Shu Wuzhen was an intelligent woman. Not only did she know when to retreat and when to retreat, but she also made it easy for people to fall into her fatal trap when she talked and laughed.
However, Duan Langyao was not a blind man, so he could tell that she was a deadly rose.
He thought for a moment. Now was the time to lay his cards on the table, and it was also time for the game to end.
"Are you really ticklish, or are you playing hard to get? Or are you not really interested in me at all?”Duan Langyao looked at her with a faint smile.
Shu Wuzhen was still smiling calmly, putting on an innocent look.
"Tell me why you're here, Shu Wuzhen. I know that I'm not the one who really interests you.”Duan Langyao raised his eyebrows and looked at Shu Wuzhen meaningfully.
Not only did this woman have the ability to lie without thinking, but she also had the ability to seduce men. "It's obvious that you're not interested in me, but you doubt my intentions.”
Oh, now she was shouting thief.
Duan Lang Yao finally wanted to find her fox tail and confront her directly. She thought that she would have to wait for a while before Duan Lang Yao would realize.
"You're a smart person, you must know that I'll send someone to investigate your identity, so I'm already very clear about your background.”Did she think that he would lose his mind just because she blinked her innocent eyes? If that was the case, she had underestimated Duan Langyao.
"Are you that confident? Do you really think that I have another motive for getting close to you and not purely because I like you?”
"If you liked me, you wouldn't have put an invisible door between us. Don't think that I'm so stupid that I didn't notice.”he said confidently.
"You are indeed a man worthy of me betraying him.”Since everyone knew, there was no need for her to continue pretending.
She sat upright and looked at Duan Langyao. She knew that this was a risky move. If she made a wrong move, she would lose her life.
"Betray who?"
"The person you are looking for."
"You mean Gui…Yao?" She was actually a woman who was related to 'him'!
"That's right, it's him."
"He knew I was looking for him and didn't show up?”
"It's impossible for him to show himself."
Duan Lang Yao frowned in confusion.
"He only has hatred for you and your father.”
"Hate?" What a heavy word.
"Don't doubt it. His childhood is not something you can understand.”
"So you approached me to deal with me?”
"That's right." Shu Wuzhen admitted.
"But now you've changed sides. Why?”
"He has already done something wrong, and I can't let him continue to do so. I can't let him lose the happiness he originally had.”
Duan Langyao's heart skipped a beat. He held his breath and glared at Shu Wuzhen. "Could it be that the murderer who killed my father is…is…"
He couldn't bring himself to say it. He couldn't believe that an elder brother whom he had never met would be so ruthless as to kill his own father.
No, he didn't believe it. How could he accept such a fact!
"I can't let him make another mistake." She didn't want to watch her beloved man fall for her again.
Duan Langyao staggered a few times and stared at Shu Wuzhen unsteadily. His determination to find his loved ones disappeared overnight.
Thinking of how cold-blooded and heartless Zhao Guiyao was, he couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his body. He swore that he would never let off his father's murderer easily, even if it was the Emperor himself.
Since Zhao Guiyao could be heartless, why couldn't he be heartless!
"I'm confessing to you because I hope you can forgive him for what he's done and let him go.”
"Why should I spare his life? How could he be so heartless as to kill his own father? If you hadn't betrayed him, would it be my turn to die for no reason today?”No, he couldn't accept an elder brother who had lost his heart!
"Do you think I told you this because I wanted to hear your stern criticism? No, this is not the answer I want." She had expected Duan Langyao to have such a reaction.
"How do you expect me to forgive a person who has long lost his conscience?”How could an ordinary person like him do something that even saints could not do?
When he thought of his father's tragic death, he was like a crazy beast, and his entire body erupted with intense anger.
"He's just a tragic person trapped in his childhood memories, so I confessed to you and betrayed him because I hoped that you could save him from his painful memories.”Shu Wuzhen begged Duan Langyao to forgive him.
Duan Langyao's struggle was within her expectations. She also knew that she would have to spend a lot of effort to get Duan Langyao's forgiveness for Zhao Jiongyao, so she would not give up easily until the last moment.
Although this was not an easy thing to do, she only wanted to feel at ease. She did not want to see him hurt his family for the sake of his childhood memories.
After all, having relatives was a very happy thing. Unlike her, who had nothing. Even her most basic memories were blank. There was no joy in such a life.
"Humph! I don't even acknowledge him as my brother. Don't even think that I'll let go of the hatred in my heart and forgive his mistakes. He must pay for my father's death with his life.”
Duan Langyao's heart was burning with anger. He couldn't believe that his father had died in the hands of his son, who he had been missing and wandering outside. Therefore, no matter what, he couldn't forgive Zhao Guiyao for what he had done.
"Revenge will never end. I don't want things to get out of hand again. Think carefully and call me after you decide what to do.”Shu Wuzhen stood up and tidied her clothes.
"Why are you helping me?"
"I'm not helping you. I'm helping him.”Shu Wuzhen left behind this thought-provoking sentence and then turned around to leave.
Duan Lang Yao covered his face with a heavy heart. He couldn't help but feel sad. In an instant, his handsome face lost all vitality, leaving only sadness and grief.
"Ah!" Feeling helpless about the truth, he let out a long wail.
What should he do now to make everything perfect?
The murderer who killed his father was actually a brother who was related to him by blood!
Humph! This was really ironic.
Duan Langyao raised his fist and swung it at the wall angrily, trying to vent his heavy sadness.
In the spacious suite, Shu Wuzhen's usual smile was gone as she stared at An Yichen with a grave expression.
Although she entered the suite An Yichen had just bought uninvited, her heart felt heavier with every step she took.
She knew that this battle was not going to be easy. She had betrayed Zhao Guiyao both inside and outside, and there was no turning back. She could only rush to persuade Duan Langyao to prevent things from getting out of hand.
The only thing he could do now was rely on An Yichen's help.
Her woman's intuition told her that An Yichen was the only woman who could make Duan Langyao listen to her.
"I'm looking for you today because of Lang Yao.”Seeing An Yichen close the door, Shu Wuzhen went straight to the point.
"I know." Besides him, there was nothing else to talk about between the two of them. Was she trying to show off to her as a winner and ask her to leave him?
When a woman was jealous, she would easily lose her rationality and judgment.
Since Shu Wuzhen was able to find out where she lived, it meant that this woman's ability to do things could not be underestimated. She was not a simple person.
"Don't misunderstand, I'm not asking you to give Lang Yao to me.”Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that An Yichen's smile was very stiff.
"Other than this topic, I don't think we have anything to talk about.”An Yichen said calmly," I think you've found the wrong person. I won't fight with you for him. I'll leave when it's time for me to leave."”
She was not a threat at all. This woman had probably found the wrong person.
"No, you must not leave. I still need your help.”
"I can't help you with anything." She did not have the courage to fight at all because she had already lost more than half of the race at the starting point. She thought that Duan Langyao's heart was not on her at all. In his eyes, there was only Shu Wuzhen's existence. Therefore, she, who was insignificant, could not use anything to compete for his heart.
An Yichen wasn't a woman who liked to fight for attention, so she knew when to retreat.
"I think you've misunderstood why I'm here.”Shu Wuzhen could tell that An Yichen was a woman who didn't have the courage to fight for love. She just lived in a state of inferiority and refused to face her own feelings.
"It doesn't matter if there's a misunderstanding or not. What's important is that you found the wrong person today. I don't have time to waste with you.”An Yichen didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Her personality was calm and steady. Once she encountered a problem of love, she had no ability to answer at all. She only wanted to be a woman waiting for judgment.
"Listen to me first." Shu Wuzhen held An Yichen's hand.
"Please go back." She tried to shake off Shu Wuzhen's hand.
Seeing that she was about to shake off his hand, Shu Wuzhen increased his strength, unwilling to fail at this moment. After all, the success or failure of this matter depended entirely on An Yichen. "I don't like Duan Langyao. I got close to him for another purpose.”
An Yichen froze on the spot.
I know where Zhao Guiyao is."
An Yichen looked at her in shock." Who are you?”
"I was sent by Zhao Guiyao to seduce Duan Langyao and kill him.”
An Yichen was surprised by the turn of events and instantly tried to restrain Shu Wuzhen with lightning speed.
However, Shu Wuzhen was not a weakling, so he naturally dodged her attack with nimble movements.
However, the speed of An Yichen's attack caught Shu Wuzhen off guard. In the next second, her hands were restrained by An Yichen and she could not move.
"Where is Zhao Guiyao?"
"I didn't say this to make things worse.”She didn't expect An Yichen to be so reserved and serious. Did she make the wrong move?
"As long as it's someone who's harmful to Lang Yao, they're my enemy. I won't easily spare a woman who once tried to kill him.”An Yichen's expression changed drastically.
"I've already confessed to Lang Yao about this matter.”
An Yichen's heart skipped a beat." What did he say?”
"Let go of me first. Let's have a good talk. I must rely on your influence to minimize the damage caused by this matter.”Besides An Yichen, she couldn't think of a better way to resolve Duan Langyao's anger.
An Yichen was silent for a while and decided to let go of Shu Wuzhen. The two of them could talk face to face again.
"Duan Ling died because of Gui Yao.”She thought that she would see An Yichen's excited expression, but who knew that she would see an unusually calm one instead.
An Yichen's reaction did not seem logical because her cold-bloodedness was just a facade and not her true personality. Unless she already knew that something was amiss.
" What?" Shu Wuxue was puzzled." Your reaction seems to have known that Jiongyao had sent people to kill your father?”
"Who are you to Young Master Guiyao?”
In fact, she had already learned about the whole incident from her father. At first, she was also indignant and wanted to find Zhao Jiongyao to avenge Uncle Duan.
However, the misunderstanding was not something she could explain clearly, so under the circumstances, she could only promise her father to keep it a secret and not let anyone know.
"That's not important. I'm just a person who doesn't want this matter to continue worsening.”An Yichen's reaction confirmed her guess.
Perhaps this matter was not as simple as she thought. An Yichen knew that Zhao Guiyao was Duan Ling's murderer, so why was Duan Langyao kept in the dark while An Yichen still sent people to search for Zhao Guiyao?
Could it be that there was a secret that no one knew?
"How can I believe your intentions?”
"Because we are both women, and our feelings are pinned on these two outstanding men.”Now, no matter what An Yichen was thinking, she could only stake everything on it.
She had already asked Zhao Jiong Yao to kill Duan Ling, so she couldn't allow him to make any more mistakes.
You like Young Master Jiong Yao." An Yichen said with certainty.
Shu Wuzhen curled her lips." He's just blinded by hatred, that's why he lost his mind.”Similarly, even though she had seen through An Yichen's intentions, she still didn't directly point it out.
"A man who would kill his own father is completely irrational.”
"No matter what you say, I only hope that you can help me with one thing. Persuade Lang Yao to give up on the idea of brothers killing each other.”
"How can I believe that this isn't a trap?”
"As a woman, I won't harm you.”
"It's hard to say."
"Now is not the time to argue! I know that I can't eliminate your hostility towards me for the time being, but please believe that there was absolutely nothing between Lang Yao and me that night.”
An Yichen remained silent and did not respond.
Regardless of whether she cared or not, Shu Wuzhen told her what happened that night.
"That night was just a smokescreen to deal with you and to eliminate the suspicion that Jiong Yao had towards me. Besides, I've already told Lang Yao everything that happened that night.”
"With his personality, he definitely won't be able to accept it.”
"That's why I came to see you tonight.”As expected of Duan Langyao's good friend, she didn't need to be pointed out to know his reaction.
"You want me to help you persuade Lang Yao to give up the idea of avenging his enemies?”It was really a fantasy!
She knew Duan Langyao's reaction, so when she promised her father, she also planned to keep this secret until she found Young Master Jiong Yao.
However, Zhao Jianyao's hatred was not something that could be resolved with just a few words. After all, the hatred that had accumulated over the years made him hate Duan Langyao, but not love him.
Duan Ling's ending was just an example, so she had to be careful with her words and actions to ensure Duan Lang Yao's safety.
"The two of them are blood brothers. They can't continue to harm each other.”
"I'm afraid I can't help you with this.”
"You can do it."
"I can't do anything." An Yichen raised her slender eyebrows." Tell me Young Master Jiongyao's whereabouts.”Who was she? Why did she have the ability to change his mind?
"Before I get your permission, I won't tell anyone about him.”
"You're a very smart woman. You know what's best for each other.”
"Right now, I can only gamble everything.”
" Don't be silly. Lang Yao won't listen to me. Only if you tell us where Young Master Jiong Yao is can we minimize the damage.”
"The woman Lang Yao loves is you. You will definitely be able to convince him.”
An Yichen sneered." Even if I'm the only woman left in the world, he won't choose me so desperately.”
She knew her identity and status. An ugly duckling could never become a phoenix.
She didn't understand why An Yichen had such a big reaction and was even belittling her status.
Could it be that there was a misunderstanding between her and Duan Langyao? "Is there a misunderstanding between you and Lang Yao?”
"This is between me and him." An Yichen said expressionlessly.
"I don't mind being a trash can for you to pour your heart out.”
"You're thinking too much. The two of us can't be considered friends.”She hated women who tried to build connections!
"Now you can also treat me as a friend.”
"I don't need friends!" An Yichen pretended to shout angrily.
In fact, she really wanted to have a good friend who could listen to her when she was sad and helpless.
However, her identity was different and she could not have this kind of power, so she had always been lonely.
"I only hope that this matter can be resolved satisfactorily.”Shu Wuzhen looked at her steadily." Lang Yao's father must have known that Jiong Yao sent people to kill him before he died, right?”She looked into An Yichen's eyes carefully. Although those eyes didn't reveal anything, they couldn't hide anything from her.
"Don't talk nonsense." An Yichen reprimanded her sternly.
Did this woman have to break the pot and ask until the end before she was willing to give up?
Even though she was waiting for him with the face of a stepmother, Shu Wuzhen still refused to give up and said,""His last words were for you to find Jiongyao and make him acknowledge his ancestors. This means that Lang Yao's father wasn't angry at Jiongyao's actions at all.”
"Everything is just your speculation.”On the surface, although she was calm and steady, in reality, her heart had already been shaken by Shu Wuzhen's words.
She had the ability to slowly persuade others.
"Why are you so unwilling to give in? Do you want to see someone die because of this?”Shu Wuzhen became agitated. She didn't believe that An Yichen was a cold-blooded woman who would gladly watch her brothers kill each other.
"Don't pin the crime on me."
"You're not a cold-blooded woman. You're just pretending to be heartless.”
"Now you're a physiognomist.”An Yichen couldn't help but mock her.
"Don't mock me anymore, Yichen." Now she blurted out her name.
An Yichen couldn't be bothered to argue with her." I'm not helping you.”She had to consider Duan Langyao's interests.
When Shu Wuzhen heard that, she finally relaxed. She knew that she had finally settled this difficult woman, so no matter how harsh An Yichen's words were, she was at least willing to give in.#
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