Capítulo 1637: Chapter 1638: He Can’t Bear the Consequences of Honesty

Su Chengyu listened to everyone calling for heaven’s blessing, only feeling it was ironic. It wasn’t heaven’s blessing, it was Gong Juechen who saved him.

He looked down at the snake bite on his arm, nothing was wrong anymore, just two tiny puncture marks which would heal in time. This made Su Chengyu even more indebted to Gong Juechen.

Seeing that Su Chengyu’s body was doing fine, Xiao Changyi patted Su Chengyu’s shoulder, then left the palace and returned to the mansion of King Xiyun.

Xiao Changyi briefly recounted the events of the day to An Jing, leaving her in a mix of shock and fear.

Fortunately, both Gong Juechen and Su Chengyu were unharmed. If they had lost both of their brothers at once…

“Husband, let’s go see Gong Juechen.” An Jing was thinking that although Gong Juechen was poisoned, and not fatally, she still felt uneasy.

Actually, Xiao Changyi also felt a bit uneasy.

He returned because he wanted to bring An Jing to see Gong Juechen together.

When Ye Zhi saw them coming, she immediately smiled and asked, “Why have you come?”

An Jing said, “Where’s your husband? We’re here to see him.”

“He said he was tired and is sleeping in the room.” As she was speaking, Ye Zhi realized something was wrong, “What’s the matter? Why are you here to see him? Did something happen that I don’t know about?”

It was only then that An Jing and Xiao Changyi realized Ye Zhi didn’t know about Gong Juechen’s poisoning.

Feeling a bit hesitant, An Jing nonetheless told Ye Zhi about how Gong Juechen saved Su Chengyu.

The truth can’t be hidden for long, especially since so many soldiers knew that Gong Juechen saved Su Chengyu. Su Chengyu had no intention of hiding it, so this matter would spread quickly. Eventually, even if they didn’t tell, Ye Zhi would find out.

Tears immediately streamed down Ye Zhi’s face after listening to An Jing’s words. She had never realized she was so fragile, but at this moment, she couldn’t control her tears at all.

“I noticed he hadn’t returned by noon, so I went out to look for him. I met him halfway, and he said collecting the black ganoderma took some time… so that’s why…” Thinking about Gong Juechen being poisoned, Ye Zhi couldn’t sit still any longer. She got up and went to the room to find Gong Juechen.

Just in time to see Gong Juechen opening the door to come out.

“You bastard, you got poisoned and didn’t tell me!” As soon as she saw Gong Juechen, Ye Zhi started to scold him. “Do you even consider me your wife!”

Gong Juechen saw An Jing and Xiao Changyi behind Ye Zhi, realizing that Ye Zhi fully knew, so he stopped lying and said, “I just didn’t want you to worry.”

“Not only am I worried, but I’m also heartbroken! There are no secrets or lies between Boss and Brother-in-law, why do you have to lie to me? Can’t we be like them?” At this moment, Ye Zhi was angry, worried, and sad, and without caring about embarrassment, she spoke her true feelings.

Gong Juechen’s heart shook.

He also wanted no secrets or lies between them, but was it possible? He was the Building Master of Slayer Tower, with the blood of many people on his hands, everyone wanted to kill him. He feared that if he confessed everything to her, she might be afraid of him and leave him.

And he couldn’t bear it.

“Zhizhi,” Gong Juechen quickly went to Ye Zhi, holding her shoulders, softly cajoling, “I was wrong, don’t be mad. I won’t lie to you anymore. I just didn’t want you to worry. Otherwise, why would I lie to you?”

“Don’t touch me!” Ye Zhi shook off Gong Juechen’s hands from her shoulders. Even though she knew deep down Gong Juechen didn’t want her to worry, she was still a bit angry.

She didn’t like deceit at all.