Free Web NovelChapter 193: Chapter 193: Love Hidden Behind Hatred
Before Yue Yue could say anything, Xing Luoye was violently dragged back. Feng Yanshan didn’t hesitate; he landed a punch so hard it sent Xing Luoye flying into the debris.
"Luoye!" Yue Yue cried out, but she was immediately caught in another pair of strong arms. She looked up to see the cold, relieved face of Han Soi.
"I have you," Han Soi whispered, holding her tightly.
But Yue Yue wasn’t looking at him. She was watching in horror as Feng Yanshan jumped onto Xing Luoye. It was a brutal, one sided battle.
Luoye was already weakened by the poison in his veins; he couldn’t use his full power. Feng Yanshan was beating him into a bloody pulp, his fists moving with a blinding rage.
"Feng Yanshan, stop! Don’t beat him!" Yue Yue screamed, struggling against Han Soi’s grip. "Please, let me explain!"
Feng Yanshan didn’t stop. He pinned Luoye to the ground, his hand around the Prince’s throat. "There is nothing to explain," he said, his voice cold as ice. "These bastards dared to kidnap you. They dared to touch what is mine."
Yue Yue finally managed to pull away from Han Soi. She ran to Feng Yanshan and grabbed his arm, trying to pull him back. Han Soi, seeing her extreme distress, finally stepped in and helped her pull the enraged high priest away.
Xing Luoye lay in the dirt, his face covered in blood, his breathing ragged. He looked up at Yue Yue with a gaze that was no longer mocking. It was filled with a deep, tragic sadness.
"Yue Yue..." he coughed, blood staining his lips. "Do you know... I loved you... too..."
Yue Yue felt like the world had suddenly stopped.
Love?
Her mind went blank. She stared at Xing Luoye’s bloodied face, unable to understand what she had just heard.
"Love...?" she whispered weakly. Her brows trembled in confusion. "When...? How...?"
Her voice broke.
"You always looked at me with disdain. You mocked me every time you saw me. You... you hated me."
Xing Luoye gave a weak laugh, but it quickly turned into a painful cough. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth as his chest shook violently from the poison and her mates’ merciless beating.
"But do you know..." he rasped, his voice hoarse and broken.
"My hate for you was even greater." He closed his eyes for a moment, as if the words themselves were hurting him.
"And I hated myself even more."
Yue Yue froze.
Xing Luoye forced his heavy eyelids open again and looked straight at her. His eyes were no longer mocking or cold. They were full of pain... and something much deeper.
"Even knowing this would be my ending... I still fell in love with you." His breath came out unevenly.
"Do you know... how jealous I was... every time I saw you with my brother?" His fingers trembled weakly against the broken floor.
"I hated it. I hated how your eyes only followed him. I hated how you only smiled for him."
A bitter smile appeared on his bloody lips.
"I kept asking myself... why?"
"Why does he get everything... and I get nothing?" His voice became softer, almost like a whisper.
"Maybe... I was really a jerk."
"I don’t deserve your love."
Another cough shook his body.
"But even after hating you so much..." His eyes turned slightly red.
"I still fell in love with you."
Xing Luoye slowly tried to push himself up from the ground. His arms trembled violently from weakness. The poison in his veins was already destroying what little strength he had left.
He barely lifted himself a little before his body swayed.
Without thinking, Yue Yue rushed forward.
"Don’t move!" she cried softly.
She knelt beside him and quickly supported his shoulders, helping him sit up.
Her hands were gentle, careful not to hurt him.
Xing Luoye looked at her in surprise.
Even now... there was no hatred in her eyes. Because she knew despite everything... she had never truly disliked him.
She had always known that both brothers had every reason to be cautious and distant. Their lives had been filled with betrayal and enemies. Trust never came easily for them.
So she had never taken Xing Luoye’s cold attitude to heart. She had never once hated him. Not even now.
But this simple scene made another pair of eyes burn with fury.
Not far away, Feng Yanshen’s entire body stiffened. His crimson eyes darkened instantly when he saw Yue Yue holding Luoye so carefully.
Rage exploded inside his chest like a wildfire.
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But a hand suddenly grabbed his arm. Han Soi held him firmly, shaking his head slightly.
"Don’t."
Feng Yanshen’s jaw tightened violently. Both men could only stand there and watch.
Watch Yue Yue support the very man who had taken her away from them.
Watch the care in her eyes. To them... it felt like their hearts were slowly turning into stone.
Feng Yanshen’s gaze became colder and colder.
Just how deeply had these bastards manipulated her...?
How much had they brainwashed her... for her to still show such concern?
His fists slowly clenched. Hatred filled his mind. He stared at Xing Luoye like he wanted to tear him apart.
And yet...
Yue Yue still held him gently, completely unaware of the storm raging behind her.
Has she actually fallen for her kidnappers? Just what is happening? Feng Yanshen couldn’t believe his eyes... does she not know these people are the biggest enemy of the temple?
And now she was in front of him taking care of him like he was everything to her, then what about him?
Who has almost lost his mind trying to find her? Suddenly his gaze fell on Han Soi, who was much calmer than him.
So did he also feel like this when he tried to steal his Yue Yue and tried to get all her attention?
Is this his karma? But what can he do... this is bound to happen. He could have fallen for any female, and with his position he could be her only sole husband.
But he... he had to fall for her... the precious female who has the S+++ rank, a status even higher than his.
And now he has to share her affection with all the other males. Just the thought of this was suffocating for him.
