An Lin was astonished.
Xiaolan was murdering her husband in his sleep!
An Lin’s body was too feeble to resist, and he almost choked on the medicine that was being forced into his mouth.
He knew that his death had been sealed, so he opened his eyes, which were filled with grief and indignation.
“Ah, An Lin, you are awake?” Xu Xiaolan smiled.
An Lin practically roared with grief and indignation, “Xiaolan, I haven’t done anything to betray you! The Great Empress and the Nine-Colored Divine Vermilion Bird, those are all misunderstandings!”
Xu Xiaolan blinked with a confused expression. “What are you talking about? What do they have to do with anything?”
An Lin faltered slightly before falling into silence.
Was THIS a misunderstanding?
No, things definitely weren’t that simple.
Moments later, the familiar stomach pain erupted before instantly spreading through his entire body.
An Lin: “…”
Alright, it looked like it was the same thing again.
A cruel smile appeared on Xu Xiaolan’s face. “Hehehe… An Lin, are you alright?”
An Lin looked at Xu Xiaolan expressionlessly. “Alright, who is it this time?”
“Do you think I wouldn’t know about what you did with Lan Xiaoni? I really didn’t think that you would get it on even with a fish! Heartless, disloyal men like you deserve to be wiped off the face of this world! Die!” Xu Xiaolan screeched.
An Lin, dead.
His world once again fell into darkness.
Within the murkiness.
A familiar call sounded again.
“An Lin, An Lin…”
An Lin opened his eyes and was greeted by the sight of the familiar woman.
The candlelight flickered, illuminating her elegant brows, her clear eyes, her intricate little mouth, and her beautiful face, which was filled with concern.
“Xiaolan!” An Lin sprang up from his bed and hugged her tightly in his arms. “I love you!”
Xu Xiaolan was a bit startled by this and faltered momentarily before returning An Lin’s hug with a smile. “I love you too!”
An Lin was elated to hear this, thinking that he had broken out of this loop.
He had distracted Xu Xiaolan with a sudden confession. What a brilliant stroke of genius!
“An Lin, you’re still quite severely injured, so it’s time to take your medicine.” Xu Xiaolan’s smile remained on her face.
An Lin: “…”
“Xiaolan, I really do love you,” An Lin said with a solemn expression.
Xu Xiaolan nodded with a gentle expression. “If you love me, then you’ll take your medicine.”
An Lin: “…”
An Lin was about to have a mental breakdown. He had professed his love to her, so why was she still intent on killing him?
This didn’t make any sense!
At this moment, Xu Xiaolan was already carrying a bowl of medicine to him with a dainty smile.
An Lin took the bowl from her before “accidentally” dropping it.
Bam!
The bowl was shattered, and the medicine spilled all over the ground.
An apologetic expression appeared on An Lin’s face. “Ah, my hand slipped! I’m so sorry.”
Xu Xiaolan faltered slightly, as if she wasn’t expecting something like this to happen.
However, her smile soon reappeared. “That’s alright. I’ll make another bowl for you.”
“There’s no need for that. I just need more sleep,” An Lin said in a panicked voice.
“No need?” Xu Xiaolan paused momentarily before walking into the kitchen.
An Lin was panicking even more now. “I told you I don’t need medicine!”
“I’m not making medicine.”
Xu Xiaolan’s voice sounded from the kitchen, “I’ll cook something for you.”
An Lin finally heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Immediately afterward, he was greeted by the sight of Xu Xiaolan making her way out of the kitchen with a sharp butcher’s knife in her hand.
An Lin’s eyes widened. “Xiaolan, what are you doing with that cleaver?”
Xu Xiaolan cocked her head to the side. “I’m cooking.”
“Why are you cooking here?” An Lin was shocked.
“Oh, that’s because I’m cooking a famous Heavenly Court Chef God dish.” Xu Xiaolan smiled.
An Lin swallowed nervously. “What dish is this?”
“Crispy and delicious braised pork,” Xu Xiaolan replied.
“So why are you here? Shouldn’t you be in the kitchen?” An Lin’s lips twitched.
Xu Xiaolan smiled. “All men are pigs, so I’m here for the raw material.”
An Lin: “…”
“N… no! Why? Xiaolan, I love you!”
An Lin was in complete despair.
“You have the nerve to ask me why?” Xu Xiaolan gritted her teeth. “You do love me, but you also love other people! Do you think I wouldn’t know what you’ve been up to with Xuanyuan Cheng?!
“You assh*le! Never would I have thought that I would be cucked by a man someday!”
Xu Xiaolan flared up with fury.
An Lin was flabbergasted. “Wait, did you just say Big Brother Cheng?”
“Heartless, disloyal men like you deserve to be wiped off the face of this world! Die!” Xu Xiaolan yelled as she swung the butcher’s knife toward An Lin.
“Hold on! You’ve gone too far here, Xu Xiaolan!” An Lin was also enraged.
She could accuse him of cheating, but she couldn’t doubt his sexual orientation!
Xu Xiaolan seemed to have not heard him, and she continued to swing down her knife with a cold smile on her face.
Splat!
Blood splattered into the air.
An Lin, dead.
Within a vast expanse of chaos and darkness.
A familiar, warm voice sounded yet again.
“An Lin… An Lin…”
An Lin knew that this was no illusionary realm, nor was it some nightmare.
This was actually hell!
The terrifying memory of being torn apart by a butcher’s knife was still fresh in his mind.
He felt like he could still feel that excruciating pain shooting through his entire body.
This was the agony of being killed over and over again by the one he loved most. It was neverending torture on both the physical level as well as the psychological level.
This was the cruelest torture.
“An Lin, you’re awake! It’s time to take your medicine.” Xu Xiaolan wore a warm smile as usual.
“Xiaolan, I love you,” An Lin said with an extremely earnest expression.
“I know. Come on, take your medicine.” Xu Xiaolan smiled.
An Lin was in despair. Xu Xiaolan wasn’t even being distracted by his confession now?
“Xiaolan, why aren’t you saying you love me too?” An Lin persisted.
Xu Xiaolan’s smile remained unchanged. “I’ve said it already before. I’ll notify you if there are any changes in the future.”
An Lin: “???”
Was this some intelligent AI that learned from past experiences?!
“Xiaolan, I just want to say that I love you, so even if you give me poison, I’ll willingly drink it!” An Lin spoke with an even more earnest expression.
Xu Xiaolan’s hands tremored slightly, and the medicine within the bowl in her hand quivered.
An Lin looked at Xu Xiaolan. “Then I’ll be drinking this now.”
Xu Xiaolan remained silent.
“I’m really going to drink it,” An Lin said again.
“Just shut the hell up and drink!”
Xu Xiaolan grabbed the bowl from An Lin’s hands and forced the medicine down his throat again.
“Glug… Glug… Glug…”
An Lin was forced to drink all of the medicine within the bowl.
The familiar excruciating pain shot through his stomach.
Xu Xiaolan caressed An Lin’s face as tears flowed from her eyes. “Thank you for loving me so much that you would willingly drink poison. However, I have to tell you that I don’t love you anymore…”
An Lin: “…”
An Lin was unwilling to accept this. “Why…”
Xu Xiaolan’s expression suddenly crumbled. “You’re sleeping with Da Bai every day. Do you think I don’t know what you’re doing together?”
An Lin: “???”
This was an insult! Da Bai was a dog!
And he was a male dog!!!
“Heartless, disloyal men like you deserve to be wiped off the face of this world! Die!” Xu Xiaolan yelled as she swung her palm toward An Lin’s face.
Slap!
An Lin, dead.
…
Within the darkness.
“An Lin… An Lin…”
A gentle female voice sounded.
“Wake up. It’s time to take your medicine…”
Thus, An Lin fell into an inescapable loop.
He was being killed over and over again by the person he loved the most in this world.
There seemed to be no end to all of this…
