ground, he screeched in shock and fear.
He tried to crawl back, but his back was blocked by a tall tree.
"Welcome back to the world of the living, Long Xiang~" Long Xiang jerked back, hearing the familiar voice in his ears. When his eyes met Xin Yan's gaze, he recalled the demon he once met and made a contract with.
There was a smile on her face, but her eyes… they looked at him as if he was a... Toy!
A toy she could play with! Break it... fix it! Break it again... fix it again!
And that's exactly what she wanted to do!
But…
"I really want to break you, Long Xiang, but it's a pity I am not the one who will get the pleasure of doing so!" Xin Yan spoke in a disappointed tone as she looked at Noah. Following her gaze, Long Xiang's whole soul shook as he realized why Xin Yan previously said that she would not kill him.
"That's right… Long Xiang, did you really think I had some lingering feelings for you? Had it not been for my dear, who wanted to do this by himself, your fate would have already been sealed." Xin Yan spoke playfully, seeing the fear in his eyes. "I might have even given you a quick death, but you just had to make my dear angry!"
"Ah! That's right! You said that we lived under the same roof, right? The truth is we even slept in the same bed~" Long Xiang's eyes went bloodshot as he heard those words. He wanted to speak, but his lips felt like they had been sealed by some kind of super glue. He could not even make any sound from his mouth. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
"Look at you~ such a pitiful man!" She continued, giving him a disdainful glance. "Even though I hated you to the bone, I was still married to you by vows. Do you think I would break those vows like you did?"
"Even though I love Noah with all of my heart, I always kept a certain distance between us." Xin Yan turned to look at Noah, a look of pain flashing through her eyes.
"I know you felt the same pain I was feeling, and yet you respected my decision." Xin Yan's eyes turned misty as she looked at Noah with a tender gaze, the gaze of a lover.
Noah smiled, raising his hand. He wiped the tears from her eyes before kissing them. "I never regret a day of our time together."
"Me too!" Xin Yan's face broke into a wide smile as she leaped into his arms, "and I won't be holding back from now on!"
Long Xiang's body shook in anger as he looked at their interaction with bloodshot eyes, unable to move his body.
Breaking away from Noah's embrace, Xin Yan looked back at Long Xiang, her emotions returning to their previous indifference. She snapped her fingers, removing the restraints on his body.
Even though Long Xiang was able to move, he did not move from his place.
"...Why?" It was only after a while that Long Xiang spoke in a hoarse voice.