That day's conversation ended with Lu Qian fainting. Lin Jia stood by the bed and held his hand tightly. So when Lu Qian woke up in the evening, Lin Jia immediately apologized to him softly, but Lu Qian freed his hand from his grasp and angrily drove him away.

Lin Jia looked down and was reluctant, but he was afraid that Lu Qian would be hurt because of anger. He tucked him into the quilt and finally got up, going one step at a time.

Su Jingyang actually thought it was a bit strange. If Lin Jia was smarter, he would've taken care not to say bad things about Gao Zhanfei in front of Lu Qian, that way Lu Qian wouldn't be stimulated and a situation like today wouldn't happen. But Lin Jia didn't really look like an idiot. Su Jingyang could only guess that Lin Jia was probably sour because of Gao Zhanfei and Lu Qian's shared affection, the jealousy in his heart had already reached the point where it was hard to hide.

Lin Jia also lived in the inn, Lu Qian refused to see him the whole time so he only came to look at him secretly while he was asleep.

Lu Qian was in a bad mood and got a fever the next afternoon. He asked to see the doctor. Lin Jia said that he must rest in bed for a few days, Lin Jia felt sorry for him wanted to take care of him personally. However, he was worried that Lu Qian would be irritated again, but who knew that Lu Qian, under his repeated entanglement, turned to face the bed, he breathed very loudly but didn't say anything in the end.

Su Jingyang's room was occupied by the two of them, Lin Jia didn't treat him wrongly, he transferred him to the best room in the inn. The bed was so big that Su Jingyang even called Ling Li and Ah-Xuan over to sleep together.

Su Jingyang also found the so-called thank you gift that Lin Jia left him on the table. After opening the box, he discovered that Lin Jia was really simple and rude. He gave him money directly, very generously too.

Su Jingyang hugged the box, asking once again why some people simply had too much wealth, treating money as if it wasn't money.

Su Jingyang had planned to stay in Liyang for a few days before returning. Now that Lu Qian's matter still hasn't been resolved, he currently couldn't leave.

Rong Ci saw Su Jingyang constantly worrying about Lu Qian's affairs and couldn't help asking him, "Why do you always like playing matchmaker for others?"

Su Jingyang replied with an unpredictable expression: "You ignorant humans, you won't understand if I tell you."

Rong Ci raised his hand and knocked on his forehead, "You still have the qualification to mock others for being ignorant?"

"Anyway, it's none of your business." Su Jingyang bared his teeth at him.

Rong Ci's black pupils flickered slightly, his breathing became heavy, he looked away and stopped questioning.

Ling Li didn't ask Su Jingyang about this. Anyway, Su Jingyang said that everything was fine. Su Jingyang said to stay for a few more days, Ling Li would not object. Because he was worried that Su Jingyang wouldn't be used to the food outside, Ling Li borrowed the kitchen to cook every day. He found that Lu Qian seemed to like his food and would make shares for him every day.

Su Jingyang would often go to see Lu Qian and when he was fine. Lin Jia took care of Lu Qian meticulously but Lin Jia was very hot, Lu Qian was still very indifferent but the depth in his eyes wouldn't dissipate. Even the onlooker, Su Jingyang, felt that the knot between the two might be particularly hard to solve.

Would it be necessary to be like Xu Mei admitting his love only at the juncture of life and death?

——Su Jingyang just thought about it at the time, he didn't expect that he really became a "crow's mouth¹"!

That day, Lin Jia had to go out because of an urgent matter. Before leaving, he asked Su Jingyang to take care of Lu Qian in the room. He said that he'd come back after the fuss was over. As a result, his figure couldn't be seen anywhere in the middle of the night.

As time went by, the indifferent expression on Lu Qian's face finally couldn't help but shatter. He seemed to be on pins and needles, his eyes full of intense anxiety.

His worry wasn't unreasonable, Lin Jia's mother was the head of a Demonic Sect and had a lot of enemies usually. At that time, he had vaguely heard Lin Jia's subordinates reporting that someone wanted to seek revenge... He still hasn't come back yet, something must've happened.

Lin Jia only appeared when the sky was finally painted with faint light. As soon as he passed the doors he fell heavily on the ground, unconscious. There was still a lot of blood on his body. When Lu Qian saw Lin Jia lying in a pool of blood, he immediately froze and almost lost his voice. He called out Lin Jia's name.

Su Jingyang couldn't accompany Lu Qian and had sprawled himself asleep on the bed. He immediately woke up with this cry.

Lu Qian hurriedly walked towards the door supporting his belly and waist. Su Jingyang hurriedly got up and ran over. Seeing that the situation wasn't very good, he quickly asked the doctor for help.

Lin Jia's worst injury was near the heart, it was a very dangerous situation. He fell into a coma for three days, Lu Qianshou himself didn't know how many tears he had shed by the bedside. When Lin Jia woke up, his attitude towards Lin Jia had softened a lot. Lin Jia was very happy. He grabbed Lu Qian's hand and said eagerly: "If you'll pay attention to my words when I am injured, then I'm willing to always be in such dire strait."

Lu Qian glared at his bloodless face and couldn't stop his tears.

Su Jingyang thought that after such an episode, the two would settle everything and come back to be husband and wife. But when Lin Jia offered to go home together, Lu Qian looked torn in struggle. He finally shook his head, after all, he still couldn't pass this hurdle in his heart.

Lin Jia pursed his lips and then asked with a bright smile, "Ah-Qian, when you thought I was seriously injured, you were willing to pay attention to me. Are you willing to admit that you love me if I die?"

Lu Qian was stunned. Su Jingyang didn't have time to leave. Before he could react, Lin Jia stared at Lu Qian with eyes were full of madness and cruelty. He drew a dagger and stabbed his unhealed wound fiercely!

Su Jingyang's eyes widened and he sucked in a breath. His scalp was numb: what a fucking lunatic! ! !

If it wasn't for Rong Ci's timely action, putting his internal force into the lid of the cup and smashing the dagger in his hand, Lin Jia could've really killed himself with the blow.

Su Jingyang felt that Lu Qian was really pitiful. He was frightened so badly by Lin Jia while pregnant, he couldn't stop crying even in his sleep and dreams.

These were really good at torturing each other!

A few days later, Su Jingyang learned that Lu Qian finally agreed to go back with Lin Jia. Although Su Jingyang had also wanted them to be together, now, he felt that Lu Qian would inevitably have to compromise more, additionally, his heart was still not happy.

But how could there be so many happy things in the world?

This compromise might be the best result for them.

And no matter what, at least they are in love.

However, Su Jingyang never expected the next events. Just the day before Lu Qian and the others were about to leave, someone suddenly appeared in the inn, completely breaking the peace that the two finally achieved...

It was a handsome young man. Lin Jia's expression turned a little different after seeing him. He motioned to his subordinates to drag him away and solve the problem. But the man had quick eyes and avoided being caught, he rushed towards Lu Qian and shouted hysterically: "——Gao Zhanfei was killed by Lin Jia!!! He killed Gao Zhanfei in order to take you away! You disaster!!!"

Lu Qian's face turned pale because of these words, he couldn't stand firmly at all and fell straight down. If it wasn't for Lin Jia to support him, he would've fallen to the ground.

"Don't silence him², let him it!" Lu Qian exhausted all his strength and pushed Lin Jia away, his voice low and ugly, as if full of despair.

Because he was aware of Lin Jia's avoidance and guilty conscience.

"Ah-Qian! Don't listen to his nonsense, how could I kill my brother? I've known of his existence, but I've never met him." Lin Jia looked very distressed and stretched out his hand to help him.

Lu Qian picked up a cup and smashed it to pieces. He staggered back two steps and pressed the fragments against his neck. Soon blood snaked down, staining his clothes red.

Lin Jia's expression gradually stiffened, the hand that was stretched out didn't dare to move anymore.

Lu Qian's face was full of tears, "Let him talk."

Su Jingyang and Ling Li heard the movements and ran to the door of their room in astonishment to see what was going on. Rong Ci also appeared behind Su Jingyang after a short while holding his hand and looking inside.

The man was freed, and with a twisted expression, he told Lu Qian a story completely opposite to that told by Lin Jia.

It turned out that Gao Zhanfei didn't get sick; Lin Jia had also fallen in love with Lu Qian, so he was forced away by certain means. Later, Lin Jia pretended to be Gao Zhanfei who had amnesia due to illness and stayed with Lu Qian. Gao Zhanfei felt mad about his deception of Lu Qian and wanted to stop them and prevent them from getting married.

In order not to expose this matter, Lin Jia killed Gao Zhanfei.

Lu Qian listened as if he had lost his soul, his face turned from pale to blue. His hands slowly stroked his stomach and his five fingers tightened forcefully.

Su Jingyang faintly felt that something was wrong. If Lin Jia had really forced Gao Zhanfei away early on, according to his way of getting along with Lu Qian, how could he have waited for half a year before approaching Lu Qian?

Lin Jia sneered and clapped his hands. "Wonderful, simply wonderful. Did you learn your tricks from Gao Zhanfei? You two are really..."

Lin Jia shook his head as if what he had heard wasn't worth anything. He frowned and looked at Lu Qian, who was obviously already believing it, with a helpless expression, "Ah-Qian, don't listen to his nonsense. I was afraid that you would be too sad so I didn't dare tell you. In fact, Gao Zhanfei isn't like what you think he is at all. He's extremely hateful. He didn't get sick, he just made up that excuse to leave you. He deceived your feelings; he deliberately approached you just to... play with you. He disappeared and made you sad. Later, we were happy together and were about to get married, but he came to scold me and told me to leave. Say, what qualifications does he have to teach me?"

Lu Qian shook his head vigorously. His tears fell freely, he seemed to be suffering greatly and could hardly hear anything, "S-So... you killed him?"

"I didn't kill him." Lin Jia didn't change his face.

The man cried again and shouted: "You liar! You obviously killed him! It was I who secretly got his body back, and tried my best to preserve it to prevent him from decaying! I'll bring him today. Now, his chest clearly still has the mark left by your Seven Poison Palm!! Lin Jia, do you still dare to deny it! Lu Qian, do you dare to go downstairs and follow me to see!?"

Lu Qian was already out of breath from crying. He stopped looking at Lin Jia. The shard in his hand loosened and fell to the ground. He exerted himself to walk towards the door, but Lin Jia hugged his shoulders from behind him and said softly: "Ah-Qian, would you rather believe an outsider's words than mine?"

Lu Qian sobbed, "You... let go."

Lu Qian's teary eyes saw several of Lin Jia's subordinates slowly withdrawn and disappear.

Lu Qian knew what they were tasked to do and laughed miserably: "Ling Jia, how long do you want to lie to me?!!!"

Lin Jia's arms around him tightened, a layer of haze appeared in his eyes. His lips moved, and after a while, he said viciously: "Yes! Gao Zhanfei was killed by me!! But Ah-Qian, what I said is true. Gao Zhanfei deceived you, he didn't really love you. He's scum; he doesn't deserve your sadness!!"

Lin Jia admitted it. Lin Jia killed Zhanfei.

Zhanfei is dead, the one he once loved, because of him, died in the hands of the one he loved.

Lu Qian's eyes were grey, his lips trembled and he couldn't say a word for a long time. His body was enveloped in a deafening silence.

When he closed his eyes, he could no longer hold back and fainted in Lin Jia's arms.

Su Jingyang didn't expect that things would turn out like this. He watched doctors go in and out of the room while Lu Qian lay on the bed. His face had turned grey, as if he had no more breath.

Su Jingyang came to check on his situation from time to time. That night when he went to bed, he was uneasy. Lin Jia himself admitted that he killed Gao Zhanfei. No matter what reason he had when he killed him, how could Lu Qian deal with it in the future? Moreover, Lu Qian was already burdened with depression in his heart, many things could easily go wrong. Su Jingyang was very upset and decided to wait for Lu Qian to wake up first before going to see him. Anyway, he needed to calm his emotions first.

It was about dawn when Su Jingyang suddenly heard noisy movements outside. The screams and exclamations that followed seemed to be filled with an ominous melody.

Su Jingyang and Ling Li both got up, Ling Li also whispered in doubt, "What's wrong..."

Su Jingyang's lingering uneasy premonition was gradually exaggerated. He wasn't wearing a single piece of decent clothing, with dishevelled hair, he opened the door and went with bare feet, he rushed outside but was stopped by Rong Ci and locked tightly in his arms.

Rong Ci held his waist with a hand and held the back of his head with the other to prevent him from struggling. His voice was very soft, but there was vague hoarseness: "Don't go."

Su Jingyang was forced to stay in Rong Ci's arms. His heartbeat sped up sharply, and his wheezing was getting heavier and heavier.

He had realized something and started struggling desperately again.

"Don't go, Su Jingyang, be obedient!" Rong Ci's tone became a little heavier. He held him firmly, and forcibly closed his eyes hard, letting Su Jingyang kick and bite but not letting go.

Su Jingyang's nose was sour, and he began to cry in his arms.

Lu Qian deliberately pushed Lin Jia away and jumped out of the window.

It may not be a problem for an average person to jump down, but he was already seven months pregnant. In addition, he had cut his wrists before jumping down. When the doctor arrived, Lu Qian's lower body had long been stained with blood. It was red, and the situation was almost hopeless.

Lin Jia hugged Lu Qian tightly, desperately clutching him.

The man who had come to identify Lin Jia as the murderer also came. He ran over, laughing, jumping, and clapping as if he was very happy. He also pointed to Lu Qian who hadn't died and laughed out loud, telling the whole truth about that year!

It turned out that he was Gao Zhanfei's true love, but Gao Zhanfei was forced to leave due to family pressure. Gao Zhanfei went out to relax in distraction. Lu Qian had just gone down the mountain when he met Gao Zhanfei, his whole body was full of innocence. Gao Zhanfei had thoughts at the time and deliberately approached Lu Qian, trying to trick Lu Qian into giving birth to a child for him. But later, for some reason, he temporarily changed his mind and escaped with the excuse of a serious illness.

In short, Lin Jia was right, Gao Zhanfei was a scum towards Lu Qian from the beginning!

Su Jingyang later learned from Lin Jia's subordinates that at that time Lin Jia came to reunite with relatives and happened to see all this. He was really disgusted at this shameless elder brother! Back then, his parents had separated because the righteous and evil had difficulty finding balance. He thought that his father, who was full of justice, would raise a good son.

Lin Jia has always cared about Lu Qian, during the half a year when he looked for Gao Zhanfei, he followed him and silently protected him. Lin Jia fell in love with Lu Qian almost uncontrollably. He pretended to be the amnesiac Gao Zhanfei and stayed with Lu Qian. The two sweethearts were about to get married, but Gao Zhanfei discovered Lin Jia's existence and was righteously spewed awe-inspiring criticism. Lin Jia was deceiving Lu Qian's feelings in his name, he wanted to go to Lu Qian and reveal everything! He knew that Lin Jia actually fell in love with Lu Qian and wanted to return what Lu Qian stole from him with his name! Lin Jia hated his self-righteous face and killed him in anger. His bones had been thrown into a mass grave. Gao Zhanfei's original little lover hid far away after that. Lin Jia didn't treat him as a threat and didn't pay attention to it at all, so he became a fish that slipped through the net.

Lin Jia couldn't restrain his dislike for Gao Zhanfei but never thought of telling Lu Qian that Gao Zhanfei deceived him. Lin Jia was afraid that Lu Qian wouldn't be able to bear it.

However, Lin Jia was still too naive. He thought that Lu Qian would at least listen to his explanation and hate Gao Zhanfei as much as he did. But Lu Qian didn't believe him, he believed the man who hated them deeply because of Gao Zhanfei's death.

In the end, Lu Qian didn't hate Gao Zhanfei but chose to punish him with death.

Soon after, Lu Qian died in Lin Jia's arms. He died of blood loss. The moment he died, Lin Jia held his Ah-Qian tightly and didn't let go.

And Su Jingyang knew from hearing people's retelling that it was only after hearing the man's words did Lu Qian finally look at Lin Jia. He didn't hate the man. He died after the pain became too much to bear.

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Notes:

1- Mouth where unlucky things that are said comes true

2- Originally was "dumb acupoint", it'll be more familiar with more veteran danmei readers but may be hard to follow

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