Chapter 1044: Chapter 1044: Have You Been Lying to Me All Along?
In these few months, he experienced the warm and cool of human relationships for the first time and realized that without the He Family, he was nothing.
Thus, he grew more aware of how invaluable Xia Xinyu’s genuine affection towards him was.
Thinking of this, his eyes grew hot, and he grasped her hand, his voice moved: "Xinyu, I will never let you down again. Let’s live well together from now on."
Xia Xinyu looked down at his hand.
She suddenly started laughing: "He Yizheng, do you love me?"
He Yizheng felt a peculiar sensation rising in his heart as she called him by his full name.
He nodded without hesitation: "Of course. Xinyu, I truly love you. Now, you’re the only one beside me, and no matter what, I won’t let go of your hand anymore!"
Xia Xinyu continued to smile faintly.
After so many declarations from He Yizheng, perhaps this time there was finally some sincerity in his words.
With her free right hand, she slowly yet firmly pried open He Yizheng’s hand that held hers tightly.
He Yizheng furrowed his brows as he looked at her and tightened his grip slightly.
"Xinyu?" His voice was somewhat hoarse.
"Let go." Xia Xinyu said calmly, "He Yizheng, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself in the future."
He Yizheng’s pupils contracted violently!
"Xinyu, what do you mean!" He trembled, "Are you blaming me for giving you to Ruan Tianqi? I swear this was the last time, I will never again..."
"It is unrelated." Xia Xinyu interrupted him, "I agreed to accompany Ruan Tianqi, not because of you."
He Yizheng’s eyes gradually widened as if he no longer recognized her: "Then what is it for?"
"He Yizheng, I once loved you as my life." She slowly began to smile, "Four years ago, Xia Xinyu was even willing to die for you. What makes you think that after four years of hellish imprisonment, I would still treat you the same way?"
He Yizheng shuddered violently, his face pallid without a trace of color: "What do you mean? Have you been deceiving me all along?"
"Yes, I have been deceiving you." Xia Xinyu looked at him, the corners of her lips slightly curled, "Do you believe that your current predicament is all my doing?"
He Yizheng tightly gripped her hand, his body tense, his expression as if he wanted to devour someone.
"At first, it was me who arranged for someone to look after you in prison..."
"Not you." Xia Xinyu seemed oblivious to the pain in her wrist. She smiled and said, "Yes, that’s what I said, just to gain your trust, but I knew you never cared whether I lived or died, and you know that too. Back when my father was desperate, he turned to you for help, but you never even gave him the chance to speak. He once contemplated taking his own life, but at the last moment, it was He Jingyao who gave him a way out."
Therefore, her parents are still able to live well, at least without worry for their livelihood.
"It was... He Jingyao?" He Yizheng stared at her in disbelief, "But it was him who drove your father to a dead end and also sent you to prison!"
"Yes, but that was what I deserved," Xia Xinyu calmly said, "He Jingyao’s actions are beyond reproach, but he still spared my father and gave me a way out. If it weren’t for him, I would have probably died in prison long ago."
With her looks, in prison, she’d be reduced to a plaything, and even if she survived by chance, she’d be nearly useless.
"So you returned to my side to take revenge on me." He Yizheng suddenly stated calmly.
