However, there was only hope if one was alive to hope. Once you died, there was nothing left. He did not want to continue their love story in the next life. He wanted to focus on this life right now!
Feng Tianlan pursed her lips tightly, the paleness of her face and the bright red color at the corner of her lip forming a sharp contrast.
He did not speak, and she did not say anything else either. They seemed to be waiting for each other to speak, but when that happened, the two would only drift further apart.
Si Mobai clenched his fists tightly and swallowed the blood that was welling up in his throat. Only then did he slowly, and without any emotion, open his mouth to say, “Return the hairpin to me.”
Give it back to him, he would keep it safe!
Feng Tianlan’s body shook. She was so weak that she looked like she was about to fall down. She raised her eyes to look at him, almost begging, “Mobai.”
“Return the hairpin to me,” He clenched his fists and repeated.
Feng Tianlan tried her best to endure the burning pain in her heart. She raised her eyes and looked at him stubbornly, “Mobai, this is your last chance. Tell me, are you facing any difficulties that you cannot mention right now? We have discussed this before, remember? You promised that you would not do things that would hurt me even if they are for my own good!”
Did he still remember the promise between them?
Did he still remember the promise they made when they gifted each other their tokens of love?
Upon thinking of what they had said before, if he could tell her in this instant that he faced compelling difficulties which he could not reveal at the moment, then she would not care about everything—he just needed to be willing to say it.
“No, so just return me the white jade hairpin.” Si Mobai’s peach blossom eyes only looked at her. He wanted to remember her appearance in his heart.
Feng Tianlan sneered and lifted up her hand to take off the white orchid jade hairpin. Her silky black hair flowed down her back, making her face look even paler. With the last glimmer of hope in her eyes, she asked, “Si Mobai, are you not in love with me anymore?”
Si Mobai stared at the white jade hairpin that Feng Tianlan was holding tightly in her hands, then saw the glimmer of hope in her eyes, and his heart was moved for an instant.
The bride saw that he was wavering and lightly frowned. She stretched out her hand to hold Si Mobai’s hand, raising her head and looking at Feng Tianlan with a gentle smile. “Wu Ya has never loved you.”
Feng Tianlan ignored her, looking only at Si Mobai. She was waiting for his answer. She would only believe his words.
Si Mobai turned his head away and did not dare to look at her. As for her question, he could not bear to answer it in a way that went against his true feelings.
Just like this, Feng Tianlan looked at him for a long time and a crystal-clear teardrop fell from the corner of her eyes. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly, “Si Mobai, I am not someone who pesters others. You just have to say that you don’t love me anymore, but what you do is even more telling than what you say.”
He was marrying another woman. He said that he had never liked her, not even one bit. He freely allowed another woman to hold his arm, allowed another woman to show off in front of her…
These were really enough signs, enough to explain everything!
“I gave you the concentric knot and you gave me this white orchid jade hairpin. Now we shall return these tokens back to each other, and from this day on…” Feng Tianlan pursed her lips for a moment before speaking again. “We will not be related anymore!”
As he listened to her words, Si Mobai felt the concentric knot near his heart become so scorchingly hot that it burned his chest and caused pain in his heart. “The concentric knot has not been with me for a long time.”
The concentric knot was a memento to him, he wanted to keep it!
Feng Tianlan lifted up her head to look at Si Mobai. His face was as cold as ice, not at all gentle like he used to treat her. He had long stopped loving her—no, he had never loved her at all, nor did he ever cherish the concentric knot she gave him. At this moment, all the affections that he had shown her had turned into a rain of swords, wounding her till her body was full of holes!
“Si Mobai, you are good!” Feng Tianlan smiled lightly. Her smile was so beautiful, yet so sad, with a touch of resolution!
