World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 590: Episode 299: Secret Meeting, Qin Shu’s Love Confession!

Chapter 590: Episode 299: Secret Meeting, Qin Shu’s Love Confession!

Suo Lun was startled upon hearing this.

Mother?

The last time Zhi Li proposed a deal, Suo Lun didn’t hesitate to choose his daughter Qin Qin over that rumored birth mother, Fu Lingxi.

So, what message would she have Marquis FuE relay?

"Sever all ties with Yan Nai’er completely," Marquis FuE said.

"Impossible," Suo Lun declared categorically.

Marquis FuE replied coldly, "I am merely the messenger. What you decide to do is none of my concern."

With that, his maternal grandfather, Marquis FuE, departed.

Suo Lun immediately sank into deep contemplation. Why would his mother Fu Lingxi have Marquis FuE deliver this message?

It was so strange!

And at this moment.

"Meow..." Suddenly, a cat’s meow emanated from behind the rockery.

Suo Lun was momentarily speechless; Gui Qinshao’s imitation of a cat meow was very realistic.

Originally, he had not intended to have a secret meeting with Gui Qinshao in this place. If they were discovered, the consequences could be severe, potentially ruining his plans.

Yet unexpectedly, Marquis FuE had brought him to this very spot.

"Meow..." Gui Qinshao imitated a cat’s meow once again.

Creeping over, Suo Lun moved to the back of the rockery.

Instantly, he saw Gui Qinshao peering out through a gap in the rockery, meowing as she searched for him, seemingly worried that Suo Lun wouldn’t find the place.

At this moment, Suo Lun had really arrived, but she hadn’t noticed him yet.

Suo Lun decided to remain silent and simply watched her performance.

Today, she was still dressed in a red silk dress, just as tight-fitting, accentuating her curves in a most provocative way.

"Meow..." Gui Qinshao let out another cat call, then muttered in a low voice, "Where is that deadbeat? Why hasn’t he come yet?"

Just now, Suo Lun had been talking with Marquis FuE on the other side of the garden, and Gui Qinshao had not noticed.

"Eh..." Suo Lun called out softly.

"Ah..." Gui Qinshao exclaimed softly, trembling, and nearly fell off the rockery.

Upon seeing Suo Lun, she exclaimed angrily, yet happily, "You jerk, don’t you make a sound when you walk? You scared me half to death. Can you afford the consequences?"

Perhaps it was the tension of the secret meeting that flushed her cheeks crimson and accelerated her heartbeat, making her appear even more captivating.

"What’s the matter? You called me here," Suo Lun asked.

Gui Qinshao had thought that Suo Lun would be all over her as soon as he saw her, so while anxious, she was filled with anticipation.

Unexpectedly, not only did Suo Lun not make a move, but he also seemed rather cold, which instantly annoyed her.

"Nothing..." Gui Qinshao said angrily.

"If it’s nothing, then I’m going back to the hall," Suo Lun said.

"Get lost..." Gui Qinshao retorted.

Suo Lun turned to leave.

"Bastard, I almost got defiled by Ashi Luo," Gui Qinshao cried out angrily from behind: "I didn’t dare tell anyone, not even my father."

"Ashi Luo is already dead," Suo Lun said.

"Ah..." Gui Qinshao let out a long sigh of relief.

Ashi Luo was too terrifying; ever since that perilous night, Gui Qinshao often had nightmares about him.

It was truly a nightmare, not any other kind of dream.

"You called me over to say you have something important. What is it?" Suo Lun asked.

After a long moment, Gui Qinshao lifted her beautiful eyes to look at Suo Lun and said, "I am going to be married."

Suo Lun’s heart trembled, and he asked, "When?"

"Next month," Gui Qinshao replied.

In the plans for Linhai City, Gui Qinshao was an important link.

"Ling Ao has been very good to me, and my father also has great expectations for me," Gui Qinshao said. "So... we can’t go on like this, in such an ambiguous manner."

Suo Lun remembered the last time, when Gui Qinshao would rather disfigure herself than betray her own father, which gave Suo Lun a new understanding of this delicate young lady.

For her, her appearance was more important than life itself.

But the fact that she would rather disfigure herself than betray her father showed how much weight her father, Gui Xingfu, held in her heart, surpassing everything else.

However, what she didn’t know was that her meeting with Suo Lun that night out of petulance was entirely a trap set by her father, using her to fatally trap Suo Lun.

"Are you here to break off our relationship?" Suo Lun asked.

"Yes," Gui Qinshao replied. "Before my mother got married, she was also infatuated. But after getting married, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to my father. Ling Ao is very good to me, and you... are not a good person. A woman has to choose a man who loves her wholeheartedly in order to be happy."

Only then did Suo Lun look at Gui Qinshao seriously. He had always thought of her as a frivolous and vain young lady, but now, although her words were still not very mature, they were more serious.

"I am a vain woman," Gui Qinshao said. "That’s why I’ve always been dissatisfied with Ling Ao for not being as outstanding as you, obsessed with the desire to have the most outstanding man in the world go crazy for me. So even though I know you’re a bastard, I still meet with you over and over, enjoying that thrilling sweetness."

Suo Lun looked at Gui Qinshao’s face, asking, "What happened?"

"Turing Duo has married Tuli Yang," Gui Qinshao said. "Tuli Yang loves Turing Duo very much, almost giving her everything he has. Now, Turing Duo has nearly become the mistress of Luan Yang City."

Suo Lun was not surprised by this outcome.

Gui Qinshao said, "But... Turing Duo is planning to have an affair with Zhi Li, to have his child, and is plotting to kill Tuli Yang."

"How... how do you know about this?" Suo Lun asked in astonishment.

"Don’t worry about how I know, I just do," Gui Qinshao replied. "Moreover, Turing Duo’s body has long recovered, and there’s no need for her to be in a wheelchair, but she continues to feign paralysis, unwilling to let Tuli Yang touch her."

To be honest, Suo Lun was also very shocked by Turing Duo’s transformation.

Between her and Gui Qinshao, Suo Lun used to think that Gui Qinshao was the selfish one. Yet, it turned out the opposite; Gui Qinshao was willing to sacrifice herself for her father, while Turing Duo would stop at nothing for her own self-interest.

However, Suo Lun later came to understand.

Turing Duo was a very intelligent woman, whereas Gui Qinshao was not as clever.

Silly women sometimes have inexplicable convictions.

Yan Nai’er was also a silly woman, willing to sacrifice everything for her feelings with Suo Lun.

Ashi Liren was a silly woman, too.

In some ways, the woman before me, Gui Qinshao, was also a fool.

Gui Qinshao said, "After I learned about that matter, my heart was truly shocked. I am a bad woman who has always harmed Turing Duo. But I only wanted to see her suffer, I never thought of killing her. I felt terrible even when she was paralyzed. It never crossed my mind that she would so nonchalantly attempt to kill a husband who was so good to her. Later, I came to pity Tuli Yang, and I observed them closely. Tuli Yang was really, really good to Turing Duo. Every day he was bathed in immense happiness, caring for her with meticulous love and concern. Whatever Turing Duo wanted or craved, no matter the distance, he would obtain it for her. And every time Turing Duo lost her temper, he would soothe her with the gentlest tone. Whenever she wanted to go somewhere, it was he who personally pushed her wheelchair. Every look he gave Turing Duo was filled with the utmost tenderness."

Gui Qinshao took a deep breath.

"Suddenly, I felt so sorry for Tuli Yang..." Gui Qinshao continued, "and when I thought about how Turing Duo and Zhi Li were planning to kill him, I felt even sorrier for him. Then, I thought about myself and realized I was no different from Turing Duo. Ling Ao was so good to me, yet time and again, I went behind her back to have an affair with you. You and Zhi Li, neither of you are good things; I, too, am a bad woman."

Suo Lun looked at Gui Qinshao and really hadn’t expected her psychological journey to be like this.

"Last time, my father encouraged Ling Ao to take me, and I ended up driving a sword through Ling Ao’s chest," Gui Qinshao went on. "I didn’t expect that after that, Ling Ao would treat me even better, become gentler, and respect me more. And he promised me that unless I agreed, he would not lay a finger on me again, he would always wait for me, wait until I was willing to accept him wholeheartedly."

Suo Lun closed his eyes and imagined the love Ling Ao felt for Gui Qinshao!

Yes, he was absolutely devoted to Gui Qinshao.

Gui Qinshao said, "I thought it over for a long time and then I came to a conclusion. You are a man who leads others into temptation, the most outstanding, the most charming man in the world, I love you so much..."

When she said ’I love you’, Gui Qinshao’s tears trembled, she had finally spoken those words.

Last time at the Yuhua Pavilion, she had not managed to say this despite it brewing within her for a long time; this was the first time in her life she had said these words to a man.

Taking a deep breath, Gui Qinshao said, "If you truly loved me, I would have the courage to abandon everything and be with you. Even if you did not love me that much, as a selfish woman, I have to have whatever I want. If you were on the same side as my father, I would also be with you. But, you do not truly love me, and you are at absolute enmity with my father. So, I’ve realized that continuing to secretly indulge with you would bring great disaster."

"What’s more important is that Ling Ao loves me very much, and he is outstanding. Before you came into the picture, I also had some affection for him," Gui Qinshao took a deep breath and said, "He would make the best husband, able to satisfy my vanity and take very good care of me. I should grow up. I can’t hurt my father anymore, nor can I hurt Ling Ao any longer. They are the ones who love and care about me the most in this world, not you."

"Next month, I will marry Ling Ao, and I won’t have the chance to see you again, so seizing the opportunity tonight, I wanted to meet you one last time, to make things clear, to say goodbye to you for good, and to the past." Gui Qinshao continued, "My mother told me, before she remarried my father, she had a lover. Guess who that person was?"

Suo Lun shook his head, not knowing.

"It was King Quo Bian," Gui Qinshao revealed. "And at that time, she was already betrothed to my father. But even after marriage, she still loved my father wholeheartedly. It was also a month before the wedding that she completely said goodbye to Quo Bian. Now, it’s time for me to say goodbye to you completely."

"Of course, my situation with my mother is different; you’re more charming than King Quo Bian, and I might have fallen even deeper," Gui Qinshao said. "But just like Quo Bian, you can’t give us real happiness. Suo Lun, I’m getting married in a month, so our relationship should end here, okay?"

Suo Lun slightly narrowed his eyes, revealing a gentle smile.

Taking a deep breath as if mustering great courage, Gui Qinshao’s eyes, watery like pools, looked at Suo Lun and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will wholeheartedly follow my husband. Tonight is our last night together!"

Having said that, Gui Qinshao gently tugged down her long dress.

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