Chapter 9.
Zhou Ke Bai quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing and subconsciously took a step back.
I whispered, "Zhou Ke Bai, you've also come back, haven't you?" He remained silent.
The midnight wind whistled past us, dragging fallen leaves along the ground, creating a desolate sight.
Occasionally, cars passed by, their bright lights flashing before quickly fading into the darkness.
"Zhou Ke Bai," I forced out an ugly smile, "how dare you?" He too had been reborn.
He treated me the same way in the previous life.
How could he say such things in front of me now? I said and did those things in the previous life.
But what was the result? I cannot rest in peace.
In this life, I finally wanted to live well and be happy.
But he tore open my wounds again, mocking me and telling me that I could never escape those tragic days.
Zhou Ke Bai became flustered.
"Nan Zhi, listen to my explanation.
I have also been reborn, but now I understand.
In the previous life, I was an asshole.
I never realized that I had already fallen in love with you.
I want to make it up to you now..." "Slap!" Zhou Ke Bai turned his head.
I spoke each word deliberately and said, "You don't have to explain anything.
"Zhou Ke Bai, how dare you." How dare he, after hurting me like this, casually tell me that he has loved me for a long time.
I vented all my hatred with a slap, using all my strength.
His mouth split open, oozing blood, but he just casually wiped it away and spoke calmly.
"Is that enough? If you haven't vented your anger," he grabbed my hand and pressed it against his face, "then slap me a few more times!" Even though he was saying harsh words, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell straight down.
I was somewhat shocked.
Zhou Ke Bai had never cried in front of me before.
When he had the hardest time in his previous life, his father lost all the money he had saved for tuition in gambling, and when he went back home, his father beat him up.
The next day, he went to school with bruises and didn't cry.
He worked three jobs a day, and he collapsed from hunger and exhaustion several times, but he didn't cry at that time either.
I once thought that this person had an unbreakable heart.
But I didn't expect him to shed tears in front of me.
Zhou Ke Bai's tears diluted the blood at the corner of his mouth, and his disheveled appearance seemed to be uncontrollable.
He stooped down and pleaded, "Nan Zhi, come back.
If you hate me, you can even kill me...
just don't leave me." I was about to go crazy and said, "Zhou Ke Bai, have you lost your mind? What's wrong with you?!" He lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "I am too insecure.
At that time, I was always on guard, thinking that everyone wanted to hurt me.
I didn't dare to like you, nor did I dare to believe that you really liked me.
I was afraid that if I happily accepted it, you would suddenly tell me one day that I'm not good enough for you and that you were just playing around.
Shen Nan Zhi, it's me who's stupid, it's me who deserves to die.
Hit me, scold me, I don't care, please come back!" He cried and screamed, as if he wanted to release all the suppressed emotions! "You don't know how I survived those years after you left!" I couldn't hold back any longer and sneered, "Zhou Ke Bai, don't you love Lin Chu? Didn't you poison and kill me in my previous life just for her?" "Poison?" Zhou Ke Bai hesitated.
"What poison?" "Are you still pretending not to know?" I tightly held onto the railing by the road, otherwise I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't slap him again.
"My medicine was replaced later.
My body had already started to improve, but the more I took the medicine, the worse my condition became, and in the end..." I bit my tongue tightly, and a bitter taste spread in my mouth.
The man I loved killed me for another woman.
Even if it was said again, it would still make me unbearably painful.
"I didn't do it!" Zhou Ke Bai said urgently, "I never did! I even told the butler to take good care of you.
How could I possibly kill you?!" We looked at each other and both saw the realization in each other's eyes.
If it wasn't him, then the only person who could have come into contact with me, the butler, also had motive for my death.
Only Lin Chu remained.
It turns out that Lin Chu killed me.
My heart was filled with mixed emotions, but it wasn't difficult to accept.
I was already dead, so does it really matter who killed me? Even if it wasn't Zhou Ke Bai, Lin Chu is still connected to my death because of him.
I felt a sense of desolation, an indescribable exhaustion that spread throughout my body.
Whether it's love or hate, I'm truly tired.
"In this life, I just want to stay far away from him and live well.
The autumn rain came unexpectedly, and the raindrops hit the ground heavily.
Zhou Ke Bai stood in the rain, looking disheveled, not knowing whether the wetness on his face was rain or tears.
'Nan Zhi, I beg you...' 'Where's Lin Chu?' I said expressionlessly.
Zhou Ke Bai couldn't utter a word.
After a long time, he struggled to say, '...It was her who got me drunk, we only had that one time.' I forced out a mocking smile and remained silent.
Zhou Ke Bai lowered his head even further.
'From beginning to end, the only person I liked was you.
'I have never liked Lin Chu,' he continued.
At that moment, a woman's voice suddenly sounded from the darkness of the street.
'Then what am I?'