Chapter 2586: Chapter 2586: You’re Not Like Him
"You know, the murderer will die whether they confess or not. But if they confess, they’ll die more miserably, so they’re likely not to confess and drag us all down with them."
"So?"
"So we need to think of a way to thwart Nangong Xu’s plan, we can’t let them kill us."
Ruan Tianling smirked, "What’s your plan?"
"We’re still discussing it."
"Then come back to us when you’ve figured it out."
With that, Ruan Tianling rudely shut the door.
...
Jian Yufei stood up, quite puzzled, "Why not agree? Maybe with more people, we could come up with a solution."
Ruan Tianling sneered, "No matter what plan you come up with, Nangong Xu won’t leave any witnesses. He’s threatening them just to find out who the real murderer is."
"And even if he finds out, he’ll kill everyone?"
"Yes. Although he now has enough financial resources, he still needs people from the Nangong Family to serve him. He definitely won’t let them go back and expose him."
Jian Yufei’s heart sank.
"He’s truly insane, killing so many people just because of suspicion. They’re all blood relatives to him."
Ruan Tianling pulled Jian Yufei close, speaking in a low voice.
"Actually, if it were me, I would do the same."
Jian Yufei was slightly surprised—
Ruan Tianling’s eyes were deep, "If the woman I love most and my child were dead, I wouldn’t spare any of the suspected murderers!"
Jian Yufei felt a complicated mix of emotions.
She playfully hit him in pretend annoyance, "Nangong Xu wants to kill us, and you still think he’s not wrong!"
"Of course, what he’s doing is wrong! But if it were me, I would do the same."
Jian Yufei couldn’t help but laugh, "A provincial officer can light a fire, but the commoners aren’t allowed to even light a lamp?"
"See, you’re making excuses for him too," Ruan Tianling teased her.
"Am not! I just think your logic is too selfish."
"Nangong Xu is a selfish person too."
They’re the same kind of people...
Something inside Ruan Tianling was stirred, and he suddenly hugged Jian Yufei tightly.
Jian Yufei blinked, slightly baffled.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Ruan Tianling tightened his grip on her body, conveying the waves of emotion in his heart.
"Honey, I’m so grateful you love me."
Jian Yufei: "..."
"If you didn’t love me, do you think I would have turned out like Nangong Xu?"
Like him, I would have kept Jian Yufei tied to my side, never letting her go.
Like him, doing many things, and in the end, gaining nothing.
Jian Yufei said softly, "You’re not like him."
"Why?"
"Because when you love me, I can feel your entire sincerity and wholeheartedness. So no matter how much you hurt me, I’m willing to give you a chance."
But Nangong Xu is not like that.
Even though he loved her mother deeply, his love wasn’t everything; he had more important things in his heart.
It’s not that he has to love her mother with his life, with everything, for it to be called love.
But because he always hurt her mother for the more important things in his heart.
Loving her mother on one hand, while indirectly hurting her for the sake of his ambitions on the other hand.
So who would dare accept that kind of love?
Accept it, and one day, you might face utter destruction.
The deeper the love, the heavier the injury.
Not loving is the wisest choice...
