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Chapter 267: She is His Weakness, but Also His Armor (1)_1

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: She is His Weakness, but Also His Armor (1)_1

At that time, naive and foolhardy, he had run to his grandmother in tears. After seeing her worried expression, he no longer dared asking if he was indeed cursed. He didn’t want to cause her any more distress.

He didn’t say it out loud, but in the depths of his heart, the question continued to haunt him.

Perhaps it was from that time that he began to avoid getting too close to people.

Fearful that his misfortune would ensnare innocent folk, he was even more terrified that it would reach those he cared about.

Zhang Cheng and Xie Lin were children from families sponsored by his grandmother.

After the deaths of his older brothers, they were the only ones chosen by his grandmother from amongst numerous candidates, through a process that had cost her considerable effort.

She treated them very well, almost as if they were her real grandchildren. Deep down, he knew that she had invested in Zhang Cheng and Xie Lin for his sake.

So that he would not be alone in the world and that he could truly trust someone.

At first, he rejected the notion of accepting Zhang Cheng and Xie Lin. Had it not been for his desire to reassure his grandmother, he would never have allowed them into his world.

Over the years, he had always believed that no one would disrupt his monotonous life.

Even when it came to marriage, he had never considered letting his legally married partner interfere with his life.

But that was what he had thought, and what he had done... However, the more he interacted with her and the more he understood her, he found that the life he had always held in absolute control had repeatedly deviated in her presence.

He, who had never accepted food from others, would eat the food she cooked; he, who had never yielded to anyone, was now conceding for her; he, who had never been influenced by anyone’s mood, was now experiencing emotions because of her... anger, joy, annoyance...

When he learned that she was being secretly drugged because of him, he was frightened; when he was ensnared in the darkness, he was unafraid and fearless listening to her gentle whisper.

He, who had never really acknowledged her presence before, only realized at that moment... she was the most precious gift God had given him, and also the most touching love letter God had ever written for him.

She was his vulnerability, his weakness. But also his protection, his armor.

"Jingnian?"

The sudden voice of the girl pulls Jingnian back from his thoughts.

He habitually nodded, then remembered that it was so dark that she wouldn’t be able to see his actions and also responded with a "hmm".

Hearing his answer, Xia Wan’an, a bit confused from waking up, had her mind cleared up a lot.

She then realized that, at some point, the sleeping arrangement had changed; she no longer slept in his arms, but he held her in his.

Xia Wan’an sat up from his arms: "Are you okay?"

The sudden emptiness made Jingnian’s brows furrow slightly and his next response, a muffled "hmm", sounded as though he was sulking.

Xia Wan’an couldn’t see the man’s expression in the darkness and did not realise his discontent. After checking that he was okay, she returned to the topic of their current predicament: "Jingnian, we don’t know where we are right now, or who our kidnappers are, or how many of them there are. So, if someone comes later, you should play dead..."

Jingnian, who was still sulking at Xia Wan’an’s departure, didn’t speak: "..."

"In the blackout they’ve forced us into, they obviously know your fear of the dark. So, if you feign death, they will surely lower their guard. Maybe we can find out what they’re planning. Even if we can’t, it will be easier for us to escape when they’ve let their guard down..."