Free Web NovelChapter 980: Chapter 1004: Conflict Renewed 4
Li Tingyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. "Nini, don’t think like that. This isn’t our responsibility. With Elder Wen’s abilities, he could’ve gotten out of this unscathed. But he didn’t. From the very beginning, he came with the determination to die. To him, living was more painful than dying. No one can wake up someone who’s dead set on dying. This was Elder Wen’s own choice." freēwebnovel.com
"Are you even speaking like a human right now? What do you mean no one can wake up someone who’s dead set on dying? So what, everyone in this world who has suicidal tendencies should just be left alone, just let them die?"
Nianyang’s voice was very cold. "Li Tingyan, have you even thought about it? From beginning to end, Master Beauty was completely innocent.
This is a matter of the Chu Family. Master Beauty was dragged into it. He was innocent. He even lost his lover because of this!
If it weren’t for this incident, he wouldn’t have taken the chance to kill himself. I could still have had a chance to help him heal the wounds in his heart, to let him look forward to this world again, to let him live out a life that truly belonged to him in the second half of his life, to let him understand that he was never wrong, that the one who was wrong was never him."
Li Tingyan was stunned.
"No one deserves to die. Master Beauty gave up on himself, but we, the real culprits who drove him to completely lose faith in this world, we were obligated to help him reignite his hope. His whole life was too bitter, and even at death he was still weighed down by guilt. How do you expect me not to feel horrible, to just wash my hands of all this..."
Li Tingyan’s eyes were a bit red too. "I’m sorry, Nini, I’m really sorry. I really didn’t think..."
Nianyang lowered her eyes. "Li Tingyan, let go..."
"Nini, what do you mean?" Li Tingyan asked nervously. Not only did he not let go, he gripped her even tighter.
Nianyang spoke slowly. "I think we should cool down for a while and stop seeing each other so much. For the time being, I have no way of facing all this like nothing happened..."
"What do you mean ’cool down’? Are you planning to give up on me because of this? Nini, you can’t do that. You can’t make what we have pay the price for Elder Wen’s death. That’s not fair!"
"So Master Beauty was supposed to die for our relationship?"
Nianyang shouted in agitation, yanking her hand hard.
"Let go of me first!"
"No. I’m not letting go. I don’t accept what you’re saying. I won’t allow you to have this idea. We’re husband and wife. Why should we ’temporarily separate’!? I’m telling you, don’t even think about it!" Li Tingyan said forcefully.
"I don’t mean anything else. I just think we both need to calm down. Every time I see you right now, I think of Master Beauty’s death.
Think about it—how many days of happiness did he ever have in his whole life?
And now he’s lost the chance for happiness forever.
How am I supposed to just act like nothing happened and talk about love with you?
Our joy and happiness are built on Master Beauty’s suffering."
Li Tingyan said nothing, just stared stubbornly at Nianyang.
Nianyang said faintly, "Li Tingyan, we shouldn’t be this selfish. Master Beauty’s death was a calamity he never should’ve had to bear. This whole thing was planned by us. If I had known that Master Beauty had been waiting eighteen years just so he could die today, I’d rather give up revenge. Compared to a human life, hatred is nothing. A human life is what really matters. I can’t accept that what I ended up giving Master Beauty was the perfect chance to die. This isn’t revenge at all. This is the sin you and I share. Do you understand?"
